TERROIR PROFILE
Listrac-Médoc & Moulis-en-Médoc
Gravel croups in the hinterland
Moulis and Listrac: Chasse-Spleen and Poujeaux deliver Médoc class without Grand Cru prices.
TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux
Listrac-Médoc & Moulis-en-Médoc Gravel croups in the hinterland
Moulis and Listrac: Chasse-Spleen and Poujeaux deliver Médoc class without Grand Cru prices.
SOILS
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
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.
CLIMATE · Maritime
Atlantic, slightly less estuary moderation than on the Gironde.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Grand Poujeaux croups (Moulis), the Médoc's highest point (Listrac, 43 m).
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Blaye & Bourg
Bordeaux
96% similar
- Freshness (slightly): Listrac-Médoc & Moulis-en-Médoc has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).
Castillon & Francs Côtes de Bordeaux
Bordeaux
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Listrac-Médoc & Moulis-en-Médoc is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 7 →This terroir's soils in the glossary