The commune (or Bordeaux suburb) of Pessac lies just to the south of these chateaux. Léognan lies 10 kilometers (six miles) further on. The latter is also home to several other quality members of the Bordeaux elite. These include Domaine de Chevalier, and Chateaux Haut-Bailly, Malartic-Lagravière, Larrivet Haut-Brion and de Fieuzal. Léognan is surrounded almost entirely by pine forests and vineyards, and benefits from the same superior drainage as Pessac.

Pessac Leognan產區最有名的酒莊當屬Chateau Haut Brion，有許多過人之處，在波爾多最早以酒莊名號聞名歐洲。 1855年分級時又一鳴驚人，成為當時唯一一座梅多克之外的一級名莊。Chateau Haut Brion不僅以紅酒聞名世界，白酒也同樣出色。酒莊白酒產量極少，是波爾多乾白之王，香氣馥鬱芬芳，是波爾多乾白酒中香氣最複雜的，口感圓潤，質感精緻，綿長迷人，風格獨特，具有超凡的陳年潛力。

儘管這獨一份的榮譽令多數酒莊難以企及，不過與奧比昂一樣名列1855分級的另十幾座列級酒莊也是Pessac Leognan葡萄酒具有代表性的存在。

延伸閱讀：Chateau Haut Brion 奧比昂

延伸閱讀：波爾多1855 梅多克列級莊分級

延伸閱讀：Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Blanc 修道院紅顏容白酒

在許多葡萄酒人的印象中，佩薩克-雷奧良的白葡萄酒色澤金黃，香氣異常豐富，口感複雜的同時又充滿果味，是非常不錯的幹型白葡萄酒。

比如對葡萄園的土壤與地理十分有研究的拉裏奧比昂酒莊(Chateau Larrivet Haut-Brion)，其所釀造的白葡萄酒氣質優雅，聞起來有淡淡的柑橘與檸檬香，入口芳香四溢，酒體飽滿，餘味中的橡木氣息令人久久回味。

佩薩克-雷奧良的紅葡萄酒在優雅之餘則多了份雍容華貴，她們往往散發著成熟的紅色水果香氣，伴隨著烤杏仁與樹脂香的風味，口感豐滿，平衡度佳，無論是年輕時享用還是陳年後再品嘗，總帶著讓人眼前一亮的愉悅感。

誕生於17世紀的騎士酒莊（Domaine de Chevalier）釀造出來的紅葡萄酒，其純淨的氣味與順滑的口感輕易便擄獲人心，易於品飲，陳年潛力更是沒話說，一直是圈中人士口中的佩薩克-雷奧良紅酒翹楚。

延伸閱讀：波爾多左岸 VS 右岸

Pessac-Léognan

In 1986 a new communal district was created within Graves, in Bordeaux,  based on the districts of Pessac and Léognan, the first of which lies within the suburbs of the city. Essentially this came about through pressure from Pessac-Léognan vignerons, who wished to disassociate themselves from growers with predominately sandy soils further south in Graves. Pessac-Léognan has the best soils of the region, very similar to those of the Médoc, although the depth of gravel is more variable, and contains all the classed growths of the region. Some of its great names, including Ch. Haut-Brion, even sit serenely and resolutely in Bordeaux's southern urban sprawl.

The climate is milder than to the north of the city and the harvest can occur up to two weeks earlier. This gives the best wines a heady, rich and almost savoury character, laced with notes of tobacco, spice and leather. Further south, the soil is sandier with more clay, and the wines are lighter, fruity and suitable for earlier drinking.