Cinquième Cru Classé (Fifth Growth)

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Cinquième Cru Classé (Fifth Growth) is the lowest of the five official quality tiers for Médoc and Graves red wines established in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, denoting châteaux of respectable but generally less prestigious status than the higher growths.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bordeaux wine classification tier
wine quality rank
alsoKnownAs Fifth Growth NERFINISHED
appliesToRegion Graves NERFINISHED
Médoc NERFINISHED
appliesToVintage all vintages of a classified château unless reclassified
appliesToWineType red wine
associatedWithGrapeVarieties Cabernet Franc GENERATED
Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blends GENERATED
Merlot GENERATED
Petit Verdot GENERATED
basedOn market price of wines at time of classification
reputation of châteaux at time of classification
classificationAuthority Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce (historical role) NERFINISHED
classificationScope Médoc (primarily) and one Graves estate
left bank Bordeaux
classificationType historical commercial ranking
country France
denotes châteaux of respectable but less prestigious status
establishedBy Napoleon III’s commission for the Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855
establishedInYear 1855
geographicalFocus Left Bank of the Gironde estuary NERFINISHED
governs classification of specific châteaux, not individual wines
growthLevelName Cinquième Cru NERFINISHED
Fifth Growth
hasNumberOfGrowthLevels 5
hasStability classification largely unchanged since 1855
higherTierThan unclassified Bordeaux wines
influences market price of classified wines
perceived prestige of a château
isLowestTierIn five official growths of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
isSubcategoryOf Grand Cru Classé (1855) system NERFINISHED
language French
literalMeaning Fifth Classified Growth
lowerTierThan Deuxième Cru Classé NERFINISHED
Premier Cru Classé
Quatrième Cru Classé NERFINISHED
Troisième Cru Classé
partOf 1855 Bordeaux Classification
qualityExpectation good to very good quality Bordeaux red wines
rankOrder 5
regulatesNot viticultural practices directly
winemaking techniques directly
usedIn wine collecting
wine criticism
wine trade
wineRegion Bordeaux NERFINISHED

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1855 Bordeaux classification includesCategory Cinquième Cru Classé (Fifth Growth)
Margaux hasClassifiedGrowth Cinquième Cru Classé (Fifth Growth)
this entity surface form: Cinquième Cru Classé