In 1955 the wines of Saint-Émilion in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified. Unlike the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 covering wines from the Medoc and Graves regions, the Saint-Émilion list is updated every 10 years or so. Following the initial classification, the list was updated in 1969, 1986, 1996 and most recently in 2006. However the 2006 classification was declared invalid following a series of legal actions, and the 1996 version of the classification has been reinstated for the vintages from 2006 to 2009.
The region's Syndicat Viticole started planning for a classification of St.-Émilion wine in 1930, but it was not until October 7, 1954 that the principles behind the classification became official when the INAO agreed to take responsibility for handling the classification. The first list of classified St.-Émilion estates was published on June 16, 1955, and was amended on August 7 and October 18, 1958. The original list contained 12 Premier grands crus classés and 63 Grands crus classés.
Premiers Grands Crus Classés A
Château Ausone
Château Cheval Blanc
Premiers Grands Crus Classés B
Château Angélus
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarosse)
Château Belair
Château Canon
Château Figeac
Château La Gaffelière
Château Magdelaine
Château Pavie
Château Trottevieille
Clos Fourtet
Grands crus classés
Château Balestard-La-Tonnelle
Château Bellevue*
Château Bergat
Château Berliquet
Château Cadet-Bon*
Château Cadet-Piola
Château Canon-La-Gaffelière
Château Cap de Mourlin
Château Chauvin
Château Clos des Jacobins
Château Corbin
Château Corbin-Michotte
Château Curé Bon*
Château Dassault
Château Faurie-de-Souchard*
Château Fonplégade
Château Fonroque
Château Franc-Mayne
Château Guadet-Saint-Julien*
Château Grand-Mayne
Château Grand-Pontet
Château Haut-Corbin
Château Haut Sarpe
Château L´Arrosée
Château La Clotte
Château La Clusière*
Château La Couspaude
Château La Dominique
Château La Marzelle*
Château La Serre
Château La Tour-Figeac
Château La Tour du Pin Figeac*
Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Giraud-Bélivier)*
Château La Tour du Pin Figeac (Moueix)*
Château Laniote
Château Larcis-Ducasse
Château Larmande
Château Laroque
Château Laroze
Château Le Prieuré
Château Les Grandes Murailles
Château Matras
Château Moulin du Cadet
Château Pavie-Decesse
Château Pavie-Macquin
Château Petit-Faurie-de-Soutard*
Château Ripeau
Château Saint-Georges-Côte-Pavie
Château Soutard
Château Tertre Daugay*
Château Troplong-Mondot
Château Villemaurine*
Château Yon-Figeac*
Clos de l'Oratoire
Clos Saint-Martin
Couvent des Jacobins
* disqualified properties in 2006
