KEY FIGURES
OUR HISTORY
A VITICULTURE WELL REPUTED EARLY ON IN HISTORY
The wines of Sauternes and Barsac; a rich history transcribed in two legends dating back to the 19th century and a viticulture well reputed early on in history:
The classification of 1855:
The appellations of Sauternes and Barsac was ranked with the greatest number of crus and the only superior one, premier cru supérieur.
1939 : The Sauternes and Barsac appellations are among the first to be registered as French origin-controlled appellations, Appellations d’Origine Contrôlées. The authorities thus recognized the inimitable specificity of the terroir, the constancy of know-how as well as the strength of the collective identity of the territory.
OUR HISTORY
A VITICULTURE WELL REPUTED EARLY ON IN HISTORY
The wines of Sauternes and Barsac; a rich history transcribed in two legends dating back to the 19th century and a viticulture well reputed early on in history:
The classification of 1855:
The appellations of Sauternes and Barsac was ranked with the greatest number of crus and the only superior one, premier cru supérieur.
1939 : The Sauternes and Barsac appellations are among the first to be registered as French origin-controlled appellations, Appellations d’Origine Contrôlées. The authorities thus recognized the inimitable specificity of the terroir, the constancy of know-how as well as the strength of the collective identity of the territory.
THE CLASSIFICATION
THE 1855 CRUS CLASSÉS
This is the Bordeaux vineyard with the most 1855 crus classés: 27 grands crus,
representing 40% of the Sauternes properties classed crus in 1855!
PREMIER CRUS SUPERIEUR
Château YQUEM (Sauternes)
THE PREMIERS CRUS
Château LA TOUR BLANCHE (Sauternes)
Château LAFAURIE-PEYRAGUEY (Sauternes)
Château CLOS HAUT-PEYRAGUEY (Sauternes)
Château de RAYNE-VIGNEAU (Sauternes)
Château SUDUIRAUT (Sauternes)
Château COUTET (Barsac)
Château CLIMENS (Barsac)
Château GUIRAUD (Sauternes)
Château RIEUSSEC (Sauternes)
Château RABAUD-PROMIS (Sauternes)
Château SIGALAS-RABAUD (Sauternes)
THE SECONDS CRUS
Château de MYRAT (Barsac)
Château DOISY DAËNE (Barsac)
Château DOISY – DUBRAOCA (Barsac)
Château DOISY – VEDRINES (Barsac)
Château d’ARCHE (Sauternes)
Château FILHOT (Sauternes)
Château BROUSTET (Barsac)
Château NAIRAC (Barsac)
Château CAILLOU (Barsac)
Château SUAU (Barsac)
Château de MALLE (Sauternes
Château ROMER DU HAYOT (Sauternes)
Château ROMER (Sauternes)
Château LAMOTHE
Château LAMOTHE – GUIGNARD (Sauternes)
ESTATES & CHÂTEAUX
More than 120 estates and châteaux in the five communes.