Médoc: Premier Red Wine Region of Bordeaux
The Médoc is a triangular peninsula on the Left Bank of the Gironde estuary in Bordeaux, France, renowned for its Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant red wines.
- Divided into Bas-Médoc (north) and Haut-Médoc (south, more prestigious)
- Includes famous communes: Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe
- Gravelly, well-drained soils ideal for Cabernet
- 1855 Classification ranks top châteaux (First Growths: Lafite, Latour, Margaux, Mouton Rothschild, Haut-Brion)
Wines are structured, tannic, age-worthy, with cassis, cedar, graphite notes.
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