Appellation · AOC · Médoc
Médoc
An appellation of Bordeaux, in the Médoc. Its area covers 40 communes.
27,000 hadelimited areaRounded area of the shape drawn on the map: the area delimited by the INAO, which is not entirely planted.
- Arcins
- Arsac
- Avensan
- Bégadan
- Blaignan
- Blanquefort
- Castelnau-de-Médoc
- Cissac-Médoc
- Civrac-en-Médoc
- Couquèques
- Cussac-Fort-Médoc
- Gaillan-en-Médoc
- Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac
- Labarde
- Lamarque
- Lesparre-Médoc
- Listrac-Médoc
- Ludon-Médoc
- Macau
- Margaux-Cantenac
- Moulis-en-Médoc
- Ordonnac
- Parempuyre
- Pauillac
- Pian-Médoc
- Queyrac
- Saint-Christoly-Médoc
- Saint-Estèphe
- Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil
- Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
- Saint-Laurent-Médoc
- Saint-Sauveur
- Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne
- Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc
- Saint-Yzans-de-Médoc
- Soussans
- Taillan-Médoc
- Valeyrac
- Vensac
- Vertheuil
Authorised grape varieties
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
12.2 °C→ 13.7 °C
Summer, average temperature
19.9 °C→ 22 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
0.9→ 4.6
Average of the 40 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.
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Official sources
Specification of the Médoc AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialMédoc, from its appellation bodyConseil des Vins du Médoc · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Médoc
- Pauillac3.3 km
- Saint-Estèphe5.1 km
- Saint-Julien6.9 km
- Haut-Médoc10 km
- Listrac-Médoc15 km
- Moulis16 km