Wines of Saint-Emilion Appellation
The Saint-Émilion Classification whose latest edition was published in 2022 list 85 properties, including 14 Premiers Grands Crus Classés (including 2 Premier Grands Crus Classés A) and 64 Grands Crus Classés.
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.
One top Saint-Émilion estate has chosen not to be classified: Château Tertre Roteboeuf
Château Ausone , Château Cheval Blanc and Château Angelus have decided to withdraw from the ten-yearly St. Emilion classification before the 2022 edition.
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 seven classifications have therefore been implemented.
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 original is that it is revised every 10 years.
But for the 2022 classification, several prominent estates such as Château Ausone, Château Cheval Blanc, Château Angelus and Château La Gaffelière have decided to withdraw their candidacy.
Classification of Saint-Emilion Crus 2022
PREMIERS GRANDS CRUS CLASSÉS
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Beauséjour (Héritiers Dufau-Lagarrosse)
Château Canon
Château Canon la Gaffelière
Clos Fourtet
Château Figeac (A)
La Mondotte
Château Larcis Ducasse
Château Pavie (A)
Château Pavie Macquin
Château Troplong Mondot
Château TrotteVieille
Château Valandraud
GRANDS CRUS CLASSÉS
Château Badette
Château Balestard la Tonnelle
Château Barde-Haut
Château Bellefont Belcier
Château Bellevue
Château Berliquet
Château Boutisse
Château Cadet-Bon
Château Cap de Mourlin
Château Chauvin
Château Clos de Sarpe
Château Corbin
Château Corbin Michotte
Château Croix de Labrie
Château Côte de Baleau
Château Dassault
Château Destieux
Château Fleur Cardinale
Château Fombrauge
Château Fonplégade
Château Fonroque
Château Franc Mayne
Château Grand Corbin
Château Grand Corbin-Despagne
Château Grand Mayne
Château Guadet
Château Haut-Sarpe
Château Jean Faure
Château La Fleur Morange
Château Laniote
Château Larmande
Château Laroque
Château Laroze
Château Le Prieuré
Château Mangot
Château Monbousquet
Château Montlabert
Château Montlisse
Château Moulin du Cadet
Château Peby Faugères
Château Petit Faurie de Soutard
Château Ripeau
Château Rochebelle
Château Rol Valentin
Château Saint-Georges-Cote-Pavie
Château Sansonnet
Château Soutard
Château Tour Baladoz
Château Tour Saint-Christophe
Château Villemaurine
Château Yon-Figeac
Château de Ferrand
Château de Pressac
Château la Commanderie
Château la Confession
Château la Couspaude
Château la Croizille
Château la Dominique
Château la Marzelle
Château la Serre
Château la Tour Figeac
Château le Chatelet
Clos Badon Thunevin
Clos Dubreuil
Clos Saint-Julien
Clos Saint-Martin
Clos de l'Oratoire
Clos des Jacobins
Couvent des Jacobins
Lassegue
Visit and Dinner at Château Cheval Blanc in October 2019
Visit and Lunch at Château Cheval Blanc in July 2019
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