1855 Classification - Sauternes & Barsac Flashcards
3 tiers of the Sauternes and Barsac classification
Great First-Growth
First-Growths
Second-Growths
1 Great First-Growth of Sauternes
Château d’Yquem
9 First-Growths of Sauternes
Château La Tour Blanche
Château Guiraud
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
Clos Haut-Peyraguey
Château de Rayne Vigneau
Château Rieussec
Château Rabaud-Promis
Château Sigalas Rabaud
Château Suduiraut
2 First-Growths of Barsac
Château Coutet
Château Climens
7 Second-Growths of Sauternes
Château d’Arche
Château Filhot
Château de Malle
Château Romer
Château Romer du Hayot
Château Lamothe
Château Lamothe-Guignard
8 Second-Growths of Barsac
Château Broustet
Château Caillou
Château de Myrat
Château Doisy Daëne
Château Doisy-Dubroca
Château Doisy-Védrines
Château Nairac
Château Suau
Number of selected Châteaux that made it into the original 1855 Classification for sweet white wines/Sauternes? (Before division and multiplication of some classed estates)
21
Today’s number of estates within the 1855 Classification for sweet white wines/Sauternes?
27
What happened to Château Pexoto which was part of the original 1855 Sauternes Classification?
It was purchased and absorbed into Château Sigalas Rabaud.
Number of Grand Cru Classé estates in Sauternes? Total + classification breakdown
Great First-Growth: 1
Château d’Yquem
First-Growths: 9
Château La Tour Blanche
Château Guiraud
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
Clos Haut-Peyraguey
Château de Rayne Vigneau
Château Rieussec
Château Rabaud-Promis
Château Sigalas Rabaud
Château Suduiraut
Second-Growths: 7
Château d’Arche
Château Filhot
Château de Malle
Château Romer
Château Romer du Hayot
Château Lamothe
Château Lamothe-Guignard
Total: 17
Number of Grand Cru Classé estates in Barsac? Total + classification breakdown
Great First-Growth: 0
First-Growths: 2
Château Coutet
Château Climens
Second-Growths: 8
Château Broustet
Château Caillou
Château de Myrat
Château Doisy Daëne
Château Doisy-Dubroca
Château Doisy-Védrines
Château Nairac
Château Suau
Total: 10