Moulis

Moulis is an appellation in France, covering 1,077.9 ha across 4 communes. The rules allow red wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 10 km south-west of Blaye and 29 km north of Bordeaux.

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

Key facts

Official name

Moulis ou Moulis-en-Médoc

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

1,077.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

6.84 × 7.5 km

Centre

45.0655° N, 0.7564° 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

10 km south-west of Blaye

Nearest city

29 km north of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

6.1 km

Lakes nearby

Hourtin-Carcans (27 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

3–40 m

Mean elevation

20 m

Mean slope

1.4° (2 %)

Steepest tenth

above 2°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 60,148 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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks52%
• Unconsolidated sediments48%

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

Communes · 4

• Castelnau-De-Medoc
• Lamarque
• Listrac-Medoc
• Moulis-En-Medoc

Wineries · 2

• Château Branas Grand Poujeaux
• Château bois de la Gravette

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Sources

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