| Name | | Saint-Émilion Grand Cru | |
| General info : | | Saint-Émilion and Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are two of the four Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Saint-Émilion region of France.
(The other two are Lussac Saint-Émilion and Puisseguin Saint-Émilion.)
Saint-Émilion and Saint-Émilion Grand Cru share the same geographical area, 40 km above Bordeaux and 8 km from Libourne.
That region contains the following places: Saint-Emilion, Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse , Saint-Laurent-des-Combes, Saint-Pey-d’Armens, Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens, Vignonet and a small part of Libourne.
Since 1955, there has been a classification of Saint-Émilion wine. The classification is updated every 10 years or so, and consists of the following levels: Premier grand cru classé A, Premier grand cru classé B, and Grand cru classé. As of the new classification in 2012, there are currently four estates at the highest level: Château Angélus, Château Ausone, Château Cheval Blanc and Château Pavie. Previously, Château Ausone and Château Cheval Blanc were the only two estates at this classification level. | |
| Source : | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_Saint-%C3%89milion_wine (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_Saint-%C3%89milion_wine) | |