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    appellation area. Saint-Estèphe has held AOC recognition since 1936. Vines were already being cultivated on the land around Saint-Estèphe in Roman times...
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  • Saint-Estèphe may refer to: Saint-Estèphe, Gironde Saint-Estèphe, Dordogne Saint-Estèphe AOC, Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for red wine in the Bordeaux...
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    up of nine communes (Saint-Estèphe AOC, Pauillac AOC, Saint-Julien AOC, Listrac-Médoc AOC, Moulis-en-Médoc AOC and Margaux AOC) that are technically...
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  • a border that runs from Saint-Yzans and Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil (at the northern edges of Haut-Médoc AOC and Saint-Estèphe AOC) in the south, to Soulac-sur-Mer...
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    Bordeaux wine regions (category Bordeaux AOCs)
    here is red. Médoc AOC Haut-Médoc AOC Saint-Estèphe AOC Pauillac AOC Saint-Julien AOC Listrac-Médoc AOC Moulis-en-Médoc AOC Margaux AOC The northern or down-stream...
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    Saint-Émilion and the greater Libournais region by the French government in 1923 and was granted AOC status in 1936 as part of the first wave of AOC establishments...
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  • Thumbnail for List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines
    that are entitled to use the designation Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) on their label. There are currently over 300 appellations acknowledged by...
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  • making it the second largest appellation in the Haut-Médoc (after Saint-Estèphe). The châteaux are concentrated in the village, and the vineyards are...
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    Château MacCarthy is a wine from the Saint-Estèphe appellation area, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux region, France. Once a significant and independent estate, it...
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    Calon-Ségur, St.-Estèphe Ferrière, now Château Ferrière, Margaux Becker, now Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Margaux St.-Pierre, now Château Saint-Pierre, St...
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    (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto o maʁbyzɛ]) is a Bordeaux wine estate in the Saint-Estèphe appellation area of the Haut-Médoc. Although its origins go back to...
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  • demand caused the sourcing of grapes to expand to nearby appellations Saint-Estèphe and Haut-Médoc. Over the following years, the wine came to include grapes...
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    d’Arsac in Margaux; châteaux Le Bosq, Lillian Ladouys and Le Crock in Saint-Estèphe; Château Lestage in Listrac-Médoc and eight properties in Haut-Médoc:...
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    department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The Haut-Médoc AOC winery Château Hourtin-Ducasse is located in the commune. Communes of the...
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    Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Communes of the Gironde department Haut-Médoc AOC "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte...
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  • in 1907, the Gasqueton family (also owners of Château Calon-Ségur in Saint Estèphe), the American P. F. Berry (brother-in-law of the Vicomte de Bouzet)...
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    Sauternes, and is known for producing sweet dessert wines under the Cadillac AOC designation. Cadillac-sur-Garonne is the home of the imposing Château des...
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    used for grain exports. Fine red wine is produced in the district, in the AOC Côtes de Blaye. A large nuclear power station with four reactors is located...
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    originate from the same terroir. As an example, Les Forts de Latour is an AOC Pauillac just like Château Latour, but is not a First Growth or any other...
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    bank to the great wines of the left bank Médoc (Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien. The vineyards of Bordeaux, with international reputation...
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    region is primarily known for wine and tobacco. It has twelve recognised wine AOCs (appellations d'origine contrôlée): Bergerac Bergerac Rosé Bergerac Sec (dry)...
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    oenological terms, Cubzac is near the appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) côtes de Bourg and Fronsac, with its own wine castles. Cubzac's climate...
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    wine has shown unique characteristics in the different regions. In Saint-Estèphe and Pessac-Léognan, the grape develops more mineral flavours. Aromas...
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    and Bordeaux. The town gives its name to a wine making appellation, Barsac AOC, that produces sweet white wines. The town and its vineyards are separated...
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    Cantenac, Ludon and Macau fared better than those of Saint-Julien Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe. Consequently, the price obtained for 1884 Lafite fell...
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    Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Monbazillac AOC Communes of the Dordogne department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires"...
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    Saint-Genès-de-Castillon at the South and Montagne in the west. Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOC Communes of the Gironde department Puisseguin road crash "Répertoire...
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    several smaller communes each of which produce their own wines. Saussignac AOC Communes of the Dordogne département "Répertoire national des élus: les maires"...
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    Garonne river. The commune is in the middle of the Bordeaux wine appellation AOC Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux. Many of the villagers own or work in wineries...
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    Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The town gave its name to the Fronsac AOC wine. The commune is situated in the Fronsadais [fr] and is bordered on the...
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