TERROIR PROFILE
Blaye & Bourg
Gironde hills, Merlot & Malbec
Blaye & Bourg: citadel hills facing the Médoc — honest Bordeaux for every day.
TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux
Blaye & Bourg Gironde hills, Merlot & Malbec
Blaye & Bourg: citadel hills facing the Médoc — honest Bordeaux for every day.
SOILS
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
CLIMATE · Maritime
Right on the broad Gironde bank facing the Médoc — mild and frost-safe thanks to the water mass.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
The only real hills with river views — Bourg is winkingly called 'the Switzerland of the Gironde'.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Saint-Émilion-Satelliten (Montagne, Lussac, Puisseguin, Saint-Georges)
Bordeaux
96% similar
- Body (slightly): Blaye & Bourg gives more body → fuller, more powerful wines (7 vs. 6).
Listrac-Médoc & Moulis-en-Médoc
Bordeaux
96% similar
- Freshness (slightly): Blaye & Bourg has more freshness → crisp acidity, long ageing (7 vs. 6).
Wineries on this terroir
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