The 1855 Classification
The
1855 Classification was created to present
the most famous Bordeaux wines
at the Paris Universal exhibition.
The responsibility for drawing it up
was given by the Bordeaux
Chamber of Commerce to
the "Bordeaux Trade Brokers".
The idea was to establish
a classification based on many
years of trade experience,
which was the recognition
for each estate of its Terroir
and reputation. Information,
of course, came from
the most reliable sources.
Published on April 18,1855,
the Classification was
the confirmation of
an existing market and
the evolution over more
than a century