the vineyards themselves. The most-highly rated vineyards are graded as Grand Cru, while those at the next level are classified as Premier Cru. First Growth wines today Bordeaux reds Premier Grand Cru Château Lafite Rothschild Médoc (Pauillac) Château Margaux Médoc (Margaux) Château Latour Médoc (Pauillac) Château Haut-Brion Graves (Pessac-Leognan) Château Mouton-Rothschild Médoc (Pauillac) Bordeaux sweet wines Premier Cru Supérieur Château d'Yquem (Sauternes) Premier Cru Château La Tour Blanche, Bommes (Sauternes) Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes) Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes) Château de Rayne-Vigneau, Bommes (Sauternes) Château Suduiraut, Preignac (Sauternes) Château Coutet, Barsac Château Climens, Barsac Château Guiraud, Sauternes Château Rieussec, Fargues (Sauternes) Château Rabaud-Promis, Bommes (Sauternes) Château Sigalas-Rabaud, Bommes (Sauternes) The communes of Bommes, Fargues and Preignac were once separate communes but now fall into the single commune of Sauternes. The Graves classification After the Second World War the omission of wines of Graves from the official classification was having a negative effect on the price and desirability of wines from the region. To improve marketing the region announced in 1953 its own classification of red wines and one white wine, with more white wines added in 1959. Sixteen wines were given special classification. Château Bouscaut (red & white) Château Carbonnieux (red & white) Château Couhins (white) Château Couhins-Lurton (white) Domaine de Chevalier (red & white) Château de Fieuzal (red) Château Haut-Bailly (red) Château Haut-Brion (red) Château La Mission Haut-Brion (red) Château La Tour Haut-Brion (red) Château Latour-Martillac (red & white) Château Laville Haut-Brion (white) Château Malartic-Lagravière (red & white) Château Olivier (red & white) Château Pape Clément (red) Château Smith Haut Lafitte (red) The Saint-Émilion classification Missing from the 1855 list, the Bordeaux region of Saint-Émilion offered its own classification in 1955 to improve market demand and prices. The Classification of Saint-Émilion wine differs from the 1855 list in that it is updated approximately every ten years based on new assessments of quality. For each new release of the classification, wines may be promoted or demoted within the list. A wine may even be removed entirely, while other unclassified wines may be added. In 2006, for example, eleven wines were removed from the list, six new wines added, and two existing wines promoted to a higher division. The Saint-Émilion Classification currently labels 15 wines as First Growths. These Premiers Grands Crus Classés, subdivided into two further classes : A (2 wines) and B (13 wines). A further 64 wines are