Graves

All the Bordeaux Graves

The Graves appellation lies to the south-west of the city of Bordeaux, on the left bank of the Garonne. It covers 3,600 hectares, 2/3 of its production being reds made from Cabernet-Sauvignon (around 70%) and Merlot, and 1/3 from whites made from Sémillon (which adds fullness and notes of honey and dried fruit) and Sauvignon (citrus notes and liveliness).Protected by the Landes forest, this terroir is planted on a subsoil of clay, sand, alios and limestone and a soil of gravel and pebbles rolled by the waters of the ancient courses of the Garonne, whose quartz reflects the sun's rays and helps the grapes to ripen better.The reds are rather austere, mineral, smoky and racy, capable of long ageing, while the whites have notes of flowers and citrus, evolving towards candied fruit, acacia and pine over time.The Pessac-Léognan appellation to the north of the Graves was created in 1987, and its wines can benefit from the Graves appellation. The Graves crus classés are located here (Château Haut-Brion, Château Carbonnieux, Domaine de Chevalier, Château Couhins, Château de Fieuzal, Château Haut-Bailly, Château Pape Clément, Château Smith Haut Lafitte, etc.).

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