May 28, 2015 Guest User Wine, Wine History Original handwritten letter of the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux. May 28, 2015 Guest User Wine, Wine History Written and dated April 18th, 1855, The Syndicat des Courtiers de Commerce de Bordeaux (wine-brokers) are replying to a request by the members of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce to rank and rate the great red and white wines of the Gironde.