The Crus Bourgeois wine classification of Bordeaux in France—originally initiated in 1932—was relaunched in February this year on the date of 02/20/2020. It covers only red wines produced in eight appellations on the ‘left bank’ Médoc region that were not associated with the 1855 classification of wine, but which are today considered of excellent quality. This classification is renewed each five years. During a recent livestream tasting of wines, I spoke with Armelle Cruse—fourth generation co-owner of Château du Taillan (owned by five sisters) and Vice President of Crus Bourgeois du Médoc. She explained her role in helping to promote these Bordeaux wines renowned for providing good quality to price ratios, and the overall role of the Crus Bourgeois du Médoc organization.
“We’ve existed since the first classification in 1932. We need to show that we are the modern part of Bordeaux—always involved in new projects. The last classification was done in February 2020, and as we have 249 members—all from the Médoc on the left bank region. It was important to clarify what we offer to the consumer. We do the classification through a sticker on the label, so the consumer can recognize three levels: Cru Bourgeois; Cru Bourgeois Supérieur and Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel. The tasting is done blind through five vintages to know about the style of the winery, and the capacity of the wine to age through years.”
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