Located in the heart of the Médoc to the northwest of Bordeaux, the “Pauillac” appellation extends over some 1,200 hectares located in the immediate vicinity of the town of the same name, on the edge of the Gironde estuary. It has no less than three of the four Premiers Crus Classés of the Médoc, as well as fifteen Crus Classés in 1855 which together represent more than three-quarters of the commune's production. The reputation of the appellation itself, as famous as it is, is sometimes surpassed by the sole name of its great châteaux.