TERROIR PROFILE
Cadillac, Loupiac & Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet and red wine slopes on the right bank of the Garonne
Across from Sauternes, Loupiac and Sainte-Croix-du-Mont ripen nobly sweet wines on fossil oyster beds — without the famous neighbour's price tag.
TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux
Cadillac, Loupiac & Sainte-Croix-du-Mont Sweet and red wine slopes on the right bank of the Garonne
Across from Sauternes, Loupiac and Sainte-Croix-du-Mont ripen nobly sweet wines on fossil oyster beds — without the famous neighbour's price tag.
SOILS
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
CLIMATE · Maritime
Autumn mists off the Garonne foster noble rot in Loupiac and Sainte-Croix-du-Mont — Sauternes' mirror image across the river. The slopes above are sunny and well aired.
TOPOGRAPHY · steep
Steep, partly terraced slopes above the Garonne from Cadillac to Sainte-Croix-du-Mont — the famous fossil oyster bed of Sainte-Croix is exposed here.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
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Cérons
Bordeaux
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Cadillac, Loupiac & Sainte-Croix-du-Mont is more mineral → salty-stony notes, more tension (6 vs. 5).
Saint-Émilion-Satelliten (Montagne, Lussac, Puisseguin, Saint-Georges)
Bordeaux
94% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Cadillac, Loupiac & Sainte-Croix-du-Mont is wetter → juicier, softer, more plushness (4 vs. 5).
- Freshness (slightly): Cadillac, Loupiac & Sainte-Croix-du-Mont has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).
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This terroir's soils in the glossary