Premier Grand Cru Classé B

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Premier Grand Cru Classé B is a prestigious tier in the Saint-Émilion wine classification that designates highly esteemed but not top-ranked châteaux producing exceptional Bordeaux wines.

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Label Occurrences
Premier Grand Cru Classé B canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Saint-Émilion classification tier ⓘ
wine classification rank ⓘ
appliesTo Bordeaux wine ⓘ
Saint-Émilion wine ⓘ
associatedWith cellar-worthy wines ⓘ
complex structure ⓘ
long aging potential ⓘ
premium pricing ⓘ
classificationReviewFrequency approximately every 10 years ⓘ
classificationSystem Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé system ⓘ
classificationType quality-based hierarchy ⓘ
consumerPerception collectible wines ⓘ
country France ⓘ
criteriaIncludes reputation and price history ⓘ
tasting assessment ⓘ
terroir quality ⓘ
viticultural practices ⓘ
winemaking practices ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Grand Cru Classé (non-premier) ⓘ
Premier Grand Cru Classé A ⓘ
governingBody French Ministry of Agriculture ⓘ
Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité ⓘ
grapeVarietiesTypical Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
hierarchicalLevelAbove Grand Cru Classé ⓘ
hierarchicalLevelBelow Premier Grand Cru Classé A ⓘ
introducedInClassification 1955 Saint-Émilion classification ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
legalFramework Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
legalStatus officially recognized French wine classification ⓘ
locatedIn Right Bank of Bordeaux ⓘ
marketPosition top-tier but not highest-tier Saint-Émilion wines ⓘ
partOf Saint-Émilion wine classification ⓘ
regionType appellation within Bordeaux ⓘ
reputation high quality ⓘ
prestigious ⓘ
scope individual estates rather than specific vineyards ⓘ
translation First Great Classified Growth B ⓘ
typicalAlcoholRange approximately 13–15% ABV ⓘ
typicalProduction estate-bottled wines ⓘ
usedFor classification of châteaux ⓘ
wineColor red wine ⓘ
wineLawContext French AOC system ⓘ
wineRegion Bordeaux ⓘ
Saint-Émilion ⓘ
wineStyle Right Bank Bordeaux blend ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint-Émilion classification → hasCategory → Premier Grand Cru Classé B ⓘ
First Great Classified Growth B → refersTo → Premier Grand Cru Classé B ⓘ
Saint-Émilion wine classification → hasTier → Premier Grand Cru Classé B ⓘ
subject linked to: First Great Classified Growth B