Study Bordeaux: Troisième Cru

Question 1

Which appellation holds the most 1855 classified growths, and how many?

Accepted Answer

Margaux, with 21 of the 61 red growths. About 1 of its châteaux in 3 is classified.

Question 2

Which is the smallest of the 4 classified communal appellations of the Médoc, and what is unusual about it?

Accepted Answer

Saint-Julien, about 910 hectares, and it is the most classified: 11 of the 61 growths of 1855, taking up the greater part of the appellation. Moulis and Listrac, the 2 inland communes, are smaller still but hold no growth of 1855.

Question 3

Which appellation contains every Cru Classé de Graves, and when was it created?

Accepted Answer

Pessac-Léognan, created in 1987. It is the youngest appellation of the Graves and the Médoc.

Question 4

What separates AOC Saint-Émilion from AOC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru?

Accepted Answer

Grand Cru is the stricter appellation: yields of 46 hectoliters a hectare against 53, aging to at least February 1 of the second year after the harvest, and inspection batch by batch. The classification belongs to it, not to AOC Saint-Émilion.

Question 5

How many estates have changed rank in the 1855 Classification since it was published?

Accepted Answer

1. Mouton Rothschild, raised from Second to First Growth in 1973.

Question 6

Which estate was added to the 1855 list after it was published, and when?

Accepted Answer

Cantemerle, on September 16, 1855, months after the April list.

Question 7

How often is the Saint-Émilion classification revised, and when did the current list become law?

Accepted Answer

About every 10 years. The current list was announced on September 8, 2022 and homologated on December 15, 2022.

Question 8

What is the MICHELIN Grape, and when did Bordeaux first receive it?

Accepted Answer

A distinction the MICHELIN Guide gives to estates, from 1 to 3 grapes. The first Bordeaux selection was announced on September 8, 2026: 83 estates.

Question 9

Château Boyd-Cantenac: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Margaux AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Margaux-Cantenac, in the former commune of Cantenac.

Question 10

Château Calon Ségur: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Saint-Estèphe AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Saint-Estèphe.

Question 11

Château Cantenac Brown: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Margaux AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Margaux-Cantenac, in the former commune of Cantenac.

Question 12

Château Desmirail: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Margaux AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Margaux-Cantenac.

Question 13

Château Ferrière: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Margaux AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Margaux-Cantenac.

Question 14

Château Giscours: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Margaux AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Labarde.

Question 15

Château d’Issan: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Margaux AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Margaux-Cantenac, in the former commune of Cantenac.

Question 16

Château Kirwan: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Margaux AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Margaux-Cantenac, in the former commune of Cantenac.

Question 17

Château Lagrange: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Saint-Julien AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle.

Question 18

Château La Lagune: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Haut-Médoc AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Ludon.

Question 19

Château Langoa Barton: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Saint-Julien AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle.

Question 20

Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry: which rank in the Classification of 1855, and which appellation?

Accepted Answer

Troisième Cru Classé, Margaux AOC. The estate sits in the commune of Margaux-Cantenac.