September 2026
I have spent more than 20 years buying, cellaring and selling Bordeaux and Burgundy, and I have watched plenty of new rating systems come and go. This one is different, because it rates the people and the farming rather than the bottle. Here is how it works, every estate Michelin named in both regions, and the ones I am buying for our own cellars at United Cellars.
By Anthony Ghattas, Founder and CEO, United Cellars
Download the PDF guide A4, all 177 estates
18
Three-Grape estates
9 Bordeaux
9 Burgundy
9 Burgundy
36
Two-Grape estates
16 Bordeaux
20 Burgundy
20 Burgundy
70
One-Grape estates
37 Bordeaux
33 Burgundy
33 Burgundy
53
Selected estates
21 Bordeaux
32 Burgundy
32 Burgundy
177
Total in the guide
83 Bordeaux
94 Burgundy
94 Burgundy
1 · What Michelin has launched
Michelin Grapes: a rating of the producer, not the bottle
The two reference points our customers ask me about most are the 1855 Classification and critic scores. Both have a weakness I have lived with for two decades: 1855 tells you about the past, and a 95-point score tells you about one bottle in one year. Neither tells you whether the estate is run well. In 2026 a third reference arrived that tries to answer exactly that question, and if it earns the authority Michelin's restaurant stars carry, it will shape demand and pricing for years.
I will say upfront that I am a sceptic of most new rating systems. This one earned my attention because of what it measures, not who is behind it.
Estates receive one, two or three Grapes, or a "Selected" listing for producers chosen for regular review. Rather than scoring vintages, Michelin assesses the winery as a whole against five criteria: agronomy, technical mastery, identity, balance and consistency across vintages. Inspectors are Michelin employees from sommelier, critic and production backgrounds. Unlike restaurant inspections, visits are not anonymous: inspectors introduce themselves and ask to see vineyards, cellars and tasting rooms.
The four tiers, in Michelin's words
| Tier | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exceptional producers whose wines can be relied upon whatever the vintage. | |
| Excellent producers that stand out within their region for quality and consistency. | |
| Very good producers making wines of character, particularly in strong years. | |
| Selected | Dependable estates kept under regular review. In spirit, the Bib Gourmand of wine. |
Burgundy was unveiled in Dijon on 7 July 2026 with 94 producers. Bordeaux followed at the Cité du Vin on 7 September with 83. Michelin has said further regions will follow, and the programme sits alongside its ownership of The Wine Advocate.
2 · The comparison everyone is making
Michelin Grapes vs the 1855 Classification
My view: 1855 tells you where an estate stood in the market in 1855. The Grapes tell you how an estate is farming and delivering now. They answer different questions, and I do not see one replacing the other. What the Grapes do that nothing else has is put Pomerol, Saint-Émilion and the Médoc on one contemporary scale, which is how I have always had to think about Bordeaux as a buyer anyway.
| 1855 Classification | Michelin Grapes | |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | Reputation and market price at the time of the Paris Universal Exhibition | Five criteria: farming, winemaking, identity, balance, consistency |
| What is rated | The château name and its historic price tier | The estate as it operates today |
| Scope | Médoc reds, Haut-Brion, Sauternes and Barsac | Adds Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, so both banks sit on one ladder |
| Revisions | One change in 170 years (Mouton, 1973) | Reviewed annually |
| Viticulture | Not considered | A core criterion; Michelin credits cover crops, plot-by-plot work and organic and biodynamic conversion |
| Legal status | Fixed and protected | Editorial; changes no château's classified status |
The 2026 Selection
Bordeaux
Michelin Grapes 2026 · 83 estates
83 estates across the Médoc communes, Pessac-Léognan, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Sauternes and Barsac. The chip on each card shows the estate's 1855 rank where one exists; Right Bank estates were never part of 1855. Gold tags are my cellar picks, charcoal tags are estates already in my own cellar, and "Shop" links go to estates we currently have in stock at United Cellars.
Three Grapes · 9
Exceptional producers whose wines can be relied upon whatever the vintage.
Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Léoville Las Cases
Château Montrose
Petrus
Right BankPomerolNot in 1855
Château La Conseillante
Château Lafleur
Château Cheval Blanc
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château-Figeac
Château d'Yquem
SauternesSauternes1855 · PCS
Two Grapes · 16
Excellent producers that stand out within their region for quality and consistency.
