Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
A Libournais village appellation with lower yields and a minimum ageing requirement. Its merlot-led blend gives wines approachable early yet capable of long ageing.
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux · Libournais
- Main grape varieties
- Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
Drinking window
Years after the vintage, for a bottle kept in good conditions.
Red
6 to 25 years after the vintage
For a 2018: drink between 2024 and 2043.
These ranges are indicative: vintage, producer and storage conditions shift them.
Sources
The ranges published here are an editorial estimate, cross-checked against the references listed below and against the usual ageing behaviour of the style. They are not figures quoted directly from those sources.
- Les appellations de Bordeaux — Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux, accessed September 13, 2026
- Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité — INAO, accessed September 13, 2026