The Cru Bourgeois classification been created in 1932 to complete the 1855 classification. It is available only for the Medoc area.
This classification has been reviewed in 2003 but canceled in 2007 so it is still the 1932 list available today.
There is 3 levels in this classification :
Cru Bourgeois exceptionnel
Cru Bourgeois supérieur
Cru Bourgeois
See the list of the Chateaus classified
Graves Classification
Graves :
The Graves classification has been created in 1953 and reviewed one time in 1959.
There is only 1 level : "Grand Cru Classe des Graves" and most of the wineries are in the Pessac Leognan appellation.
The Graves classification has been created in 1953 and reviewed one time in 1959.
There is only 1 level : "Grand Cru Classe des Graves" and most of the wineries are in the Pessac Leognan appellation.
- Crus Classés
- Château Bouscaut
- Château Carbonnieux
- Château Couhins-Lurton
- Château Fieuzal
- Château Haut-Bailly
- Château Haut-Brion
- Château la Tour Haut-Brion
- Château Latour-Martillac
- Château La Mission Haut-Brion
- Château Malartic-Lagravrière
- Château Olivier
- Château Pape Clément
- Château Smith Haut-lafitte
- Domaine De Chevalier
St Emilion Classification
St Emilion :
This classification exists only from 1959 and it is reviewed every 10 years by a panel of professionals.
It includes 3 levels : Premier Grand Cru Classé A, Premier Grand Cru Classé B & Grand Cru Classé.
Note : The last classification 2006 is at present time canceled. The 1996 is still available.
This classification exists only from 1959 and it is reviewed every 10 years by a panel of professionals.
It includes 3 levels : Premier Grand Cru Classé A, Premier Grand Cru Classé B & Grand Cru Classé.
Note : The last classification 2006 is at present time canceled. The 1996 is still available.
St Emilion 1996
Premier Grand Cru Classé A (2)
Château Ausone
Château Cheval Blanc
Premier Grand Cru Classé B (11)
Château Angélus
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Beauséjour
(Duffau-Lagarosse)
Château Belair
Château Canon
Château Figeac
Château La Gaffelière
Château Magdelaine
Château Pavie
Château Trottevieille
Clos Fourtet
Grand cru classé (55)
Château Balestard-La-Tonnelle
Château Bellevue
Château Bergat
Château Berliquet
Château Cadet-Bon
Château Cadet-Piola
Château Canon-La-Gaffelière
Château Cap de Mourlin
Château Chauvin
Château Clos des Jacobins
Château Corbin
Château Corbin-Michotte
Château Curé Bon
Château Dassault
Château Faurie-de-Souchard
Château Fonplégade
Château Fonroque
Château Franc-Mayne
Château Guadet-Saint-Julien
Château Grand-Mayne
Château Grand-Pontet
Château Haut-Corbin
Château Haut Sarpe
Château L´Arrosée
Château La Clotte
Château La Clusière
Château La Couspaude
Château La Dominique
Château La Marzelle
Château La Serre
Château La Tour-Figeac
Château La Tour-du-Pin-Figeac
Château La Tour du Pin Figeac
Château Laniote
Château Larcis-Ducasse
Château Larmande
Château Laroque
Château Laroze
Château Le Prieuré
Château Les Grandes Murailles
Château Matras
Château Moulin du Cadet
Château Pavie-Decesse
Château Pavie-Macquin
Château Petit-Faurie-de-Soutard
Château Ripeau
Château Saint-Georges-Côte-Pavie
Château Soutard
Château Tertre Daugay
Château Troplong-Mondot
Château Villemaurine
Château Yon-Figeac
Clos de l'Oratoire
Clos Saint-Martin
Couvent des Jacobins
1855 Classification
It exists many classifications depending mainly on the Appellation where the wine is produced.
The most famous is the 1855 classification. This one is available only for :
St Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien, Margaux, Haut Medoc, Pessac, Barsac & Sauternes.
The classification was created to promote the most famous Bordeaux wines at the Paris Universal Exhibition. 78 Chateaus are included in this classification and has been selected by wine merchants and based on many years of trade experience. This classification is made with 5 levels (1 -> 5) and has never been reviewed from this time except in 1973 Mouton Rothschild second has moved to first.
