Classification of Graves wine

The wines of Graves in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified in 1953 by a jury appointed by the Institut 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.

1959 classification Crus classéCommuneColourChâteau BouscautCadaujac red and white  Château CarbonnieuxLéognan red and white Domaine de ChevalierLéognan red and white Château CouhinsVillenave-d'Ornon  whiteChâteau Couhins-LurtonVillenave d'Ornon white Château de FieuzalLéognan red Château Haut-BaillyLéognan red Château Haut-Brion Pessac redChâteau Latour-MartillacMartillac red and white Château Laville Haut-BrionTalence white Château Malartic-LagravièreLéognan red and white Château La Mission Haut-Brion  Pessac red Château OlivierLéognan red and white Château Pape ClémentPessac red Château Smith Haut LafitteMartillac red Château La Tour Haut-BrionTalence red

See also Regional wine classification Bordeaux wine regions History of Bordeaux wine

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.

References General

Footnotes

External links Union of Classed Growths of Graves official site