One of the six communes (alongside Listrac-Médoc, Margaux, Moulis, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien) within the French Haut-Médoc region that are independent appellations and are allowed to bear the commune name on the label. Pauillac lies between Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. Here, sulphurisation of the wine in the barrel was introduced as early as the 18th century to prevent secondary fermentation. The town of Pauillac, located on the Gironde estuary, is rightly considered the wine capital of the Médoc. It was from this harbour that the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) set sail to join the American rebels and actively fight in the war.
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