St.-Émilion

American  

[seynt-uh-mee-lee-uhn, -uh-meel-yuhn, san-tey-mee-lyawn] / ˌseɪnt əˈmi li ən, -əˈmil yən, sɛ̃ teɪ miˈlyɔ̃ /

noun

1. a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.

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Example Sentences

And upon learning that Jack is paying for her and Keeley’s dinner, Rebecca — who is, of course, herself fabulously rich — puts two bottles of 1934 Chateau Cheval Blanc St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru on the tab to go?

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You could try a cabernet sauvignon from California or Washington State, or even a St.-Émilion from Bordeaux.

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The group preferred a St.-Émilion, Château Grand-Pontet, which I found to be fruity, rich and opulent in the modern style.

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Like Cheval Blanc, the great St.-Émilion to which White Horse pays homage, this is a blend of cabernet franc and merlot, roughly 70 percent to 30 percent.

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His ambitious aim was to make a wine like Cheval Blanc, the great St.-Émilion, which is roughly half cabernet franc, half merlot.

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