Did you know ?Great wines Grands Crus Classés from Bordeaux, Official Classification of 1855 by SoDivin 4 July 2017 4 July 2017 3.3K views 3.3K It was in 1855, on the occasion of the Paris Universal Exhibition, that Napoleon III called for a classification of Bordeaux wines. An initial classification was drawn up based on the reputation of the wines and their market price. Only two changes were made to the initial list. The first came the same year, with the addition of Château Cantemerle as a fifth growth. The last was in 1973, when Château Mouton Rothschild was upgraded from second to first growth. Unlike the Saint Emilion classification, the 1855 classification remains unchanged (with the exception of the latest modification). The classification is divided into two parts: red wines (60 Médoc crus and 1 Graves) and sweet white wines (27 Sauternes and Barsac crus). Bordeaux 1855 classification Reds classification Applies only to red wines from the Médoc (with the exception of Haut Brion in Pessac-Léognan) in the following appellations: Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe. FIRST GROWTHChâteau Lafite Rothschild, pauillacChâteau Mouton Rothschild, pauillacChâteau Latour, pauillacChâteau Haut-Brion, pessac-léognanChâteau Margaux, margaux SECOND GROWTHChâteau Pichon-Longueville, pauillacChâteau Ducru-Beaucaillou, saint-julienChâteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, pauillacChâteau Gruaud Larose, saint-julienChâteau Brane-Cantenac, margauxChâteau Léoville Barton, saint-julienChâteau Durfort-Vivens, margauxChâteau Léoville Las Cases, saint-julienChâteau Lascombes, margauxChâteau Léoville Poyferré, saint-julienChâteau Rauzan-Gassies, margauxChâteau Cos d’Estournel, saint-estèpheChâteau Rauzan-Ségla, margauxChâteau Montrose, saint-estèphe THIRD GROWTHSChâteau Boyd-Cantenac, margauxChâteau Malescot St. Exupéry, margauxChâteau Cantenac Brown, margauxChâteau Marquis d’Alesme Becker, margauxChâteau Desmirail, margauxChâteau Palmer, margauxChâteau d’Issan, margauxChâteau Lagrange, saint-julienChâteau Ferrière, margauxChâteau Langoa Barton, saint-julienChâteau Giscours, margauxChâteau Calon-Ségur, saint-estèpheChâteau Kirwan, margauxChâteau La Lagune, haut-médoc FOURTH GROWTHSChâteau Duhart-Milon, pauillacChâteau Branaire-Ducru, saint-julienChâteau Marquis de Terme, margauxChâteau Saint-Pierre, saint-julienChâteau Pouget, margauxChâteau Talbot, saint-julienChâteau Prieuré-Lichine, margauxChâteau Lafon-Rochet, saint-estèpheChâteau Beychevelle, saint-julienChâteau La Tour Carnet, haut-médoc FIFTH GROWTHSChâteau Batailley, pauillacChâteau Lynch-Moussas, pauillacChâteau Clerc Milon, pauillacChâteau Pédesclaux, pauillacChâteau Croizet-Bages, pauillacChâteau Pontet-Canet, pauillacChâteau d’Armailhac, pauillacChâteau Dauzac, margauxChâteau Grand-Puy Ducasse, pauillacChâteau du Tertre, margauxChâteau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, pauillacChâteau Cos Labory, saint-estèpheChâteau Haut-Bages Libéral, pauillacChâteau Belgrave, haut-médocChâteau Haut-Batailley, pauillacChâteau de Camensac, haut-médocChâteau Lynch-Bages, pauillacChâteau Cantemerle, haut-médoc See all Classified Growths of the Médoc Classification of sweet white wines Only for wines from the Sauternes and Barsac appellations. FIRST SUPERIOR GROWTH Château d’Yquem, sauternes FIRST GROWTHChâteau Climens, barsacChâteau Rabaud-Promis, sauternesChâteau Coutet, barsacChâteau de Rayne-Vigneau, sauternesChâteau Guiraud, sauternesChâteau Rieussec, sauternesClos Haut-Peyraguey, sauternesChâteau Sigalas-Rabaud, sauternesChâteau Lafaurie-Peyraguey, sauternesChâteau Suduiraut, sauternesChâteau La Tour Blanche, sauternes SECOND GROWTHChâteau Broustet, barsacChâteau d’Arche, sauternesChâteau Caillou, barsacChâteau Filhot, sauternesChâteau Doisy Daëne, barsacChâteau Lamothe, sauternesChâteau Doisy-Dubroca, barsacChâteau Lamothe Guignard, sauternesChâteau Doisy-Védrines, barsacChâteau de Malle, sauternesChâteau Myrat, sauternesChâteau Romer, sauternesChâteau Nairac, barsacChâteau Romer du Hayot, sauternesChâteau Suau, barsac See all Sauternes Crus Classés 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail You may also like… Immersion at Château Gilette 23 November 2023 Who is Lalou Bize Leroy? 28 September 2023 Clos Saint Jean and the mysteries of Cuvée... 31 August 2023 The different sizes of wine bottle 3 August 2023 The history of the turning table in Champagne 25 May 2023 5 things to know about Château Léoville Las... 27 April 2023 Jean-Louis Chave and the mysteries of Cuvée Cathelin 2 March 2023 Petrus: the myth of a rare and prestigious... 8 December 2022 Bordeaux wines: right bank and left bank, what... 22 September 2022 5 things to know about Château Angelus 25 August 2022
