User:Murgh/Pauillac AOC
| Wine region | |
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1936 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Bordeaux, Médoc |
| Climate region | Oceanic climate |
| Total area | 1190 hectares |
| Varietals produced | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Petit Verdot, Malbec |
| Wine produced | 64,500 hectolitres |
Pauillac is an AOC for wine made in the commune of Pauillac in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of Dordogne. Vineyards are located kilometers to the northwest of Bordeaux, near . The area covers 1190 hectares, annually producing on average 64,500 hectolitres of wine.
Wine[edit]
The grape varieties of Pauillac are % Cabernet Sauvignon, with % Merlot and % Petit Verdot, Malbec.
Soils are gravel deposits mixed with aeolean sands.[1]
Winemaking styles[edit]
Estates[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Pauillac Bordeaux.com, Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) (in French)
- Footnotes
- ^ winemega.com. "Pauillac".
- ^ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. p.407-408.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "Pauillac".
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