User:Murgh/Saint-Julien AOC
| Wine region | |
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1936 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Bordeaux, Médoc |
| Climate region | Oceanic climate |
| Total area | 910 hectares |
| Varietals produced | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Petit Verdot, Malbec |
| Wine produced | 50,800 hectolitres |
Saint-Julien is an AOC for wine made in the commune of Saint-Julien in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of Dordogne. Vineyards are located kilometers to the northwest of Bordeaux, near . The area covers 910 hectares, annually producing on average 50,800 hectolitres of wine.
Wine[edit]
The grape varieties of Pauillac are % Cabernet Sauvignon, with % Merlot and % Petit Verdot, Malbec.
Soils are gravel deposits mixed with aeolean sands.[1]
Winemaking styles[edit]
Estates[edit]
| Seconds crus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Château Ducru-Beaucaillou | Château Gruaud-Larose | Château Léoville-Barton |
| Château Léoville-Las Cases | Château Léoville-Poyferré | |
| Troisièmes crus | ||
| Château Lagrange | Château Langoa-Barton | |
| Quatrièmes crus | ||
| Château Beychevelle | Château Branaire-Ducru | Château Saint-Pierre |
| Château Talbot | ||
| Unclassified | ||
| Château Gloria | ||
| Cru Bourgeois | ||
| Château Lalande-Borie |
Sources[edit]
- Saint-Julien Bordeaux.com, Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) (in French)
- Footnotes
- ^ winemega.com. "Saint-Julien".
- ^ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. p.407-408.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "St.Julien".
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