User:Murgh/Listrac-Médoc AOC
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| Listrac-Médoc (Wine Region) | |
| Appellation type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1986 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Bordeaux, Médoc AOC |
| Climate region | Oceanic climate |
| Total area | 665 ha (1,640 acres) |
| No. of vineyards | 74[1] |
| Varietals produced | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Petit Verdot, Malbec |
| Wine produced | 4,900,000 bottles[1] 3,500 hl (92,000 US gal) |
Listrac-Médoc is an AOC for wine made in the commune of Listrac in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of Dordogne. Vineyards are located xx kilometers to the northwest of Bordeaux.
The area covers 665 hectares, annually producing on average 37,500 hectolitres of wine.
[edit] Wine
The grape varieties of Listrac-Médoc are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and % Petit Verdot.
Soils are chalk, clay, gravel, sand
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]
[edit] Estates
| Cru Bourgeois | ||
|---|---|---|
| Château Bellegrave | Château Cap Léon Veyrin | Château Clarke |
| Château Fonréaud | Château Fourcas Dupré | Château Fourcas Hosten |
| Château Fourcas Loubaney | Château Lestage | Château Mayne Lalande |
| Château Saransot-Dupré |
[edit] Sources
- Listrac-Médoc Bordeaux.com, Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB)
- Listrac-Médoc AOC decrees, INAO (French)
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c Medoc.com. Listrac-Médoc dossier.
- ^ winemega.com. Listrac-Médoc.
- ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley, p.231-240. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
