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Classification of Graves wine

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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.{{cite book|last =Peppercorn |first =David |title =Bordeaux |publisher = Mitchell Beazley |year =2003 |location =London| isbn= 1-84000-927-6|pages =310 }}

The 1959 classification

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!Crus classé

!Commune

!Colour

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|Château Bouscaut

|Cadaujac

| red and white  

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|Château Carbonnieux

|Léognan

| red and white

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|Domaine de Chevalier

|Léognan

| red and white

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|Château Couhins

|Villenave-d'Ornon  

|white

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|Château Couhins-Lurton

|Villenave d'Ornon

| white

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|Château de Fieuzal

|Léognan

| red

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|Château Haut-Bailly

|Léognan

| red

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|Château Haut-Brion{{Ref label|A|a|none}}

Pessac

| red

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|Château Latour-Martillac

|Martillac

| red and white

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|Château Laville Haut-Brion

|Talence

| white

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|Château Malartic-Lagravière

|Léognan

| red and white

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|Château La Mission Haut-Brion  

|Pessac

| red

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|Château Olivier

|Léognan

| red and white

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|Château Pape Clément

|Pessac

| red

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|Château Smith Haut Lafitte

|Martillac

| red

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|Château La Tour Haut-Brion{{Ref label|B|b|none}}

|Talence

| red

See also

Notes and references

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a.  {{Note label|A|a|none}}Also rated as a Premier Cru in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.

b.  {{Note label|B|b|none}}Château La Tour Haut-Brion was discontinued after the 2005 vintage.{{Cite web|last=Kakaviatos|first=Panos, Decanter|title=Haut Brion drops La Tour|url=http://www.decanter.com/news/115068.html|date=2004-04-07|access-date=2008-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125070702/http://www.decanter.com/news/115068.html|archive-date=2008-01-25|url-status=dead}}

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;General

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  • {{cite book|last =Lichine |first =Alexis |title =Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits |publisher = Cassell & Company Ltd. |year =1967 |location =London|pages =605 }}

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;Footnotes

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509095420/http://www.crus-classes-de-graves.com/index_en.html Union of Classed Growths of Graves official site]

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