SAINT ESTEPHE

When the labor union(syndicate) of the brokers took care to establish the classification of 1855, which reflected the prices(prizes) then practised on the place(square) of Bordeaux, Saint(Holy) Estèphe was credited only with 5 classified vintage wines(vineyards), of which no 1st vintage wine(vineyard), against 11 to Saint Julien, 18 to Pauillac and 21 to Margaux. The traditional, solid and very colored Saint Estèphe, with rather hard tannins and strong acidity, belongs to the antipodes of the sensual pomerol of the distant Libournais, stemming from the merlot. It is more surprising whether he(it) is also very different from the nearby pauillac although in both naming, the ground contains a big quantity of grave and the Cabernet is widely dominant. However, saint Estèphe's grave rest(base) on one sat(based) clayey and are drained thus less indeed, vineyards are a little more for the North and the sauvignon Cabernet matures less faster. It doubtless explains the character generally more austere of the saint estèphe. It doubtless explains the character generally more austere of the saint estèphe. Having said that, the naming counts magnificent wines as Montrose and Cos d' Estournel which(who) are elegant, rich and spiced.

A wine-producing revolution began in the naming at the end of the years eighty when number of wine growers realized that by cultivating more of merlot, vine which likes the clayey grounds, and by harvesting the grapes later, it was possible to obtain more pleasant(kind) and more flexible wines. In spite of this tendency, a high proportion of the saint estèphe is still elaborated in the former(ancient), especially is far from having finished a henceforth inevitable transfer(transformation), the market, in particular international, facilitating flexible and fruity wines at first easier and not requiring(demanding) a long guarding(nurse).