Moulis-Medoc

The name ‘moulis’ derives from the French for windmills or “moulins”. Like the Listrac appellation the nearby pine forest serves as a ward against the prevailing winds. However, unlike Listrac wines those produced here have a silkier and less tannic quality. As a result Moulis wines can be drunk earlier than is typical in the Medoc. The soils compose of a series of gravel terraces with segments of silt and limestone.

Though the commune has no classed growth properties, the fine Cru Bourgeois estate of Chateau Poujeaux gives rise to wines of staggering quality. Another flagship of this all too easily overlooked region is Chateau Chasse-Spleen, which also produces wines that belie its underdog status.

Soil: Three layers of gravel over a base of limestone. Clay can also be found.
Size: 550 hectares
Output: approx 4,200,000 bottles a year.
Type of wine produced: Smooth, velvety reds
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc