Haut-Médoc AOC

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Haut-Médoc AOC is a renowned red-wine appellation on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, celebrated for its Cabernet Sauvignon–dominant blends from gravelly vineyard soils.

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Haut-Médoc AOC canonical 2
Médoc AOC 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
French wine appellation
borders Margaux AOC
Pauillac AOC
Saint-Estèphe AOC
Saint-Julien AOC
climate maritime climate
contains Listrac-Médoc
surface form: Listrac-Médoc AOC

Margaux AOC
Moulis-en-Médoc AOC
Pauillac AOC
Saint-Estèphe AOC
Saint-Julien AOC
country France
dominantGrapeVariety Cabernet Sauvignon
establishedAsAOC 1936
governingBody INAO
influencedBy Atlantic Ocean
Gironde estuary
knownFor Cabernet Sauvignon–dominant blends
age-worthy red wines
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region
Gironde department
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
surface form: Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
locatedOn Left Bank of Bordeaux
partOf Médoc
surface form: Médoc wine region
permittedGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carménère
surface form: Carmenère

Malbec
Merlot
Petit Verdot
regionSpecialization dry red wines
regulates grape varieties
minimum alcohol levels
viticultural practices
winemaking practices
yield limits
typicalAroma blackcurrant
cedar
tobacco
typicalColor deep ruby
typicalSoil clay subsoils
gravel
sand and gravel mix
typicalStructure firm tannins
medium to full body
wineStyle red wine

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Bordeaux wine region hasAppellation Haut-Médoc AOC
Moulis-en-Médoc wineSubappellationOf Haut-Médoc AOC
this entity surface form: Médoc AOC