Pauillac
Pauillac
Home to some of the most highly revered and expensive wines on Earth, Pauillac is located between the appellations of Saint-Estephe and Saint-Julien in the Medoc region of Bordeaux. While the great first growths of Latour, Lafite-Rothschild and Mouton-Rothschild take centre stage in Pauillac, the commune also produces exceptional wines under its village appellation title, and around 85 percent of its production is Grand Cru Classe. Two free-draining, gravel-rich plateaus host the vineyards, requiring the vines to dig deeply into the earth searching for nutrients and moisture. The stress on the vines delivers low-yields of richly flavoured fruit, and the soils are ideally suited to growing Cabernet Sauvignon, which makes up the bulk of production in Pauillac. Pauillac wines are typically Bordeaux, and their characteristics are what many die-hard fans of the region look for - rich fruit flavour, great elegance, firm structure, and the cigar-box note and hint of sweetness that sets fine Bordeaux apart from the rest.
