Premier Cru Classe and Grand Cru Classe were established for what regions?

• A. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Right Bank)
• B. Médoc
• C. Graves
• D. Sauternes

Answer: (A)

The terms Premier Cru Classé and Grand Cru Classé are tied to Saint-Émilion’s own classification system on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. Saint-Émilion established a formal ranking for its wines that uses Grand Cru Classé and Premier Grand Cru Classé to distinguish estates, with the top producers in this system designated as Premier Grand Cru Classé and a broader tier as Grand Cru Classé. This setup is distinct from the classifications used in Médoc, Graves, or Sauternes, which follow different historical schemes (for example, the Médoc’s 1855 Classification and Sauternes/Barsac’s own 1855 framework). So the regions associated with these specific designations are Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Right Bank).