Saint-Estèphe

/sænt ɛˈstɛf//seɪnt ɪˈstɛf/

proper noun

Any of several towns and villages in France, especially Saint-Estèphe in the Gironde and Saint-Estèphe in the Dordogne.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Any of several towns and villages in France, especially Saint-Estèphe in the Gironde and Saint-Estèphe in the Dordogne.
nounSaint-Estèphe (countable and uncountable, plural Saint-Estèphes)

plural Saint-Estèphes

  1. countableuncountableA type of rich Bordeaux red wine produced in Saint-Estèphe (Gironde).

    For a Saint-Estèphe this is surprisingly supple for its age.

    2003, Wine Enthusiast, volume 16
    1 more example

    The worse things get, the more attached to them we become. I called the waiter over. ‘Andre, another bottle of Saint-Estèphe.’

    2012, Howard Jacobson, Zoo Time

Translations

Bulgarian Сен Естеф, Сен Естеф
  • Сен Естеф (Sen Estef)towns and villages in France
  • Сен Естеф (Sen Estef)type of rich Bordeaux red wine
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APA

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Chicago

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