{"id":33193,"date":"2020-06-22T11:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T09:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/2020\/06\/22\/beau-site-bon-genre-in-saint-estephe\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T19:08:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T18:08:40","slug":"beau-site-bon-genre-in-saint-estephe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/2020\/06\/22\/beau-site-bon-genre-in-saint-estephe\/","title":{"rendered":"Beau-Site bon genre in Saint-Est\u00e8phe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Philippe Cast\u00e9ja defends a classic idea of Bordeaux, which is expressed in particular through his property in Saint-Est\u00e8phe, Ch\u00e2teau Beau-Site, which produces magnificent crus bourgeois. <\/h3>\n\n

By Romain Rivi\u00e8re<\/h4>\n\n

It takes almost an hour and a half to drive to Saint-Est\u00e8phe from downtown Bordeaux. Drive along the Gironde, which stretches quietly on the right, past Pauillac, and continue for a few more kilometers. There are not the beautiful valleys of Saint-Emilion here; no, the terroir is different. We are already in the Haut-M\u00e9doc. The Atlantic is very close. Here, in the most northerly of the M\u00e9doc’s communal appellations, a few grands crus class\u00e9s are present but it is mainly the crus bourgeois that reign. Ch\u00e2teau Beau-Site is one of them. <\/p>\n\n

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a gently sloping vineyard worked in such a way as to elaborate wines according to a classic vision of Bordeaux. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Its 35-hectare estate, one of the oldest in the commune, slopes gently down to the Gironde, so that, from the terrace, the view dominates the entire vineyard and that of Calon-S\u00e9gur, its neighbor. A stony slope where the Cast\u00e9ja family, owner, has carefully preserved the old vines in order to produce racy, complete, elegant wines, like the best Saint-Est\u00e8phe wines. <\/p>\n\n

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philippe cast\u00e9ja is at the head of ch\u00e2teau beau-site in saint-est\u00e8phe. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

It must be said that the Cast\u00e9ja family defends a classic idea of Bordeaux. “I always thought that the fashion for highly concentrated wines, like that of over-boiled wines, would not last. Today, the aromatic deviations and the premature evolution observed in these wines during aging must make their winemakers regret having chosen certain options. Making great wines means defending a style,” explains Philippe Cast\u00e9ja, who also owns estates in Pauillac (Ch\u00e2teau Batailley), Pomerol (Domaine de l’Eglise and La Croix du Casse) and Saint-Emilion (Ch\u00e2teau Trotte Vieille). <\/p>\n\n

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The 2016 vintage<\/a>, made primarily with Cabernet Sauvignon (78%) and Merlot (16%) as well as Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, represents that elegant freshness we love about Saint-Est\u00e8phe. A nose of very lively fruits, then an ample mouth with a beautiful chew, elegant tannins and a beautiful length characterize it. Notes of black fruits subtly mixed with spices make it a racy wine suitable for red meat, grilled poultry and summer vegetables. Like the other wines of Philippe Cast\u00e9ja, this Saint-Est\u00e8phe is sold through the latest addition to the family: lagrandecave.fr. With three million bottles of Bordeaux for all tastes and budgets, stored in dedicated cellars near Bordeaux, this site, based on the know-how of the Cast\u00e9ja family, is a gateway to the Bordeaux vineyards. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Philippe Cast\u00e9ja defends a classic idea of Bordeaux, which is expressed in particular through his property in Saint-Est\u00e8phe, Ch\u00e2teau Beau-Site, which produces magnificent crus bourgeois. By Romain Rivi\u00e8re It takes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[738],"tags":[1083,1005,1084,1082,878,753],"powerkit_post_featured":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-3-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33193"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33194,"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33193\/revisions\/33194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33193"},{"taxonomy":"powerkit_post_featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lhonoremagazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/powerkit_post_featured?post=33193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}