Pauillac

Pauillac is a commune on the Médoc peninsula, near Bordeaux. Pauillac counts 5059 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) and covers an area of ​​2539 hectares. Of this area about 900 hectares for growing grapes are allowed. In the north, bordering the municipality of Saint- Estèphe, in the south of Saint- Julien- Beychevelle, both also very famous wine-growing villages of the Medoc. Pauillac located 48 kilometers north- west of Bordeaux. The inhabitants are called Pauillacais.

Pauillac is located on the estuary of the Gironde, and has a harbor on the northern end of a former oil refinery. In this harbor the prefabricated parts ( wings, fuselage sections, vertical stabilizer ) of the Airbus A 380 are transhipped from the ship Ville de Bordeaux on flat barges. This is necessary to the major body parts through the " Pont Pierre " to transport in Bordeaux.

Events

In Pauillac starts and ends each year on the first Saturday in September, the " longest marathon in the world ". The majority of the participants running in a fanciful costume. In addition to the sporting incentive makes the fact that the route runs primarily through the wineries, the event for runners and spectators into an outstanding event. Although the city of Pauillac advertises with the " longest marathon in the world ", the length of 42.195 km due to the standard. But in the castles, there is the food not only from fruit, carbohydrate- bite, but also from our own wine. Many a runner comes in a zigzag pattern over the route to your destination and the route extended so unintentionally.

Twinning

Since 1964, Pauillac is connected to the Bavarian town of Pullach near Munich by a partnership.

The vineyards of Pauillac

The place is world famous for its wine - in Pauillac probably grow the bulkiest drops of the Médoc, maybe of the whole Bordelais. Three of the five first growths of the Medoc, the Premier Crus, belong to the field of AOC Pauillac: the Châteaux Lafite- Rothschild, Latour and Mouton- Rothschild. In addition, you can still find two Deuxièmes Grands Crus Classé, a Quatrième Grand Cru Classé and twelve Cinquièmes Grands Crus Classé. The wines of Pauillac are characterized by their high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, which makes the wines very long shelf life, but it requires a few years of maturity: It is recommended not to open a Pauillac wine before the age of five is. Drinking wine can also earlier, but only after the wine promises maximum enjoyment.

Allowed for the wine grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon next to the Cabernet Franc, the Carmenere, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

List of the most famous wineries in Pauillac

Château Lafite -Rothschild Château Latour Château Mouton- Rothschild ( since 1973) Deuxième crus Château Pichon Longueville -Baron Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Quatrième cru Château Duhart -Milon -Rothschild Cinquièmes crus Château Batailley Château Haut- Batailley Château Croizet -Bages Château Clerc -Milon -Rothschild Château Grand -Puy- Ducasse Château Grand -Puy- Lacoste Château Haut -Bages - Libéral Château Lynch -Bages Château Lynch - Moussa Château d' Armailhac, formerly Château Mouton- Baronne -Philippe Château Pedesclaux Château Pontet - Canet