
Medoc Wine
Learn about Medoc wine, common tasting notes, where the region is and more ...
One of the most—if not the most—famous red wine regions of the world, the Medoc reaches from the city of Bordeaux northwest along the left bank of the Gironde River almost all the way to the Atlantic. Its vineyards climb along a band of flatlands, sandwiched between the coastal river marshes and the pine forests in the west. The entire region can only claim to be three to eight miles wide (at its widest), but it is about 50 miles long.
While the Medoc encompasses the Haut Medoc, and thus most of the classed-growth villages (Margaux, Moulis, Listrac, St-Julien, Pauillac and St. Estephe) it is really only those wines produced in the Bas-Medoc that use the Medoc appellation name. The ones farther down the river, and on marginally higher ground, are eligible to claim the Haut Medoc appellation, or their village or cru status.
While the region can’t boast a particularly dramatic landscape, impressive chateaux disperse themselves among the magically well-drained gravel soils that define the area. This optimal soil draining capacity is completely necessary and ideal in the Medoc's damp, maritime climate. These gravels also serve well to store heat in cooler years.
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Chateau de Panigon 2016Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Fleur La Mothe (Futures Pre-Sale) 2018Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
- RP
- D
- JS
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Chateau Castera 2015Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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- WW
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Chateau Potensac 2015Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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- WS
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Domaines Barons de Rothschild Legende Medoc 2016Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Belgrave (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2015Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
- JS
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- RP
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Chateau Belgrave (Futures Pre-Sale) 2018Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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- WS
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Chateau Belgrave (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2016Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Potensac 2016Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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- WE
- RP
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Chateau Belgrave 2015Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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- RP
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Chateau Les Grands Chenes 2016Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau La Cardonne 2015Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
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Chateau Belgrave 2016Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
- WE
- JS
- RP
- D
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Chateau Tour Prignac Grande Reserve 2014Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
- WE
- JS
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Chateau La Lagune 2005Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
- RP
- WS
- D
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Chateau Potensac (Futures Pre-Sale) 2019Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
- JS
- JD
- D
- RP
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Chateau La Lagune (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2005Bordeaux Red Blends from Medoc, Bordeaux, France
- RP
- WS
- D