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With centuries of tradition, you would be forgiven for thinking that the Bordeaux of today is a landscape (and industry) that has remained the same for centuries. Wine appreciation is, after all, all about the subtlest of differences between blends that change by the narrowest proportions year on year. It’s therefore surprising to find that [...]
The Bordeaux Classification originally only featured four wines as ‘First Growth wines’. The rigid classification’s only significant concession was made to our next wine, the Château Mouton-Rothschild.
Our exploration of first growth wines continues with the Château Haut-Brion, a historically significant wine even among the giants of the 1855 Bordeaux Classification.
Among the first growth wines, Lafite and Latour are the household names, the ones known by those who would otherwise have no dealings with the fine wine market. Their 1855 companions, Margaux and Haut Brion, have sometimes sauntered along in this shadow. But among wine investors, these châteaux are no less important, and are often [...]
First Growth Wines Part Two: Chateau Latour
First Growth Wines Part Four: Chateau Haut-Brion
First Growth Wines Part Five: Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
A New Beginning for Bordeaux UK
Is The 1855 Classification Still Relevant?
Bordeaux History: Phylloxera, Frost and Malbec
First Growth Wines Part Five: Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
First Growth Wines Part Four: Chateau Haut-Brion
First Growth Wines Part Three: Chateau Margaux
First Growth Wines Part Two: Chateau Latour