Wines of Saint-Emilion Appellation
The Saint-Émilion Classification whose latest edition was published in 2012 list 82 properties, including 18 Premiers Grands Crus Classés (4 Premier Grands Crus Classés A and 14 Premier Grands Crus Classés B) and 64 Grands Crus Classés.
For more details please read the history of the classification at the end of the list.
The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being Merlot (60% of the blend), Cabernet Franc (nearly 30%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (around 10%).
Merlot is usually the main grape variety of the blend but some Chateaux are known to blend differently:
Château Ausone and Château Cheval Blanc are known to use a high proportion of Cabernet Franc in their blend (roughly half of it).
Château Figeac's blend most often relies on equal portions of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon but, it can vary a little from vintage to vintage.
For more information about availability and price please contact us.
Two top Saint-Émilion estates have chosen not to be classified: Château Tertre Roteboeuf and Château Le Dome
Premier Grand Cru Classé A
Château Ausone
Château Pavie
Premier Grand Cru Classé B
Château Beau-Séjour Duffau
Château Beau-Séjour-Bécot
Château Bélair-Monange
Château Canon
Château Canon la Gaffelière
Château Figeac
Clos Fourtet
Château la Gaffelière
Château Larcis Ducasse
La Mondotte
Château Pavie Macquin
Château Troplong Mondot
Château Trottevieille
Château Valandraud
Grands Crus Classés
Château l’Arrosée (Merged with Château Tertre Daugay to create Château Quintus)
Château Balestard la Tonnelle
Château Barde-Haut
Château Bellefont-Belcier
Château Bellevue
Château Berliquet
Château Cadet-Bon
Château Cap de Mourlin
Château le Chatelet
Château Chauvin
Château Clos de Sarpe
Château la Clotte
Château la Commanderie
Château Corbin
Château Côte de Baleau
Château la Couspaude
Château Dassault
Château Destieux
Château la Dominique
Château Faugères
Château Faurie de Souchard
Château de Ferrand
Château Fleur Cardinale
Château La Fleur Morange Mathilde
Château Fombrauge
Château Fonplégade
Château Fonroque
Château Franc Mayne
Château Grand Corbin
Château Grand Corbin-Despagne
Château Grand Mayne
Château les Grandes Murailles
Château Grand-Pontet
Château Guadet
Château Haut Sarpe
Clos des Jacobins
Couvent des Jacobins
Château Jean Faure
Château Laniote
Château Larmande
Château Laroque
Château Laroze
Clos la Madeleine
Château la Marzelle
Château Monbousquet
Château Moulin du Cadet
Clos de l’Oratoire
Château Pavie Decesse
Château Peby Faugères
Château Petit Faurie de Soutard
Château de Pressac
Château le Prieuré
Château Quinault l’Enclos
Château Ripeau
Château Rochebelle
Château Saint-Georges-Cote-Pavie
Clos Saint-Martin
Château Sansonnet
Château la Serre
Château Soutard
Château Tertre Daugay (Merged with Château L’Arosée to create Château Quintus)
Château la Tour Figeac
Château Villemaurine
Château Yon-Fig
History of the Saint-Émilion Classification
In 1936, the “Saint- Émilion” AOC was officially recognized. In 1954 came three more: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Saint- Émilion Grand Cru Classé and Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé.
In 1955, responding to a request from the Union for the Defence of the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Appellation, the French national institute of appellations (INAO) made a classification of the wines of the appellation.
It has been revised every ten years since that date and six classifications have therefore been implemented. The sixth and lastest classification was published in 2012.
Several vineyard changes took place with the 2012 St. Emilion classification:
Chateau Magdelaine was absorbed into Chateau Belair-Monange.
Chateau Bergat was added to Chateau Trotte Vieille.
Chateau Cadet Bon was merged into Chateau Soutard.
La Tour du Pin was annexed into Chateau Cheval Blanc.
What makes this classification powerful and so original is that it is revised every 10 years. It effectively stimulates all Saint- Émilion winegrowers to seek the best possible quality in their wines.
The 2012 classification was the sixth since the first in 1955. 82 properties were listed, including 64 Grands Crus and 18 Premiers Grands Crus Classés.
Visit and Dinner at Château Cheval Blanc in October 2019
Visit and Lunch at Château Cheval Blanc in July 2019
Presentation of Château Cheval Blanc
The city of Saint Emilion, located 35km northeast of Bordeaux, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
View on the vineyards of Saint Emilion from Château Tertre Roteboeuf