Bordeaux is the largest source of quality wines in the world.
Its flat countryside is attractive, if not spectacular. However, without the lush vineyards and the illustrious names of the great chateaus, there would be little to thrill the traveller.
Sandwiched between the regions of Cognac and Armagnac, Bordeaux is the largest departement in France and the wine it produces generates more revenue than any other region.
The Romans were the first to cultivate the vine in St Emilion, a small area on the righ bank of the Dordogne, that has exported its wines for well over 800 years.
The Union de Producteurs, which the largest single-appellation cooperative in France, is a graphic illustration of the best in modern, technologically sophisticated wine production.
Today there are no less than 1,000 Crus within 10 km of the village of St Emilion that may use this appellation.
The elegance and finesse of St Emilion wines-style make them particularly appealing.
Chateau Moulin de Cantelaube comes from a 7.5 ha ‘gravelo-sableux’-soil property owned by Vignobles J.Dupuy, and is made using grapes from 30 years old vines: 85% Merlot - 15% Cabernet Franc.
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