8prestigious appellations
From time immemorial, the names of these appellations, bearing the promise of exceptional wines, have been carried to all four corners of the world leaving in their wake the heady fragrance of the Médoc’s prestige and the extraordinary quality of its wines.
Médoc key figures
16 000Ha(15% of Bordeaux vineyard)
100millions of bottlesmarketed per year
60Grands Crus Classésen 1855
600chateaux and1 000 brands
45%of its volumemarketed in export
600years of existence,a historic vineyard
250crus Bourgeois,33 Crus Artisans
A land of secrets
This vineyard is different to the others thanks to different factors making it unique: size, economic weight, variety, mixture of traditions and modernity, prestigious vintages and of course the terroir.
Soil and climate
The extraordinary diversity of the palette of the Médoc crus
Terroir and grape varieties
The prestigious wine-producing region of the Médoc
