AOC Pauillac wines awarded at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge

A.O.C./A.O.P.

Pauillac is a Médoc communal appellation. It boasts an impressive concentration of top-flight wines with three of the five First Growths within its boundaries (Lafite, Latour and Mouton-Rothschild). The vines are planted on a virtually unbroken ridge stretching from Saint-Julien in the south to Saint-Estèphe in the north. Only a few hundred metres of marshland separate them from the waters of the Gironde estuary. The soils are gravely with sandy deposits, providing superb drainage. The nearby ocean and estuary define a warm temperate climate.

Grape varieties: Vins rouges : Cabernet-sauvignon, Cabernet franc, merlot, malbec, petit verdot, carmenère

The wines of this appellation

Pauillac’s red wines, whose principal varietal is Cabernet-Sauvignon, are some of the Médoc’s most concentrated wines. Rich and complex, they have a well-structured, harmonious body bolstered by a fine tannic structure. They are robust, elegant, distinguished wines with a great ability to age. They develop fragrances of raspberry, blackcurrant, rose, violet, iris, cedar and cigar box. Enjoy with Pauillac lamb, roast wood pigeon, rack of veal with chanterelles.