Graves wine region

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The Graves wine region is a renowned Bordeaux appellation in southwestern France known for its high-quality red and white wines produced on gravelly soils.

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Label Occurrences
Graves wine region canonical 21
Graves wine district 5
Graves wine area 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bordeaux appellation ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
appellationType AOC ⓘ
borderedBy Garonne River ⓘ
linked to: Garonne
climate maritime climate ⓘ
country France ⓘ
exportMarket international ⓘ
farming mix of traditional and modern viticulture ⓘ
grapeVarietyRed Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
Petit Verdot ⓘ
grapeVarietyWhite Muscadelle ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Sémillon ⓘ
harvestMethod predominantly hand-harvested at top estates ⓘ
hasClassifiedGrowths yes ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the oldest wine-producing areas in Bordeaux ⓘ
knownFor dry white wine ⓘ
red wine ⓘ
sweet white wine ⓘ
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region ⓘ
Gironde department ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
namedAfter gravel soils ⓘ
orientation south of the city of Bordeaux ⓘ
partOf Left Bank of Bordeaux ⓘ
regulatoryBody INAO ⓘ
soilType clay ⓘ
gravel ⓘ
sand ⓘ
subregion Graves Supérieures ⓘ
Pessac-Léognan ⓘ
typicalAgingPotentialRed up to several decades for top estates ⓘ
typicalAgingPotentialWhite up to 10–20 years for top estates ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevelRed moderate to high ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevelWhite moderate ⓘ
wineClassification Graves classification of 1953 ⓘ
wineColor red ⓘ
sweet white ⓘ
white ⓘ
wineStyleRed age-worthy ⓘ
medium-bodied ⓘ
tannic ⓘ
wineStyleWhite age-worthy ⓘ
aromatic ⓘ
oak-aged ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pessac → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Cérons → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Gironde → contains → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Pape Clément → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Bouscaut → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Smith Haut Lafitte → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Olivier → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
La Brède → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Cestas → partOf → Graves wine region ⓘ
Martillac → partOf → Graves wine region ⓘ
Barsac AOC → locatedIn → Graves wine district ⓘ
linked to: Graves wine region
Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans → partOf → Graves wine district ⓘ
linked to: Graves wine region
Château Carbonnieux → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château Malartic-Lagravière → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château La Tour Haut-Brion → locatedIn → Graves wine district ⓘ
linked to: Graves wine region
Château d’Yquem → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Graves cru classé (for red wine) → partOf → Graves wine region ⓘ
Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) → locatedIn → Graves wine district ⓘ
linked to: Graves wine region
Les Hauts de Smith (white) → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Graves cru classé → partOf → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château La Louvière → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Château de France → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ
Ayguemorte-les-Graves → partOf → Graves wine region ⓘ
Beautiran → hasWineRegion → Graves wine region ⓘ
Saint-Morillon → wineAreaProximity → Graves wine area ⓘ
linked to: Graves wine region
Château Larrivet Haut-Brion → partOf → Graves wine district ⓘ
linked to: Graves wine region
Le Comte de Malartic → locatedIn → Graves wine region ⓘ