Saint-Emilion is a wine from from Bordeaux's Right Bank.
It is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
Saint-Emilion is the oldest wine area of the Bordeaux region.
The region is on the UNESCO World Heritage List (1999).
The official Saint-Emilion classification was conducted in 1955.
It was updated in 1969, 1986, 1996, (2006*), and 2012.
* 2006 was declared invalid. 1996 was used instead.
The 2012 classification defines:
The highest classification of Sain-Emillon.
| Château Angélus |
| Château Ausone |
| Château Cheval Blanc |
| Château Pavie |
| Château Beauséjour |
| Château Beau-Sejour Becot |
| Château Belair-Monange |
| Château Canon |
| Château Canon La Gaffelière |
| Château Figeac |
| Château La Gaffelière |
| Château Pavie Macquin |
| Château Troplong-Mondot |
| Château Trottevieille |
| Château Larcis-Ducasse |
| Château Valandraud |
| Clos Fourtet |
| Château La Mondotte |
| Château l'Arrosée |
| Château Balestard-La-Tonnelle |
| Château Barde-Haut |
| Château Bellefont-Belcier |
| Château Bellevue |
| Château Bergat |
| Château Berliquet |
| Château Cadet-Bon |
| Château Cadet Piola |
| Château Cap de Mourlin |
| Château Chauvin |
| Château Clos de Sarpe |
| Château Corbin |
| Château Côte de Baleau |
| Château Dassault |
| Château Destieux |
| Château Faugères |
| Château Faurie de Souchard |
| Château de Ferrand |
| Château Fleur-Cardinale |
| Château Fombrauge |
| Château Fonplégade |
| Château Fonroque |
| Château Franc-Mayne |
| Château Grand-Mayne |
| Château Grand-Pontet |
| Château Les Grandes Murailles |
| Château Guadet |
| Château Grand Corbin |
| Château Corbin-Despagne |
| Château Haute Sarpe |
| Château Jean Faure |
| Château La Clotte |
| Château La Clusiere |
| Château La Commanderie |
| Château La Couspaude |
| Château La Dominique |
| Château La Fleur Morange |
| Château La Marzelle |
| Château La Serre |
| Château La Tour-Figeac |
| Château Le Chatelet |
| Château Le Prieure |
| Château Laniote |
| Château Larmande |
| Château Laroque |
| Château Laroze |
| Château Matras |
| Château Moulin du Cadet |
| Château Pavie Decesse |
| Château Peby Faugeres |
| Château Petit Faurie de Soutard |
| Château de Pressac |
| Château Quinault l'Enclos |
| Château Ripeau |
| Château Rochebelle |
| Château Saint-Georges Cote Pavie |
| Château Sansonnet |
| Château Soutard |
| Château Tertre Daugay |
| Château Villemaurine |
| Château Yon Figeac |
| Clos des Jacobins |
| Clos de l'Oratoire |
| Clos La Madeleine |
| Clos Saint-Martin |
| Convent des Jacobins |
Over 200 other Saint-Émilion wines carry the description "Grand Cru". These are awarded under the basic appellation rules and are not part of the formal Saint-Emmilion 1955 classification.
Standard Grand Cru wines are not seen as being of comparable quality to the Grand Cru Classe wines listed above.