1855 Classification of Bordeaux Wines: Pronunciation Guide for Chateaux Names
The renowned 1855 Classification of Bordeaux wines. This classification was established by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce in preparation for a presentation of the wines of Gironde at the Universal Exhibition in Paris at the request of Emperor Napoleon III.
To provide an official classification based on years of experience and recognition of the quality of the terroir and the renown of each growth, the Chamber entrusted the task to the "Syndicat des Courtiers de Commerce"” brokers on the Bordeaux stock exchange.
They drew information from the best sources to make this classification a market reality that had been evolving for over a century.
Published on 18 April 1855, the classification still stands today and comprises five categories for fine red wines. First growth includes five chateaux, followed by 14 as Seconds, 14 as Thirds, 10 as Fourths, and 18 as Fifths, spread over the five appellations of the Médoc (Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Margaux & Haut-Médoc) and one in the Graves region.
The classification also includes dessert wines, with one chateau classified as Superior First Growth, 11 as Firsts, and 15 as Seconds, spread over the two appellations of Sauternes and Barsac.
This blog will provide all the necessary information for pronouncing each chateau. So, get ready to indulge in the exquisite taste of the world-renowned Bordeaux wines and impress your friends with your new-found knowledge.
FIRST GROWTH
Pauillac
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Château Lafite-Rothschild
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Château Latour
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Château Mouton Rothschild
Margaux
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Château Margaux.
Pessac
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Château Haut-Brion
SECOND GROWTHS
Saint-Estèphe
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Château Montrose
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Chateau Cos d'Estournel
Pauillac
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Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande
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Château Pichon Longueville Baron
Saint-Julien
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Château Léoville-Las Cases
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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
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Château Léoville Barton
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Château Léoville-Poyferré
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Château Gruaud-Larose
Margaux
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Château Brane-Cantenac
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Château Lascombes
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Château Durfort-Vivens
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Château Rauzan-Gassies
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Château Rauzan-Ségla
Third Growths
Saint-Estèphe
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Château Calon-Ségur
Saint-Julien
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Château Lagrange
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Château Langoa Barton
Margaux
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Château Kirwan
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Château d'Issan
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Château Giscours
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Château Malescot-Saint-Exupéry
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Château Boyd-Cantenac
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Château Cantenac-Brown
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Château Palmer
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Château Desmirail
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Château Ferrière.
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Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker
Haut-Médoc
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Château La Lagune
Fourth Growths
Saint-Estèphe
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Château Lafon-Rochet
Pauillac
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Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild
Saint-Julien
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Château Saint-Pierre
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Château Talbot
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Château Branaire-Ducru
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Château Beychevelle
Margaux
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Château Pouget
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Château Prieuré-Lichine.
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Château Marquis de Terme
Haut-Médoc
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Château La Tour Carnet
Fifth Growths
Saint-Estèphe
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Château Cos Labory
Pauillac
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Château Croizet Bages
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Château Clerc-Milon
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Château Pontet-Canet
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Château Pedesclaux
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Château Haut-Bages-Libéral.
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Château d'Armailhac
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Château Lynch-Moussas
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Château Lynch-Bages
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Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse
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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
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Château Haut-Batailley
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Château Batailley
Margaux
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Château du Tertre
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Château Dauzac
Haut-Médoc
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Château Belgrave
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Château de Camensac
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Château Cantemerle