Classification of Saint-Émilion wine
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In 1955 the wines of Saint-Émilion in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified. Unlike the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, the list is updated every 10 years or so. Following the initial classification, the list was updated in 1969, 1986, 1996 and most recently in 2006.
The region's Syndicat Viticole started planning for a classification of St.-Émilion wine already in 1930, but it took until October 7, 1954 for the classification principles to become official with the acceptance of INAO to take responsibility for handling the classification. The first list of classified St.-Émilion estates was published on June 16, 1955, and was amended on August 7 and October 18, 1958. This list contained 12 Premier grands crus classés and 63 Grands crus classés.[1]
The fifth classification of St.-Émilion wine, announced in September 2006 and comprising 15 Premier grands crus classés and 46 Grands crus classés,[2] was challenged by dissatisfied producers but the Conseil d'État, the French Supreme Court, ruled on November 12, 2007 that the classification overall should stand.[3]
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[edit] The 2006 classification
The current classification comprises 15 Premiers grands crus classés and 46 Grands crus classés.
| Premiers grands crus classés A | ||
|---|---|---|
| Château Ausone | Château Cheval Blanc | |
| Premiers grands crus classés B | ||
| Château Angélus | Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) | Château Beau-Séjour Bécot |
| Château Belair | Château Canon | Château Figeac |
| Château La Gaffelière | Château Magdelaine | Château Pavie |
| Château Pavie-Macquin[a] | Château Troplong Mondot[a] | Château Trottevieille |
| Clos Fourtet | ||
| Grands crus classés | ||
| Château Balestard la Tonnelle | Château Bellefont-Belcier[b] | Château Bergat |
| Château Berliquet | Château Cadet Piola | Château Canon-la-Gaffelière |
| Château Cap de Mourlin | Château Chauvin | Château Corbin |
| Château Corbin Michotte | Château Dassault | Château Destieux[b] |
| Château Fleur-Cardinale[b] | Château Fonplégade | Château Fonroque |
| Château Franc Mayne | Château Grand Corbin[b] | Château Grand Corbin-Despagne[b] |
| Château Grand Mayne | Château Grand Pontet | Château Haut Corbin |
| Château Haut Sarpe | Château L'Arrosée | Château La Clotte |
| Château La Couspaude | Château La Dominique | Château La Serre |
| Château La Tour Figeac | Château Laniote | Château Larcis Ducasse |
| Château Larmande | Château Laroque | Château Laroze |
| Château Le Prieuré | Château Les Grandes Murailles | Château Matras |
| Château Monbousquet[b] | Château Moulin du Cadet | Château Pavie-Decesse |
| Château Pipeau | Château Saint-Georges-Côte-Pavie | Château Soutard |
| Clos de l'Oratoire | Clos des Jacobins | Clos Saint-Martin |
| Couvent des Jacobins |
[edit] Removed from Grand cru classé status in 2006
| Château Bellevue | Château Cadet Bon | Château Faurie de Souchard |
| Château Guadet Saint-Julien | Château La Marzelle | Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Giraud-Bélivier) |
| Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Moueix) | Château Petit Faurie de Soutard | Château Tertre Daugay |
| Château Villemaurine | Château Yon Figeac |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- Château la Clusière is no longer listed as it is now part of Château Pavie.[2]
- Château Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine is no longer listed as it is now part of Château Canon.[2]
a. ^ Promoted in 2006 from Grand Cru Classé (1996)[2]
b. ^ Newly classified in 2006 as Grand Cru Classé[2]
- General
- Saint-Émilion classification listPDF (73.4 KiB) vins-saint-emilion.com
- Footnotes
- ^ Site de Vins de Saint-Emilion: Origins of the Classification, accessed on January 16, 2008
- ^ a b c d e Brook, Stephen, Decanter.com (September 8, 2006). New St Emilion classification: surprises but no shocks.
- ^ Kakaviatos, Panos, Decanter.com (November 14, 2007). St Emilion back on track after classification ban lifted.
