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.

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 d'Eyran
• Château Laville Haut-Brion
• Domaine de Chevalier

See also

• French wine
• Bordeaux wine
• Bordeaux wine regions

External links

• Union of Classed Growths of Graves official site