Pessac-Léognan
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Pessac-Léognan is a French wine appellation, within the Graves subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Both red and white wine is produced within the appellation, which consists of 10 communes: Cadaujac, Canéjan, Gradignan, Léognan, Martillac, Mérignac, Pessac, Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans, Talence and Villenave-d'Ornon.
The appellation was created in 1987 as a sub-region of the Graves wine-making district south of the city of Bordeaux to represent the area's better-known producers, and is centred around the towns 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.
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Chateaux of this appellation include:
- Château Haut-Bailly
- Château Haut-Brion
- Château La Mission Haut-Brion
- Château La Tour Haut-Brion
- Château Latour-Martillac
- Château Laville Haut-Brion
- Domaine de Chevalier
- Château Bouscaut
- Château Carbonnieux
- Château de Fieuzal
- Château Couhins
- Château Couhins-Lurton
- Château Malartic Lagravière
- Château Olivier
- Château Pape Clément
- Château Smith Haut Lafitte
- Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
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