User:Murgh/Jefferson's classification of the wines of Bordeaux

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Thomas Jefferson drafted his classification of the wines of Bordeaux in 1787, 68 years prior to the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 assembled by Bordeaux wine négociants, which would share many similarities. The notes are dated May 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 from Bordeaux.

Red wine estates of the Médoc

1787 name	Contemporary name
Of the first quality
1. Chateau Margau	Château Margaux	..belonging to the Marquis d'Agicourt
2. La Tour de Segur	Château Latour	..en Saint Lambert, belonging to M. Miresmenil
3. Hautbrion	Château Haut-Brion	..belonging two-thirds to M. le Comte de Femelle
4. Chateau de la Fite	Château Lafite Rothschild	..belonging to the President Pichard at Bordeaux
Of the second quality
Rozan	Château Rauzan
Dabbadie*	Château Beychevelle
Lionville*	Château Léoville
La Rose	Château Gruaud-Larose
Quirouen	Château Kirwan
Durfort	Château Durfort-Vivens
The third class
Calons	Château Calon-Ségur
Mouton	Château Mouton-Rothschild
Gassie	Château Rauzan-Gassies
Arboete	Château Lagrange
Pontette	Château Pontet-Canet
de Terme	Château Marquis de Terme
Candale	Château d'Issan

"After these they are reckoned common wines.."

• Dabbadie or Lionville, Léoville under M. d'Abbadie

Graves estates (dry white wines)

1 Pontac

Château Haut-Brion or Château Pontac**

which formerly belonged to M. de Pontac but now to M. de Lamont

2. St.Brise

Château Saint-Bris

which belongs to M. de Pontac

3. De Carbonius

Château Carbonnieux

belonging to Benedictine monks

1. Sauterne

Château d'Yquem Château Filhot

The best crop belongs to M. Diquem at Bordeaux, or to M. de Salus his son-in-law.

The next best crop is M. de Filotte's

2. Prignac

Château Suduiraut

The best belongs to President du Roy's at Bordeaux

3. Barsac

Château Coutet

The best belongs to President Prichard

References

• Jefferson, Thomas. pp 152-154. "Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson" (PDF). Google Book Search
• Hailman, John R. (2006). Thomas Jefferson on Wine. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9781578068418.

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