Haut-Médoc

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Haut-Médoc is a renowned subregion of Bordeaux in southwestern France, known for producing structured, age-worthy red wines primarily from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Haut-Médoc canonical 5
Upper Médoc 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf wine region ⓘ
administrativeRegion Gironde department ⓘ
appellationSystem Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
appellationType AOC ⓘ
climate maritime climate ⓘ
contains Listrac-Médoc ⓘ
Margaux ⓘ
Moulis-en-Médoc ⓘ
Pauillac ⓘ
linked to: Pauillac AOC

Saint-Estèphe ⓘ
linked to: Saint-Estèphe AOC

Saint-Julien ⓘ
country France ⓘ
countrySubdivision Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
famousFor Left Bank Cabernet-based blends ⓘ
grapeColorFocus black grapes ⓘ
grapeGrowingCondition gravel soils favor Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
harvestPeriod September to October ⓘ
hasNotableFeature proximity to the Gironde moderates climate ⓘ
knownFor age-worthy red wines ⓘ
structured red wines ⓘ
language French ⓘ
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
locatedOn Left Bank of the Gironde estuary ⓘ
nameMeaning Upper Médoc ⓘ
linked to: Haut-Médoc
otherGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Malbec ⓘ
Petit Verdot ⓘ
partOf Médoc ⓘ
primaryGrapeVariety Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
regulation red wines only under AOC rules ⓘ
soilType clay ⓘ
gravel ⓘ
sand ⓘ
typicalAgingPotential 10 to 20 years for better wines ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevel around 12.5–14% ABV ⓘ
typicalFoodPairing game ⓘ
hard cheeses ⓘ
red meat dishes ⓘ
typicalWineCharacter blackcurrant aromas ⓘ
cedar notes ⓘ
medium to full-bodied ⓘ
oak influence ⓘ
tannic ⓘ
wineClassificationContext Bordeaux wine classification ⓘ
wineStyle red wine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint-Estèphe AOC → subregionOf → Haut-Médoc ⓘ
Quatrième Cru Classé → appliesToRegion → Haut-Médoc ⓘ
Château Brane-Cantenac → locatedIn → Haut-Médoc ⓘ
Haut-Médoc → nameMeaning → Upper Médoc ⓘ
linked to: Haut-Médoc