Château Mouton Rothschild
Left BankPauillac1855 · 1er
Château Margaux
Château Haut-Brion
Château Pichon Comtesse
Château Pichon Baron
Château Palmer
Château Pontet-Canet
Left BankPauillac1855 · 5ème
Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
Left BankPessac-LéognanNot in 1855
Château Ausone
Château Angélus
Château Canon
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Troplong Mondot
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Vieux Château Certan
Right BankPomerolNot in 1855
Château de Fargues
SauternesSauternesNot in 1855
One Grape · 37
Very good producers making wines of character, particularly in strong years.
Château Cos d'Estournel
Château Calon Ségur
Left BankSaint-Estèphe1855 · 3ème
Château Haut-Marbuzet
Left BankSaint-EstèpheNot in 1855
Château Lynch-Bages
Château Clerc Milon
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Left BankPauillac1855 · 5ème
Château Léoville Barton
Left BankSaint-Julien1855 · 2ème
Château Langoa Barton
Left BankSaint-Julien1855 · 3ème
Château Lagrange
Left BankSaint-Julien1855 · 3ème
Château Branaire-Ducru
Left BankSaint-Julien1855 · 4ème
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Brane-Cantenac
Château Giscours
Château Haut-Bailly
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Domaine de Chevalier
Château de Fieuzal
Château Trotanoy
Right BankPomerolNot in 1855
Château L'Évangile
Château Le Pin
Right BankPomerolNot in 1855
Château Clinet
Right BankPomerolNot in 1855
La Fleur-Pétrus
Château Belair-Monange
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Canon La Gaffelière
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
La Mondotte
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Beauséjour
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Larcis Ducasse
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Bellefont-Belcier
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Berliquet
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Soutard
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Jean Faure
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Mangot
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Rieussec
Château Suduiraut
SauternesSauternes1855 · 1er
Château Sigalas Rabaud
SauternesSauternes1855 · 1er
Château Coutet
SauternesBarsac1855 · 1er
Château Closiot
SauternesBarsacNot in 1855
Selected · 21
Dependable estates kept under regular review.
Château Gruaud Larose
Left BankSaint-Julien1855 · 2ème
Château Lascombes
Left BankMargaux1855 · 2ème
Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry
Left BankMargaux1855 · 3ème
Château Cantenac Brown
Left BankMargaux1855 · 3ème
Château Beychevelle
Left BankSaint-Julien1855 · 4ème
Château Saint-Pierre
Left BankSaint-Julien1855 · 4ème
Château Talbot
Left BankSaint-Julien1855 · 4ème
Château Duhart-Milon
Left BankPauillac1855 · 4ème
Château Lafon-Rochet
Château d'Armailhac
Left BankPauillac1855 · 5ème
Château Pédesclaux
Left BankPauillac1855 · 5ème
Château Nénin
Château Bourgneuf
Right BankPomerolNot in 1855
Clos Fourtet
Château Franc Mayne
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château La Clotte
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Larmande
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Quintus
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Rocheyron
Right BankSaint-ÉmilionNot in 1855
Château Guiraud
SauternesSauternes1855 · 1er
Château La Tour Blanche
SauternesSauternes1855 · 1er
The 2026 Selection
Burgundy
Michelin Grapes 2026 · 94 estates
94 estates across the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise; Chablis and the Mâconnais are not covered in this first edition. Burgundy has no 1855: its hierarchy is the vineyard, not the producer, which is exactly why a producer rating is useful here. Each card shows the highest vineyard tier the estate owns or farms. GC = Grand Cru, 1er = Premier Cru. Gold tags are my picks; charcoal tags are already in my own cellar.
Three Grapes · 9
Exceptional producers whose wines can be relied upon whatever the vintage.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Domaine Leroy
Côte de NuitsVosne-RomanéeGC Musigny, Chambertin, Richebourg
Domaine d'Auvenay
Côte de BeauneSaint-RomainGC Bonnes-Mares, Chevalier-Montrachet
Domaine Georges Roumier
Côte de NuitsChambolle-MusignyGC Musigny, Bonnes-Mares · 1er Amoureuses
Domaine Dugat-Py
Côte de NuitsGevrey-ChambertinGC Chambertin, Mazis, Charmes
Domaine Cécile Tremblay
Côte de NuitsMorey-Saint-DenisGC Echézeaux, Chapelle-Chambertin
Domaine Coche-Dury
Côte de BeauneMeursaultGC Corton-Charlemagne · 1er Perrières
Domaine Jean-Marc & Thomas Bouley
Côte de BeauneVolnay1er only Clos des Chênes, Caillerets, Pommard Rugiens
Domaine Hubert Lamy
Côte de BeauneSaint-AubinGC Criots-Bâtard (tiny) · mostly 1er Saint-Aubin
Two Grapes · 20
Excellent producers that stand out within their region for quality and consistency.
