Saint-Emilion

Saint-Émilion is an appellation and key wine town in the Libournais district of Bordeaux's Right Bank. It is important for both the quality and production volume of its red wines, which are almost always based on Merlot.

There have vineyards around Saint-Émilion since Roman times, and today the Saint-Émilion wine appellation is one of the most prolific in the Bordeaux region, generating more than 250,000hl of wine each vintage. It is also responsible for some of the most prestigious, long-lived and expensive wines in the world.