France · AOC
Graves
Appellation
Graves is an appellation in France, covering 15,696.9 ha across 38 communes. The rules allow red and white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.
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Key facts Type AOC Category Vin tranquille Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 15,696.9 ha Separate plots 55 Extent N–S × E–W 38.07 × 39.71 km Centre 44.7036° N, 0.5501° W Grapes Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cot, Merlot, Muscadelle, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon Max yield 68 hl/ha Min planting density 5,000 vines/ha INAO office Bordeaux Where it is Nearest town 4.9 km south-east of Léognan Nearest city 9 km south of Villenave-d'Ornon 30,347 people To the sea 21 km Rivers nearby Garonne (7.2 km) Same latitude Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 3–112 m Mean elevation 36 m Measured over the whole outline on 57,518 elevation cells of about 54 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules Red Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenère Cot Merlot Petit Verdot
max 65 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
White Muscadelle Sauvignon Sauvignon Gris Semillon
max 68 hl/ha · min 5,000 vines/ha
Vintages: Bordeaux (red) 5 05
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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.
Bedrock Unconsolidated sediments83% Mixed sedimentary rocks15% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 38 Arbanats Ayguemorte-Les-Graves Beautiran Budos Cabanac-Et-Villagrains Cadaujac Castres-Gironde Cerons Cestas Coimeres Canéjan Guillos Gradignan Illats La Brede Landiras Langon Leogeats Leognan Mazeres Martillac Mérignac Podensac Portets Pujols-Sur-Ciron Pessac Roaillan Saint-Michel-De-Rieufret Saint-Morillon Saint-Pardon-De-Conques Saint-Pierre-De-Mons Saint-Selve Saucats Saint-Médard-D'Eyrans Toulenne Talence Villenave-D'Ornon Virelade Wineries · 15 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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