Médoc

Médoc, a district in the French department of Gironde, famed for the quantity and excellence of the wine it yields, some of the most famous growths of Bordeaux (q.v.), such as Château-Margaux, Château-Lafite, and Château-Latour. The district lies on the left bank of the estuary of the Gironde, being separated from the Landes by low hills, and is 40 miles long by from 5 to 10 wide. See Chambers's Journal (March 1890).