À Saint-Émilion, tous les grands crus ne sont pas classés. Mais certains réservent de belles surprises. Nos conseils pour dénicher ces pépites méconnues.
Famed for its merlots and cabernet sauvignons, Bordeaux’s most prestigious wine appellations are characterized by their position on either the left or right banks—and among the most prominent are the ...
The little town of Saint-Émilion may charm you, but the surrounding green hills are truly seductive. Unlike Bordeaux’s Médoc region—flat as a pancake with earth so tough ‘you couldn’t grow potatoes,’ ...
db’s Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay continues his appellation-by-appellation tour of Bordeaux with Saint Émilion. Despite finding more great wines than in any other appellation, he also finds a ...
Somehow, somewhere, people got it into their heads that all Bordeaux is pricey. Or, maybe, fancy. Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise. The great classified growths of the Médoc (so-called because ...
You can go to Bordeaux in search of grandeur, of which you will certainly find plenty. And you can go in search of genius, which is slightly more elusive. There’s a certain brand of the latter at ...
Château Angélus is to become the third Premier Grand Cru Classé A property to withdraw from the Saint-Émilion classification system, it has been reported. In an interview published yesterday with de ...
The region has a viticultural heritage going back to Roman times and produces some of the world’s most sought after Bordeaux wine. “Wine is the most civilised thing in the world,” wrote Ernest ...
Rankings in 2012 were subject of lengthy legal proceedings, and several top châteaux have pulled out this year Winemakers in the historic vineyards of Saint-Émilion in France are hoping that ...
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