Pauillac
This Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée located in Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, primarily uses Cabernet Sauvignon it its wine blends, with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec often assisting in the blends. Wines from this appellation usually carry blackcurrant as their primary fruit flavour, while woody, cigar-box notes also emerge. These wines classically pair with roast lamb, as well as gamey meats and rump of beef.