Graves

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.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

15,696.9 ha

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

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

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

• Bardins
• Château Brown
• Château Carbonnieux
• Château Haut-Bergey
• Château Haut-Brion
• Château La Louvière
• Château La Mission Haut-Brion
• Château Luchey-Halde
• Château Méric et Chante l'Oiseau
• Château de Castres
• Château de Rochemorin
• Domaine du Petit-Bourdieu
• Du Seuil
• Haut Peyrous
• Lusseau

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)