First Growth (French "Premier Cru") status, according to the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, refers to the greatest wines of the Médoc region, with the exception of Château Haut-Brion from Graves.
First Growth (French "Premier Cru") status refers to the greatest wines of the Bordeaux region. According to the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, only five red wines were assigned the status of "Premier Cru", four from Médoc and one from Graves.