i8 THE VINEYARDS OF THE WORLD. 



village of Pauillac, on the banks of the broad 

 river, are the celebrated Chateaux of Lafite 

 and Latour, Mouton, Pichon Longueville 

 and Pontet Canet, and more than a score 

 of others, separated from each other and 

 from less famous Vineyards merely by a 

 road or even a path. 



After leaving Chateau Lafite, one enters 

 the St Estephe district where there are 

 fewer Chateaux, but where some very fine 

 wine is also made. At St. Estephe may 

 be said to terminate the " Grands Crus 

 du Medoc," although there is a large 

 quantity of good wine made in districts 

 beyond. 



2. GRAVES. This district is smaller but 

 more picturesque than the Medoc, begin- 

 ning just outside Bordeaux and extending 

 only thirteen miles to the south, and about 

 five and a half miles to the west of the 

 City. The soil is of a light sandy nature 



