Cru Bourgeois wines

In the Medoc, "Cru Bourgeois" is a collective name that refers to approximately 200 chateaux that were not classified among the elite estates.  The quality of the Cru Bourgeois wines ranges all the way from mediocre to excellent.  Since we have focused on wines costing less than $40, we have already identified many of the better Cru Bourgeois wines in the Medoc.  It should be noted that there are other petit chateaux in the Medoc that are also excellent, but not identified as cru bourgeois.  Here are 42 of the Cru Bourgeois producers that are commonly identified as excellent:

Poujeaux, Chasse-Spleen, Siran, Haut-Marbuzet, Lebegorce Zede,

Ormes-de Pez, Phelan Segur, Potensac, d'Angludet, Fourcas-Hosten,

Meyney, Maucaillou, du Breuil, Les Ormes-Sorbet, Sociando-Mallut,

Senejac, Bournac, Griviere, du Moulin Rouge, Clarke, Coufran,

Gloria, du Glana, Greysac, Paloumey, Ramafort, Rollan de By,

La Tour de By, Caronne St. Gemme, d'Escurac, Cambon la Pelouse,

Beaumont, Clement-Pichon, d'Arche, Charmail, Les Grands Chenes,

Lanessan, Verdigan, d'Aurilhac, Gironville, Larrivaux, and Poitevin.