- Classification of Graves wine
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The wines of Graves in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified in 1953 by a jury appointed by Institute Nacional 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]
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The 1959 classification
Crus classé Commune Colour Château Bouscaut Cadaujac red and white Château Carbonnieux Léognan red and white Domaine de Chevalier Léognan red and white Château Couhins Villenave-d'Ornon white Château Couhins-Lurton Villenave d'Ornon white Château de Fieuzal Léognan red Château Haut-Bailly Léognan red Château Haut-Brion[a] Pessac red Château Latour-Martillac Martillac red and white Château Laville Haut-Brion Talence white Château Malartic-Lagravière Léognan red and white Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac red Château Olivier Léognan red and white Château Pape Clément Pessac red and white Château Smith Haut Lafitte Martillac red Château La Tour Haut-Brion[b] Talence red See also
Notes and references
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]- General
- Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd.. pp. 605.
- Foototes
- ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 310. ISBN 1840009276.
- ^ Kakaviatos, Panos, Decanter (2004-04-07). "Haut Brion drops La Tour". http://www.decanter.com/news/115068.html.
External links
Categories:- Appellations
- French wine
- Bordeaux
- Wine classification
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