The classification of Bordeaux wines was requested by Napoleon III just a few days before the World Expo of 1855 in Paris. The list was assembled quickly to include wineries of the Left Bank (including the Medoc, Sauternes, Barsac and Pessac).
The estates were ranked by price and classified into five tiers.
The classification of 1855 stands to this date and is not expected to change. In the table below, you will find the Medoc Grand Cru Classe wineries.
You can use the Search and Sorting functions to find your favorite winery. Also, check out the map of Bordeaux chateaux.
Chateau Lascombes, 2nd Grand Cru Classe
Map of Bordeaux Vineyards
1st Growth - Premiers Crus | |
Château LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD | Pauillac |
Château LATOUR | Pauillac |
Margaux | |
Pauillac | |
2nd Growth - Seconds Crus | |
Château RAUZAN-SEGLA | Margaux |
Château RAUZAN-GASSIES | Margaux |
Château LEOVILLE LAS CASES | Saint-Julien |
Saint-Julien | |
Château LEOVILLE BARTON | Saint-Julien |
Château DURFORT-VIVENS | Margaux |
Saint-Julien | |
Margaux | |
Margaux | |
Pauillac | |
Pauillac | |
Château DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU | Saint-Julien |
Saint-Estèphe | |
Château MONTROSE | Saint-Estèphe |
3rd Growth - Troisièmes Crus | |
Margaux | |
Margaux | |
Saint-Julien | |
Château LANGOA BARTON | Saint-Julien |
Margaux | |
Château MALESCOT SAINT-EXUPERY | Margaux |
Château BOYD-CANTENAC | Margaux |
Margaux | |
Château BOYD-CANTENAC | Margaux |
Château PALMER | Margaux |
Château LA LAGUNE | Haut-Médoc |
Château DESMIRAIL | Margaux |
Château CALON SEGUR | Saint-Estèphe |
Margaux | |
Château MARQUIS D’ALESME BECKER | Margaux |
4th Growth - Quatrièmes Crus | |
Château SAINT-PIERRE | Saint-Julien |
Saint-Julien | |
Saint-Julien | |
Château DUHART-MILON | Pauillac |
Château POUGET | Margaux |
Haut-Médoc | |
Saint-Estèphe | |
Saint-Julien | |
Margaux | |
Margaux | |
5th Growth - Cinquièmes Crus | |
Pauillac | |
Pauillac | |
Château HAUT-BATAILLEY | Pauillac |
Château GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE | Pauillac |
Château GRAND-PUY DUCASSE | Pauillac |
Pauillac | |
Château LYNCH-MOUSSAS | Pauillac |
Margaux | |
Château D’ARMAILHAC | Pauillac |
Château DU TERTRE | Margaux |
Pauillac | |
Pauillac | |
Château BELGRAVE | Haut-Médoc |
Haut-Médoc | |
Château COS LABORY | Saint-Estèphe |
Château CLERC MILON | Pauillac |
Château CROIZET-BAGES | Pauillac |
Château CANTEMERLE | Haut-Médoc |
A tasting at Chateau Prieure-Lichine in Margaux.
Best Years for Medoc Wines
Critics marked these vintages of the Medoc wines as the most successful in the recent decades:
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 94+ points:
Margaux Best Vintages: 2016, 2015, 2010, 2009, 2005, 2000
Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estephe Best Vintages: 2016, 2015, 2010, 2009, 2005, 2002, 2000, 1996, 1990
