Wines made from Saint Macaire grapes of France
Discover the best wines made with Saint Macaire as a single variety or as a blend of France.
More informations about the variety Saint Macaire
Full-coloured and structured reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and dense palate, with simple aromas of black fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices and herbaceous notes. Now rare in France, it features in traditional and heritage Bordeaux blends. Still grown in California and Australia under this name for specialist vineyards. An indigenous French black variety from the Bordeaux region, mainly cultivated around Saint-Macaire in the Gironde.
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France, home of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, is arguably the world's largest wine-producing country. For centuries, it has produced more wine - and apparently better quality - than any other country. Wine is embedded in French culture at almost every level of society; it is the drink of the elite and the common people, and a key symbol of Roman Catholicism, the majority religion in France. However, the lasting appeal of French wine is not necessarily its Volume or prestige, but rather the variety of styles available.