Graves wine region

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Bordeaux appellation wine region

The Graves wine region is a renowned Bordeaux appellation in southwestern France known for its high-quality red and white wines produced on gravelly soils.

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Graves wine district 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bordeaux appellation ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
appellationType AOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy Garonne River NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate maritime climate ⓘ
country France ⓘ
exportMarket international ⓘ
farming mix of traditional and modern viticulture ⓘ
grapeVarietyRed Cabernet Franc NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Merlot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Petit Verdot NERFINISHED ⓘ
grapeVarietyWhite Muscadelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sémillon NERFINISHED ⓘ
harvestMethod predominantly hand-harvested at top estates ⓘ
hasClassifiedGrowths yes ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the oldest wine-producing areas in Bordeaux ⓘ
knownFor dry white wine ⓘ
red wine ⓘ
sweet white wine ⓘ
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gironde department NERFINISHED ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
namedAfter gravel soils ⓘ
orientation south of the city of Bordeaux ⓘ
partOf Left Bank of Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulatoryBody INAO NERFINISHED ⓘ
soilType clay ⓘ
gravel ⓘ
sand ⓘ
subregion Graves Supérieures NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pessac-Léognan NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalAgingPotentialRed up to several decades for top estates ⓘ
typicalAgingPotentialWhite up to 10–20 years for top estates ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevelRed moderate to high ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevelWhite moderate ⓘ
wineClassification Graves classification of 1953 ⓘ
wineColor red ⓘ
sweet white ⓘ
white ⓘ
wineStyleRed age-worthy ⓘ
medium-bodied ⓘ
tannic ⓘ
wineStyleWhite age-worthy ⓘ
aromatic ⓘ
oak-aged ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gironde → contains → Graves wine region ⓘ
Barsac AOC → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Graves wine district
Château Bouscaut → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Carbonnieux → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château La Tour Haut-Brion → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Graves wine district
Château Malartic-Lagravière → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Olivier → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Pape Clément → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Smith Haut Lafitte → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château d’Yquem → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Cérons → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
La Brède → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Pessac → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Cestas → partOf → Graves wine region ⓘ
Martillac → partOf → Graves wine region ⓘ
Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans → partOf → Graves wine region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Graves wine district