The 1855 Bordeaux Classification The 1855 Bordeaux Classification still plays a significant role in shaping Bordeaux futures (en primeur) pricing today.

Last week, we began discussing the origins of Bordeaux blends. This week we look at the 1855 classification and the concept of first growths, something that needs to be understood if you want to ...

George Smith, a wine merchant from Scotland, purchased the chateau in the mid-1700s and promptly named it after himself. It was sold to Lodi Martin Duffour Dubergier, the mayor of Bordeaux, in 1842, ...

It was sold to Lodi Martin Duffour Dubergier, the mayor of Bordeaux, in 1842, and he elevated it to Grand Cru Exceptionnel status before signing the official 1855 classification a few years later.

The prices of these various wines were established for the first time in 1740 in a document drawn up by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce. The parameters were further defined in 1858 when 248 Crus ...

With 270,000 acres under vine, 5,300 wine growers, 13,000 wine brands and 300 wine merchants, Bordeaux is where Bacchus is at his glorious best.

A quick refresher on the Bordeaux Classification of 1855 helps to make sense of the various cru designations throughout Bordeaux. In that year brokers from the wine industry were asked by Napoleon ...

Medoc Grand Cru Classé These 61 chateaux are referred to in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, which are further broken down into levels from first growth to fifth growth. There are 21 in Margaux, 18 ...

His family has sustained ownership of their Bordeaux estate continuously since the 1855 Classification, which is something only two other families in Bordeaux can boast. Need a break?