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The 2012 classification

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Château Angélus, as of 2012 a Premiers grands crus classés A estate.
 
Château Figeac, a Premiers grands crus classés B estate.

The classification comprises 18 Premiers grands crus classés and 64 Grands crus classés.

Premiers grands crus classés A  
Château Angélus[d] Château Ausone Château Cheval Blanc
Château Pavie[d]
Premiers grands crus classés B
Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) Château Beau-Séjour Bécot Château Belair Monange
Château Canon Château Canon-la-Gaffelière[d] Château Figeac
Clos Fourtet Château La Gaffelière Château Larcis Ducasse[d]
La Mondotte[d] Château Pavie-Macquin[a][d] Château Troplong Mondot[a]
Château Trotte Vieille Château Valandraud[d]
Grands crus classés
Château l’Arrosée Château Balestard la Tonnelle Château Barde-Haut[d]
Château Bellefont-Belcier[c][d] Château Bellevue[b] Château Berliquet
Château Cadet Bon[b] Château Cap de Mourlin Château Chauvin
Château Clos de Sarpe[d] Château la Clotte Château la Commanderie[d]
Château Corbin Château Côte de Baleau[d] Château la Couspaude
Château Dassault Château Destieux[c][d] Château la Dominique
Château Faugères[d] Château Faurie de Souchard[b] Château de Ferrand[d]
Château Fleur-Cardinale[c][d] Château La Fleur Morange[d] Château Fombrauge[d]
Château Fonplégade Château Fonroque Château Franc Mayne
Château Grand Corbin[c][d] Château Grand Corbin-Despagne[c][d] Château Grand Mayne
Château les Grandes Murailles Château Grand Pontet Château Guadet[d]
Château Haut Sarpe Clos des Jacobins Couvent des Jacobins
Château Jean Faure[d] Château Laniote Château Larmande
Château Laroque Château Laroze Château la Madelaine[d]
Château La Marzelle[b] Château Monbousquet[c][d] Château Moulin du Cadet
Clos de l'Oratoire Château Pavie-Decesse Château Peby Faugères
Château Petit Faurie de Soutard[b] Château de Pressac[d] Château Le Prieuré
Château Quinault l'Enclos[d] Château Ripeau Château Rochebelle[d]
Château Saint-Georges-Côte-Pavie   Clos Saint-Martin Château Sansonnet[d]
Château La Serre Château Soutard Château Tertre Daugay[b]
Château La Tour Figeac Château Villemaurine[b] Château Yon Figeac[b]
Former crus classés
Château Corbin Michotte[e] Château Guadet Saint-Julien[b][e] Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Giraud-Bélivier)[b][e] 
Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Moueix)[b][e] 

Other categories

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A Saint-Émilion labeled as simply "Grand Cru" which is not ranked under any formal appellation.

Over two hundred other Saint-Émilion wines carry the description "Grand Cru", however this designation is awarded under the basic appellation rules and is not part of the formal 1955 classification.[2] Wines in this category are not seen as being of comparable quality to the Grand Cru Classés.[3][4]

See also

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Notes and references

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a.  ^ Promoted to Premier grand cru classé in 2006 and relegated in 2008[5]
b.  ^ Declassified in 2006 and reinstated in 2008[5]
c.  ^ Classified in 2006 and declassified in 2008[5]
d.  ^ Promoted in 2012[1]
e.  ^ Demoted in 2012[1]

  • Château la Clusière is no longer listed as it is now part of Château Pavie and Château Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine is no longer listed as it is now part of Château Canon.[6]
  • Château Cadet Piola is no longer listed as it is now part of Château Soutard, Château Bergat part of Trottevielle, Château Haut-Corbin part of Grand Corbin and Château Matras now partly in Canon.[1]
  • Château Magdelaine[1]
General
  • "Saint-Émilion 2012 classification list" (PDF). vins-saint-emilion.com
Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c d e Anson, Jane; Lechmere, Adam, Decanter.com (September 7, 2012). "'Only three chateau dropped in new St Emilion classification".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Kissack, Chris. "St Emilion Classification". Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  3. ^ Coates, Clive. The Wines of Bordeaux. University of California Press. p. 294. ISBN 0-520-23573-8.
  4. ^ Joseph, Robert. French Wines. Dorling Kindersley. p. 89. ISBN 0-7513-0793-9.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference deca-again was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference deca-st-e was invoked but never defined (see the help page).