The reference

The classifications of Bordeaux

Bordeaux has 6 lists, 5 classifications and a selection, and no 2 of them agree. One has changed 2 times in 171 years, one is rebuilt every 10 years, one was annulled by a court, and one scores the grower before it scores the wine. Here are the 6 this site covers, with every change each one has been through.

The lists

6

  • The Classification of 1855

    Drawn up by the brokers of the Bordeaux exchange in 13 days for a world fair, and changed 2 times in 171 years.

    4 moments in the timeline, 1855 to 1973 · 88 estates on the current list

  • The Classification of Saint-Émilion

    Made 7 times between 1955 and 2022, annulled once by a court, and the only classification of crus classés in Bordeaux that an estate can be thrown out of.

    9 moments in the timeline, 1955 to 2022 · 85 estates on the current list

  • The Crus Classés de Graves

    One rank, no hierarchy, settled in 1959 and never revised. It ranks nothing except whether an estate is classified for red, for white, or for both.

    4 moments in the timeline, 1953 to 2009 · 14 estates on the current list

  • The Crus Bourgeois du Médoc

    Ranked by brokers in 1932, made official in 2003, annulled by a court in 2007, rebuilt as an annual award, and a classification again since 2020.

    7 moments in the timeline, 1932 to 2025 · 170 estates on the current list

  • The Crus Artisans du Médoc

    The smallest list in Bordeaux, and the only one that classifies the person as well as the wine: 40 of its 100 points are for the work the owner does with their own hands.

    5 moments in the timeline, 1868 to 2023 · 33 estates on the current list

  • The Michelin Guide selection

    Announced on September 8, 2026 at the Cité du Vin. The first new list of Bordeaux estates since the Crus Artisans of 2006, and the first by a body from outside the wine trade.

    1 edition, 2026 · 83 estates on the current list

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