Bordeaux 2016: The 1855 Classification Reunited in a Single Vintage - MilwaukeeEvery Classified Growth. One Historic Vintage. One Day Only. Join Waterford Wine & Spirits for an unprecedented exploration of the complete 1855 Classification through the extraordinary 2016 vintage, presented at ten years of age. Some wine events are tastings. Others are opportunities. A very small number become historical occasions. On October 10, Waterford Wine & Spirits will present something we have never before encountered: the complete 1855

The mousse is fine and silken

Firm and mineral-driven

But Ingrid’s grandmother didn’t keep a record of what she planted

a drama and explanation of place that is striking and profound

as charred oak

My life as a wine merchant tells me people judge wines unfairly

spending nearly three years in barrel before release

while Nero d’Avola layers in black raspberry

with local grain and a climate that pushes wide seasonal swings through the aging warehouses

18ha of vines on a deep gravel bank with clay subsoils

farmed with that quiet

imagine losing 80% of your salary for a year