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This appellation lies at the very heart of the Médoc, spread over a strip of land perpendicular to the river, a number of small gravel-topped elevations running east to west. Between the gravelly crests, soils are gravel over either clay-limestone or clay-marl and ideal for vine cultivation. Moulis or Moulis-en-Médoc is a fascinating region geologically. Tremendous variations in soil and subsoil mean that it can be seen to represents the whole Bordeaux region in miniature. It has it all; marl, clay, gravel, iron pan, and fossil-rich limestone. This comes through in the wines. Although there are no classified growths here, a number of fine properties produce excellent wines which offer exceptional value.

GRAVES DE
VAYRES
FRONSAC
CANON-FRONSAC
POMEROL
LALANDE DE
POMEROL
ST-EMILION
COTES DE CASTILLON
ENTRE DEUX MERS
PREMIERES COTES
DE BORDEAUX
CADILLAC
MONBAZILLAC
STE CROIX DU MONT
LOUPIAC
SAUTERNES
BARSAC
CERONS
GRAVES
PESSAC-
LEOGNAN
MARGAUX
MOULIS
HAUT
MEDOC
BOURG
ST-JULIEN
PAUILLAC
BLAYE
ST-ESTEPHE
MEDOC

Moulis is the smallest Médoc appellation, with 635 hectares under vine. It lacks much in the way of height and has mounds of gravel rather than great sweeping slopes. In addition cooler soils and its situation at a greater distance from the river necessitates a marginally longer ripening period, which is fine and even desirable in a good year, but always a fear in changeable autumn climes. This all goes some way to explain why Moulis has no classified growths but also why there are bargains to be had.

The most familiar names are probably Châteaux Poujeaux, Chasse-Spleen and Maucaillou and these and a number of less well-known properties make for good insider’s wines as fashion impedes pricing.

Corney & Barrow has tended to follow two smaller properties, owned by the Cordonnier family. Château Dutruch Grand Poujeaux lies at the heart of the village of Grand Poujeaux and covers 28ha planted on gravel and argilo-calcaire (clay-limestone).
Nearby, Château Anthonic is situated in the gravel area of Moulis, just at the entrance to the village of that name. These are characterful wines which combine a certain classicism with real personality.