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Great Classified Growths
Medoc area - Bordeaux, France

First Growths | Second Growths | Third Growths | Fourth Growths | Fifth Growths

First Growths

	Chateau Haut Brion, Pessac-Leognan Located in the bustling commercial suburb of Pessac, Haut Brion is the only first-growth to be American owned. The Dillon family purchased it in 1935, invested considerable sums of money and it is now one of the show-piece estates of Graves.
	Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac Bordeaux's most famous property and wine, Lafite Rothschild has become a name synonymous with wealth, prestige, history, respect, and wines of remarkable longevity.
	Chateau Latour, Pauillac Impressively situated on the Pauillac border, Latour produces wine which is impeccable and a classic model of consistent excellence, both in great, medicore, and poor vintages.
	Chateau Margaux, Margaux The wine of Margaux is one of opulent richness, a deep, multidimensional bouquet with a fragrance of ripe black currants, spicy vanillin oakiness, and violets.
	Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac Mouton Rothschild is the place and wine that the late Baron Philippe singularly created. No doubt his aspirations for Mouton, beginning at the age of 21 when he acquired the estate, were high. However, though the production of an opulently rich and remarkably deep and exotic style of Pauillac, he has been the only person able to effectuate a change in the 1855 classification of the wines of the Medoc.

Second Growths

	Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe Under the inspired direction of Bruno Prats, Cos d'Estournel has risen to the top of its class in Saint-Estephe and produces one of the Medoc's finest wines.
	Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien The wine of Ducru Beaucaillou is the essence of elegance, balance, breed, class and distinction. Its nature is a stubbornly slow developer and most of the finest vintages usually take at least 10 years to reveal its harmony of fruit and power.
	Chateau Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien For decades, Gruaud Larose produced St-Julien's most massive and backward wine. Under the new proprietor there has been an obvious trend to produce a more refined, less rustic and tannic style of Gruaud. The production is large and the quality.
	Chateau Leoville Barton, Saint-Julien In 1826 Hugh Barton, proprietor of Langoa, purchased part of the big Leoville estate. His part then became known as Leoville Barton. Six generations of Bartons have since followed and continued to preserve the quality of the wine.
	Chateau Leoville Las Cases, Saint-Julien Leoville Las Cases is unquestionably one of the great names and wines of Bordeaux. The estate is one of Bordeaux's largest, and while the meticulous and passionate commitment to quality may be by several others, it is surpassed by no one.
	Chateau Leoville Poyferré, Saint-Julien Created in 1840 and bought in 1920 by the Cuvelier family, Leoville Poyferre is made after careful tastings. The result is an extremely well-balanced wine with a great deal of finesse and excellent ageing potential.
	Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron de Pichon, Pauillac The vineyard is superbly situated on gravelly soil with a full souterly exposure. Much of the vineyard is adjacent to that of Latour and produces a powerful, bold, intensely concentrated wine which merits its prestigious second-growth status.
	Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac At present, Pichon Comtesse is unquestionably the most popular and one of Pauillac's most consistently brilliant wines. In many vintages it rivals and occasionally surpasses the three famous first-growths of this commune.
	Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux
	Chateau Durfort Vivens, Margaux
	Chateau Lascombes, Margaux
	Chateau Montrose, Saint-Estephe
	Chateau Rauzan Segla, Margaux
	Chateau Rauzan Gassies, Margaux

Third Growths

	Chateau Calon-Ségur, Saint-Estephe Situated on a bed of sandy gravel and iron-enriched limestome, Calon Segur dates back to Romain times. It remains the most faithful to the traditional styled of long-lived wines that are slow to evolve and blossom.
	Chateau Cantenac Brown, Margaux Chateau Cantenac-Brown is in a splendid site in the heart of the Margaux appellation. The Chateau is presently at its best so far due to considerable investments in winemaking facilities and a major replanting programme.
	Chateau Giscours, Margaux Located on a beautiful 300 hectares estate, the vineyard sits in the famous Margaux appellation. Giscours' quality was confirmed by its inclusion as a third growth in the 1855 classification.
	Chateau Palmer, Margaux It is a traditionnaly made wine and the enviable track record of success is no doubt attributable to a very high percentage of Merlot (40% of the blend) and a long maceration period (20-28 days).
	Chateau Boyd Cantenac, Margaux
	Chateau Desmirail, Margaux
	Chateau Ferriere, Margaux
	Chateau d'Issan, Margaux
	Chateau Kirwan, Margaux
	Chateau Lagrange, Saint-Julien
	Chateau La Lagune, Haut-Medoc
	Chateau Langoa Barton, Saint-Julien
	Chateau Malescot Saint-Exupery, Margaux
	Chateau Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Margaux

Fourth Growths

	Chateau Beychevelle, Saint-Julien It is a prestigious great growth steeped in three centuries of history as beychevelle was the fiefdom of the Ducs d'Epernon. The Chateau was built in the 17th century and has been recently restored to its original splendour.
	Chateau Branaire Ducru, Saint-Julien Records of the Branaire estate go back to the 17th century. The wine is outstanding elegant, with a highly individual flavour typical of the finest that its prestigious appellation can offer.
	Chateau Duhart Milon, Pauillac Duhart's wines have been generally very good and occasionally outstanding. The syle veers toward the balanced elegance and finesse school of winemaking exemplified by this estate's bigger sister, Lafite Rothschild.
	Chateau Marquis de Terme, Margaux The vineyard covers 40 hectares on some of the finest gravel slopes in the communes of Margaux and Cantenac. The vine density is 10,000 per hectare and the average age of the vines is 35 years.
	Chateau Lafon Rochet, Saint-Estephe
	Chateau Pouget, Margaux
	Chateau Prieure Lichine, Margaux
	Chateau Saint-Pierre, Saint-Julien
	Chateau Talbot, Saint-Julien
	Chateau la Tour Carnet, Medoc

Fifth Growths

	Chateau D'Armailhac, Pauillac This remains the least well-known and the most obscure property of the late Baron Philippe's trio of Pauillac estates. Despite the impressive age of the vineyard, the wine has tended to be relatively light, quick to mature, and easily outdistanced in complexity, character, and longevity by the two siblings.
	Chateau Clerc Milon, Pauillac Another of the Baroness Philippine Rothschild estates, the vineyard is briliantly placed next to both Mouton and Lafite and produces a lush fruity quality, lavish quantities of toasty new oak, and greater depth and flavor dimension.
	Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste, Pauillac The estate has enjoyed a solid reputation for big, durable, full-bodied Pauillacs due to an extensive remodeling program for Grand Puy's ancient and dilapidated cellars to produce one of the finest wine made by Xavier Borie.
	Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac This Chateau is located midway between Mouton and Lafite to the north, and Latour, Pichon Lalande and Baron to the south. Despite the enormous amount of modernization that has taken place, the general philosophy of wine remains quite traditional.
	Chateau Pontet Canet, Pauillac In 1975 Guy Tesseron purchased Pontet Canet and assisted by his son Alfred, he has done much to develop the reputation of the estate. Quality is the key word in the vineyard and cellars.
	Chateau Batailley, Pauillac
	Chateau Belgrave, Haut-Medoc
	Chateau Camensac, Haut-Medoc
	Chateau Cantemerle, Haut-Medoc
	Chateau Clerc Milon, Pauillac
	Chateau Cos Labory, Pauillac
	Chateau Dauzac, Margaux
	Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse, Pauillac
	Chateau Haut Bages Liberal, Pauillac
	Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac
	Chateau Lynch Moussas, Pauillac
	Chateau Pedesclaux, Pauillac
	Chateau du Tertre, Margaux