The Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855
The
Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 was established by
Napoleon III to establish a ranking of the best wines in
Bordeaux.
David Launay, formerly of
Gruaud Larose, a classified
Second Growth in Saint-Julien explains the system.
David Launay was the
Commercial Director at
Château Gruaud-Larose in
St.Julien, Bordeaux for 12 years.
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Here is the full list of classified growths, via
Wikipedia:
First Growths (Premiers Crus)[edit]
Château Lafite, now
Château Lafite Rothschild,
Pauillac
Château Latour, Pauillac
Château Margaux,
Margaux
Haut-Brion,[a] now
Château Haut-Brion,
Pessac,
Graves
Mouton,[b] now
Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus)[edit]
Rauzan-Ségla, now
Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux
Rauzan-Gassies, now
Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux
Léoville, now
Château Léoville-Las Cases, St.-Julien
Château Léoville-Poyferré, St.-Julien
Château Léoville-Barton, St.-Julien
Vivens Durfort, now
Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux
Gruaud-Laroze, now Château Gruaud-Larose, St.-Julien
Lascombes, now
Château Lascombes, Margaux
Brane, now
Château Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
Pichon Longueville, now
Château Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac (commonly known as Pichon
Baron)
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac (commonly known as
Pichon Lalande or
Pichon Comtesse)
Ducru Beau Caillou, now
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St.-Julien
Cos Destournel, now
Château Cos d'Estournel, St.-Estèphe
Montrose, now
Château Montrose, St.-Estèphe
Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus)[edit]
Kirwan, now
Château Kirwan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
Château d'Issan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
Lagrange,
Château Lagrange, St.-Julien
Langoa, now
Château Langoa-Barton, St.-Julien
Giscours, now
Château Giscours, Labarde-Margaux (Margaux)
St.-Exupéry, now
Château Malescot St. Exupéry, Margaux
Boyd, now
Château Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
Château Boyd-Cantenac, Margaux
Palmer, now
Château Palmer, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
Lalagune, now
Château La Lagune, Ludon (Haut-Medoc)
Desmirail, now
Château Desmirail, Margaux
Dubignon,[c] later
Château Dubignon, Margaux
Calon, now
Château Calon-Ségur, St.-Estèphe
Ferrière, now
Château Ferrière, Margaux
Becker, now
Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Margaux
Fourth Growths (Quatrièmes Crus)[edit]
St.-Pierre, now
Château Saint-Pierre, St.-Julien
Talbot, now
Château Talbot, St.-Julien
Du-Luc, now
Château Branaire-Ducru, St.-Julien
Duhart, now
Château Duhart-Milon, Pauillac
Pouget-Lassale and Pouget, both now
Château Pouget, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
Carnet, now
Château La Tour Carnet, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
Rochet, now
Château Lafon-Rochet, St.-Estèphe
Château de Beychevele, now
Château Beychevelle, St.-Julien
Le Prieuré, now
Château Prieuré-Lichine, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
Marquis de Thermes, now
Château Marquis de Terme, Margaux
Fifth Growths (Cinquièmes Crus)[edit]
Canet, now
Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
Batailley, now
Château Batailley, Pauillac
Château Haut-Batailley, Pauillac
Grand Puy, now
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac
Artigues
Arnaud, now
Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac
Lynch, now
Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac
Lynch Moussas, now
Château Lynch-Moussas, Pauillac
Dauzac, now
Château Dauzac,
Labarde (Margaux)
Darmailhac, now
Château d'Armailhac, Pauillac
Le Tertre, now
Château du Tertre,
Arsac (Margaux)
Haut
Bages, now
Château Haut-Bages-Libéral, Pauillac
Pédesclaux, now
Château Pédesclaux, Pauillac
Coutenceau, now
Château Belgrave, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
Camensac, now
Château de Camensac, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
Cos Labory, now
Château Cos Labory, St.-Estèphe
Clerc Milon, now
Château Clerc-Milon, Pauillac
Croizet-Bages, now
Château Croizet Bages, Pauillac
Cantemerle,[d] now
Château Cantemerle,
Macau (Haut-Médoc)
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