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The Haut-Medoc appellation covers designated viticultural land in the southern half of the Medoc peninsula that does not include the six communal appellations of Margaux, Listrac, Moulis, St-Julien, Pauillac and St-Estephe. The soils are predominantly gravel. The area has the potential to produce red wines of Classed Growth standard, as demonstrated by Chateau Sociando-Mallet. The bulk of the production from the 10,000+ acres of vineyard land is Crus Bourgeois, e.g. your bottle.

Haut-Medoc producers of note include a few that you may recognize: Belgrave, Cantemerle, Citran, La Lagune, Sociando-Mallet, Verdignan.

One wine writer described the 95 as such: Chateau Verdignan Haut Medoc - Very good color, a little extra dimension, nice concentrattion of blackcurrant fruit, silky tannins, and very good for the appelation.

In other words, probably a good, solid B wine.