Bordeaux Classifications

Question 1

What year was the St. Emilion Classification
Created
most recently revised
as of _____ who oversees the classification

Answer 1

Created 1954

2012 the INAO took over, revised (most recently)

Question 2

List the four Premiers Grand Cru Classes A producers and denote the two most recent producers to join

Answer 2

Chateau Angelus (2012)
Chateau Ausone
Cheval Blanc
Château Pavie (2012)

Question 3

List the St. Emilion Grand Crus Classes B (14)

Answer 3

Beau-Sejour Becot Beausejour Belaire-Monange

Canon-la-Gaffeliere Canon

La Gaffeliere Larcis-Ducasse La Mondotte

Figeac Fourtet

Troplong-Mondot Trottevieille

Pavie-Macquin Valandraud

Question 4

Grand Cru Classe scoring criteria

Answer 4

50% tasting of 10 vintages
20% analyzing topography
10% analyzing viticulture
20% reputation of the estate

Question 5

This AOP in St. Emilion is very misleading, list and explain

Answer 5

St.Emilion Grand Cru AOP All Grand Cru classification wines must label this AOP but non Grand Cru wines may also use it. It’s an AOP and it does not mean that the wine is GC. It’s actually like a Superiore AOP

.5 more alc (11.5)
Aging requirement May 15th second year

Question 6

list the only Superiore First Growth of the 1855 Classification

Answer 6

D’Yquem

Question 7

Sauternes 1855 classification

list the first growth from the town commune of Sauternes

Answer 7

Château Guiraud

Question 8

Sauternes 1855 classification

list the first growth from the town commune of Preignac, Sauternes

Answer 8

Château Suduiraut (Sue-dree-oh)

Question 9

Sauternes 1855 classification

list the first growth from the town commune of Fargues, Sauternes

Answer 9

Chateau Rieussec

Question 10

Sauternes 1855 classification

list the first growth from the town commune of Barsac

Answer 10

Chateau Coutet

Chateau Climens

Question 11

Sauternes 1855 classification

list the first growth from the town commune of Bommes, Sauternes

Answer 11

La Tour Blanche
Lafaurie-Peyraguey
Clos Haut-Peyraguey
Rayne-Vigneau
Rabaud-Promis
Sigalas-Rabaud

Question 12

How often is the Cru Artisan designation updated?

Answer 12

every 5 years

Question 13

how many producers can use Cru Artisan designation

Answer 13

36 (changed from 44 in 2018)

Question 14

Cru Bourgeois has changed multiple times. In ____ a law passed to revert to the original classification. In _____ the designation will reappear on the label

Answer 14

2018

2020

Question 15

list the three levels of classification for Cru Bourgeois

how often is the classification reviewed?

Answer 15

Cru Bourgeois Superiore
Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
Cru Bourgeois

every 5 years

Question 16

These two 1959 Graves Classification Chateaux now supply fruit for La Mission Haut-Brion. List red or white

Answer 16

Chateau La Tour Haut Brion (Red)

Chateau Laville Haut-Brion (White)

Question 17

1959 Graves Classification white only producers

Answer 17

• Chateau Couhins
• Chateau Couhins-Lurton
• Chateau Laville-Haut-Brion (last vintage 2008, supplies fruit for La Mission Haut Brion)

Question 18

1959 Graves Classification red only producers

Answer 18

(All Chateau in name)
Fieuzal
Haut-Bailly
Haut-Brion
La Mission Haut Brion
Pape Clement
Smith Haut Lafite 
La Tour Haut Brion (*last vintage 2005, produces fruit for La Mission Haut Brion )

Question 19

1959 Graves Classification producers that make red and White wines

Answer 19

(All Chateau in name)
Bouscaut
Carbonnieux
Chevalier
Latour-Martillac
Malartic-Lagravière
Olivier

Question 20

Margaux 4th Growths

Answer 20

Pouget________Prieure-Lichine

Marquis de Terme

Question 21

Saint-Julien 4th growths

Answer 21

Branaire Ducru_______Beychevelle

St. Pierre
Talbot

Question 22

Haut-Medoc 4th Growth

Answer 22

La Tour Carnet

Question 23

Margaux 2nd growths

Answer 23

Rauzan-Segla_________Rauzan-Gassies

Dufort-Vivens
Brane-Cantenac
Lascombes

Question 24

name all three 1st growths in Pauillac along with their second bottlings

Answer 24

Lafite- Carruades de Lafite
Latour-Les Forts de Latour
Mouton-Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

Question 25

2ns growths of Pauillac

Answer 25

Pichon-Longueville-Baron-de Pichon

Pichon-Longueville-Comtess-deLalande

Question 26

4th growth Saint-Estephe

Answer 26

Lafon-Rochet

Question 27

1st growth St.Julien

Answer 27

zero

Question 28

5th growth St.Julien

Answer 28

zero

Question 29

5th Growth Saint-Estephe

Answer 29

Cos Labory

Question 30

3rd growth Saint-Estephe

Answer 30

Calon Segur

Question 31

Haut-Medoc 3rd growth

Answer 31

La Lagune

Question 32

Haut-Medoc 5th growth

Answer 32

Belgrave

Camensac________Cantemerle

Question 33

4th growth Pauillac

Answer 33

Duhart-Milon Rothschild

Question 34

5th growth Margaux

Answer 34

Duzac

Chateau du Tertre (same owner as Giscours)

Question 35

2nd growths Saint-Julien

Answer 35

Ducru-Beaucaillou
Gruaud-Larose (Gree-oh La-roose)

Leoville-Barton
Leoville-Poyferre
Leoville-Las Cases

Question 36

2nd growths Saint-Estephe

Answer 36

Montrose

Cos d’Estournel

Question 37

Chateau Margaux 2nd label

Answer 37

Pavillon Rouge

Question 38

Margaux 3rd growths

Answer 38

Kirwan________d’Issan

Giscours____Malescot-St-Exupery_____Cantenac-Brown

Boyd Cantenac_____Ferriere_______Desmirail

Palmer______Marquis-d’Alesme Becker

Question 39

Haut-Brion 2nd bottling

Answer 39

La Clarence de Haut-Brion

Question 40

3rd growth Saint-Julien

Answer 40

Lagrange

Langoa-Barton

Question 41

Pauillac 3rd growth

Answer 41

zero

Question 42

Pauillac 5th growths

Answer 42

Pontet-Canet _______Pedesclaux

Batailley __________Haut-Batailley

Clerc MIlon _________d’Armailhac

Croizet-Bages ________Lynch Bages

Lynch Moussas________Haut-Bages-Liberal

Grand-Puy-Ducasse_______Grand-Puy-Lacoste