Today, on the bottle, the label refer to this classification with the sentence "Grand Cru Classe 1855" but don't specify the level.
More information on Cru Classe 1855
The most famous is the 1855 classification. This one is available only for :
St Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien, Margaux, Haut Medoc, Pessac, Barsac & Sauternes.
The classification was created to promote the most famous Bordeaux wines at the Paris Universal Exhibition. 78 Chateaus are included in this classification and has been selected by wine merchants and based on many years of trade experience. This classification is made with 5 levels (1 -> 5) and has never been reviewed from this time except in 1973 Mouton Rothschild second has moved to first.
Today, on the bottle, the label refer to this classification with the sentence "Grand Cru Classe 1855" but don't specify the level.
Medoc & Graves
1st Premiers Crus
Château Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac
Château Latour, Pauillac
Château Margaux, Margaux
Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac (Second cru en 1855, promu en premier cru en 1973)
Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Graves (Pessac jusqu'en 1986)
2nd Deuxièmes Crus
Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux
Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux (anciennement Château Rausan-Ségla)
Château Léoville Barton, St.-Julien
Château Léoville Las Cases, St.-Julien
Château Léoville Poyferré, St.-Julien
Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux
Château Gruaud-Larose, St.-Julien
Château Lascombes, Margaux
Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château Pichon-Longueville, Pauillac
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St.-Julien
Château Cos d'Estournel, St.-Estèphe
Château Montrose, St.-Estèphe
3rd Troisièmes Crus
Château Kirwan, Margaux (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château d'Issan, Margaux (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château Lagrange, St.-Julien
Château Langoa Barton, St.-Julien
Château Giscours, Margaux (Labarde-Margaux)
Château Malescot St. Exupéry, Margaux
Château Boyd-Cantenac, Margaux
Château Cantenac Brown, Margaux (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château Palmer, Margaux (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château La Lagune, Haut-Médoc (Ludon)
Château Desmirail, Margaux
Château Calon-Ségur, St.-Estèphe
Château Ferrière, Margaux
Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Margaux
4th Quatrièmes Crus
Château Saint-Pierre, St.-Julien
Château Talbot, St.-Julien
Château Branaire-Ducru, St.-Julien
Château Duhart-Milon, Pauillac
Château Pouget, Margaux (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château La Tour Carnet, Haut-Médoc (St.-Laurent)
Château Lafon-Rochet, St.-Estèphe
Château Beychevelle, St.-Julien
Château Prieuré-Lichine, Margaux (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château Marquis de Terme, Margaux
5th Cinquièmes Crus
Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
Château Batailley, Pauillac
Château Haut-Batailley, Pauillac
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac
Château Grand-Puy Ducasse, Pauillac
Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac
Château Lynch-Moussas, Pauillac
Château Dauzac Margaux (Labarde)
Château d'Armailhac, Pauillac (anciennement Château Mouton-Baronne-Philippe)
Château du Tertre, Margaux (Arsac)
Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac
Château Pédesclaux, Pauillac
Château Belgrave, Haut-Médoc (St.-Laurent)
Château de Camensac, Haut-Médoc (St.-Laurent) (anciennement Château Camensac)
Château Cos Labory, St.-Estèphe
Château Clerc-Milon, Pauillac
Château Croizet-Bages, Pauillac
Château Cantemerle , Haut-Médoc (Macau)
Sauternes & Barsac
1st A Premier Cru Supérieur
Château d'Yquem, Sauternes
1st B Premiers Crus
château La Tour Blanche, Bommes (Sauternes)
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes)
Clos Haut-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes) (château Clos Haut-Peyraguey)
Château de Rayne-Vigneau, Bommes (Sauternes)
Château Suduiraut, Preignac (Sauternes)
Château Coutet, Barsac
Château Climens, Barsac
Château Guiraud, Sauternes
Château Rieussec, Fargues (Sauternes)
Château Rabaud-Promis, Bommes (Sauternes)
Château Sigalas-Rabaud, Bommes (Sauternes)
2nd Deuxièmes Crus
Château Myrat, Barsac (château de Myrat)
Château Doisy Daëne, Barsac
Château Doisy-Dubroca, Barsac
Château Doisy-Védrines, Barsac
Château d'Arche, Sauternes
Château Filhot, Sauternes
Château Broustet Barsac
Château Nairac, Barsac
Château Caillou, Barsac
Château Suau, Barsac
Château de Malle, Preignac (Sauternes)
Château Romer, Fargues (Sauternes)
Château Romer du Hayot, Fargues (Sauternes)
Château Lamothe, Sauternes
Château Lamothe Guignard, Sauternes
More information on Cru Classe 1855
Introduction
Welcome on the 33Tour blog.
33Tour is a local transportation agency specialized in Bordeaux Winery Tours .
"33" is the local administrative number of the Gironde (Bordeaux + wine region), It is why 33Tour evoke the company geographic identity.
Because the Bordeaux vineyard is one of the most famous in the world but also one of the most complicated to understand (even for French people !). These pages try to explain what are the mains appellations, classification, terroir ...
33Tour is a local transportation agency specialized in Bordeaux Winery Tours .
"33" is the local administrative number of the Gironde (Bordeaux + wine region), It is why 33Tour evoke the company geographic identity.
Because the Bordeaux vineyard is one of the most famous in the world but also one of the most complicated to understand (even for French people !). These pages try to explain what are the mains appellations, classification, terroir ...
Wine Tours
What is a Bordeaux Wine Tour ?
First you have to understand that wine tourism is something "new" here in Bordeaux. Before few years ago it was not so usual to welcome the visitors in the estates. Now the minds change but we are not in the "Napa" and don't imagine arriving on day, stop at the first winery on the road, ring the bell and taste. No ! it does not work like that especially if you come on Sunday or during the week at lunch hour (12-2pm).
Most of the Chateaus will welcome you with pleasure, but it is better to take an appointment, to select the place where you want to visit & taste.
Some local travel agent can do it for you in all the vineyard, check our Bordeaux wine tours selection.
A visit takes around 1h-1h30, they will explain you the history of the estate, the terroir, the vineyard, the process then you will taste the wines from the estate.
Usually you can visit 3 Chateaus per day.
It exists more than 10.000 wineries in the Bordeaux vineyard but only less than 200 are very renown and famous.
First rule : more the winery is famous, more it is difficult to visit.
Forget about Cheval Blanc, Yquem, Margaux, Lafite & Latour.
At the opposite, some Chateaus want to be open to visitors and have their own staff who make the visit and the tasting :
Mouton Rothschild, Pape Clement, Smith Haut Lafite, Franc Mayne ....you just need to take an appointment.
Second rule : The others 9800 wineries less prestigious have to be also visited. Because it is a family estate and they don't have staff, most of the time you will meet directly the owner. A wine tasting is not just a glass of wine in your hand it is an unique opportunity to share with him on his passion and his products.
Third rule : The vineyard is large St Emilion, Sauternes, Pauilac are far away from each others. So you need to think about one day per vineyard. One day St Emilion, one day Medoc, one day Sauternes & Graves, one day Blaye & Fronsac.
For a full wine tour it is a minimum of 3-4 days.
First you have to understand that wine tourism is something "new" here in Bordeaux. Before few years ago it was not so usual to welcome the visitors in the estates. Now the minds change but we are not in the "Napa" and don't imagine arriving on day, stop at the first winery on the road, ring the bell and taste. No ! it does not work like that especially if you come on Sunday or during the week at lunch hour (12-2pm).
Most of the Chateaus will welcome you with pleasure, but it is better to take an appointment, to select the place where you want to visit & taste.
Some local travel agent can do it for you in all the vineyard, check our Bordeaux wine tours selection.
A visit takes around 1h-1h30, they will explain you the history of the estate, the terroir, the vineyard, the process then you will taste the wines from the estate.
Usually you can visit 3 Chateaus per day.
It exists more than 10.000 wineries in the Bordeaux vineyard but only less than 200 are very renown and famous.
First rule : more the winery is famous, more it is difficult to visit.
Forget about Cheval Blanc, Yquem, Margaux, Lafite & Latour.
At the opposite, some Chateaus want to be open to visitors and have their own staff who make the visit and the tasting :
Mouton Rothschild, Pape Clement, Smith Haut Lafite, Franc Mayne ....you just need to take an appointment.
