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. Initially drawn up in 1995,
this is the
most meritocratic classification system in Bordeaux, as it is regularly
amended.
There are 4 classifications:
Premier Grand Cru Classé (A)
Premier Grand Cru Classé (B)
Grand Cru Classé - 55 Châteaux
Grand Cru - Term awarded to properties below Grand Cru Classé status
- approximately 600 Châteaux
Premier Grand Cru ClasséS - First Great Growth category A
Château AUSONEFirst Great Growth category B
Château ANGÉLUS
Château BEAU-SÉJOUR BÉCOT
Château BEAUSÉJOUR (DUFFAU-LAGAROSSE)
Château BELAIR
Château CANON
Château FIGEAC
Château LA GAFFELIERE
Château MAGDELAINE
Château PAVIE
Château TROTTEVIEILLE
Clos FOURTET
Grands Crus Classés - Great Growth
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