Appellations
in Bordeaux
Bordeaux grands
crus classés
Premiers
grands crus classés (1st) - Deuxièmes
grands crus classés (2nd) - Troisièmes
grands crus classés (3rd) - Quatrièmes
grands crus classés (4th) - Cinquièmes
grands crus classés (5th)
Crus
bourgeois (new
law as of June 2003)
Crus
artisans (new
law as of January 2006)
Saint
Emilion
Graves
The
diversity of wine quality in the Médoc made
it necessary to create a specific classification as follows: "crus
paysans", "crus artisans", "crus bourgeois ordinaires",
"crus bon bourgeois", "crus bourgeois supérieur" and "grands
crus". They were then classified in five categories only.
At the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris, the "Chambre
Syndicale de Courtiers of Bordeaux" (Professional chamber of
wine merchants in Bordeaux) distinguished 61 high quality wines.
It is the consecration of a long established habit. The selling
and purchasing has been based on this classification.
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