Situation and soil

Moulis region has quite a rich history and is considered as the heart of the Medoc area. The Moulis vineyard really had its reputation spreading after the French Revolution (1789) but historically, the Moulis district has vines cultivated on its ground for over 700 years, which makes it one of the oldest wine growing region in the Médoc. Moulis was decreed AOC in 1938. The Moulis area has a total planted surface of approx. 600ha.

Characteristics

The wines’ style is often regarded as a kind of synthesis of the Left Bank. Produced on clay-limestones and gravel soils, the Moulis wines combine wit with relatively strong and generous bodies.

Main properties of the appellation

• Anthonic, Brillette, Biston-Brillette, Brillette, Chasse-Spleen, Dutruch Grand Poujeaux, Gressier Grand Poujeaux, Maucaillou, Moulin à Vent, Poujeaux

This is a non exhaustive list.

Varietals and technical data (*)

The average production, exclusively in red, is of approx. 35,000 hl within a planted surface of 600 ha.

• Authorized yields: 47 to 66 hl/ha 
• Sugar (grams per liter of must): 162 gr minimum
• Base Alcoholic strength: 10% / 13%

Main grape variety :

• - Cabernet-Sauvignon (55%)
• - Merlot (35%)
• - Cabernet-Franc (10%)

(*) Sources:
• Bordeaux and its Wines - Ch. Cocks - Ed. Féret - 17th Edition,
• Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB)