The New Gabriel Bordeaux Wine Classification

In 'Bordeaux Total' (2000, ISBN# 3-7742-5279-3), René Gabriel has published his new Bordeaux red wine classification that takes into account current wine quality levels. Unlike the old classification from 1855, it includes the St. Emilion and Pomerol regions.

The classification proposes 5 numbered classes, a bourgeois class and a class of possible newcomers.

These are the 17 new Premiers Grands Crus, with some recent assessments and statistical data:

Château Région/Commune 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 Mean1 Sdev1
Angélus St. Emilion 18 17 18 19 19 18 17 16 19 18 19 14 14 14 17 15 15 17.1 1.8
Ausone St. Emilion 18 19 19 18 19 18 18 17 19 18 18 17 16 15 17 18 16 12 17.8 1.0
Cheval Blanc St. Emilion 18 20 18 18 19 18 17 16 – 19 17 19 16 18 19 13 19 (20) 17 13 18.0 1.2
Ducru-Beaucaillou Médoc, St. Julien 18 18 17 18 19 17 17 16 16 14 18 18 16 17 18 13 16 16 16 14 17.2 1.0
L'Eglise-Clinet Pomerol 18 20 19 18 18 18 17 13 18 16 18 15 17 18 17 16 15 17.4 1.4
Haut-Brion Graves, Pessac-Léognan 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 16 16 19 20 18 16 19 19 13 18 18 18 15 18.3 0.9
Lafite-Rothschild Médoc, Pauillac 18 18 18 17 18 18 17 18 16 19 19 18 16 19 19 15 18 18 17 15 18.1 0.7
Lafleur Pomerol 18 19 17 17 18 18 18 18 – 19 19 19 – (18) 19 13 19 18 15 15 17.9 1.3
Château Région/Commune 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 Mean1 Sdev1
Latour Médoc, Pauillac 18 18 17 19 19 18 18 17 18 20 17 19 14 19 18 15 17 20 17 15 18.3 1.0
Léoville-Las-Cases Médoc, St. Julien 19 18 17 17 14 17 19 18 18 14 19 19 13 18 20 16 14 17.32 1.92
Margaux Médoc, Margaux 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 16 18 20 17 18 17 19 19 16 20 18 18 13 18.4 0.8
La Mission-Haut-Brion Graves, Pessac-Léognan 18 18 17 17 18 17 18 17 15 19 20 18 15 18 17 13 19 17 17 14 17.8 0.9
Montrose Médoc, St. Estèphe 17 18 17 18 19 19 17 17 16 20 19 17 12 14 14 14 16 18 12 17.3 1.7
Mouton-Rothschild Médoc, Pauillac 18 17 17 19 19 19 18 17 16 18 17 19 17 20 19 15 19 20 14 15 18.3 1.1
Pétrus Pomerol 18 20 18 19 19 18 19 17 – 20 20 18 17 16 19 14 18 18 17 16 18.4 1.0
Le Pin Pomerol 18 19 18 18 18 18 17 16 17 19 18 18 17 19 17 16 19 18 18 13 18.1 0.7
Château Région/Commune 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 Mean1 Sdev1
Valandraud St. Emilion 18 18 18 18 20 19 18 18 16 18.13 1.13

remarks:
1 Mean and standard deviation are calculated from the 16 best years of the 20 years 1999 to 1980 (i.e. 1/6 of the values (round up) are omitted; omitted years are indicated).
2 Léoville-Las-Cases' mean/sdev would be 18.1/1.1 if the mediocre years 92/87/80 weren't considered instead of the better 99/98/97 (which are missing due to the Château's picky tasting policies).
3 Only 9 years considered with Valandraud due to its novelty.

The 16 new Deuxièmes Crus, with some recent data:

Château Région/Commune 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 Mean1 Sdev1
Clinet Pomerol 18 18 18 18 20 17 17 16 15 18 19 18 17 16 15 17 11 17.3 1.4
L'Evangile Pomerol 17 19 17 18 19 17 18 16 18 17 16 16 19 17 16 15 17.2 1.2
La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol 18 19 17 17 18 17 16 16 – 16 17 16 16 15 18 16 18 17 17.0 1.0
Gazin Pomerol 17 17 17 18 19 18 17 18 16 19 18 18 15 15 15 15 14 14 17.0 1.4
Grand-Puy-Lacoste Médoc, Pauillac 17 17 17 18 18 18 16 16 14 19 19 16 15 19 19 15 16 19 15 17.4 1.4
Gruaud-Larose Médoc, St. Julien 18 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 17 17 16 19 17 15 18 19 17 13 17.5 0.8
Léoville-Barton Médoc, St. Julien 17 18 17 19 19 18 17 17 16 17 17 17 15 18 16 16 18 17 11 17.4 0.9
Léoville-Poyferré Médoc, St. Julien 17 18 17 18 18 17 16 13 16 19 18 17 15 18 17 13 18 17 17.3 1.0
Château Région/Commune 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 Mean1 Sdev1
Lynch-Bages Médoc, Pauillac 17 18 17 18 18 17 17 17 16 18 19 18 15 18 18 14 16 18 17 15 17.6 0.7
Palmer Médoc, Margaux 17 18 16 18 18 18 16 14 18 18 19 17 16 17 19 15 19 17 17 14 17.6 1.0
Pape-Clément Graves, Pessac- Léognan 19 18 17 19 18 16 16 14 – 19 18 17 15 18 15 11 12 10 16.44 2.44
Pichon-Longueville Baron Médoc, Pauillac 17 17 17 19 17 16 17 16 15 19 17 17 15 17 17 11 16 14 11 16.8 1.1
Pichon-Longueville Comtesse-de-Lalande Médoc, Pauillac 17 17 17 18 18 19 17 15 14 16 18 16 13 18 17 15 17 18 16 15 17.1 1.0
Rauzan-Ségla Médoc, Margaux 17 17 16 18 18 19 16 15 16 17 15 18 – 18 17 18 15 16 16.9 1.2
Tertre-Rôteboeuf St. Emilion 17 19 18 18 18 18 18 16 15 18 17 17 15 17 16 17.15 1.25
Trotanoy Pomerol 18 19 17 18 18 17 17 16 – 19 17 18 15 14 16 13 17 18 15 12 17.2 1.2

remarks:
4 Pape-Clément's mean/sdev would be 17.1/1.6 leaving away its bad vintages 84 and 82.
5 Only 15 years considered with Tertre-Rôteboeuf.