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Bordeaux Profiles: St Emilion

Château Angélus

A seven-part profile of Château Angélus, one of the leading St Emilion estates run for seven generations by the Boüard...

Château Ausone

A profile of Château Ausone, one of the top-ranked château in St Emilion, in seven parts. Here in part one...

Château Balestard La Tonnelle

A profile of Château Balestard La Tonnelle, in three parts. Here in part one I document the estate's origins and...

Château Barde-Haut

A profile of St Emilion estate Château Barde-Haut, presented in four parts. In part one I explore the origins of...

Château Beau-Séjour Bécot

A profile of St Emilion estate Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, presented in four parts. Here in part one I recall my...

Château Beauséjour

A profile of Château Beauséjour, a premier grand cru classé estate in St Emilion, presented in four parts. Here in...

Château Bélair-Monange

A profile of St Emilion estate Château Bélair-Monange, in five instalments. Here in part one I look at the origins...

Château Bellefont-Belcier

A profile of Château Bellefont-Belcier, presented in four parts. Here in part one I look to the origins of the...

Château Bellevue

A profile of St Emilion estate Château Bellevue, presented in five parts. Here in part one I look at the...

Château Bellevue Mondotte

A four-part profile of Château Bellevue Mondotte, a St Emilion estate teetering on the première côte. Here in part one...

Château Berliquet

A profile of Château Berliquet, an up-and-coming St Emilion estate, presented in five parts. Here in part one I explore...

Château Cadet-Bon

I profile Château Cadet-Bon, in St Emilion, in three parts. Here in part one I explore the origins and the...

Château Canon

A profile of Château Canon, in five instalments. Here in part one I examine the origins of the domaine, which...

Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

A profile of Château Canon-la-Gaffelière, a popular St Emilion domaine, presented in four parts. Here in part one I look...

Château Cantin

A profile of St Emilion estate Château Cantin, presented in three separate instalments. In part one I look in detail...

Château Cap de Mourlin

A profile of Château Cap de Mourlin, a St Emilion estate naturally associated with the Capdemourlin family, presented in three...

Château Chauvin

A profile of Château Chauvin, presented in four instalments. Here in part one I look to the domaine's origins, and...

Château Cheval Blanc

A profile of Château Cheval Blanc, presented in seven parts. Here in part one I introduce the domaine, which sits...

Château Clos de Sarpe

I profile Château Clos de Sarpe, a tiny St Emilion estate, in three parts. Here in part one I detail...

Château Corbin

A profile of Château Corbin, presented in four instalments. Here in part one I explore the origins of the domaine...

Château Côte de Baleau

A profile of Château Côte de Baleau, in St Emilion. Here in part one I look at the origins and...

Château Dassault

A profile of Château Dassault, a St Emilion estate in the hands of the Dassault family, presented in four parts...

Château Daugay

A profile of Château Daugay, in three instalments. Here in part one I explore history of Château Daugay, which sits...

Château de Ferrand

I profile Château de Ferrand, a St Emilion estate, in three parts. Here in part one I detail the history...

Château de Fonbel

A profile of Château de Fonbel, a good-value St Emilion from the Vauthier family, of Château Ausone, presented in three...

Château de Pressac

A profile of Château de Pressac, presented in six instalments. Here in part one I look at the origins of...

Château Destieux

A profile of Château Destieux, presented in three parts. Here in part one I recount the origins and history of...

Château du Val d’Or

A profile of Château du Val d'Or, a St Emilion estate in Vignonet, presented in three parts. Here, in the...

Château Faugères

A profile of Château Faugères, a St Emilion property now in the ownership of Silvio Denz. Presented in five parts...

Château Faurie de Souchard

A profile of Château Faurie de Souchard, presented in five parts. Here in part one I look at the origins...

Château Figeac

A profile of Château Figeac, presented in seven parts. Here in part one I look at the purported origins of...

Château Fleur Cardinale

A three-part profile of Château Fleur Cardinale, a domaine on the eastern section of the St Emilion plateau. Here in...

Château Fombrauge

A profile of Château Fombrauge, the largest estate in St Emilion, presented in five parts. Here in part one I...

Château Fonplégade

A profile of Château Fonplégade, in five instalments. Here in part one I look at the estate's ancient and venerable...

