Classification of Graves wine

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A white Pessac-Leognan wine from the classified estate Chateau Carbonnieux Carbonnieux White Bordeaux.jpg
A white Pessac-Leognan wine from the classified estate Château Carbonnieux

The wines of Graves in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified in 1953 by a jury appointed by Institute National des Appellations d'Origine, and approved by the Minister of Agriculture in August of that year. The selection was revised with a few additions in February 1959. The classification concerns both red and white wines, and all chateaux belong to the appellation Pessac-Léognan, which eventually came into effect on September 9, 1987. [1]

Contents

1959 classification

Crus classéCommuneColour
Château Bouscaut Cadaujac red and white  
Château Carbonnieux Léognan red and white
Domaine de Chevalier Léognanred and white
Château Couhins Villenave-d'Ornon  white
Château Couhins-Lurton Villenave d'Ornonwhite
Château de Fieuzal Léognanred
Château Haut-Bailly Léognanred
Château Haut-Brion [a] Pessac red
Château Latour-Martillac Martillac red and white
Château Laville Haut-Brion Talence white
Château Malartic-Lagravière Léognanred and white
Château La Mission Haut-Brion  Pessacred
Château Olivier Léognanred and white
Château Pape Clément Pessacred
Château Smith Haut Lafitte Martillacred
Château La Tour Haut-Brion [b] Talencered

See also

Notes

a.   ^ Also rated as a Premier Cru in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
b.   ^ Château La Tour Haut-Brion was discontinued after the 2005 vintage. [2]

References

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Footnotes
  1. Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. p. 310. ISBN   1-84000-927-6.
  2. Kakaviatos, Panos, Decanter (2004-04-07). "Haut Brion drops La Tour". Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)