Location and landscape
Camblanes-et-Meynac is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and is part of the Communauté de communes des Portes de l’Entre-Deux-Mers. The commune is associated with the Bordeaux region. Its average elevation is about 40 metres and ranges from roughly 2 to 80 metres. The vineyards are located on sunny slopes.
Soils and viticulture
The geological base is made up of Tertiary limestone, above all Astérien limestone. In the lower Garonne valley, Quaternary deposits of gravelly or clayey-gravelly material are added. Viticulture mainly covers a clay-limestone plateau. With around 190 hectares of vineyard area, it is the dominant technical and economic agricultural branch of the commune.
Wines and history
Camblanes-et-Meynac is linked to the wines of the Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. For the local wines, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec are mentioned. The appellation produces dry red and white wines, mostly from cuvées described as rounded and fruity, which can often be suitable for ageing for several years.
The history of the commune was strongly shaped for about two centuries by viticulture and, alongside this, by stone quarrying. Evidence also survives of a Gallo-Roman villa and early wine trading via the Garonne.
