Did you know ?Great wines Grands Crus Classés from Bordeaux, the Official Classification of 1855 by SoDivin 7 July 2023 7 July 2023 4.1K views 4.1K It was in 1855, on the occasion of the Paris Universal Exhibition, that Napoleon III called for a classification of Bordeaux wines. A first classification was thus established on the basis of the reputation of the wines and their price on the market. Only two changes were made to the initial list. The first took place the same year with the addition of Château Cantemerle as a fifth growth. The last one was in 1973, the château Mouton Rothschild then passed from the rank of second to premier cru. Unlike the Saint Emilion classification, the 1855 classification remains unchanged (with the exception of the latest modification). The classification is organized in two parts with red wines (60 crus from Médoc and 1 from Graves), and sweet whites (27 crus from Sauternes and Barsac). Bordeaux 1855 classification Reds classification The classification only concerns red wines. They must belong to the medoc (with the exception of Haut Brion in Pessac-Léognan) and be on the following appellations: Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe. FIRST GROWTHChâteau Lafite Rothschild, pauillacChâteau Mouton Rothschild, pauillacChâteau Latour, pauillacChâteau Haut-Brion, pessac-léognanChâteau Margaux, margauxSECOND 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-estèpheTHIRD 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-médocFOURTH 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-médocFIFTH 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 GROWTH SUPERIORChâteau d’Yquem, sauternesFIRST 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, sauternesSECOND 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 comments 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail You may also like… The Château Mouton Rothschild 31 December 2024 The Romanée Conti appellation 25 November 2024 Domaine de la Romanée Conti 18 October 2024 What is a second wine? 10 October 2024 The Sauternes appellation 10 October 2024 The 1989 vintage: the year of all celebrations 30 September 2024 The Appellation La Tâche 23 September 2024 Jeannie Cho Lee’s 100/100 6 September 2024 The Margaux appellation 30 August 2024 1985 vintage: good in all regions 16 August 2024