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Brion.
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Claret
is
divided
into
several
classes,
rated
according
to
their
excellence.
The
chief
vine
tracts
are
those
of
Mddoc,
Graves,
Palus,
and
Blanche,
each
particular
vineyard
producing
a
peculiar
sort
of
vine
;
that
of
Medoc
yielding
the
glorious
vintage
of
Chateau
Margaux,
Lafitte,
Latour,
and
others,
such
as
Ldoville,
Larose,
St.
Julien,
St.
Estephe,
Branne
Mouton,
and
other
celebrated
red
wines.
The
famous
Haut
Brion
is
produced
from
the
vine
tract
of
Le
Graves,
which
also
produces
the
white
wine
known
as
Vin-de-
Chxtve.
The
wines
of
the
flat
and
fertile
Palus
are
deep-coloured,
full-bodied,
rough
and
hard,
when
new,
but
they
improve
much
by
keeping.
Being
well
adapted
for
long
voyages,
they
are
known
as
cargo
wines.
The
Blanches,
or
dry white
wine
dis-
trict,
gives
us
the
wines
known
as
Sauterne,
Barsac,
&c.
Among
the
choice
white
wines
produced
in
this
district
the
most
famous
is
Chateau
cZ’
Tquem.
This
celebrated
wine
is
now
getting
into
great
favour
in
this
country,
and
commands
high
prices.
The
generality of
the
wines
of
Bordeaux,
through
containing
little
alcohol,
will
stand
and
keep
well.
They
are
greatly
improved
by
a
sea
voyage
indeed
it
often
happens
that
wines
of
a
lower
growth
will
become
so
much
improved
as to
almost