Graves classification

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Bordeaux wine classification French wine law designation wine classification system

Graves classification is a Bordeaux wine classification system that ranks and recognizes the quality of wines produced in the Graves region of Bordeaux, France.

Aliases (2)

1953 Graves classification ×1
Graves classification of 1953 ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bordeaux wine classification → French wine law designation → wine classification system →
appliesToRegion	Graves → Pessac-Léognan →
basisOfClassification	estate quality → historical performance → reputation → terroir →
classificationLevelStructure	single tier →
country	France →
establishedBy	INAO → Institut National des Appellations d’Origine →
excludes	sparkling wines → sweet wines →
governingBody	INAO →
hasRankLevels	no growth rankings →
includesEstate	Château Bouscaut → Château Carbonnieux → Château Couhins → Château Couhins-Lurton → Château Haut-Bailly → Château Haut-Brion → Château La Mission Haut-Brion → Château La Tour-Martillac → Château Latour-Martillac → Château Malartic-Lagravière → Château Olivier → Château Pape Clément → Château Smith Haut Lafitte → Château de Fieuzal → Château de Haut-Bailly → Domaine de Chevalier →
legalStatus	official classification →
locatedIn	Bordeaux wine region → France → Gironde →
modeledAs	list of classified estates →
notableFor	being the only Bordeaux classification covering both red and dry white wines in the same list →
numberOfClassifiedEstates	16 →
originalNumberOfClassifiedEstates	16 →
regionType	Left Bank →
relatedTo	1855 Bordeaux classification → Cru Bourgeois → Saint-Émilion classification →
scope	red wines → still wines → white wines →
wineStyleEmphasized	dry white Bordeaux → medium- to full-bodied red Bordeaux →
yearEstablished	1953 →
yearRevised	1959 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bordeaux wine region → Pessac-Léognan ("1953 Graves classification") →	classificationSystem
Saint-Émilion classification →	differsFrom
Bordeaux →	hasClassification
Graves ("Graves classification of 1953") →	wineClassification