Classification system

The official Médoc Grands Crus Classés classification dates back to 1855. 61 estates are ranked from "1st Growth" (Premier Grand Cru Classé) to "5th Growth". The only non-Médoc wine included in this
classification is Ch. Haut Brion in Pessac-Léognan.
Also check this classification by appellation.

Below the 5th Growth category comes the Cru Bourgeois classification (2003).
Some Cru Bourgeois wines (example: Sociando Mallet, Chasse Spleen, Poujeaux …), are usually
included in the larger (though non-official) category of "Crus Classés or assimilated".

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