Margaux

Margaux is an appellation in France, covering 1,873.8 ha across 4 communes. The rules allow red wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 9.9 km north of Parempuyre and 22 km north of Bordeaux.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

1,873.8 ha

Separate plots

5

Extent N–S × E–W

8.85 × 8.01 km

Centre

45.0290° N, 0.6662° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cot, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Max yield

63 hl/ha

Min planting density

7,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

9.9 km north of Parempuyre

Nearest city

22 km north of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

2.3 km

Same latitude

Eola-Amity Hills (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

2–34 m

Mean elevation

15 m

Mean slope

1.1° (2 %)

Steepest tenth

above 2°

Faces

several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 106,038 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments100%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 4

• Arsac
• Labarde
• Margaux-Cantenac
• Soussans

Wineries · 15

• Château Brane-Cantenac
• Château Desmirail
• Château Deyrem-Valentin
• Château Durfort-Vivens
• Château Kirwan
• Château La Tour de Bessan
• Château La Tour de Mons
• Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry
• Château Margaux
• Château Marquis de Terme
• Château Marquis d’Alesme -
• Château Prieuré-Lichine
• Château Rauzan-Gassies
• Château Rauzan-Segla
• Vignobles des Quatre Vents

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)