One of the six famous communes (alongside Listrac-Médoc, Margaux, Moulis, Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe) within the French Haut-Médoc region (Bordeaux), which are appellations in their own right and are allowed to use the commune name on the bottle label. The neighbouring commune of Beychevelle also belongs to the communal appellation. There is a 16-hectare enclave in the commune whose wines are authorised to bear the Pauillac designation of origin.
The vineyards cover around 900 hectares of vines in an almost square shape. The soils consist of a thin layer of gravel with sandy loess on a ferruginous subsoil with marl and gravel.
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Roman Horvath MW
Domäne Wachau (Wachau)