TERROIR PROFILE
Médoc & Haut-Médoc
Classic left-bank terroir
Médoc & Haut-Médoc: the left bank's grand stage — and its best supporting roles.
TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux
Médoc & Haut-Médoc Classic left-bank terroir
Médoc & Haut-Médoc: the left bank's grand stage — and its best supporting roles.
SOILS
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
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.
CLIMATE · Maritime
Full Atlantic climate between Gironde and ocean — mild, humid, screened by pine forests.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Gravel ridges along the river, fading west into sand and forest — 'the best vines see the water'.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Saint-Estèphe
Bordeaux
94% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Médoc & Haut-Médoc is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).
- Body (slightly): Médoc & Haut-Médoc gives less body → finer, lighter wines (8 vs. 9).
Listrac-Médoc & Moulis-en-Médoc
Bordeaux
94% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Médoc & Haut-Médoc is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (5 vs. 6).
- Body (slightly): Médoc & Haut-Médoc gives more body → fuller, more powerful wines (8 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 96 →Château La Lagune
Ludon-Médoc
Renown 82/100
Château La Tour Carnet
Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Renown 80/100
Château Cantemerle
Macau
Renown 78/100
Château Belgrave
Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Renown 77/100
Château Camensac
Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Renown 77/100
La Cave d'Ulysse
Lesparre-Médoc
Renown 12/100
Château Barreyres
Arcins
Renown 6/100
Château Sigognac
Saint-Yzans-de-Médoc
Renown 3/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary