Graves
Maritime
The gravelly Left Bank district south of Bordeaux city, named for its soils and known for both dry white Bordeaux and elegant reds.
Genel bakış
Graves hakkında
Graves runs south of the city of Bordeaux along the left bank of the Garonne, and takes its name from its gravel soils (graves). It is one of the few Bordeaux districts that makes excellent dry white — from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon — as well as red, and its northern end, including Château Haut-Brion, was carved out in 1987 as the separate Pessac-Léognan appellation.
Haut-Brion was the only château outside the Médoc to be included in the 1855 Classification, an indication of the reputation it had by then. Graves has its own classification, made in 1953 and revised in 1959.
Graves haritada işaretli.
Fransa
Gölgeli alan: Gironde. Harita birimleri eyalet, il ya da département'dır; bu yüzden daha küçük bir yer, onu içeren daha büyük alan olarak görünür.
Arazi
İklim ve terroir
İklim
Maritime
Maritime, and a little warmer than the Médoc because the vines sit closer to the city and the Landes forest. Whites are picked earlier to preserve freshness, and reds benefit from the warm gravel.
Terroir ve topraklar
Asmaların yetiştiği zemin
Gravel, sand and clay, with limestone in places. The gravel stores heat, helping both Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc ripen.
Daha derine
Kurallar, yıllar ve üreticiler
Graves is classified separately from the Médoc: the Crus Classés de Graves date from 1953, and the list was finalised in 1959.
Crus Classés de Graves
Sixteen châteaux, ranked for red wine, white wine or both, with no further tiers among them.
AOC Pessac-Léognan
The northern, most prestigious part of Graves, an appellation of its own since 1987. All the classified châteaux are inside it.
AOC Graves
The wider district, for red and dry white wines.
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