Haut Médoc

Haut Médoc – wine region in the Bordeaux. Nothing but red quality wines.
Haut Médoc used to be a swamp which was reclaimed by the Dutch.
After that it were the English which bought the Clairette from Bordeaux.
Also popular because of the easy supply route: from Médoc via the Gironde by sea.

Haut Médoc is a barren landscape, with famous wine estates everywhere.
The most important Haut Médoc wine villages are:
Saint-Estèphe
Pauillac
Saint Julien
Margaux
Listrac
Moullis