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Cantemerle presentation card dated 1931, still attached to the Villeneuve name, demonstrating the designs of the early 20th century, the label, cork, case and capsule markings.
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260:Middle Ages
191:appellation
93:Appellation
84:Wine region
71: /
46:Coordinates
1147:Cantemerle
1132:Cos Labory
1117:Pédesclaux
804:Haut-Brion
633:J. Morgan
490:References
439:Production
382:harvesting
356:Modern day
325:phylloxera
318:World Fair
188:Haut-Médoc
56:44°59′37″N
1228:Suduiraut
1170:Sauternes
1107:du Tertre
1067:Batailley
966:Desmirail
961:La Lagune
868:Lascombes
674:J. Anson
482:Sotheby's
456:Grand vin
281:century.
137:Varietals
125:Grand vin
120:Known for
111:Grand vin
59:0°37′29″W
1365:Category
1326:de Malle
1306:Broustet
1276:de Myrat
1248:Rieussec
1122:Belgrave
976:Ferrière
936:Giscours
926:Lagrange
898:Montrose
807:(Graves)
681:Archived
640:Archived
611:Bordeaux
555:cite web
514:Archived
393:grafting
250:status.
215:asterisk
109:25,000 (
106:Cases/yr
87:Bordeaux
35:Location
1341:Lamothe
1316:Caillou
1296:d'Arche
1243:Guiraud
1238:Climens
1190:d'Yquem
921:d'Issan
799:Margaux
573:J. Ray
464:vintage
389:Mexican
334:Margaux
275:clairet
271:tonneau
254:History
193:of the
186:in the
168:Website
1311:Nairac
1301:Filhot
1233:Coutet
1174:Barsac
1150:(1856)
1097:Dauzac
1019:Pouget
1004:Talbot
956:Palmer
916:Kirwan
815:(1973)
794:Latour
706:
617:
449:Merlot
374:francs
366:cuvier
338:Dauzac
330:Lafite
184:winery
149:Merlot
1336:Romer
773:Médoc
433:Blaye
425:Médoc
199:Macau
182:is a
39:Macau
1321:Suau
1172:and
704:ISBN
615:ISBN
561:link
480:The
470:Wine
431:and
403:and
370:chai
478:in
273:of
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