| Wine region | |
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1987 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Bordeaux wine |
| Sub-regions | Graves |
| Climate region | Oceanic climate |
| Total area | 1,300 hectares |
| Varietals produced | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Cabernet Franc |
| Wine produced | 67,000 hectolitres |
| Wine region | |
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1987 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Bordeaux wine |
| Sub-regions | Graves |
| Climate region | Oceanic climate |
| Total area | 265 hectares |
| Varietals produced | Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon |
| Wine produced | 13,400 hectolitres |
Pessac-Léognan is a French wine appellation located in the northern part of the district of [[]Graves]], just south of the city of Bordeaux. It consists of 10 communes: Cadaujac, Canéjan, Gradignan, Léognan, Martillac, Mérignac, Pessac, Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans, Talence and Villenave d'Ornon.
History edit
Following lobbying efforts by the region's more historic estates for an appellation of distinction, these had been allowed to use the appellations Graves-Pessac and Graves-Léognan since 1984.[1] The appellation was decreed on September 9, 1987, permitting the vintages of 1986 to be the first to use this appellation. As an enclave of the Graves AOC, it is centered around the villages of Pessac, Talence and Léognan. It contains all of the Grands Crus Classés listed in the classifications of 1953 and 1959, several noted for producing both red and dry white wine of classed standard.
Estates edit
Notes edit
- ^ Also rated as a Premier Cru in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, but rated only as a red wine producer in the Classification of Graves wine.
- ^ Estate discontinued after the 2005 vintage.
Sources edit
- Pessac-Léognan (rouge) Pessac-Léognan (blanc sec) Bordeaux.com, Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) (in French)
- Footnotes
- ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. p.310-312. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. p.279-280.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ winemega.com. "Pessac-Leognan, Graves".
- ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "Graves".
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