The Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell University has just published a detailed review of the 1855 Classification of the Médoc and Graves, proposing specific revisions to it based on the scores given to top red bordeaux by America’s three leading wine critics.
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For those who’d like a short cut to the juicy bits, here is the summary:
“The French châteaux producing Bordeaux wines were classified by rank in 1855, creating a taxonomy that continues...