Bordeaux
Classification of 1855
The Bordeaux
Classification of 1855 came about when wine brokers were asked
to create a classification of the wines of Bordeaux. They only
included the top wines of the Medoc (except for the inclusion
of Chateau Haut Brion from the Graves
region). The rating was based (mostly) on the price that the wines
were bringing in the market and it divided these top wineries
into 5 classifications. These classifications are known as 'Growths'.
The only change in this classification of these wineries since
that time has been the elevation of Chateau
Mouton-Rothschild in 1973 from 2nd Growth to 1st growth
status. Some Chateaux are now producing wines that deserve
a higher classification and others deserve a lower rating. There
are many more Chateaux that were not included in the 5 classifications.
The classified
chateaux are responsible for nearly 1/4 of of the wine production
in the Medoc.
Premier
grands crus classes
(First Great Growths)
Chateau
Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Chateau
Latour (Pauillac)
Chateau
Margaux (Margaux)
Chateau
Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac) Elevated in 1973
Chateau
Haut-Brion (Pessac)
Deuxieme
grands crus classes
(Second
Great Growths)
Chateau
Brane-Cantenac (Cantenac-Margaux)
Chateau
Cos-d'Estournel (Saint-Estèphe)
Chateau
Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Durfort-Viviens (Margaux)
Chateau
Gruaud-Larose (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Lascombes (Margaux)
Chateau
Leoville-Barton (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Leoville-Las-Cases (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Leoville-Poyferré (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Montrose (Saint-Estèphe)
Chateau
Pichon-Lalande (Pauillac)
Chateau
Pichon-Longueville Baron (Pauillac)
Chateau
Rauzan-Segla (Margaux)
Chateau
Rauzan-Gassies (Margaux)
Troisieme
grands crus classes
(Third
Great Growths)
Chateau
Boyd-Cantenac (Cantenac-Margaux)
Chateau
Calon-Segur (Saint-Estèphe)
Chateau
Cantenac-Brown (Cantenac-Margaux)
Chateau
Desmirail (Margaux)
Chateau
Ferriere (Margaux)
Chateau
Giscours (Labarde-Margaux)
Chateau
d'Issan (Cantenac-Margaux)
Chateau
Kirwan (Cantenac-Margaux)
Chateau
Lagrange (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
La Lagune (Ludon)
Chateau
Langoa-Barton (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Malescot-Saint-Exupery (Margaux)
Chateau
Marquis d'Alesme-Becker (Margaux)
Chateau
Palmer (Cantenac-Margaux)
Quatrieme
grands crus classes
(Fourth
Great Growths)
Chateau
Beychevelle (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Branaire-Ducru (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Duhart-Milon-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Chateau
La Tour-Carnet (Saint-Laurent)
Chateau
Lafon-Rochet (Saint-Estephe)
Chateau
Marquis-de-Terme (Margaux)
Chateau
Pouget (Cantenac-Margaux)
Chateau
Prieure-Lichine (Cantenac-Margaux)
Chateau
Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien)
Chateau
Talbot (Saint-Julien)
Cinquieme
grands crus classes
(Fifth
Great Growths)
Chateau
Batailley (Pauillac)
Chateau
Belgrave (Saint-Laurent)
Chateau
Camensac (Saint-Laurent)
Chateau
Cantermerle (Macau)
Chateau
Clerc-Milon (Pauillac)
Chateau
Cos-Labory (Saint-Estephe)
Chateau
Croizet-Bages (Pauillac)
Chateau
d'Armailhac (was
Chateau Mouton d'Armailhac (Pauillac))
Chateau
Dauzac Labarde (Margaux)
Chateau
Grand-Puy-Ducasse (Pauillac)
Chateau
Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Pauillac)
Chateau
Haut-Bages-Liberal (Pauillac)
Chateau
Haut-Batailley (Pauillac)
Chateau
Lynch-Bages (Pauillac)
Chateau
Lynch-Moussas (Pauillac)
Chateau
Pedesclaux (Pauillac)
Chateau
Pontet-Canet (Pauillac)
Chateau
du Tertre Arsac (Margaux)
There
are also several estates that were not classified that are notable
today. These include:
Clos
L'Eglise (Pomerol)
A
class of 'good but not the very' best Chateaux are called Cru Bourgeois.
This class includes:
Chateau
Greysac (Medoc)
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