Classification of Graves wine

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File:Carbonnieux White Bordeaux.jpg
A white Pessac-Leognan wine from the classified estate Château Carbonnieux

The wines of Graves in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified in 1953 by a jury appointed by Institute National des Appellations d'Origine, and approved by the Minister of Agriculture in August of that year. The selection was revised with a few additions in February 1959. The classification concerns both red and white wines, and all chateaux belong to the appellation Pessac-Léognan, which eventually came into effect on September 9, 1987.[1]

The 1959 classification

Crus classé Commune Colour
Château Bouscaut Cadaujac red and white  
Château Carbonnieux Léognan red and white
Domaine de Chevalier Léognan red and white
Château Couhins Villenave-d'Ornon   white
Château Couhins-Lurton Villenave d'Ornon white
Château de Fieuzal Léognan red
Château Haut-Bailly Léognan red
Château Haut-Brion<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Pessac red
Château Latour-Martillac Martillac red and white
Château Laville Haut-Brion Talence white
Château Malartic-Lagravière Léognan red and white
Château La Mission Haut-Brion   Pessac red
Château Olivier Léognan red and white
Château Pape Clément Pessac red
Château Smith Haut Lafitte Martillac red
Château La Tour Haut-Brion<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] Talence red

See also

Notes and references

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General

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