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Bordeaux Appellation and 1855 Classification
How many third (3rd) Growth Chateaux are there?
14 Third (3rd) Growth Chateaux.
How many Pauillac Chateaux are classified as Third (3rd) Growths? Who are they?
There are NO Pauillac Third (3rd) Growth Chateaux.
True or False: Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac is classified as Second (2nd) Growth?
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.
How many Pauillac Chateaux are classified as First (1st) Growth?
Three (3) Chateaux: Château Lafite Rothschild,
Château Latour, Château Mouton Rothschild (reclassified from Second Growth status in 1973)
How many Chateaux from St-Estephe are classified as Fourth (4th) Growth?
One (1): Château Lafon-Rochet
True or False: Château Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) is Classified Second (2nd) Growth?
False: Château Cantenac-Brown is Classified Third (3rd) Growth
Which Classification does Château Pouget, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) belong to?
Quatrieme / Fourth (4th) Growth
Name the Second (2nd) Growth/s Chateaux from Pauillac AOC.
Only 2: Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron-de-Pichon, and Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande
How many Chateaux are classified as Fourth (4th) Growth?
10
Name the Fourth (4th) Growth/s Chateaux from Pauillac AOC.
Only 1: Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild
True or False: there are 12 Chateaux from Pauillac AOC classified as Fifth (5th) Growth?
True
Name the Fifth (5th) Growth Chateaux from Haut-Medoc.
There are 3: Château Belgrave, Château Camensac and Château Cantemerle
True or false: Château Filhot, is a classified as a Premiere Cru of AOC Sauternes.
False. Château Filhot, Sauternes, AOC Sauternes is classified as a Deuxièmes Cru
Name the Premiere Cru Classified Chateaux from Barsac.
Château Climens and Château Coutet, both located in AOC Barsac.
How many Premier Cru Classified Chateaux for sweet wines?
11
How many Second (2nd) Growth Chateaux are from Saint-Estèphe AOC? Who are they?
Two (2) Saint-Estèphe Chateaux Classified as Second (2nd) Growth. Château Cos-d’Estournel, and Château Montrose.
Name the Chateaux from St-Julien that are classified as Third (3rd) Growth?
Château Lagrange and Château Langoa-Barton.
How many Chateaux from Margaux are Classified as Third (3rd) Growth?
10
Name the Chateaux from Pauillac that are Classified as Fourth (4th) Growth.
Only one: Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild
How many Chateaux are Classified as Fifth (5th) Growth?
18