Cru Bourgeois
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The Cru Bourgeois classification lists some of the high quality wines from the Bordeaux region of France that were not included in the 1855 Classification of Classed Growths, or "Grand Crus Classés".
Since the classification of Classed Growths has only had one change since 1855, it is now generally regarded as being out of date, and most wine writers agree that there is considerable overlap in quality between the Classed Growths and the Cru Bourgeois.
The Cru Bourgeois classification was last revised in 2003. Under this system there are 243 wines classified in three tiers:
- Nine châteaux in the highest category of Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels:
- Château Chasse-Spleen
- Château Haut-Marbuzet
- Château Labégorce Zédé
- Château Les Ormes-de-Pez
- Château de Pez
- Château Phélan-Ségur
- Château Potensac
- Château Poujeaux
- Château Siran
- 87 Crus Bourgeois Supérieurs,
- 151 Crus Bourgeois.
As with any such classification system, there is some controversy over these rankings, and some very highly regarded wines such as Château Gloria and Château Sociando Mallet did not apply for classification.
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