French wine region
How to pronounce Haut Médoc
Haut Médoc is pronounced OH may-DOK. The main stress falls on DOK.
OH may-DOK
What is Haut Médoc?
The southern, more prestigious half of the Médoc peninsula in Bordeaux, France. It encompasses the famous village appellations of Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, and Saint-Estèphe, and produces structured, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant reds from well-drained gravel soils.
The name means “Upper Médoc” in French.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as HOWT may-DOK.
This is not the German word Haut: in French, h and t are silent and au sounds like a pure oh: OH may-DOK.
Often heard as OHT may-DOK.
The final t of Haut is silent, so glide straight from oh into Médoc: OH may-DOK.
Often heard as OH MED-ok.
French é is a closed ay sound and the stress falls on the last syllable: OH may-DOK.
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