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  6. Médoc
  7. St-Estèphe

St-Estèphe

  • Tasting room at Chateau Calon Segur
    Bordeaux 2025: Cool soils beat the heat in St-Estèphe

    Benefits of a cooler terroir...

    By Georgie Hindle Published 1 May 26

  • St-Estèphe 2021 in bottle
    St-Estèphe 2021 in bottle: Overview plus top-scoring wines

    Tasting notes and scores for the top-performing St-Estèphe 2021 wines...

    By Georgie Hindle Last updated 22 March 24

  • Château Phélan Ségur, one of St-Estèphe’s top estates
    Regional profile: St-Estèphe plus 17 wines worth seeking out

    An in-depth look at this north Médoc region, including top estates to watch...

    By Panos Kakaviatos Last updated 12 December 23

  • St-Estephe 2022
    Best St-Estephe 2022 wines tasted en primeur

    A look at the St-Estèphe 2022 wines...

    By Georgie Hindle Last updated 14 June 23

  • St-Estèphe 2020
    St-Estèphe 2020 in bottle: overview plus top-scoring wines

    Tasting notes and scores for the top-performing St-Estèphe 2020 wines...

    By Georgie Hindle Last updated 16 March 23

  • St-Estèphe 2021
    Best St-Estèphe 2021 wines tasted en primeur

    A look at the St-Estèphe 2021 wines...

    By Georgie Hindle Last updated 22 June 22

  • Lafon-Rochet
    Château Lafon-Rochet appoints Christophe Congé as MD

    Congé has for the past 22 years held the role of oenologist and wine operations manager across Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart Milon...

    By Lisa Riley Published 2 March 22

  • Lafon-Rochet
    Bordeaux’s Château Lafon-Rochet sold to investor Lorenzetti

    Château Lafon-Rochet is to become part of Jacky Lorenzetti's Left Bank portfolio...

    By Ines Salpico Published 14 September 21

  • St-Estephe 2022
    Best St-Estephe 2020 wines tasted en primeur

    Jane Anson finds a host of classic, spicy and rich wines...

    By Jane Anson Published 18 May 21

  • Château Montrose wines, bordeaux
    Château Montrose estate profile

    Château Montrose is back to its big-boned best. JAMES LAWTHER MW examines the credentials of the famed Saint-Estèphe second growth

    By James Lawther MW Last updated 11 August 20

  • Phélan Ségur
    Tasting Phélan Ségur: A gem in St-Estèphe

    Tasting through every vintage of Phélan Ségur's wines back to 2010 shows an estate at the top of its game...

    By Jane Anson Published 14 May 20

  • st-estèphe 2017 wines
    St-Estèphe 2017: Top wines re-tasted after bottling

    Well-built, carefully constructed wines here from the 2017 vintage...

    By Jane Anson Published 13 February 20

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    Top St-Estèphe 2017 en primeur wines

    See Jane Anson's tasting notes and scores...

    By Jane Anson Last updated 11 August 19

  • St-Estèphe 2018 wines
    Top St-Estèphe 2018 wines: ‘A year for hedonists’

    There are some wonderfully impressive wines, with seductive and succulent tannins, but alcohols can be high and the style is not always typical for St-Estèphe.

    By Jane Anson Last updated 2 August 19

  • Château Phélan Ségur, St Estephe
    St-Estèphe’s unsung heroes

    Both the fame and wine quality have increased in this northerly appellation...

    By Panos Kakaviatos Published 10 June 19

  • Château Montrose wines
    Producer profile: Château Montrose

    Elin McCoy finds out more about this St-Estèphe property...

    By Elin McCoy Published 29 May 19

  • cos100
    Cos d’Estournel to launch luxury ‘COS100’ wine

    St-Estèphe estate to launch Merlot cuvée...

    By Oliver Styles Last updated 24 May 19

  • St-Estèphe 2016 wines
    Top St-Estèphe 2016 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

    A great year for this appellation...

    By Jane Anson Last updated 29 November 18

  • St-estephe-2014
    Anson: Top St-Estèphe 2014 wines

    What's changed in St-Estèphe...

    By Jane Anson Last updated 8 June 18

  • Phelan segur sold, phelan segur wines
    Bordeaux: Château Phélan Ségur sold to Belgian investor

    One of St-Estèphe's top estates changes hands...

    By Jane Anson Published 5 September 17

  • Château Cos d’Estournel
    Producer profile: Château Cos d’Estournel

    Château Cos d’Estournel in St-Estèphe is a landmark in more than one way.

    By James Lawther MW Last updated 31 July 17

  • Château Pomys in St-Estèphe
    Cos d’Estournel owner buys Château Pomys in Bordeaux

    Deal comes on the eve of en primeur season...

    By Jane Anson Last updated 16 March 17

  • Bernard Magrez in Bordeaux
    Millionaire Bernard Magrez buys vines in St-Estèphe

    Pape Clament owner plans to make a new wine...

    By Jane Anson Published 15 December 16

  • Bordeaux 2009
    Bordeaux 2009: First price released, 18% up on 2008

    Chateau Petit Bocq in Saint Estephe is the first wine of the Bordeaux 2009 campaign to be released, just under 18% up from its 2008 price.

    By Jane Anson Last updated 17 September 15

  • Bordeaux 2010 Brane Cantenac
    波尔多Bordeaux 2010:圣爱斯泰夫St-Estephe

    圣爱斯泰夫

    By Decanter Staff Last updated 10 June 15

  • Bordeaux 2011 picture of grape vines
    Bordeaux 2011: Pauillac, St Estephe harvest begins

    The Merlot harvest in Pauillac and St Estephe in Bordeaux has begun several days early due to hail damage.

    By Adam Lechmere Last updated 10 June 15

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    Cos installs gravity-feed system

    Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estèphe's 'super-second' growth, is the most recent château in Bordeaux to adopt a gravity-feed system for its grapes.

    By Alan Spencer Last updated 28 May 15

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    Jean-Guillaume Prats on Cos d’Estournel 2007

    General manager of Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Jean-Guillaume Prats, talks to decanter.com about the 2007 vintage in St-Estephe

    By Decanter Staff Last updated 28 May 15

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    Chateau Phelan Segur sells vineyards to Montrose

    Thierry Gardinier, owner of Chateau Phelan Ségur in Saint Estèphe, has sold 22 hectares of his property to neighbour Martin Bouygues of Chateau Montrose.

    By Jane Anson Last updated 28 May 15

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    Madame Gasqueton of Calon Segur dies

    Denise Capbern-Gasqueton, long-time owner of Chateau Calon Segur in Saint Estèphe, has died aged 87.

    By Jane Anson Last updated 27 May 15

  • Jefford wine boxes
    Jefford on Monday: A Tale From The Backwoods

    By Andrew Jefford Last updated 27 May 15

  • 1855 Chateaux
    Chateau Calon Segur reported sold

    Chateau Calon Ségur, the renowned Saint Estephe third growth, has reportedly been sold to a group of French investors for around €200m.

    By Decanter Staff Last updated 26 May 15

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