Saint-Emilion

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St Emilion is located 35 kilometers northeast of Bordeaux, on the right bank of the Dordogne, and is a famous World Heritage Site. Around the 2nd century AD, the Romans began to grow grapes here. The wine development of St Emilion is inseparable from a monk named Emilion, and the town of St Emilion is named after him. Monk Emilion came to St Emilion in the 8th century, lived in seclusion in the monastery, and led the other monks of the monastery to start producing and trading wine locally. St Emilion is also the base of the Bordeaux garage wine movement. In St Emilion, Merlot is mainly grown because it is better adapted to St Emilion's calcareous-clay soils. The exception is Chateau Cheval-Blanc, whose main wine grape is Cabernet Franc, which adds another dimension to Bordeaux wines.

The terroir of St Emilion has four characteristics, including: highlands and slopes, Graves-St-Emilion terroir and sand. To the east of St Emilion is a raised highland with calcareous soils where the best vineyards are located, while the soils on the slopes of the highlands are dominated by calcareous-clay soils. The Highlands are split in two: to the west is the Highlands of St Martin, which stretches eastward to the end of the appellation. The third is the Graves-St-Emilion terroir, where the vineyards are connected to Pomerol, and the soil is mainly gravel, which can be divided into five areas geographically. This area is all about 36-38 meters above sea level, the gravel soil is 7-8 meters deep, and then there is clay. The terroir of St-Emilion has two sandy areas: one that spans the highlands to the west of St-Emilion town and slopes with calcareous soils; It belongs to the Dordogn alluvial plain.

St-Emilion wines are full-bodied, passionate, purplish red, with aromas of wild strawberries and gooseberries, which develop soft spice, vanilla, leather, and smoky aromas as they age. On the palate it is characterised by strong tannins yet velvety smooth, elegant and delicious. Depending on the soil in which it is grown. The wines of St. Emilion show a variety of characteristics, from strong and rich limestone plateaus to delicate and delicate ones from low-potential alluvial plains.

St Emilion also has a grading system different from Medoc. It officially established its own grading system in 1955, with two levels: Premier Grand Cru Classes and Grand Cru Classes. Among them, the high-grade first-class wineries are further subdivided into A-grade and B-grade. Chateau Ausone and Chateau Cheval-Blanc are grade A, the highest grade. These two chateaux are two of the eight Bordeaux estates, alongside the traditional Medoc five. It is worth noting that on September 6, 2012, the new St Emilion classification was released. This is the classification with the largest number of upgraded wineries since the second winery classification in 1969. 18 wineries were upgraded to first-class wines. 64 of them were upgraded to classified villages, with a total of 82. The biggest change is that of the first growth winery A, this time two new wineries - Chateau Pavie and Chateau Angelus have been added.

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