1855 Classification - Médoc

Question 1

5 First-Growths

Answer 1

Château Lafite Rothschild - Pauillac
Château Latour - Pauillac
Château Mouton-Rothschild (elevated to first-growth in 1973) - Pauillac
Château Margaux - Margaux
Château Haut-Brion - Pessac-Léognan

Question 2

2 Second-Growths of Pauillac

Answer 2

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Question 3

2 Second-Growths of St.-Estèphe

Answer 3

Château Cos-d’Estournel
Château Montrose

Question 4

5 Second-Growths of St.-Julien

Answer 4

Château Léoville Las Cases
Château Léoville Poyferré
Château Léoville Barton
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Château Gruaud-Larose

Question 5

5 Second-Growths of Margaux

Answer 5

Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Gassies
Château Durfort-Vivens
Château Lascombes
Château Brane-Cantenac

Question 6

10 Third-Growths of Margaux

Answer 6

Château Kirwan
Château d’Issan
Château Giscours
Château Malescot-St.-Exupéry
Château Cantenac-Brown
Château Boyd-Cantenac
Château Palmer
Château Desmirail
Château Ferrière
Château Marquis-d’Alesme-Becker

Question 7

2 Third-Growths of St.-Julien

Answer 7

Château Lagrange
Château Langoa Barton

Question 8

1 Third-Growth of St.-Estèphe

Answer 8

Château Calon-Ségur

Question 9

1 Third-Growth of Haut-Médoc

Answer 9

Château La Lagune

Question 10

4 Fourth-Growths of St.-Julien

Answer 10

Château Beychevelle
Château Branaire-Ducru
Château St.-Pierre
Château Talbot

Question 11

1 Fourth-Growth of Pauillac

Answer 11

Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild

Question 12

3 Fourth-Growths of Margaux

Answer 12

Château Pouget
Château Prieuré-Lichine
Château Marquis de Terme

Question 13

1 Fourth-Growth of St.-Estèphe

Answer 13

Château Lafon-Rochet

Question 14

1 Fourth-Growth of Haut-Médoc

Answer 14

Château La Tour Carnet

Question 15

12 Fifth-Growths of Pauillac

Answer 15

Château d’Armailhac
Château Batailley
Château Haut-Batailley
Château Haut-Bages Libéral
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse
Château Lynch Bages
Château Lynch-Moussas
Château Pédesclaux
Château Pontet-Canet
Château Clerc Milon
Château Croizet-Bages

Question 16

2 Fifth-Growths of Margaux

Answer 16

Château Dauzac
Château du Tertre

Question 17

3 Fifth-Growths of Haut-Médoc

Answer 17

Château Belgrave
Château de Camensac
Château Cantemerle

Question 18

1 Fifth-Growth of St.-Estèphe

Answer 18

Château Cos Labory

Question 19

Number of selected Châteaux that made it into the original 1855 Classification for red wines? (Before division and multiplication of some classed estates)

Answer 19

57

Question 20

Today’s number of estates within the 1855 Classification for red wines?

Answer 20

61

Question 21

Which estate was added to the Fifth-Growths in 1856?

Answer 21

Château Cantemerle

Question 22

Which Third-Growths estate was removed from the 1855 Classification upon being absorbed into the estate Château Malescot St. Exupéry?

Answer 22

Château Dubignon

Question 23

Number of Grand Cru Classé estates in the commune of St.-Estèphe? Total + classification breakdown

Answer 23

First Growths: 0

Second Growths: 2
Château Cos d’Estournel
Château Montrose

Third Growths: 1
Château Calon-Ségur

Fourth Growths: 1
Château Lafon-Rochet

Fifth Growths: 1
Château Cos Labory

Total: 5

Question 24

Number of Grand Cru Classé estates in the commune of Pauillac? Total + classification breakdown

Answer 24

First Growths: 3
Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Latour
Château Mouton Rothschild

Second Growths: 2
Château Pichon Longueville Baron
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Third Growths: 0

Fourth Growths: 1
Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild

Fifth Growths: 12
Château d’Armailhac
Château Batailley
Château Haut-Batailley
Château Haut-Bages Libéral
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse
Château Lynch Bages
Château Lynch-Moussas
Château Pédesclaux
Château Pontet-Canet
Château Clerc Milon
Château Croizet-Bages

Total: 18

Question 25

Number of Grand Cru Classé estates in the commune of St.-Julien? Total + classification breakdown

Answer 25

First Growths: 0

Second Growths: 5
Château Léoville Las Cases
Château Léoville Poyferré
Château Léoville Barton
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Château Gruaud-Larose

Third Growths: 2
Château Lagrange
Château Langoa Barton

Fourth Growths: 4
Château Beychevelle
Château Branaire-Ducru
Château St.-Pierre
Château Talbot

Fifth Growths: 0

Total: 11

Question 26

Number of Grand Cru Classé estates in the commune of Margaux? Total + classification breakdown

Answer 26

First Growths: 1
Château Margaux

Second Growths: 5
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Gassies
Château Durfort-Vivens
Château Lascombes
Château Brane-Cantenac

Third Growths: 10
Château Kirwan
Château d’Issan
Château Giscours
Château Malescot-St.-Exupéry
Château Cantenac-Brown
Château Boyd-Cantenac
Château Palmer
Château Desmirail
Château Ferrière
Château Marquis-d’Alesme-Becker

Fourth Growths: 3
Château Marquis de Terme
Château Pouget
Château Prieuré-Lichine

Fifth Growths: 2
Château Dauzac
Château du Tertre

Total: 21

Question 27

Number of Grand Cru Classé estates in the commune of Graves? Total + classification breakdown

Answer 27

First Growths: 1
Château Haut-Brion

Second Growths: 0

Third Growths: 0

Fourth Growths: 0

Fifth Growths: 0

Total: 1

Question 28

Number of Grand Cru Classé estates in Haut-Médoc? Total + classification breakdown

Answer 28

First Growths: 0

Second Growths: 0

Third Growths: 1
Château La Lagune

Fourth Growths: 1
Château La Tour Carnet

Fifth Growths: 3
Château Belgrave
Château de Camensac
Château Cantemerle

Total: 5