Wine: regions and soils
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Limestone plateau, clay, gravel and sand The limestone plateau and clay-limestone slopes, the gravels on the Libourne side and the sandy soils along t
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Limestone plateau, clay, gravel and sand The limestone plateau and clay-limestone slopes, the gravels on the Libourne side and the sandy soils along the Dordogne all sit side by side. Limestone holds water and releases it in dry spells.