The Fifth Growths — Cinquièmes Crus — form the largest tier of the 1855 Classification, with eighteen estates, the majority of them in Pauillac. Far from a footnote, the tier contains some of the Médoc's most dynamic and sought-after châteaux.
Château Pontet-Canet, a biodynamic pioneer, and Château Lynch-Bages, long celebrated for delivering well above its rank, lead a distinguished field that also includes Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Château d'Armailhac and Château Clerc-Milon (both part of the Mouton Rothschild stable), Château Batailley, and Château Cantemerle.
Grown on the Left Bank's gravel soils and built around Cabernet Sauvignon, the best Fifth Growths offer genuine classified-growth quality and cellaring potential, and they are among the most rewarding hunting grounds for value in fine Bordeaux.
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