Pauillac
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| Pauillac | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Aquitaine |
| Départment | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Pauillac |
| INSEE | 33544 |
| Postal Code | 33250 |
| Mayor Current Term | |
| Intercommunality | |
| Longitude | -00° 44' 51" W |
| Latitude | 45° 12' 03" N |
| Altitudes | average : 6 m minimum : 0 m maximum : 29 m |
| Area | 22.74 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 1,274 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 56 inhab./km² |
Pauillac is a small village and port on the Gironde estuary, that produces red wine.
Administratively, Pauillac is a commune of the Gironde département.
Wine
The village consists of only 3000 acres (12 km²) of vineyards in the Haut-Médoc between the villages of Saint-Julien to the south and Saint-Estèphe to the north, but is home to three of Bordeaux's five first growth wines: Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, and Château Mouton-Rothschild.
Selection of Pauillac estates
- Château d'Armailhac
- Château Batailley
- Château Clerc Milon
- Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild
- Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse
- Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
- Château Haut-Bages-Liberal
- Château Haut-Batailley
- Château Lafite Rothschild
- Château Latour
- Château Lynch-Bages
- Château Mouton Rothschild
- Château Pedesclaux
- Château Pichon Longueville-Baron
- Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
- Château Pontet-Canet
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