Classification of Graves wine

The wines of Graves in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified in 1953 by a jury appointed by Institute National 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 Pessac-Léognan, which eventually came into effect on September 9, 1987.^[1]

A white Pessac-Leognan wine from the classified estate Château Carbonnieux

The 1959 classification

Crus classé	Commune	Colour
Château Bouscaut	Cadaujac	red and white
Château Carbonnieux	Léognan	red and white
Domaine de Chevalier	Léognan	red and white
Château Couhins	Villenave-d'Ornon	white
Château Couhins-Lurton	Villenave d'Ornon	white
Château de Fieuzal	Léognan	red
Château Haut-Bailly	Léognan	red
Château Haut-Brion[a]	Pessac	red
Château Latour-Martillac	Martillac	red and white
Château Laville Haut-Brion	Talence	white
Château Malartic-Lagravière	Léognan	red and white
Château La Mission Haut-Brion	Pessac	red
Château Olivier	Léognan	red and white
Château Pape Clément	Pessac	red
Château Smith Haut Lafitte	Martillac	red
Château La Tour Haut-Brion[b]	Talence	red

See also

• Regional wine classification
• Bordeaux wine regions
• History of Bordeaux wine