Langton's Classification of Australian Wine

The most recent Classification was released in August 2018. Classification VII has three tiers; the Classification V had four tiers. The new tiers are • Exceptional: 22 wines in 2018 • Outstanding: 42 wines in 2018 • Excellent: 68 wines in 2018 ==History of the classification==

The first Classification was published in 1991, ''Langton's Classification of Distinguished Australian Wine I'', had its background in a publication from 1990, the Langton's Vintage Wine Price Guide. In the 1991 classification, 34 wines were classified using three categories: Outstanding (A), Outstanding (B), and Excellent. Only one wine was classified as Outstanding (A): Penfolds Grange Shiraz. Langton's sees its classification as "loosely modelled on the Bordeaux Classification of 1855", Despite concerns raised at the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, the purchase went ahead, and Woolworths therefore owns the Classification. So far (2018), no wine included in the top ("Exceptional") category has ever been demoted; this category remains the smallest but has progressively expanded to include additional wines with each edition of the Classification. =="Exceptional" category==

In the Classification VI (2018), the following 22 wines are included in the "Exceptional" category. The year when the wines were included in the Exceptional category (or its predecessor "Outstanding A") is indicated. ==See also==