Saint-Estephe
Saint-Estèphe
The northernmost of the four classified Médoc communes, and the one furthest from the moderating gravel of Margaux. Saint-Estèphe has more clay in its soil than its neighbours, which holds water in dry years and makes the wines firmer, later-ripening and slower to open.
What is here
Two Second Growths — Cos d'Estournel and Montrose — followed by Calon-Ségur, Lafon-Rochet and Cos Labory. Underneath the classified estates sits a deep bench of crus bourgeois: Phélan Ségur, Meyney, Ormes de Pez, Haut-Marbuzet and Les Ormes Sorbet among them.
What to expect
Cabernet Sauvignon–led, with more Merlot than Pauillac to soften the clay's grip. Saint-Estèphe was for decades the least fashionable of the four communes, and the estates responded by planting more Merlot and picking later — so modern Saint-Estèphe is more approachable than its older reputation suggests, while remaining the Médoc's most structured address.
Serving and cellaring
16–18°C, decanted an hour or more. Classified estates from a serious vintage want ten to fifteen years; the crus bourgeois are drinking at five to eight.
Filters
Marquis de Calon 2009 (1x75cl)
Chateau Phelan Segur 2013 (1x75cl)
La Dame de Montrose 2013 (1x75cl)
Chateau Montrose 2014 (1x75cl)
Chateau Montrose 2013 (1x75cl)
Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2014 (1x75cl)
Chateau Lafon-Rochet 2011 (1x75cl)
Marquis de Calon 2011 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2016 (1x75cl)
Chateau Tronquoy-Lalande 2012 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2012 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2009 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2011 (1x75cl)
Chateau Lafon-Rochet 2013 (1x75cl)
Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2017 (1x75cl)
Chateau Lilian Ladouys 2009 (1x75cl)
Chateau Ormes De Pez 2013 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2014 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2007 (1x75cl)
Chateau Montrose 2006 (1x75cl)
Chateau Lafon-Rochet 1985 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2013 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2010 (1x75cl)
La Chapelle Calon 2011, St. Estephe (1x75cl)
Chateau Montrose 2012 (1x75cl)
Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2013 (1x75cl)
Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2007 (1x75cl)
Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2006 (1x75cl)
Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2000 (1x75cl)
Chateau Lilian Ladouys, Saint Estephe 2016 (1x75cl)
Chateau Montrose 2017 (1x75cl)
Chateau Montrose 2015 (1x75cl)
La Dame de Montrose 1998 (1x75cl)
Chateau Lilian Ladouys, Saint Estephe 2020 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2017 (1x75cl)
Pagodes de Cos 2008 (1x75cl)
Chateau Meyney, Saint-Estephe 2013 (1x75cl)
Chateau Phelan Segur 2006 (1x75cl)
Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2010 (1x75cl)
Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2003 (1x75cl)
Chateau La Commanderie St-Estephe Cru Bourgeois 2020 (1x75cl)
Chateau de Pez 2021 (1x75cl)
Chateau Phelan Segur 1994 (1x75cl)
La Chapelle Calon 2010, St. Estephe (1x75cl)
La Chapelle Calon 2004, St. Estephe (1x75cl)
La Chapelle Calon 2003, St. Estephe (1x75cl)
Chateau Tronquoy-Lalande 2011 (1x75cl)
Chateau Phelan Segur 2002 (1x75cl)
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