The area of Médoc is located along the Left Bank of the Gironde River, and stretches across 50 miles between the city of Bordeaux and the Atlantic Ocean. It includes the wine regions of St-Estèphe, Pauillac, St-Julien, and Margaux. Haut Médoc is the name given to the southern section of the Médoc. Haut Médoc is […]
Left Bank refers to the west bank of the Gironde River, and is one of 2 major areas of the Bordeaux (the other being the Right Bank). The most famous wine regions within the Left Bank area are St-Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien and Margaux. The area also includes the Médoc appellations. A forest encompasses the […]
St-Julien is located between Pauillac and Margaux, on the Left Bank of the Gironde River. Among the four best-known regions of the Médoc, St-Julien produces the smallest amount of wine— the region consists of 2,200 acres, and its 26 vineyards produce approximately 6.5 million bottles of wine yearly. Nevertheless, St-Julien has a reputation for […]
The region of Margaux resides northwest of the city of Bordeaux, on the Left Bank of the Gironde River, and is the furthest south of the wine regions in the Médoc area. At 3,200 acres, Margaux is the largest of the Médoc regions, and each year it produces nearly 9.5 million bottles of wine. The […]