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Bordeaux Appellation and 1855 Classification

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How many third (3rd) Growth Chateaux are there?

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14 Third (3rd) Growth Chateaux.

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How many Pauillac Chateaux are classified as Third (3rd) Growths? Who are they?

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There are NO Pauillac Third (3rd) Growth Chateaux.

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True or False: Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac is classified as Second (2nd) Growth?

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False. Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac is classified Fifth (5th) Growth. It is considered a “super second” growth however to recognise the consistent quality of the Château that is making wine at or near the quality of the five 1st Growths.

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How many Pauillac Chateaux are classified as First (1st) Growth?

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Three (3) Chateaux: Château Lafite Rothschild,
Château Latour, Château Mouton Rothschild (reclassified from Second Growth status in 1973)

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How many Chateaux from St-Estephe are classified as Fourth (4th) Growth?

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One (1): Château Lafon-Rochet

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True or False: Château Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) is Classified Second (2nd) Growth?

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False: Château Cantenac-Brown is Classified Third (3rd) Growth

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Which Classification does Château Pouget, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) belong to?

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Quatrieme / Fourth (4th) Growth

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Name the Second (2nd) Growth/s Chateaux from Pauillac AOC.

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Only 2: Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron-de-Pichon, and Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

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How many Chateaux are classified as Fourth (4th) Growth?

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10

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Name the Fourth (4th) Growth/s Chateaux from Pauillac AOC.

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Only 1: Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild

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True or False: there are 12 Chateaux from Pauillac AOC classified as Fifth (5th) Growth?

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True

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Name the Fifth (5th) Growth Chateaux from Haut-Medoc.

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There are 3: Château Belgrave, Château Camensac and Château Cantemerle

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True or false: Château Filhot, is a classified as a Premiere Cru of AOC Sauternes.

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False. Château Filhot, Sauternes, AOC Sauternes is classified as a Deuxièmes Cru

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Name the Premiere Cru Classified Chateaux from Barsac.

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Château Climens and Château Coutet, both located in AOC Barsac.

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How many Premier Cru Classified Chateaux for sweet wines?

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11

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How many Second (2nd) Growth Chateaux are from Saint-Estèphe AOC? Who are they?

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Two (2) Saint-Estèphe Chateaux Classified as Second (2nd) Growth. Château Cos-d’Estournel, and Château Montrose.

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Name the Chateaux from St-Julien that are classified as Third (3rd) Growth?

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Château Lagrange and Château Langoa-Barton.

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How many Chateaux from Margaux are Classified as Third (3rd) Growth?

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10

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Name the Chateaux from Pauillac that are Classified as Fourth (4th) Growth.

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Only one: Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild

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How many Chateaux are Classified as Fifth (5th) Growth?

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How many Fifth (5th) Growth Chateaux are from Saint-Estèphe?

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Only one: Château Cos-Labory

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True or False: St-Julien has only one (1) Fifth Growth Classified Chateau.

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False: there are NO Fifth Growth Classified Chateaux from St-Julien.

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True or False: Château Rauzan-Ségla & Château Rauzan-Gassies, both from Margaux, AOC Margaux are Classified Third (3rd) Growths.

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False: Château Rauzan-Ségla &Château Rauzan-Gassies are both Classified Second (2nd) Growths.

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How many Second (2nd) Growth Chateaux are from St-Julien? Name them.

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There are Five (5) Classified Second (2nd) Growths from St-Julien AOC. They are Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Château Gruaud-Larose, Château Léoville-Barton, Château Léoville-Las-Cases, and Château Léoville-Poyferré.

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Name a second label of one of Bordeaux’s first growths.

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The Second Wines of Bordeaux’s First Growths:
Château Lafite-Rothschild: “Carruades de Lafite”
Château Margaux: “Pavillon Rouge”
Château Mouton Rothschild: “Le Petit Mouton”
Château Latour: “Les Forts de Latour”
Château Haut-Brion: “Le Clarence de Haut-Brion”

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What Growth is Chateau Montrose and in which AOC is it located?

