1855 Classification Sauternes & Barsac
The 1855 Classification of Sauternes and Barsac
The 1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac was drawn up at the same time as the most famous 'Bordeaux Classification'(Medoc & Graves 1855). The two were presented together at the Exposition Universelle de Paris of that year, at the request of Napoleon III. Twenty-six of the finest sweet white wines from Sauternes and Barsac were classified and ranked according to their market value. Initially there were just two divisions (Premier Cru and Second Cru), but Chateau d'Yquem rated so highly that it was granted its own individual rank, 'Premier Cru Superieur'.
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Premier Cru Superieur (First Great Growth) |
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Chateau d'Yquem |
Sauternes |
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Premier Cru (First Growth) |
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Chateau La Tour Blanche |
Bommes |
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Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey |
Bommes |
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Chateau Clos Haut-Peyrageuy |
Bommes |
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Chateau de Rayne Vigneau |
Bommes |
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Chateau Suduiraut |
Preignac |
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Chateau Coutet |
Barsac |
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Chateau Climens |
Barsac |
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Chateau Guiraud |
Sauternes |
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Chateau Rabaud-Promis |
Bommes |
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Chateau Sigalas Rabaud |
Bommes |
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Chateau Rieussec |
Fargues |
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Second Cru (Second Growth) |
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|---|---|
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Chateau de Myrat |
Barsac |
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Chateau Doisy-Daene |
Barsac |
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Chateau Doisy Dubroca |
Barsac |
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Chateau Doisy-Vedrines |
Barsac |
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Chateau d'Arche |
Sauternes |
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Chateau Filhot |
Sauternes |
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Chateau Broustet |
Barsac |
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Chateau Nairac |
Barsac |
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Chateau Caillou |
Barsac |
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Chateau Suau |
Barsac |
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Chateau de Malle |
Preignac |
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Chateau Romer du Hayot |
Fargues |
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Chateau Lamothe Despujols |
Sauternes |
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Chateau Lamothe Guignard |
Sauternes |
Sauternes and Barsac occupy the southern end of the Graves wine district. It was not until 1959 that a stand-alone Graves Classification was drawn up for the district's dry wines.
