AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Gironde
Commune of Production
- Saint-Estèphe
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenère
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge: 11%
Minimum Must Weights
- Rouge: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rouge: max. 2 g/l
Élevage
- Wines may not be released until June 15 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Rouge: 57 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
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