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Saint-Émilion

British  
/ sɛ̃temiljɔ̃ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 William Hunt

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