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Moulis-en-Médoc
Wine region
TypeAppellation d'origine contrôlée
Year established1938
CountryFrance
Part ofBordeaux, Médoc AOC
Climate regionOceanic climate
Total area600 ha (1,500 acres)
No. of vineyards53[1]
Varietals producedCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Petit Verdot, Malbec
Wine produced4,200,000 bottles[1]
34,750 hl (918,000 US gal)

Moulis-en-Médoc, or simply Moulis, is an AOC for wine made in the commune of Moulis in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of Dordogne. Vineyards are located xx kilometers to the northwest of Bordeaux, just west of Margaux AOC. The area covers 600 hectares, annually producing on average 34,750 hectolitres of wine.

Wine

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The grape varieties of Moulis-en-Médoc are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and % Petit Verdot.

Soils are gravel, chalk, clay [2]

The INAO specifications demand the following production norms: a minimum of sugar, 178 g (6.3 oz) per litre of must, maximum base yield of 45 hecolitres per hectare, and a minimum alcohol by volume of 10.5%.[1]

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Estates

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Cru Bourgeois
Château Chasse-Spleen  Château Poujeaux Château Anthonic
Château Biston-Brillette Château Brillette Château Dutruch Grand Poujeaux 
Château Maucaillou Château Moulin à Vent   Château Poujeaux-Theil

Sources

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  • Moulis-en-Médoc Bordeaux.com, Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB)
  • Moulis AOC decrees, INAO (in French)
Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c Medoc.com. "Moulis dossier".
  2. ^ winemega.com. "Moulis".
  3. ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. p.218-231. ISBN 1-84000-927-6. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)