Names, longevity and great years of Bordeaux

Name of the wine

Longevity

Remarks

Great vintages since 20 years

Médoc (Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Listrac, Moulis)

1ers Grands Crus classés
Autres Grands Crus
Crus Bourgeois
Autres crus

20 to 40 years
20 to 30 years
15 to 20 years
15 years

Classification of 1855
1ers Grands Crus classés
Ch. Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac), Ch. Latour (Pauillac), Ch. Margaux (Margaux), Ch. Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac), Ch. Haut-Brion (Graves)
14 2nd, 14 3rd, 10 4th and 18 5ths.

28, 29, 45, 47, 48,49, 61, 62, 66, 70, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90

Graves
White Wines
Liquoreux white Wines
Red wines

 
6 to 15 years
10 to 30 years
8 to 25 years

Classification of 1959
9 White wines classified in 1959 - Better : Domaine de Chevalier and Ch. Haut-Brion Blanc (not classified!)
Cérons
13 Red wines classified in 1959 - Better : Haut-Brion is also classified first vintage in 1855. Better town : Pessac, Talence and Léognan

White and liquoreux
45, 47, 49, 55, 59, 61, 62, 67, 75, 76, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Red
45, 47, 48, 49, 61, 62, 66, 70, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90

Sauternes et Barsac
Barsac 1st Grands Crus classés
Sauternes 1st Grands Crus classés
Barsac
Sauternes

 

 

30 to 50 years

Classification of 1855
2 Premiers crus (Ch Climens and Ch Coutet). Château Climens is excellent.
1 1er Cru Supérieur (d'Yquem) and 9 1ers crus. You can keep them more than 100 years for the great vintages.
The 2 best 1er crus are : Château Guiraud and Château Sigalas-Rabaud
Barsac - 8 Second crus
Sauternes - 7 Second crus

21, 28, 29, 45, 47, 49, 55, 59, 61, 62, 67, 75, 76, 79, 80, 81, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90

Entre-Deux-Mers
White Wines
Liquoreux white Wines
Red Wines

 
3 to 7 years
8 to 20 years
5 to 10 years

White : Entre-Deux-Mers, Haut-Benauge, Graves-de-Vayres, 1st Côtes-de-Bordeaux (Moelleux), Côtes-de-Bordeaux, Saint-Macaire, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
Liquoreux : Cadillac, Loupiac, Sainte Croix du Mont

Red : Graves-de-Vayres, 1st Côtes-de-Bordeaux, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux

White and liquoreux
45, 47, 49, 55, 59, 61, 62, 67, 75, 76, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Red
45, 47, 48, 49, 61, 62, 66, 70, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90

Libournais
Canon-Fronsac
Côtes-de-Castillon
Côtes-de-Francs
Fronsac
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Lussac-St-Emilion
Montagne-St-Emilion
Néac
Parsac-St-Emilion
Pomerol
Puisseguin-St-Emilion
Saint-Emillion
St-Emilion Grands Crus
St-Georges-St-Emilion

St-Emilion Grands Crus :

 

 

 

8 to 30 years

Pomerol
Some of very high-class wines (ref. Pétrus)

St-Emilion
2 1st Grands Crus A
11 2st Grands Crus B
55 Grands Crus

Better 1B : Ch La Gaffelière, Ch Magdelaine.
JJust below the 1B : Ch Troplong-Mondot and Ch Canon la Gaffelière

45, 47, 49, 55, 59, 61, 62, 67, 75, 76, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Bourgeais-Blayais
White Wines
Red Wines

 
3 to 7 years
5 to 10 years

White : Bourg or Bourgeais or Côtes-de-Bourg, Côtes-de-Blaye

Red : Bourg or Bourgeais or Côtes-de-Bourg, Blaye, Blayais, Premières Côtes-de-Blaye

White :
67, 75, 76, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Red :
66, 70, 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90

Generic Bordeaux (Bx, Bx Supérieurs, Bx Rosé, Bx Clairet, Bx Mousseux)

Dry White
Moelleux White
Sparkling wine
Rosé
Clairet
Red

Before 5 years

Temp tasting: 7 at 8 °C
Temp tasting: 6 at 7 °C
Temp tasting: 4 at 5 °C
Temp tasting: 8 at 10 °C
Temp tasting: 9 at 12 °C
Temp tasting: 13 at 16 °C

81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90