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Percent of the red grape acreage in Bordeaux planted with merlot, making merlot the most planted red grape in Bordeaux by far. Cabernet sauvignon, by comparison, grows in just 23% of the vineyards devoted to red grapes. In “white” vineyards, semillon dominates, comprising 48% of the total white grape acreage.

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