4-529: Saint-Estèphe may refer to: Saint-Estèphe, Gironde Saint-Estèphe, Dordogne Saint-Estèphe AOC , Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for red wine in the Bordeaux region Saint Estephe (horse) , a Thoroughbred racehorse Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint-Estèphe . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-720: Is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France . The village lies 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Bordeaux . Saint-Estèphe is best known as the northernmost, and one of the four major wine-growing appellations of the Médoc . The area is separated from Château Lafite-Rothschild in Pauillac to the south by the Jalle de Breuil stream and its vineyards cover around 12 km (4.6 sq mi) on
12-596: The banks of the Gironde estuary. The grounds of St.-Estèphe are varied centered in Château Phélan-Ségur . To the south-east corner of the appellation area, they are similar to those of Pauillac, with deep gravels lying on a hard sandstone base. Progressively to the west and north, they get more clayey, less gravelly, and become heavier. In parts, veins of alios (a reduced form of iron) can be found. The layers of gravel on top of clay lead to comparatively poor drainage, and
16-516: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint-Estèphe&oldid=871384861 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint-Est%C3%A8phe, Gironde Saint-Estèphe ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɛstɛf] ; Gascon : Sent Estèfe )
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