Collection: Saint–Émilion
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2015 Château La Chapelle-Lescours, Saint–Émilion 'Grand Cru'
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2015 La Mondotte Saint–Émilion - Premier 'Grand Cru' Classe' "B"
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Saint-Émilion's history goes back to prehistoric times and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with fascinating Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.
The Romans planted vineyards in what was to become Saint-Émilion as early as the 2nd century. In the 4th century, the Latin poet Ausonius lauded the fruit of the bountiful vine.
The town, previously called Ascumbas,[1] was renamed after the monk Émilion (d.767[2]), a travelling confessor, who settled in a hermitage carved into the rock there in the 8th century. The monks who followed him started up the commercial wine production in the area.