Pessac-Léognan

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
wine appellation
AOCStatusGranted 1987
borders Bordeaux
surface form: City of Bordeaux
classificationSystem Graves classification
surface form: 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-Lurton
surface form: Château Couhins

Château Couhins-Lurton
Domaine de Chevalier
surface form: Château Domaine de Chevalier

Château Haut-Bailly
Château Haut-Brion
Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Château La Tour Haut-Brion
Château La Tour-Martillac
surface form: 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
southwestern France
notableEstate Domaine de Chevalier
surface form: 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
surface form: 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

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Château Carbonnieux appellation Pessac-Léognan
this entity surface form: Pessac-Léognan AOC
Château Malartic-Lagravière locatedIn Pessac-Léognan
Château Malartic-Lagravière appellation Pessac-Léognan
this entity surface form: Pessac-Léognan AOC
Château La Tour Haut-Brion subregion Pessac-Léognan
Château La Tour Haut-Brion appellation Pessac-Léognan
this entity surface form: Pessac-Léognan AOC