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Sauternes wineWines of Sauternes The commune of Sauternes lies south of the Bordeaux district. This and the communes of Bommes, Fargues, Preignac, and Barsac, are grouped as the Sauternes-Barsac districts.Sauternes are of golden colour soft, sweet and highly perfumed. They are ideal sweet light wines, warming and comforting without being heady or bilious. The most famous of these,is the Chateau Yquem, which is in a class by itself. The classification of Sauternes Grand First Growth Chateau Yquem Commune Sauternes First Growths Chateau La Tour-Blanche Peyraguey Lafaurie-Peyraguey de Rayne-Vigneau de Suduiraut Coutet Climens Guiraud Rieussec Rabaud-Promis Commune Bommes Bommes Bommes Bommes Preignac Barsac Barsac Sauternes Fargues Bommes Second Growths Chateau de Myrat Doisy d'Arche Filhot Broustet-Nerac Caillou Suau de Mal1e Lamothe La Montagne Commune Barsac Barsac Sauternes Sauternes Barsac Barsac Barsac Preignac Sauternes Preignac Leading growths of St. Emilion and Pomerol Second Growths Chateau Ausone (Ier Grand Cru) Belair (Ier Grand Cru) Magdelaine (Ier Grand Cru) Beausejour (Ier Grand Cru) Canon La Gaf£eliere (Ier Cru) Fonplegade (Ier Cru) Pavie (ler Cru) Coutet (Ier Cru) Petrus (ler Cru) Trotanoy (Ier Cru) Nenin (ler Cru) Roussillon Pomys (Crfi Bourgeois Supe'rieur) Commune St. Emilion St. Emilion St. Emilion St. Emilion St. Emilion St. Emilion St. Emilion St. Emilion Pomerol Pomerol Pomerol Neac-Pomerol St. Estephe |
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