Domaine Dujac
Domaine Denis Mortet
Côte de NuitsGevrey-ChambertinGC Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot
Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg
Côte de NuitsVosne-RomanéeGC Ruchottes, Clos de Vougeot, Echézeaux
Domaine Gérard Mugneret
Côte de NuitsVosne-RomanéeGC Echézeaux · 1er Vosne
Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
Côte de NuitsChambolle-MusignyGC Musigny, Bonnes-Mares · 1er Amoureuses, Clos de la Maréchale
Domaine Bruno Clair
Côte de NuitsMarsannayGC Clos de Bèze, Bonnes-Mares, Corton-Charlemagne
Domaine Arnaud Ente
Côte de BeauneMeursault1er only Goutte d'Or, Puligny Referts
Domaine des Comtes Lafon
Domaine Leflaive
Côte de BeaunePuligny-MontrachetGC Montrachet, Chevalier, Bâtard
Domaine Étienne Sauzet
Côte de BeaunePuligny-MontrachetGC Montrachet, Bâtard, Chevalier
Domaine Benoît Ente
Côte de BeaunePuligny-Montrachet1er only Folatières, Champ Gain
Domaine Paul Pillot
Côte de BeauneChassagne-Montrachet1er only Caillerets, La Romanée
Domaine Benoît Moreau
Côte de BeauneChassagne-MontrachetGC Corton-Charlemagne · 1er Grandes Ruchottes, Champs Gain
Domaine Lamy-Caillat
Côte de BeauneChassagne-Montrachet1er only Caillerets, Champs Gain
Domaine Jean-Claude Bachelet
Côte de BeauneSaint-AubinGC Bâtard, Bienvenues-Bâtard
Domaine Bonneau du Martray
Côte de BeaunePernand-VergelessesGC only Corton-Charlemagne, Corton
Domaine des Croix
Côte de BeauneBeauneGC Corton-Charlemagne, Corton · 1er Beaune
Domaine Jean-Marc Vincent
Côte de BeauneSantenay1er only Beaurepaire, Passetemps
Domaine Bruno Lorenzon
Côte ChalonnaiseMercurey1er only Champs Martin
Domaine Dureuil-Janthial
Côte ChalonnaiseRully1er only Rully
One Grape · 33
Very good producers making wines of character, particularly in strong years.
Domaine Armand Rousseau
Domaine Claude Dugat
Côte de NuitsGevrey-ChambertinGC Griotte, Charmes, Chapelle
Domaine Denis Bachelet
Côte de NuitsGevrey-ChambertinGC Charmes-Chambertin VV
Domaine Duroché
Côte de NuitsGevrey-ChambertinGC Clos de Bèze, Latricières, Griotte
Domaine Joseph Roty
Côte de NuitsGevrey-ChambertinGC Charmes, Griotte, Mazis
Domaine Trapet
Côte de NuitsGevrey-ChambertinGC Chambertin, Latricières, Chapelle
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
Domaine Ghislaine Barthod
Côte de NuitsChambolle-Musigny1er only Cras, Charmes, Fuées
Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat
Domaine Louis Boillot
Côte de NuitsChambolle-Musigny1er only Gevrey, Chambolle, Volnay
Clos de Tart
Côte de NuitsMorey-Saint-DenisGC monopole
Domaine des Lambrays
Côte de NuitsMorey-Saint-DenisGC Clos des Lambrays (near-monopole)
Domaine Ponsot
Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
Domaine Sylvain Cathiard
Domaine Méo-Camuzet
Château de la Tour
Côte de NuitsVougeotGC Clos de Vougeot, largest owner
Domaine Faiveley
Côte de NuitsNuits-Saint-GeorgesGC Clos de Bèze, Corton Clos des Cortons monopole
Domaine Roulot
Côte de BeauneMeursault1er only Perrières, Clos des Bouchères monopole · GC via négoce
Domaine Henri Boillot
Domaine Henri Germain
Côte de BeauneMeursault1er only Charmes, Perrières
Domaine Bernard-Bonin
Côte de BeauneMeursault1er only Genevrières, Charmes
Domaine Vincent Girardin
Côte de BeauneMeursaultGC Bâtard, Bienvenues, Corton-Charlemagne
Domaine Marquis d'Angerville
Côte de BeauneVolnay1er only Clos des Ducs monopole, Taillepieds
Domaine Michel Lafarge
Domaine de Montille
Domaine Roblet-Monnot
Côte de BeauneVolnay1er only Taillepieds
Joseph Drouhin
Côte de BeauneBeauneGC Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche, Musigny
Louis Jadot
Côte de BeauneBeauneGC Chevalier Demoiselles, Clos de Bèze, Musigny
Benjamin Leroux
Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey
Côte de BeauneChassagne-MontrachetGC Bâtard, Bienvenues, Corton-Charlemagne
Domaine Marc Colin
Côte de BeauneSaint-AubinGC Montrachet, Bâtard
Domaine Henri & Gilles Buisson
Côte de BeauneSaint-Romain1er mostly Village Saint-Romain
Selected · 32
Dependable estates kept under regular review.
Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet
Côte de NuitsFixinGC Echézeaux, Clos de Vougeot · 1er Gevrey Lavaux Saint-Jacques
Domaine Sylvain Pataille
Côte de NuitsMarsannayVillage Marsannay Clos du Roy, Longeroies
Domaine Charles Audoin
Côte de NuitsMarsannayVillage Marsannay lieux-dits
Domaine Felettig
Côte de NuitsChambolle-Musigny1er Chambolle Charmes, Fuées
Domaine Camille Thiriet
Côte de NuitsComblanchienVillage Côte de Nuits-Villages, about 6 ha
Domaine Benoit Chevallier
Côte de NuitsVosne-RomanéeVillage / 1er
Domaine Fourrier
Domaine Hubert Lignier
Côte de NuitsMorey-Saint-DenisGC Clos de la Roche
Domaine Jobard-Morey
Côte de BeauneMeursault1er Poruzots, Genevrières
Domaine Anne Boisson
Côte de BeauneMeursaultVillage / 1er Meursault
Domaine Ballot-Millot
Côte de BeauneMeursault1er Perrières, Genevrières, Charmes
Domaine Buisson-Charles
Côte de BeauneMeursault1er Charmes, Goutte d'Or
Domaine Camille & Guillaume Boillot
Côte de BeauneMeursault1er Volnay, Pommard
Domaine Pierre Boisson
Domaine Pierre Girardin
Domaine Pierre Morey
Côte de BeauneMeursaultGC Bâtard-Montrachet · 1er Perrières
Domaine Alex Moreau
Côte de BeauneChassagne-Montrachet1er Morgeot, Chenevottes
Domaine Ramonet
Côte de BeauneChassagne-MontrachetGC Montrachet, Bâtard, Bienvenues
Domaine Vincent Dancer
Domaine Jacques Carillon
Côte de BeaunePuligny-MontrachetGC Bienvenues-Bâtard · 1er Perrières
Domaine Thomas-Collardot
Côte de BeaunePuligny-Montrachet1er Puligny
Albert Bichot
Côte de BeauneBeauneGC Richebourg, Clos de Vougeot, Chambertin
Bouchard Père & Fils
Domaine Bachelet-Monnot
Côte de BeauneDezize-lès-MarangesGC Bâtard-Montrachet · 1er Puligny
Domaine Nicolas Perrault
Côte de BeauneDezize-lès-MarangesVillage / 1er Maranges
Domaine Alain Gras
Côte de BeauneSaint-RomainVillage Saint-Romain
Domaine Joseph Colin
Côte de BeauneSaint-Aubin1er Saint-Aubin, Chassagne
Domaine Lafouge
Côte de BeauneAuxey-Duresses1er Auxey-Duresses
Domaine Pierre Guillemot
Côte de BeauneSavigny-lès-Beaune1er Savigny Serpentières
Domaine Rapet
Côte de BeaunePernand-VergelessesGC Corton-Charlemagne, Corton
Domaine Yvon Clerget
Côte de BeaunePommardGC Clos de Vougeot · 1er Volnay Clos du Verseuil monopole
Domaine Maxime Cottenceau
Côte ChalonnaiseMontagnyVillage / 1er Montagny, 4 ha, est. 2018
Reading the list
What stands out to me in Burgundy
- I put the holdings on every card for a reason. They tell the story. Of the nine three-Grape estates, Bouley owns no Grand Cru and Lamy only a sliver of Criots-Bâtard. Michelin is rating farming and consistency, not vineyard pedigree.
- Armand Rousseau, among the most collectible domaines in Burgundy, landed at one Grape, alongside de Vogüé, Cathiard, Méo-Camuzet and Roulot. Ramonet is Selected only. All own Grand Cru land trading at four figures a bottle.
- Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is where it should be. It is the most famous name in Burgundy, arguably in all of wine, and the one estate whose absence from the top tier would have sunk the whole exercise. That it sits there on merit, farmed biodynamically across 28 hectares of Grand Cru, is the anchor the rest of the list hangs from.
- Hubert Lamy of Saint-Aubin sits with DRC, Leroy and Coche-Dury, the clearest sign that price is not being used as a proxy for quality.
- Dujac at two Grapes is the one I would argue with. Jacques Seysses built one of the most consistent domaines in the Côte de Nuits, and I have bought it for years. It goes in as a pick regardless.
- Mercurey and Rully each place a producer at two Grapes, ahead of dozens of Côte d'Or Grand Cru owners.
- Michelin's international director said the selection shows excellence is not defined solely by the prestige of a name.
- No Chablis, no Mâconnais. Michelin drew its Burgundy line at the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise. That leaves out Raveneau, Dauvissat and a generation of serious growers in Chablis, and the Mâconnais estates, Guffens-Heynen and the Bret Brothers among them, that now make some of the best-value white Burgundy there is. Michelin has not said why. My guess is a first edition kept to the Côte d'Or where its inspectors had done the visits, and the omission is a practical one rather than a judgement. Either way, until those regions are covered the Burgundy list is a Côte d'Or list, and it should be read as one.
- The process drew pushback: Arnoux-Lachaux received one Grape and asked to be removed, saying it had not received Michelin or presented wines to the press since 2020. A real question mark over how some estates were assessed.
Cellar picks
Burgundy: what I am putting in the cellar
- Hubert Lamy. Saint-Aubin 1er Cru at a fraction of Puligny prices. Haute Densité is already cult; buy the standard 1er Crus (En Remilly, Derrière chez Edouard) in volume.
- Jean-Marc & Thomas Bouley. Volnay and Pommard 1er Cru only, now rated alongside DRC. The most affordable three-Grape red in either region.
- Bruno Lorenzon and Dureuil-Janthial. Côte Chalonnaise at two Grapes. The best value red and white in the entire selection.
- Paul Pillot, Lamy-Caillat, Benoît Ente, Benoît Moreau, Jean-Marc Vincent, Domaine des Croix, Gérard Mugneret, J-C Bachelet. Two-Grape estates rated above famous Grand Cru owners, still priced below them.
- Duroché, Denis Bachelet, Henri Germain, Bernard-Bonin, Roblet-Monnot, Marc Colin, Château de la Tour. One-Grape producers whose prices have not caught up.
- Selected tier: Sylvain Pataille (Marsannay before the Premiers Crus arrive), Berthaut-Gerbet, Pierre Girardin, Yvon Clerget, Bachelet-Monnot, Joseph Colin, Camille Thiriet, Maxime Cottenceau. The next generation, and where 2027's Grapes come from.
- The contrarian angle: Rousseau, de Vogüé, Cathiard, Méo-Camuzet, Roulot, Ramonet, Fourrier, Hubert Lignier. A low tier changes nothing about their Grand Cru holdings. If newer buyers hesitate, established collectors take the allocation.
My read as a retailer
Michelin Grapes as a second lens, not a replacement
I have been asked by customers, suppliers and a few of our own team whether this changes how United Cellars buys. The short answer is yes, at the margins, and mostly in the tiers below three Grapes. Here is how I am thinking about it.
- The Grapes are a producer-consistency signal. They are not a substitute for vintage scores and will not tell you which bottle to open tonight.
- The most useful information is in the one- and two-Grape tiers and the Selected list, where strong estates without first-growth or DRC price tags are identified. That is where value sits for our customers, and where we are directing our buying.
- Treat omissions cautiously. Michelin has said absence reflects an unfinished evaluation, not a poor one. Expect those names in the 2027 edition.
- 1855 is not going anywhere. It still drives en primeur pricing and the négociant system. The Grapes are a second lens, one that rewards estates on an upward trajectory and penalises complacency.
- Give it three or four editions. Michelin's restaurant stars took decades to earn their authority. The Grapes will need the same, but the direction of travel is clear: farming, precision and consistency are being rewarded over name and price.
- That direction suits how we have always bought. We have never chased labels for their own sake, and a list that rewards the estates doing the work in the vineyard is a list I am happy to put in front of our customers.
Anthony Ghattas, Sydney, September 2026
Sources
- Michelin press release: Bordeaux Grape Selection, 8 Sept 2026
- Michelin press release: Burgundy Grape Selection, 7 July 2026
- Michelin Guide: Bordeaux Wine Selection (full estate list)
- Michelin Guide: Bordeaux launch article
- Decanter: Michelin's statement on Latour
- Vino Joy News: a different Bordeaux hierarchy
- The Drinks Business: Burgundy launch
- The Drinks Business: Michelin launches Grapes rating
