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The Bordeaux Classification of 1855 came about when wine brokers were asked to create a classification of the wines of Bordeaux. They only included the top wines of the Medoc (except for the inclusion of Chateau Haut Brion from the Graves region).
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www.cellarnotes.net/medoc_classification.htm
www.cellarnotes.net/medoc_classification.htm
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Around the edges of the Medoc and between the specific communes, is a classification called the Haut Medoc (Upper Medoc). These wines can be quite good but carry less pedigree and rarely age as long or reach the collector ... Click here to learn about the Chateaux that were included in the Medoc Classification of 1855...
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www.cellarnotes.net/medoc.html
www.cellarnotes.net/medoc.html
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The result was the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. This classification designated the top 4 producers as Premiers Crus (First Growths), 14 Deuxièmes Crus (Second Growths), 14 Troisièmes Crus (Third Growths), 10 Quatrièmes Crus (Fourth Growths), and 18 Cinqièmes Crus (Fifth Growths).
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Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2006 ... MÉDOC WINE: THE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF 1855 ; To buy these wines click here: Médoc ... Medoc wines, champagne, liquor, cigars and gift baskets at ChampagneWines.com...
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www.champagnewines.com/wine/france/medoc.htm
www.champagnewines.com/wine/france/medoc.htm
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Excluded from the 1855 classification, and having very sensibly abstained from the 2003 Cru Bourgeois debacle which saw the whole classification annulled in a court of law, Gautreau has gone it alone all these years, selling his wine on the basis of its intrinsic quality rather than any ... Medoc and Haut-Medoc...
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The result led to the creation of the famous Classification of 1885, which subdivided wines in five categories and that still today represents a reference point for Médoc wines. The fame and the success of Médoc wines were still increasing when in vineyards appeared Phylloxera, Oidium and Mildew.
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If a number of historical classifications such as the famous Medoc Classified Growths classification or the Sauternes-Barsac classification which were both implemented more than 150 years ago in 1855, others rankings were drawn up more recently, i.e. the 1959 Graves, ... Medoc Classification of 1855 ... TOP Classifications...
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www.winemega.com/classification.htm
www.winemega.com/classification.htm
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They came up with a five-class ranking system of 59 red wines from the Medoc region, with the exception of Chateau Haut-Brion from Graves (today Pessac-Leognan), which was included to the 1855 Medoc Classification for historical reasons and due to its renown. ... TOP Classifications...
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www.winemega.com/classification_1855_medoc_3gcc.htm
www.winemega.com/classification_1855_medoc_3gcc.htm
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Moulis-en-Medoc: 4 English-Speaking Business Directory Entries in The AngloFILE ... Chateau Chasse-Spleen: On a winding road in the Medoc, just after the village of Arcins, to the left after the famous inn the Lion d'Or, Chateau Chasse-Spleen produces cru bourgeois Moulis-en-Medoc. Website · ... ^ Top of Page ^
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