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Château Montrose St.-Estèphe: Second-Growth / Deuxième Cru

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Name the Third (3rd) Growth Chateaux from St-Julien.

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Only one: Château Calon-Ségur St.-Estèphe

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What Growth is Château Durfort-Vivens and in which AOC is it located?

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Château Durfort-Vivens Margaux: Second-Growth / Deuxième Cru

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Name the Third (3rd) Growth Chateau from Haut-Medoc.

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Château La Lagune, Ludon (Haut-Médoc)

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Complete the 10 Chateaux from Margaux which are Third (3rd) Growths: Château Giscours, Château Malescot-St.-Exupéry, Château Cantenac-Brown, Château Boyd-Cantenac, Château Palmer, Château Desmirail…

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Château Kirwan
Château d’Issan
Château Ferrière
Château Marquis-d’Alesme-Becker

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What Growth is Château Branaire-Ducru and in which AOC is it located?

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Château Branaire-Ducru St.-Julien: Fourth-Growth / Quatrième Cru

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Name the fourth (4th) Growth Chateaux from Haut-Medoc AOC

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Only one: Château La Tour Carnet, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)

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True or False: the following Fifth (5th) Growth Chateaux are located in Pauillac AOC: Château Dauzac and Château du Tertre

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False. Château Dauzac Labarde and Château du Tertre are both Fifth (5th) Growths from Margaux

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What Growth is Château Haut-Batailley and in which AOC is it located?

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Château Haut-Batailley Pauillac; Fifth Growth / Cinquième Cru

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What year was the Classification of Graves introduced? What year was it modified?

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Graves Classification was first ratified in 1953 and modified in 1959.

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True or False: Château Haut Bailly is classified Fifth (5th) Growth from Pauillac AOC.

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False. Château Haut Bailly is Cru Classe de Graves / Classified Growth of Graves 1959 from the commune of Leognan.

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Château LANGOA BARTON - AOC and Cru Class?

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Saint-Julien, Troisieme /3rd Cru class

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Château BRANAIRE-DUCRU – AOC and cru Class?

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Saint-Julien - Quatrieme/ 4th Cru Class

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Château MONTROSE – Saint-Estèphe or Margaux AOC? 2nd or 3rd Cru Class?

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Château MONTROSE – Saint-Estèphe Dieuxieme 2nd Class

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Château LASCOMBES – AOC and Cru Class?

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Margaux AOC Deuxieme 2nd Class

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Name the AOC and Growth for Château BEYCHEVELLE

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Château BEYCHEVELLE – Saint-Julien AOC - Quartrieme 4th growth

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Château SAINT-PIERRE – which Growth and AOC?

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Château SAINT-PIERRE – Quatrieme Cru / 4th Growth - Saint-Julien

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Château SAINT-PIERRE – which Growth and AOC?

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Château SAINT-PIERRE – Quatrieme Cru / 4th Growth - Saint-Julien

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Name the only 4th Growth chateau from Pauillac?

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Château DUHART-MILON – Pauillac AOC

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Château MARQUIS de TERME – what Growth and AOC?

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Château MARQUIS de TERME – Quatrieme Cru / 4th Growth Margaux

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What year was the Classification of Graves ratified? And what year modified? How many red and white chateaux, red only, white only?

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The classification of Graves officially ratified in 1953, modified 1959. Sixteen (16) chateaux in total included: 6 for red/white, 7 for red only, 3 for white only.

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Name three (3) Graves classified chateaux for red and white.

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Total 6 red/white chateaux: Domaine de Chevalier, Château Malartic Lagravière, Château Haut Brion, but also Château Bouscaut, Château Carbonnieux and Château d’Olivier.

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Which chateaux have withdrawn from the St-Emillion Classification, and what year did this occur?

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Chateau Ausone, Chateau Cheval Blanc, Chateau Angelus and Chateau La Gaffeliere. 2021.

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Name the current Premier Cru Class A chateaux from St Emillion and the year.

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Chateau Figeac and Chateau Pavie. 2022.

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Name the only Premier cru Sauternes Chateaux located in the commune of Sauternes.

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Château Guiraud