Classification of Graves 1959 Flashcards
When did courtiers first draft a list of châteaux for a classification of the dry white and red wines of Graves, and when was said classification finalized and made official?
List first drafted in 1953 but finalized and made official in 1959
How many categories are there in the 1959 classification of Graves?
Only a single category: cru classé
How many châteaux were included as part of the initial 1959 classification of Graves? (+ colour breakdown)
15 châteaux were included:
7 for red wines only
2 for whites
6 for both colours
What happened in 1968 for the classification of Graves to feature 16 classified estates instead of 15 (as of the original list)?
Château Couhins - classified for white wine - split into two estates in 1968:
Château Couhins
Château Couhins-Lurton
Which 2 classified estates disappeared from the original 1959 Graves Classification ranking in the early 2000s and what happened to them?
Château La Tour Haut-Brion (classified for red wine)
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Château Laville Haut-Brion (classified for white wine)
Both are now respectively suppling fruit for a second red wine and for a new white wine under the Château La Mission Haut-Brion label.
List the 7 châteaux that were originally classified in 1959 for red wines only.
Château de Fieuzal
Château Haut-Bailly
Château Haut-Brion
Château La Mission Haut-Brion Château Pape-Clément
Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte
Château La Tour-Haut-Brion
List the 2 châteaux that were originally classified in 1959 for white wines only.
Château Couhins
(since split into 2 estates as of 1968: Couhins and Couhins-Lurton)
Château Laville-Haut-Brion
(disappeared from the ranking and since supplies Château La Mission Haut-Brion new white wine label)
List the 6 châteaux that were originally classified in 1959 for both white and red wines.
Château Bouscaut
Château Carbonnieux
Domaine de Chevalier
Château Latour-Martillac
Château Malartic-Lagravière
Château Olivier
