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Saint Emilion

Saint Emilion

7.5
A rich red wine made in the Saint Emilion area of Bordeaux
  • noun
translation icon : Saint Emilion
  • The rich aroma of blackberry and plum is typical of a good Saint Emilion.

Examples

  • He selected a bottle of Saint Emilion to pair with the roast lamb.

  • Many collectors seek rare vintages of Saint Emilion for their cellars.

  • I enjoy a glass of Saint Emilion with dinner.

  • Have you tried Saint Emilion wine before?

  • He selected a bottle of Saint Emilion to pair with the roast lamb.

  • Many collectors seek rare vintages of Saint Emilion for their cellars.

  • The rich aroma of blackberry and plum is typical of a good Saint Emilion.

Synonyms

red Bordeaux
vsSaint Emilion
6.5

A dry red wine from Bordeaux or made in the same style elsewhere

is a narrower label for a specific full-bodied wine from that area

How Full-bodied

Saint Emilion
7.5
red wine
62 1.0

Surface Forms

Saint Emilion singular
Saint Emilions plural

Morphology

saint + Emilion

Saint Emilion is a toponymic proper name for a place and the wine from that place; the literal constituents ('saint' and the name 'Emilion') do not convey the concept 'full-bodied red wine'. While wines are often named after places (a cross-linguistic pattern), recognizing that this specific place name denotes a wine requires cultural/encyclopedic knowledge rather than compositional inference from the words, so a B1 learner knowing the parts would not reliably derive the meaning.

Etymology

Saint Emilion is the name of a town that was named after a local monk long ago, and the wines made in the area took the town's name. So today Saint Emilion means a 'strong red wine' produced around that town.