Saint-Émilion

British  

/ sɛ̃temiljɔ̃ /

noun

1. a full-bodied red wine, similar to a Burgundy, produced around the town of Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux

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Example Sentences

It will also trail along the famed red-wine vineyards of Saint-Émilion and white-wine vines of Chablis.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Here’s more proof: This wine is from Axelle and Pierre Courdurié, the owners of Château Croix de Labrie, which was elevated last year to Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé status.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

Then a long, sprinter-friendly rush from Mourenx to Libourne on Friday, a time trial to wine-growing hotspot Saint-Émilion on Saturday, and the final roll into Paris.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2021

Americans Denise and Stephen Adams bought Château Fonplegade, a vineyard in Bordeaux’s Saint-Émilion grand cru appellation, in 2004.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2016

Along the Dordogne, Libourne and Saint-Émilion were the easternmost English towns.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William