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The 1855 Classification (as amended by the 1973 promotion of Ch Mouton Rothschild to Premier Cru status) is still in force. It covers the red-wine chateaux of the Medoc, with one Graves property, Haut-Brion. Chateaux are placed in five classes, from one (the highest) to five. The commission that compiled the list used as a benchmark the prices of each chateau's wines over the previous century. Some wines have risen in status since 1855, some have fallen, but the classification is still in use today. It shows that by the mid-19th century the landowners of the Medoc had singled out and planted the best land.
Premiers Crus Ch Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac Ch Latour, Pauillac Ch Margaux, Margaux Ch Haut-Brion, Pessac, Graves Ch Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
Deuxiemes Crus Ch Rausan-Segla, Margaux Ch Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux Ch Leoville Las-Cases, St-Julien Ch Leoville Poyferr6, St-Julien Ch Leoville Barton, St-Julien Ch Durfort-Vivens, Margaux Ch Lascombes, Margaux Ch Gruaud-Larose, St-Julien Ch Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux Ch Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac Ch Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac Ch Ducru-Beaucaiflou, St-Julien Ch Cos d'Estournel, St-Est6phe Ch Montrose, St-Estephe Ch Giscours, Labarde-Margaux Troisiemes Crus Ch Kirwan, Clantenac-Margaux Ch d'Issan, Cantenac-Margaux Ch Lagrange, St-Julien Ch Langoa Barton, St-Julien Ch Malescot-St-Exupery, Margaux Ch Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux Ch Palmer, Cantenac-Margaux Ch La Lagune, Ludon Ch Desmirail, Margaux Ch Calon-Segur, St-Estephe Ch Ferriere, Margaux Ch Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Margaux Ch Boyd-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux
Quatriemes Crus Ch St-Pierre, St-Julien Ch Branaire-Ducru, St-Julien Ch Talbot, St-Julien Ch Duhart-Milon-Rothschild, Pauillac Ch Pouget, Cantenac-Margaux Ch La Tour Carnet, St-Laurent Ch Lafon-Rochet ' St-Estephe Ch Beychevelle, St-Julien Ch Prieure-Lichine, Cantenac-Margaux Ch Marquis de Terme, Margaux
Cinquiemes Crus Ch Pontet-Canet, Pauillac Ch Batailley, Pauillac Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac Ch Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac Ch Haut-Batailley, Pauillac Ch Lynch-Bages, Pauillac Ch Lynch-Moussas, Pauillac Ch Dauzac, Labarde-Margaux Ch d'Armailhac (formerly Mouton Baronne Philippe), Pauillac Ch du Tertre, Arsac-Margaux Ch Haut-Bages Liberal, Pauillac Ch Pedesclaux, Pauillac Ch Belgrave, St-Laurent Ch de Camensac, St-Laurent Ch Cos Labory, St-Estephe Ch Clerc-Milon, Pauillac Ch Croizet-Bages, Pauillac Ch Cantemerle, Macau
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