The wines of Graves

Graves

Graves is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux and stretch over...

 in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified in 1953 by a jury appointed by Institute Nacional des Appellations d'Origine, and approved by the Minister of Agriculture in August of that year. The selection was revised with a few additions in February 1959. The classification concerns both red and white wines, and all chateaux belong to the appellation

Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d’origine contrôlée , which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National...

 Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan is a French wine appellation, within the Graves subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Both red and white wine is produced within the appellation, which consists of 10 communes: Cadaujac, Canéjan, Gradignan, Léognan, Martillac, Mérignac, Pessac, Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans, Talence and...

, which eventually came into effect on September 9, 1987.

The 1959 classification

Crus classé	Commune	Colour
Château Bouscaut Château Bouscaut Château Bouscaut is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for red and dry white wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959...	Cadaujac Cadaujac Cadaujac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...	red and white
Château Carbonnieux Château Carbonnieux Château Carbonnieux is a Bordeaux wine estate located in the Pessac-Léognan region of the Graves. The estate was one the first estates included in the Graves wine classification and is known for its red and white wine production....	Léognan Léognan Léognan is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Léognanais.-Wine:It is located in the Graves area of the Bordeaux county, known for its red wine :...	red and white
Domaine de Chevalier Domaine de Chevalier Domaine de Chevalier is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for red and white wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959. The winery and vineyards are located south of the city of Bordeaux, in the commune of Léognan...	Léognan	red and white
Château Couhins Château Couhins Château Couhins is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for dry white wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1959...	Villenave-d'Ornon Villenave-d'Ornon Villenave d'Ornon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located to its south side...	white
Château Couhins-Lurton Château Couhins-Lurton Château Couhins-Lurton is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for dry white wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1959...	Villenave d'Ornon	white
Château de Fieuzal Château de Fieuzal Château de Fieuzal is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959, though the estate also produces a dry white wine which was not classified...	Léognan	red
Château Haut-Bailly Château Haut-Bailly Château Haut-Bailly is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959. The winery and vineyards are located south of the city of Bordeaux, in the commune of Léognan.Château Haut-Bailly's vineyard...	Léognan	red
Château Haut-Brion Château Haut-Brion Château Haut-Brion is a French wine, rated a Premier Cru Classé , produced in the Gironde region. It differs from the other wines on the list in its geographic location in the north of the wine-growing region of Graves...	Pessac Pessac Pessac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the southwest. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux...	red
Château Latour-Martillac Château Latour-Martillac Château Latour-Martillac, previously Château La Tour-Martillac and known as Kressmann La Tour, is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, rated a Classed Growth in the 1953 Classification of Graves wine...	Martillac Martillac Martillac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:...	red and white
Château Laville Haut-Brion Château Laville Haut-Brion Château Laville Haut-Brion was a Bordeaux dry white wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, which was ranked among the Premiers Crus in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953...	Talence Talence Talence is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side...	white
Château Malartic-Lagravière Château Malartic-Lagravière Château Malartic-Lagravière, originally Domaine de Lagravière, is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for red and white wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959...	Léognan	red and white
Château La Mission Haut-Brion Château La Mission Haut-Brion Château la Mission Haut-Brion is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, classed among the Grand Crus in the Graves classification of 1953...	Pessac	red
Château Olivier Château Olivier Château Olivier is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for red and dry white wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959...	Léognan	red and white
Château Pape Clément Château Pape Clément Château Pape Clément is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1959. It is the oldest wine estate in Bordeaux, harvesting its 700th vintage in 2006. The winery and vineyards are located in the...	Pessac	red and white
Château Smith Haut Lafitte Château Smith Haut Lafitte Château Smith Haut Lafitte is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959...	Martillac	red
Château La Tour Haut-Brion Château La Tour Haut-Brion Château La Tour Haut-Brion was a Bordeaux wine estate from the Pessac-Léognan appellation within Graves, and was ranked as a Cru Classé for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959...	Talence	red

See also

• Regional wine classification
• Bordeaux wine regions
  Bordeaux wine regions
  The wine regions of Bordeaux are the area around the city of Bordeaux within the Gironde department of Aquitaine. The region is naturally divided by the Gironde River into a Left Bank area which includes the Médoc and the subregions of St-Estèphe, Pauillac, St.-Julien, and Margaux and a Right Bank...
  
  
• History of Bordeaux wine
  History of Bordeaux wine
  The history of Bordeaux wine spans almost 2000 years to Roman times when the first vineyards were planted. In the Middle Ages, the marriage of Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine opened the Bordeaux region to the English market and eventually to the world's stage...
  
  

External links

• Union of Classed Growths of Graves official site