Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Growth Classification: First Growth
Vineyard Acreage: The vineyard is among the more sizable in the Médoc at 107 hectares, and produces around 35,000 cases a year, of which between 15,000 and 25,000 are the grand vin.
Grapes Planted:70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, and the final wine is between 80% and 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% and 20% Merlot, and up to 3% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
Chateau Latour
Growth Classification: First Growth
Vineyard Acreage: The estate is comprised of 78 hectares (190 acres) of vineyard, of which a 47-hectare (120-acre) portion near the chateau is named l'Enclos, where the fruit is used only for the grand vin.
Grapes Planted: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 2% of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The grand vin Chateau Latour is most commonly a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, with the remainder Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, and typically has an yearly production of 18,000 cases.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Growth Classification: First Growth
Vineyard Acreage: The estate has 203 acres of grape vines
Grapes Planted: Cabernet Sauvignon (77%), Merlot (11%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petit Verdot (2%).
Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron
Growth Classification: Second Growth
Vineyard Acreage: 73 hectares are planted to vine
Grapes Planted: Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (35%), Cabernet Franc (4%) and Petit Verdot (1%).
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Growth Classification: Second Growth
Vineyard Acreage: 75-87 Hectares different sources have different numbers
Grapes Planted: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot, Pichon Lalande has an abnormally high amount of Merlot for a Pauillac property
Chateau Duhart-Milon
Growth Classification: Fourth Growth
Vineyard Acreage: 175 acres, 73 planted to vine
Grapes Planted: 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot
Chateau Pontet-Canet
Growth Classification: Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:120 hectares (300 acres) 80 ha (200 acres) are under vine
Grapes Planted: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc
Chateau Batailley
Growth Classification: Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:57 hectares (140 acres)
Grapes Planted:70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot
Chateau Haut-Batailley
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:22 hectares (54 acres)
Grapes Planted:65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc.
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage: 36 hectares (90 acres)
Grapes Planted: Cabernet Sauvignon makes up 75% of the total plantings and the rest belonging to Merlot (20%) and Cabernet Franc (5%)
Chateau Grand-Puy-Ducasse
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:40 hectares
Grapes Planted:62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot
Chateau Lynch-Bages
Growth Classification:FIfth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:90 hectares (220 acres)
Grapes Planted:73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot
Chateau Lynch-Moussas
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:60 hectares (150 acres) and an annual production of 20,000 cases
Grapes Planted:70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot.
Chateau d'Armailhac
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:126 acres, 50.9 hectares planted to vine, 18000 case annual production
Grapes Planted:56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot
Chateau Haut-Bages-Libéral
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:30 hectares (74 acres)
Grapes Planted:70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot
Chateau Pédesclaux
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:46 hectares and produces about 8,000 cases of wine every year
Grapes Planted:47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet franc.
Chateau Clerc-Milon
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:41 hectares (100 acres)
Grapes Planted:49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Carmenère
Chateau Croizet Bages
Growth Classification:Fifth Growth
Vineyard Acreage:30 hectares
Grapes Planted:60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc
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