1855 Bordeaux classification

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The 1855 Bordeaux classification is a historic ranking system of Bordeaux wines, primarily from the Médoc and Sauternes regions, established for the Exposition Universelle in Paris and still influential in the wine world today.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bordeaux wine classification
historical ranking
wine classification
alsoKnownAs 1855 Bordeaux classification
surface form: Classification officielle des vins de Bordeaux de 1855
appliesToRegion Bordeaux
appliesToSubregion Barsac AOC
surface form: Barsac

Médoc
Sauternes
basisOfRanking market price of wines
reputation of châteaux
classificationType red Bordeaux wines
sweet white Bordeaux wines
commissionedBy Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
compiledBy Bordeaux wine brokers
country France
criticizedFor inflexibility
not reflecting current quality of all estates
currentPremierCruCount 5
establishedForEvent Exposition Universelle of 1855
surface form: Exposition Universelle de Paris (1855)
excludesRegion Graves cru classé (for red wine)
surface form: Graves (red wines, originally)

Pomerol
hasOfficialStatus yes
includesCategory Cinquième Cru Classé (Fifth Growth)
Deuxième Cru Classé (Second Growth)
Deuxième Cru Classé (Second Growth)
surface form: Deuxièmes Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)

Premier Cru Classé (First Growth)
Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes)
Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)
Quatrième Cru Classé (Fourth Growth)
Troisième Cru Classé (Third Growth)
includesChâteau Château Haut-Brion
Château Lafite Rothschild
surface form: Château Lafite-Rothschild

Château Latour
Château Margaux
Château Mouton Rothschild
includesPremierCruSuperieurChâteau Château d’Yquem
surface form: Château d'Yquem
includesWineStyle red wine
sweet white wine
influenceOn Bordeaux pricing hierarchy
global fine wine market
wine collecting practices
languageOfOrigin French
laterModification 1973 elevation of Château Mouton Rothschild to First Growth
numberOfClassifiedRedChâteaux 61
numberOfClassifiedSauternesBarsacEstates 27
originalPremierCruCount 4
regionFocus Left Bank of Bordeaux
stillInUse yes
yearEstablished 1855

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Saint-Émilion classification differsFrom 1855 Bordeaux classification
Médoc contains 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: First Growth estates of the 1855 Bordeaux Classification
Médoc historicalClassification 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855
Sauternes classification 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification
Bordeaux wine region classificationSystem 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
Left Bank of Bordeaux hostsClassification 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
Château Haut-Brion classification 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: First Growth in 1855 Bordeaux Classification
Château Haut-Brion includedIn 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
Château La Mission Haut-Brion rivals 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: First Growths of Bordeaux
1855 Bordeaux classification alsoKnownAs 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: Classification officielle des vins de Bordeaux de 1855
Margaux classificationSystem 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
Château d’Yquem classifiedIn 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
Château Climens classificationSystem 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
Libournais wineClassificationContext 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: Bordeaux wine classification
Château Lafite Rothschild classifiedIn 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Classification
Margaux AOC partOfClassification 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
Château Margaux classificationSystem 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification
Sauternes and Barsac classificationSystem 1855 Bordeaux classification
subject surface form: Sauternes
Château Mouton Rothschild classificationSystem 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855
Pauillac AOC classificationSystem 1855 Bordeaux classification
this entity surface form: 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification