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Graves wine

Vin de Graves

The term Vin de Graves is given to the wines grown on the gravelly soils of the Graves district. These wines have body, beautiful
colour, finesse, very pronounced seve, and fine bouquet. Among them may be noted (besides the Chateau Haut-Brion classed with the first
of the Medoc) :

Chateau
La Mission-Haut-Brion
Pape Clement
Bon-Air (ler Cru)
Camponac (ler Cru)
Haut Bailly
Larrivet-Haut-Brion
de Chevalier
Carbonnieux
Olivier (ler Cru)
Smith Haut Lafite

Commune
Pessac
Pessac
Merignac
Pessac
Leognan
Leognan
Leognan
Leognan
Leognan
Martillac

The white wines are generally dry, and the
best have high bouquet and flavour, such as:

Chateau
Laguloup
La Louviere
Ferrand
Lalanne-Monplaisir
du Bouscaut

Commune
Leognan
Leognan
Martillac
Tlillenave d'Ornon
C'adaujac

The white wines of Graves are drunk with:
oysters and fish.