Second rule : The others 9800 wineries less prestigious have to be also visited. Because it is a family estate and they don't have staff, most of the time you will meet directly the owner. A wine tasting is not just a glass of wine in your hand it is an unique opportunity to share with him on his passion and his products.
Third rule : The vineyard is large St Emilion, Sauternes, Pauilac are far away from each others. So you need to think about one day per vineyard. One day St Emilion, one day Medoc, one day Sauternes & Graves, one day Blaye & Fronsac.
For a full wine tour it is a minimum of 3-4 days.
Appellation
What are the mains Bordeaux vineyard appellation ?
There is more than 30 different appellations in the Bordeaux vineyard.
An appellation is related to a geographic part : the name of a village (St Emilion, Margaux, Sauternes ...) or the name of an area (Medoc, Entre 2 mers, cotes de Blaye ...).
The vineyard is separated in the middle by the Gironde river.
We call the right bank the right side of this river and the the left bank the left side.
On the Right bank : St Emilion, Pomerol, Blaye, Fronsac ...
On the Left Bank you find : Medoc, Graves, Sauternes ....
The Gironde river splits in 2 others rivers, the Dordogne & the Garonne and in the middle of these it is the "Entre 2 mers" appellation.
Have a look on the Bordeaux vineyard map
Medoc :
The Medoc is a long wide band situated on the left bank. Most of the production is red wine & the mains appellations are :
-Margaux
-Pauillac
-St Estephe
-St Julien
-Listrac
-Moulis
Graves :The Grave is a small appellation close Bordeaux. They produce both red & white wines.
The most famous appellation is the Pessac Leognan.
Sauternes :The Sauternes production is sweet white wine. It is a very small appellation but very famous.
Entre 2 mers :
This appellation is less known but they product very special dry white wine which goes very well with fish & sea food.
St Emilion :The village and the vineyard are listed as human world heritage by the UNESCO. The production is mainly red wine. Situated close the Dordogne valley, the landscape is made of plateau and small hill.
Pomerol :
Close St Emilion there is the Pomerol appellation. The production is red wine made with more than 90% of Merlot.
May be the smallest vineyard but one of the most famous with it Star "Petrus".
Note that we don't say Chateau" we just say Petrus !
Arround St Emilion
Puisseguin, Montagne, Lalande de Pomerol, Fronsac, Lussac ....
Arround Blaye
Cote de Blaye, Cote de Bourg
There is more than 30 different appellations in the Bordeaux vineyard.
An appellation is related to a geographic part : the name of a village (St Emilion, Margaux, Sauternes ...) or the name of an area (Medoc, Entre 2 mers, cotes de Blaye ...).
The vineyard is separated in the middle by the Gironde river.
We call the right bank the right side of this river and the the left bank the left side.
On the Right bank : St Emilion, Pomerol, Blaye, Fronsac ...
On the Left Bank you find : Medoc, Graves, Sauternes ....
The Gironde river splits in 2 others rivers, the Dordogne & the Garonne and in the middle of these it is the "Entre 2 mers" appellation.
Have a look on the Bordeaux vineyard map
Medoc :
The Medoc is a long wide band situated on the left bank. Most of the production is red wine & the mains appellations are :
-Margaux
-Pauillac
-St Estephe
-St Julien
-Listrac
-Moulis
Graves :The Grave is a small appellation close Bordeaux. They produce both red & white wines.
The most famous appellation is the Pessac Leognan.
Sauternes :The Sauternes production is sweet white wine. It is a very small appellation but very famous.
Entre 2 mers :
This appellation is less known but they product very special dry white wine which goes very well with fish & sea food.
St Emilion :The village and the vineyard are listed as human world heritage by the UNESCO. The production is mainly red wine. Situated close the Dordogne valley, the landscape is made of plateau and small hill.
Pomerol :
Close St Emilion there is the Pomerol appellation. The production is red wine made with more than 90% of Merlot.
May be the smallest vineyard but one of the most famous with it Star "Petrus".
Note that we don't say Chateau" we just say Petrus !
Arround St Emilion
Puisseguin, Montagne, Lalande de Pomerol, Fronsac, Lussac ....
Arround Blaye
Cote de Blaye, Cote de Bourg
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