Haut-Médoc is a sub-region of the greater Médoc district and accounts for the southern two-thirds or so of the larger area.
Haut-Médoc is home to the "famous four" Bordeaux appellations of Margaux, Pauillac, Saint-Estephe and Saint-Julien as well as the lesser regarded Listrac and Moulis. While many of the classed wines made in the Haut-Médoc region are given their rightful communal appellations, there are still some third, fourth and fifth growth producers in the general Haut-Médoc region. Most of the wines made in this area are classified as the controversial “Cru Bourgeois”.
The Haut-Médoc region is mainly made up of thick gravel layers that have been swept down the river over time and sit on a base of heavy clay soils. The warm, well-drained gravel terraces provide ideal growing conditions for the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon grape that dominates plantings within the Médoc region. Further inland the soils turn to deep deposits of clay where the Merlot variety thrives. You can also find patches of limestone and sandy areas dotted throughout this region giving it a unique diversity in soil types.
The classified growths within Haut-Médoc include Château La Lagune (3rd Growth), Château La Tour Carnet (4th Growth) and the 5th Growths Château Belgrave, Château Cantemerle and Château de Camensac.
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