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production of red wines is situated on the south side of the Gi- 

 ronde, between Bordeaux and the sea, and is known as the 

 " Medoc District." It is here that all of the celebrated vineyards 

 are situated which have made Bordeaux wines famous all over 

 the world. The district of Medoc is divided up into " communes," 

 or townships, the principal of which are Pauillac, Saint-Julien, 

 Margaux, and Saint-Estephe, although there ai-e a dozen or more 

 others which yield large quantities of good wines, but which are 

 not as well known as those which I have enumerated. These 

 " communes," or townships, furnish a general name for all the 

 wine grown within their boundaries, but here and there are situ- 

 ated celebrated vineyards, the proprietors of which have erected 

 fine chateaux, named, in some cases, after the districts in which 

 they are situated, and in others after the family by whom they 

 are owned. Thus, in the Margaux commune is situated the Cha- 

 teau Margaux ; in the Pauillac commune the Chateau Latour, and 

 the celebrated Chateau Laflte; in the Saint-Julien commune, 

 Chateau LsoviUe, Larose, and others, and in each of these com- 

 munes are a considerable number of other vineyards less celebrated. 

 The quality of the products of all these vineyards is well known, 

 and they are classed by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce as 

 first, second, third, fourth, and fifth crus, or qualities. The word 

 " cru " is also somewhat indiscriminately used in the trade to desig- 

 nate the chief vineyards, as will be seen by the following list, 

 copied from the official classification of the Chamber of Commerce 

 of Bordeaux : 



BED WINES. 



Premiers Cr'&s (First Quality). 



Cras. Communes. Proprietors. 



Chateau Lafite Pauillac EothschUd heirs. 



Chateau Margaux Margaux Aguado. 



i de Beaumont. 



Chateau Latour Pauillac i de Courtivron. 



( de Flers. 

 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Eugene Larrieu. 



Deuxi&mes Grils (Second Quality). 



Mouton Pauillac Baron Jas. de EothschUd. 



( Seffla ( Durand. 



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