Haut-Médoc AOC
Appellation
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Haut-Médoc is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of the Gironde estuary. Covering a large part of the viticultural strip of land along the Médoc peninsula, the zone... Wikipedia
Climate region: Oceanic climate
Grapes produced: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Carménère
Part of: Bordeaux Left Bank, Médoc AOC
Soil conditions: gravel, chalk, clay
Sub-regions: Saint-Estèphe AOC, Pauillac AOC, Saint-Julien AOC, Listrac-Médoc AOC, Moulis-en-Médoc AOC, Margaux AOC
Total area: 4,657 ha (11,510 acres)
Wine produced: 32,600,000 bottles; 217,656 hl (5,749,900 US gal)