Médoc

Situation and soil about Medoc area  
Wide district, stretching approximately from the Gironde estuary to the city of Bordeaux. The northernmost segment of the Medoc area carries the same name as the Médoc peninsula itself and represents almost one third of its surface. Sheltering over 1500 properties called "Château", the Medoc vineyard's surface covers a vast area of 3400 ha. The style of Médoc wines harmonizes perfectly with the Cabernet Sauvignon, which adds some of its precious virtues to the wines: color, body, alcoholic structure and suppleness. Médoc is a source of inexpensive, if good-value, basic Bordeaux.  

Main properties of the appellation Medoc
The non exhaustive list of the appellation's best properties includes: Haut-Condissas, Le Boscq, Rollan de By, Lafon, Loudenne, Ormes-Sorbet, Patache d'Aux, Potensac, and Tour de By.

Varietals and technical data about Medoc appellation
The average production, almost exclusively in red, is of approx. 190000 hl. 

Average yields about Medoc appellation: 56hl/ha. 

Type of vines about Medoc appellation: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot.