Montagne-Saint-Émilion is a dry red appellation in Right Bank, Bordeaux. The dominant grapes are Merlot, Cabernet Franc. The key soils are clay-limestone, limestone, sand in places. The climate is characterized by maritime, Right Bank. Satellite appellations help map the wider limestone and clay-limestone Right Bank landscape. Typical fruit: plum, red cherry, black cherry. Other typical notes: violet, earth, cedar. Wines typically show medium tannin, medium acidity, medium body. Ageing potential is moderate. Saint-Émilion satellite. Merlot-led dry red.