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OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF 1855
There is no single
comprehensive classification system that ranks Bordeaux's 57 appellations
and thousands of wines. But Médoc, Sauternes and Barsac, Graves, and
Saint-Èmilion districts do have their own official internal classification
systems.
The Official Classification of 1855
For the 1855 Exposition
Universelle de Paris, the World's Fair of the day, Napoléon III requested
a classification system for Bordeaux wines - France's best - which were to
be on display. It was established by brokers in the wine industry who
ranked the wines according to a
château's reputation and trading price, which at that time was
directly related to quality. The result was the Bordeaux Wine Official
Classification of 1855. Red wines that made the list all came from the
Médoc region with the exception of the Château Haut-Brion from Graves
which was famous enough to be included. The wines were ranked descending
from first to fifth growths called "crus."
For white wines, only sweet whites from Sauternes and Barsac were ranked
from first great growth to second growth. Within each category, châteaux
are ranked in order of quality. In the more than 100 years since the 1855
classification, there has been only one change, when Château
Mouton-Rothschild was elevated from a second growth to a first growth
vineyard in 1973. Today, many people critique the 1855 classification for
numerous reasons: some because the great châteaux of Pomerol and Saint-Èmilion,
among others, are not included; others because châteaux ownership and
vineyard holdings are always changing.
MEDOC
WINE : THE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF 1855
First Growths (Premiers Crus) Commune
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Château
Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac)
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Château
Margaux (Margaux)
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Château
Latour (Pauillac)
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Château
Haut-Brion Pessac (Graves)
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Château
Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus) Commune
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Château
Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
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Château
Rauzan-Gassies (Margaux)
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Château
Léoville-Las Cases (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Léoville-Poyferré (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Léoville-Barton (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
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Château
Gruaud-Larose (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Lascombes (Margaux)
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Château
Brane-Cantenac Cantenac (Margaux)
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Château
Pichon-Longueville-Baron (Pauillac)
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Château
Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande (Pauillac)
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Château
Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Cos d'Estournel (Saint-Estèphe)
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Château
Montrose (Saint-Estèphe)
Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus) Commune
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Château
Kirwan Cantenac (Margaux)
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Château
d'Issan Cantenac (Margaux)
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Château
Lagrange (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Langoa-Barton (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Giscours Labarde (Margaux)
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Château
Malescot Saint-Exupéry (Margaux)
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Château
Boyd-Cantenac Cantenac (Margaux)
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Château
Cantenac-Brown Cantenac (Margaux)
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Château
Palmer Cantenac (Margaux)
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Château
La Lagune Ludon (Haut-Médoc)
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Château
Desmirail (Margaux)
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Château
Calon-Ségur (Saint-Estèphe)
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Château
Ferrière (Margaux)
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Château
Marquis d'Alesme-Becker (Margaux)
Fourth Growths (Quatrièmes Crus) Commune
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Château
Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Talbot (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Branaire-Ducru (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Duhart-Milon-Rothschild (Pauillac)
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Château
Pouget Cantenac (Margaux)
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Château
La Tour-Carnet Saint-Laurent (Haut Médoc)
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Château
Lafon-Rochet (Saint-Estèphe)
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Château
Beychevelle (Saint-Julien)
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Château
Prieuré-Lichine Cantenac (Margaux)
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Château
Marquis-de-Terme (Margaux)
Fifth Growths (Cinquièmes Crus) Commune
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Château
Pontet-Canet (Pauillac)
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Château
Batailley (Pauillac)
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Château
Haut-Batailley (Pauillac)
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Château
Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Pauillac)
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Château
Grand-Puy-Ducasse (Pauillac)
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Château
Lynch-Bages (Pauillac)
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Château
Lynch-Moussas (Pauillac)
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Château
Dauzac Labarde (Margaux)
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Château
D'Armailhac (Pauillac)
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Château
du Tertre Arsac (Margaux)
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Château
Haut-Bages-Libéral (Pauillac)
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Château
Pédesclaux (Pauillac)
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Château
Belgrave Saint-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
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Château
de Camensac Saint-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
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Château
Cos-Labory (Saint-Estèphe)
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Château
Clerc-Milon (Pauillac)
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Château
Croizet-Bages (Pauillac)
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Château
Cantemerle Macau (Haut-Médoc)
Sauternes-Barsac:
The Official Classification of 1855
First Great Growth (Premier Cru Supérieur) Commune
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Château
d'Yquem Sauternes
First Growths (Premiers Crus) Commune
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Château
La Tour-Blanche (Bommes)
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Château
Lafaurie-Peyraguey (Bommes)
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Château
Clos Haut-Peyraguey (Bommes)
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Château
de Rayne-Vigneau (Bommes)
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Château
Suduiraut (Preignac)
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Château
Coutet (Barsac)
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Château
Climens (Barsac)
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Château
Guiraud (Sauternes)
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Château
Rieussec (Fargues)
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Château
Rabaud-Promis (Bommes)
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Château
Sigalas-Rabaud (Bommes)
Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus) Commune
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Château
de Myrat (Barsac)
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Château
Doisy-Daëne (Barsac)
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Château
Doisy-Dubroca (Barsac)
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Château
Doisy-Védrines (Barsac)
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Château
d'Arche (Sauternes)
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Château
Filhot (Sauternes)
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Château
Broustet (Barsac)
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Château
Nairac (Barsac)
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Château
Caillou (Barsac)
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Château
Suau (Barsac)
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Château
de Malle (Preignac)
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Château
Romer-du-Hayot (Fargues)
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Château
Lamothe-Despujols (Sauternes)
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Château
Lamothe-Guignard (Sauternes)
Graves:
1959 Official Classification
The red and white wines of the Graves region were first classified in
1953, but the classification only became official with the 1959 ranking.