Château Fonroque

A profile of Château Fonroque, presented in four parts. Here in part one I look at the origins of the...

Château Franc Mayne

A profile of Château Franc Mayne, presented in five pages. Here in part one I reflect on the origins of...

Château Grand Barrail Lamarzelle Figeac

A four-part profile of Château Grand Barrail Lamarzelle Figeac, a St Emilion estate run by Dourthe. Here in part one...

Château Grand Corbin

A profile of Château Grand Corbin, presented in four instalments. Here in part one I explore the origins and ancient...

Château Grand Corbin-Despagne

A profile of Château Grand Corbin-Despagne, in St Emilion, presented in five instalments. Here in part one I explore the...

Château Grand Mayne

A profile of Château Grand Mayne, presented in four instalments. Here in part one I explore the origins of the...

Château Grand-Pontet

I profile Château Grand-Pontet, a St Emilion estate, in three parts. Here in part one I examine the origins of...

Château Haut-Sarpe

I profile Château Haut-Sarpe, a tiny St Emilion estate, in three parts. Here in part one I explore the history...

Château Jean Faure

A profile of Château Jean Faure, presented in five instalments. Here in part one I examine the possible origins for...

Château La Clotte

A profile of Château La Clotte, a St Emilion estate now in the hands of the Vauthier family. Here in...

Château La Commanderie

I profile Château La Commanderie, a St Emilion estate, in three parts. Here in part one I detail the history...

Château La Couspaude

A profile of Château La Couspaude, a St Emilion estate owned and run by the Aubert family for over one...

Château La Dominique

A profile of Château La Dominique, presented in five parts. Here in part one I explore the origins of the...

Château La Fleur Morange

I profile Château La Fleur Morange, a tiny St Emilion estate, in three parts. Here in part one I examine...

Château La Gaffelière

A profile of Château La Gaffelière, in five parts. Here in part one I look at the origins of the...

Château La Marzelle

A profile of Château La Marzelle, presented in four parts. Here in part one I trace the hazy history of...

Château La Serre

A profile of Château La Serre, a St Emilion estate on south-facing limestone slopes, east of the town. Here in...

Château La Tour Figeac

A profile of Château La Tour Figeac, presented in four instalments. Here in part one I explore the origins of...

Château Laniote

A profile of Château Laniote, in St Emilion. Here in part one I present detail on the history of this...

Château Larcis Ducasse

A profile of Château Larcis Ducasse, presented in five instalments. Here in part one I look to the origins of...

Château Larmande

A profile of Château Larmande, presented in five instalments. Here in part one I explore the early history of this...

Château Laroque

A profile of Château Laroque, presented in four parts. Here in part one I examine the origins and early history...

Château Laroze

A profile of Château Laroze, in three parts. Here in part one I examine the origins and history of the...

Château Lassègue

A four-part profile of Château Lassègue, a St Emilion Grand Cru revitalised by Pierre Seillan. Here in part one I...

Château Le Chatelet

A profile of Château Le Chatelet, in St Emilion. In part one I present the history of this estate...

Château Le Prieuré

A profile of Château Le Prieuré, presented in four parts. Here in part one I look at the origins of...

Château les Grandes Murailles

A profile of Château les Grandes Murailles, in three instalments. Here in part one I explore the origins and history...

Château Magdelaine

A profile of Château Magdelaine, presented in four parts. Here in part one I look at the estate's decline and...

Château Magrez Fombrauge

A profile of Château Magrez Fombrauge, an estate born from a super-cuvée created at Château Fombrauge. Here in part one...

Château Monbousquet

A profile of Château Monbousquet, a Gérard Perse estate on the sandy plains of St Emilion, presented in three parts...

Château Moulin du Cadet

I profile Château Moulin du Cadet, a St Emilion estate, in three parts. Here in part one I explore the...

Château Moulin Saint-Georges

A profile of Château Moulin Saint-Georges, a fine property in St Emilion owned and managed by the Vauthier family of...

Château Pavie

A profile of Château Pavie, a leading St Emilion estate, presented in eight parts. Here in part one I look...

Château Pavie-Decesse

A profile of Château Pavie-Decesse, in five parts. Here in part one I look to the origins of the domaine...

Château Pavie-Macquin

A profile of Château Pavie-Macquin, presented in five parts. In part one I explore the origins of the domaine, a...

