Pessac-Léognan

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Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée wine appellation

Pessac-Léognan is a prestigious wine appellation in southwestern France known for its high-quality red and dry white wines, including several classified growths.

Aliases (1)

Pessac-Léognan AOC ×2

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée → wine appellation →
AOCStatusGranted	1987 →
borders	City of Bordeaux →
classificationSystem	1953 Graves classification →
climate	maritime climate →
containsCommune	Cadaujac → Canejan → Cestas → Gradignan → La Brède → Léognan → Martillac → Mérignac → Pessac → Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans → Saucats → Talence → Villenave-d’Ornon →
country	France →
exportedTo	international wine markets →
grapeVarietyRed	Cabernet Franc → Cabernet Sauvignon → Merlot → Petit Verdot →
grapeVarietyWhite	Muscadelle → Sauvignon Blanc → Sémillon →
hasClassifiedGrowth	Château Bouscaut → Château Carbonnieux → Château Couhins → Château Couhins-Lurton → Château Domaine de Chevalier → Château Haut-Bailly → Château Haut-Brion → Château La Mission Haut-Brion → Château La Tour Haut-Brion → Château Latour-Martillac → Château Malartic-Lagravière → Château Olivier → Château Pape Clément → Château Smith Haut Lafitte → Château de Fieuzal →
knownFor	dry white wine → red wine →
locatedIn	Bordeaux wine region → Gironde department → Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED → southwestern France →
notableEstate	Château Domaine de Chevalier → Château Haut-Brion → Château La Mission Haut-Brion → Château Pape Clément → Château Smith Haut Lafitte →
partOf	Left Bank of Bordeaux →
previouslyPartOf	Graves AOC →
redWineProfile	structured and age-worthy →
reputation	prestigious Bordeaux appellation →
soilType	clay → gravel → sand →
subregionOf	Graves →
whiteWineProfile	aromatic and complex →
whiteWineStyle	oak-aged dry white →
wineColorProduced	red → white →
wineStyle	Bordeaux blend red → Sauvignon Blanc–Sémillon dry white blend →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bordeaux → Bordeaux wine region → Graves →	hasSubregion
Sauvignon Blanc → Sémillon ("Pessac-Léognan AOC") →	usedInAppellation
Graves classification →	appliesToRegion
Bordeaux wine region ("Pessac-Léognan AOC") →	hasAppellation