The northernmost of the famous Bordeaux Left Bank appellations, Saint-Estèphe is home to a number of iconic estates and can produce structured, long-lived wines of great finesse.

Saint-Estèphe is one of the many famous Left Bank red wine appellations of Bordeaux, known for reds based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Saint-Estèphe is situated at the northern end of the Haut-Médoc region (just south of the Médoc appellation that runs north to the Pointe de Grave and the Bay of Biscay).

The region, like its prestigious cohorts, Pauillac, Saint-Julien and Margaux, lies on the gravelly western shores of the Gironde estuary. It is separated from its famed southern neighbor, Pauillac, only by a stream, yet there are significant differences between them. With 1,229 hectares (3036 acres) Saint-Estèphe accounts for eight percent of the vineyard area of the wider Médoc.