Château Péby Faugères

A profile of Château Péby Faugères, a St Emilion property, presented in three parts. I begin in part one with...

Château Petit Faurie de Soutard

A profile of Château Petit Faurie de Soutard, presented in five parts. Here in part one I look to the...

Château Pindefleurs

A profile of Château Pindefleurs, in three instalments. Here in part one I examine the history of this St Emilion...

Château Puy-Blanquet

A profile of Château Puy-Blanquet, a St Emilion estate, presented in three parts. Here in part one I look at...

Château Quinault L’Enclos

A profile of Château Quinault L'Enclos, in four parts. Here in part once I examine the origins of the domaine...

Château Quintus

A profile of Château Quintus, in seven instalments. Here in part I think back to all the right-bank-left-bank cross-over projects...

Château Ripeau

A profile of Château Ripeau, in St Emilion, in three parts. Here in part one I explore the domaine's origins...

Château Rol Valentin

A profile of Château Rol Valentin in St Emilion, presented in three parts. Here in part one I present a...

Château Saint Georges Côte Pavie

A profile of Château Saint Georges Côte Pavie, presented in four parts. Here in part one I look at the...

Château Sansonnet

I profile Château Sansonnet, a St Emilion estate, in three parts. Here in part one I explore the history of...

Château Soutard

A profile of Château Soutard, presented in five instalments. Here in part one I examine the origins of this estate...

Château Tauzinat L’Hermitage

A profile of Château Tauzinat L'Hermitage, a St Emilion domaine run by the Moueix family, of Château Taillefer in Pomerol...

Château Tertre-Roteboeuf

A four-part profile of Château Tertre-Roteboeuf, a famed St Emilion estate brought to life by François Mitjavile. Here in part...

Château Tour Saint Christophe

A profile of Château Tour Saint Christophe, in three instalments. Here in part one I explore the early and recent...

Château Troplong-Mondot

A profile of St Emilion estate Château Troplong-Mondot, presented in five instalments. Here in part one I explore the origins...

Château Trotte Vieille

A profile of Château Trotte Vieille, presented in four parts. Here in part one I look at the origins of...

Château Valandraud

A profile of St Emilion estate Château Valandraud, and Jean-Luc Thunevin, in four parts. Here in part one I meet...

Château Villemaurine

A profile of Château Villemaurine, presented in four parts. Here in part one I explore the origins of this estate...

Château Yon-Figeac

A profile of Château Yon-Figeac, a St Emilion estate carved from the old Figeac estate in the 19th century, and...

Châteaux Simard & Haut-Simard

A profile of Château Simard and Château Haut-Simard, two domaines that grew from one vineyard, presented in four instalments. Here...

Clos Badon Thunevin

A profile of Clos Badon Thunevin, in three instalments. Here in part one I explore the origins and history of...

Clos de l’Oratoire

A profile of Clos de l'Oratoire, presented in four instalments. Here in part one I look to the origins of...

Clos des Jacobins

A profile of Clos des Jacobins, presented in five instalments. Here in part one I explore the ecclesiastical origins of...

Clos Dubreuil

A profile of Clos Dubreuil, a small St Emilion estate run by the dynamic Benoît Trocard. Here in part one...

Clos Fourtet

I profile Clos Fourtet, a leading St Emilion estate, in four instalments. Here in part one I pick apart the...

Clos La Madeleine

A profile of Clos La Madeleine, in St Emilion, in three parts. Here in part one I examine this estate's...

Clos Saint Martin

A profile of Clos Saint Martin, a St Emilion micro-estate. Here in part one I look at the origins and...

Couvent des Jacobins

A profile of Couvent des Jacobins, an ancient domaine in the heart of St Emilion, presented in three parts. Here...

Jonathan Maltus & Chateau Teyssier

A profile of Jonathan Maltus, an Englishman in Bordeaux, and his wine estates, in five parts. I begin here with...

L’If

A profile of L'If, a St Emilion estate owned and run by Jacques Thienpont, of Le Pin. In this three-part...

La Mondotte

A profile of La Mondotte, in four parts. Here in part one I look at the origins of this estate...

Poesia

A profile of Poesia, a domaine at the very eastern edge of the St Emilion vineyard, and today in the...

Saintayme

A profile of Saintayme, in three instalments. Here in part one I get to grips with the story of Saintayme...