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New St Emilion classification announced

Thursday 7 September 2006 • 1 min read
The new, 2006 classification of wines of St-Emilion has just been announced with Chx Pavie-Macquin and Troplong Mondot being promoted to the select group of Premier Grand Cru Classés. There had been rumours that Valandraud would feature in this new classification, updated every 10 years, but there is no sign of Jean-Luc Thunevin’s wine, nor of any other obvious garagiste wines.
 
Wines promoted or restored to Grand Cru Classé status are Chx Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin Despagne and Pavie’s stablemate Monbousquet. Demoted from this large category are Chx Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet St-Julien, La Marzelle, La Tour du Pin Figeac (Giraud-Bélivier), La Tour du Pin Figeac (Moueix), Petit Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon Figeac.
 
The complete new classification appears below but not, alas, in the new edition of the Oxford Companion. There’s always something that comes in just too late…
 
CLASSEMENT DES CRUS DE SAINT-EMILION 2006
 
PREMIERS GRANDS CRUS CLASSÉS A
Château Ausone
Château Cheval Blanc
 
PREMIERS GRANDS CRUS CLASSÉS B
Château Angélus
Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse)
Château Beau-Séjour-Bécot
Château Belair
Château Canon
Château Figeac
Château La Gaffelière
Château Magdelaine
Château Pavie
Château Pavie-Macquin
Château Troplong-Mondot
Château Trottevieille
Clos Fourtet
 
GRANDS CRUS CLASSÉS
Château Balestard la Tonnelle
Château Bellefont-Belcier
Château Bergat
Château Berliquet
Château Cadet Piola
Château Canon la Gaffelière
Château Cap de Mourlin
Château Chauvin
Château Corbin
Château Corbin Michotte
Château Dassault
Château Destieux
Château Fleur-Cardinale
Château Fonplégade
Château Fonroque
Château Franc Mayne
Château Grand Corbin
Château Grand Corbin Despagne
Château Grand Mayne
Château Grand Pontet
Château Haut Corbin
Château Haut Sarpe
Château L’Arrosée
Château La Clotte
Château La Couspaude
Château La Dominique
Château La Serre
Château La Tour Figeac
Château Laniote
Château Larcis Ducasse
Château Larmande
Château Laroque
Château Laroze
Château Le Prieuré
Château Les Grandes Murailles
Château Matras
Château Monbousquet
Château Moulin du Cadet
Château Pavie-Decesse
Château Ripeau
Château Saint-Georges-Côte-Pavie
Château Soutard
Clos de l’Oratoire
Clos des Jacobins
Clos Saint-Martin
Couvent des Jacobins


 


 
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