1953 The U K B G Guide to Drinks

U. K. B. G. GUIDE TO DRINKS

a district which commences just north of St. Estephe and stretches down to the stream called Jalle de Blanquefort, a few miles north of Bordeaux where the Graves area commences. The better wines are named after the various smaller areas called St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien, Listrac and Margaux. These smaller areas again are split up into individual vineyards, all producing their own wines; many of them are still in private hands and much pride is taken in the production of fine wines. These individual owners vied with each other over the quality of their individual products, so much so that in the year 1855 a classification had to be made, and to a great extent the same classification exists to-day. They are classified into Growths called Cms. There are 3 First Growths 16 Second Growths 14 Third Growths 11 Fourth Growths 17 Fifth Growths and hundreds of Growths called Bourgeois Cms. Where a wine is Chateau bottled, that means it is bottled at the vineyard of origin, and this can be readily seen upon the label by the words "Mise en Bouteilles an Chateau ". The name of the vineyard is also printed upon the cork, thus further identifying it: „ Lafite (Cha,teau Haut Brion is also classified with these three, but it is not in the M^doc area but in the Graves area just outside the town of Bordeaux itself.) 2nd Growths Chfiteau Mouton Rothschild Chateau Gruaud Larose Faure ,, Rauzan Segla ,, Brane Cantenac ,, Rauzan Gassies ,, Pichon Longueville 174 ls< Growths Ch3,teau Margaux Chateau Latour