THE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF 1855

SECOND-GROWTHS (Deuxièmes Crus)

THIRD-GROWHS (Troisièmes Crus)

FOURTH-GROWTHS (Quatrièmes Crus)

FIFTH-GROWTHS (Cinquièmes Crus)

* This wine, although a Graves, was universally recognized and classified as one of the 4 first-growths.
+ This wine was decreed a first-growth in 1973.

The Saint-Emilion Classification

In 1954, further to a request from the "Syndicat de Défense des Vins de Saint-Emilion", the INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine) established a classification of wines from this appellation.

The law stipulates that every ten years the INAO should revise this classification which attaches great importance to the high quality of the terroir.

Only wines from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru appellation are eligible top become an official Grand Cru Classé or Premier Grand Cru Classé.The 1969, 1979, 1984 and 1996 revisions slightly altered the original classification.

The current classification includes 13 Premier Grand Crus Classés and 55 Grand Crus Classés, with a combined area of 860 hectares (2,124 acres) under wine.

First Great Growth category A (Premiers Grands Crus Classés A)

Château Ausone
Château Cheval Blanc

First Great Growth category B (Premiers Grands Crus Classés B)

Great Growths (Grands Crus Classés)

Graves: 1959 Official Classification

Classified Red Wines of Graves Commune

Chateau d'Yquem

FIRST-GROWTHS

SECOND-GROWTHS