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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cinquième Cru Classé | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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Cinquième Cru Classé