The 1975 vintage used more Cinsault grapes than Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon – like the 1969 and 1967 vintages.  The 1977 was when the “Musar recipe” settled on more or less equal quantities of Carignan, Cinsault, and Cabernet Sauvignon. A great Musar vintage – a benchmark for the quality of Musar, like the 1964. These two…

This Non-Vintage wine was bottled by Heitz in 1978 and is apparently a blend of the great 1974 and 1976 vintages – hence “46”. It is listed as a 1974 vintage wine at https://heitzcellar.com/vintages/. An affordable way to get close to the magnificent 1974 Heitz Martha’s Vineyard! See this and other 50-year olds at https://ardenfinewines.com/product-category/vintage-2/?filter=true&product_cat=1974 #ArdenFineWines #heitzcellar…

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Sterling Vineyards was founded in 1964 by Sir Peter Newton in the Calistoga district of Napa Valley and specialises in Bordeaux-style red wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1969 the winery bottled the first vintage-dated Napa Valley Merlot and made its first vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Napa Valley enjoyed a long, cool…

Château Pichon Longueville Baron 1975… Château Pichon Baron – or Château Pichon Longueville Baron, or Château Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville, if you prefer – was established by Pierre Rauzan (c.1620-1692), one-time owner of Châteaux Margaux and Latour. Land surrounding Latour was turned into an estate that became known as L’Enclos Rauzan and which formed…

1983 Remoissenet Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques 1er Cru… 🍷 The 1983 Burgundy vintage was troublesome – frost, hail, heat, rain, rot – and yielded hard, tannic wines. But they have endured… #ArdenFineWines #finewine #finewines #rarewine #oldwine #corporategift #vintagewine #anniversarygift #anniversarygiftideas #birthdaygift #birthdaygiftideas #birthdaygiftforhim #birthdaygiftforher #anniversarygiftideas #1983Vintage #Millesime1983 #1983birthday #1983gift #1983anniversary

Château Palmer 2005… 🍷 A great vintage of Palmer, made in a year of exceptional drought, which meant very low yields of highly concentrated grapes and eventually a wine of rare intensity… #ArdenFineWines #ChateauPalmer #finewine #finewines #rarewine #oldwine #corporategift #vintagewine #anniversarygift #anniversarygiftideas #birthdaygift #birthdaygiftideas #birthdaygiftforhim #birthdaygiftforher #anniversarygiftideas #2005Vintage #Millesime2005 #2005birthday #2005gift #2005anniversary

From my friend Vic Mills: “Hi Stuart, Please find attached the latest project newsletter. A slightly longer edition than usual, it reflects a busy third-quarter to the project year. Much of it centred around our September kit collections followed by the sorting, packing and storing. None of it made easy by the weather! Away from…

Arden Fine Wines was delighted to support the Gérard Basset Foundation with a fine wine lunch for a lucky bidder at the Golden Vines® Fine Wine, Rare Spirit & Experience Global Online Charity Auction. 1988 Pol Roger Extra Dry White Foil was ochre-yellow, oxidative, with a chattering mousse. 1937 Sichel & Cie Volnay was blood-dark –…

Only 6,101 bottles of Romanée-Conti were produced in 1996. A high-acid vintage, like 1957 and 1972. “Don’t drop it”, he thinks to himself… 😶 39 DRC wines available at https://ardenfinewines.com/?s=Domaine+de+la+Romanée-Conti&post_type=product