Haut-Médoc AOC
Wine region
Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée
Year established | 1936
Country | France
Part of | Bordeaux Left Bank, Médoc AOC
Sub-regions | Margaux AOC, Listrac-Médoc AOC, Moulis-en-Médoc AOC, Saint-Julien AOC, Pauillac AOC, Saint-Estèphe AOC
Climate region | Oceanic climate
Soil conditions | gravel, chalk, clay
Total area | 4,657 ha (11,510 acres)
No. of vineyards | 392
Grapes produced | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Carménère
Wine produced | 32,600,000 bottles 217,656 hl (5,749,900 US gal)