Lussac-Saint-Emilion wine
Lussac-Saint-Emilion, a wine from Bordeaux France Vineyards
Lussac-Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) for red wine situated in the Bordeaux wine region.
The grape varieties allowed in Lussac-Saint-Émilion are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Merlot. Merlot usually dominates the blend.
Merlot ripens well, and brings colour, alcoholic richness, complexity and flexibility and roundness.
Cabernet franc brings the wine a lightly spiced aromatic fineness, freshness and a a tannic structure, giving it a great ability to ageing.
Cabernet sauvignon brings the wine spiced, complex notes and a tannic richness favourable to a long and mellow preservation.
In Lussac the wine estates are essentially family-properties. The average size of each would be about 10 hectares (25 acres).
Montagne Saint-Emilion
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Graves
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Margaux
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Pomerol
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Haut Medoc
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Médoc
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Cadillac
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Côtes de Bourg
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Bordeaux Supérieur
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Lalande de Pomerol
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Graves de Vayres
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Bordeaux Clairet
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Bordeaux Rosé
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Cremant de Bordeaux
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Pessac-Léognan
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Barsac
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Blayes
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Entre-deux-Mers
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Pauillac
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Chateau Fonroque is the only Grand Cru Classe property in Saint-Émilion that is certified both organic and biodynamic. This has a lot to do with the history of the Moueix family, which has owned the estate since 1931. The Moueix family came to the estate with a deep love of the land and the (...) While I was in Saint-Émilion I stopped into L'Éssential Thunevin to see what was new and I was glad I did. The 2009 vintage of Jean-Luc Thunevin's Bad Boy had recently been released and I took the opportunity to sample it. The wine is a blend of mostly Merlot with a small amount Cabernet Franc. (...) Robert Parker refers to him as the Bad Boy of Saint Émilion, Jean Luc Thenevin is one of the first garagiste winemakers in Bordeaux and consistently produces small lot, high quality wines. His blog is amongst the best winemaker blogs in Bordeaux and, having met him a couple of times, he is also (...) At the east end of Saint-Emilion, perched at the top of an impressive limestone hill, we find Château de Pressac. An unknown little gem on great terroir: steep limestone slopes all around, reminiscent of those from the premier grand cru classés that we find on the famous hill a bit to the west, (...) [Bordoverview Blog] 24.08.2011
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