Within each category, the châteaux are not ordered by quality.
Classified Red Wines of Graves Commune
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Château
Bouscaut (Cadaujac)
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Château
Haut-Bailly (Léognan)
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Château
Carbonnieux (Léognan)
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Domaine
de Chevalier (Léognan)
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Château
de Fieuzal (Léognan)
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Château
d'Olivier (Léognan)
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Château
Malartic-Lagravière (Léognan)
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Château
La Tour-Martillac (Martillac)
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Château
Smith-Haut-Lafitte (Martillac)
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Château
Haut-Brion (Pessac)
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Château
La Mission-Haut-Brion (Talence)
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Château
Pape-Clément (Pessac)
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Château
Latour-Haut-Brion (Talence)
Classified White Wines of Graves Commune
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Château
Bouscaut (Cadaujac)
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Château
Carbonnieux (Léognan)
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Château
Domaine de Chevalier (Léognan)
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Château
d'Olivier (Léognan)
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Château
Malartic Lagravière (Léognan)
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Château
La Tour-Martillac (Martillac)
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Château
Laville-Haut-Brion (Talence)
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Château
Couhins-Lurton (Villenave d'Ornan)
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Château
Couhins (Villenave d'Ornan)
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Château
Haut-Brion (Pessac) (added in 1960)
The Saint-Emilion Classification
In 1954, further to a request from the "Syndicat de Défense des Vins
de Saint-Emilion", the INAO (Institut National des Appellations
d'Origine) established a classification of wines from this appellation.
The law stipulates that every ten years the INAO should revise this
classification which attaches great importance to the high quality of the
terroir.
Only wines from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru appellation are eligible top
become an official Grand Cru Classé or Premier Grand Cru Classé.The
1969, 1979, 1984 and 1996 revisions slightly altered the original
classification.
The current classification includes 13 Premier Grand Crus Classés and 55
Grand Crus Classés, with a combined area of 860 hectares (2,124 acres)
under wine.
First Great Growth category A
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Château
AUSONE
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Château
CHEVAL BLANC
First Great Growth category B
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Château
ANGÉLUS
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Château
BEAU-SÉJOUR BÉCOT
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Château
BEAUSÉJOUR (DUFFAU-LAGAROSSE)
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Château
BELAIR
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Château
CANON
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Château
FIGEAC
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Château
LA GAFFELIERE
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Château
MAGDELAINE
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Château
PAVIE
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Château
TROTTEVIEILLE
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Clos
FOURTET
Great Growths
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Château
BALESTARD LA TONELLE
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Château
BELLEVUE
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Château
BERGAT
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Château
BERLIQUET
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Château
CADET BON
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Château
CADET-PIOLA
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Château
CANON LA GAFFELIERE
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Château
CAP DE MOURLIN
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Château
CHAUVIN
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Château
CLOS DES JACOBINS
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Château
CORBIN
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Château
CORBIN-MICHOTTE
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Château
CURÉ BON
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Château
DASSAULT
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Château
FAURIE-DE-SAUCHARD
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Château
FONPLÉGADE
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Château
FONROQUE
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Château
FRANC MAYNE
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Château
GRAND MAYNE
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Château
GRAND PONTET
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Château
GUADET SAINT-JULIEN
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Château
HAUT CORBIN
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Château
HAUT SARPE Saint-Christophe des Bardes
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Château
L'ARROSÉE
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Château
LA CLOTTE
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Château
LA CLUSIERE
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Château
LA COUSPAUDE
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Château
LA DOMINIQUE
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Château
LA SERRE
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Château
LA TOUR DU PIN-FIGEAC (Giraud-Belivier)
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Château
LA TOUR DU PIN-FIGEAC (J.M. Moueix)
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Château
LA TOUR FIGEAC
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Château
LAMARZELLE
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Château
LANIOTE
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Château
LARCIS DUCASSE Saint-Laurent des Combes
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Château
LARMANDE
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Château
LAROQUE Saint-Christophe des Bardes
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Château
LAROZE
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Château
LE PRIEURÉ
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Château
LES GRANDES MURAILLES
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Château
MATRAS
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Château
MOULIN DU CADET
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Château
PAVIE DECESSE
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Château
PAVIE MACQUIN
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Château
PETITE FAURIE DE SOUTARD
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Château
RIPEAU
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Château
SAINT-GEORGE CÔTE PAVIE
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Château
SOUTARD
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Château
TERTRE DAUGAY
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Château
TROPLONG-MONDOT
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Château
VILLEMAURINE
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Château
YON-FIGEAC
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Clos
DE l'ORATOIRE
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Clos
SAINT-MARTIN
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Couvent
DES JACOBINS
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