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At the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for the best Bordeaux wines that were to be displayed for guests from all over the world.
In the year 1855, Napoleon III, the Emperor of France, made the decision to hold a Universal Exposition in Paris.

Surprisingly, with the sole exception of the Haut-Brion, all of the courtiers' selections originated from the Médoc region (they also ranked the sweet white wines of Sauternes Fronsac were highly regarded. But the Médoc was where the revolution in wine quality that began in the 18th century took root first and most firmly.

The classification drew a heated response from everyone. The original list that the courtiers compiled ranked the chateaus according to their quality within their respective chamber rearranged the list of each class into alphabetical order.

Since 1855, there have been many shifts in the names of the chateaus, as well as their owners, vineyards, and the quality of their wines. As a result of these shifts, as well as de Rothschild finally achieved his goal of having Mouton classified as a first-growth wine after tirelessly working toward this goal for half a century.

The fact that a vineyard parcel is eligible to be used by any chateau in Bordeaux, regardless of the quality of the parcel itself, so long as it lies within the boundaries of the wine commune, is a quirk of the Bordeaux region. In fact, this is one of the characteristics that sets Bordeaux apart from other wine regions.

It has been argued by a significant number of wine critics that the 1855 Classification has become out of date and does not offer an accurate guide to the quality of the wines that are being produced on each estate. A number of suggestions have been made for alterations to the classification, and in 1960, an attempt was made to submit a bid for a downgraded chateaux and the political muscle of the 1855 establishment are considered to be among the reasons.

The Liv-ex Bordeaux Classification was published by the British wine exchange Liv-ex in March 2009. This classification is a contemporary re-calculation of the 1855 classification, and its primary objective is to adapt the original method to the economic climate of the present day.

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