Measuring just 1.33 hectares, the modest area of Clos St Martin makes it the smallest classified growth of Saint-Emilion, a true jewel of the appellation. The vines, with an average age of 35 years, enjoy the exceptional terroir of the Saint-Emilionais plateau, a clay-limestone soil oriented towards the southwest.
Clos Saint-Martin was established in 1850 and named after the neighbouring church of Saint-Martin. Located on the limestone plateau of Saint Emilion, adjoining Château Canon, Clos Saint-Martin is just 1.33 hectares and is the smallest classified growth in Saint-Émilion.
The vines are...
The French wine region of Bordeaux is blessed with an almost-perfect viticultural situation on the west coast of France, and is probably the most well-known wine region in France and famous the world over for its enviable château-based classification system.
Most vineyards in Bordeaux are not known...
Merlot is a very popular red wine grape variety with big red and black fruit flavours of raspberries, ripe strawberries, plum and blackberry, giving the wine a softer taste. It is invaluable in the production or red wines from Bordeaux, particularly...
