x

News

Bourgogne 1958 / Abondant mais variable. Une saison très humide a donné lieu à des vins légers de peu d’intérêt à l’époque. La plupart ont été ivres. Comme toujours, les vins des meilleurs terroirs ont tiré le meilleur parti de ce millésime difficile, et certains Grands Crus blancs sont encore bien montrés.

Close

Vintage Report

Sauternes : Le printemps était frais et pluvieux, ce qui ralentissait la croissance végétative. La floraison a eu lieu par temps froid et en a souffert. L’été était dans la même veine, mais le temps était finalement sec et assez chaud pour une bonne maturation. 50 mm de pluie ont rapidement donné lieu à une attaque de botrytis. Il y a eu au total 4 cols, sans pluie, du 6 au 24 octobre. Cependant, le temps s’est détérioré et les niveaux de sucre ultérieurs n’étaient pas suffisamment sucrés pour faire Château d’Yquem.

Read more
Close

Vintage Report

Australia /  A dry winter and a dry vintage right through to March has 1958 recorded as a drought year in the record books, and yields were down by 25% to 40% on 1957 yields.

In 1958 there were 7,096 hectares of vineyards in Barossa and 29,798 tonnes of wine grapes were crushed in that vintage.

In a bid to improve the vine planting material available to growers, the first viticultural clonal trials in Australia started with Shiraz, Riesling, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, White Frontignac and Semillon.

The grower cooperative, Kaiser Stuhl commenced a period of development in this year, registering the brand name Kaiser Stuhl and launching a series of true-to-label individual Barossa vineyard wines. The initiative was designed to build a quality image for the cooperative’s wines but it also had a positive flow-on effect for the Barossa as a premium wine-producing area.

The company also improved its technology base introducing a hermetically sealed batch centrifuge for table winemaking and commencing the production of sparkling wine under contract for the larger wine companies such as Penfolds and Seppelts. The products were positioned to compete with the popular Barossa Pearl.

Penfolds started to experiment with varietal blending in red wine production.

Meanwhile Orlando took delivery of the first South Australian made 10,000 gallon lined, eutectic pressure tanks to expand its production.

Leo Buring transferred its bottling line from Redfern Cellars in Sydney and Matthew Lang in Melbourne to Tanunda and a new bottling hall and warehouse was built.

Read more
Close

The best wines of the 1958 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 Hill of Grace 98 Henschke Eden Valley, Australia
2 Don P.X. 98 Bodegas Toro Albalá Andalusia, Spain
3 Unico 96 Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera el Duero, Spain
4 Louis M. Martini Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Louis M. Martini Napa Valley, United States
5 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Cabinet 96 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
6 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Cabinet 96 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
7 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Cabinet 96 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
8 Cristal 96 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
9 Barolo Monfortino Riserva 95 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italy
10 Cordon Rouge vintage 95 G.H. Mumm Champagne, France
11 Barolo 95 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italy
12 Barolo Riserva 95 Gaja Barbaresco, Italy
13 Borgogno Barolo Riserva 95 Borgogno Piedmont, Italy
14 Beaulieu Georges de Latour Private Reserve 95 Beaulieu Vineyards Napa Valley, United States
15 Château Palmer 95 Château Palmer Bordeaux, France
16 South Coast Tokay 95 Massandra Crimea, Ukraine
17 La Tâche 94 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
18 La Mission Haut Brion 94 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
19 Château Ausone 94 Château Ausone Bordeaux, France
20 Nacional Vintage Port 94 Quinta do Noval Douro, Portugal
21 Barolo 94 Cantina Bartolo Mascarello Piedmont, Italy
22 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière 94 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière Bordeaux, France
23 Barolo 94 Francesco Rinaldi & Figli Piedmont, Italy
24 Vintage Port 94 Niepoort Douro, Portugal
25 L'Arrosée 93 L'Arrosée Bordeaux, France
26 Domdechaney Riesling Cabinet 93 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
27 Engelmannsberg 93 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
28 Romanée Conti 93 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
29 Château Latour 92 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
30 Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Inglenook Napa Valley, United States
31 Steinkopf Riesling Cabinet 92 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
32 Chianti Classico 92 Badia a Coltibuono Tuscany, Italy
33 d'Yquem 92 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
34 Clos des Lambrays 91 Domaine des Lambrays Burgundy, France
35 Lafleur 91 Château Lafleur Bordeaux, France
36 Kalkgasse Riesling 91 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
37 Streichling Riesling 91 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
38 Cheval Blanc 91 Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux, France
39 Marques de Riscal Reserva 90 Marqués de Riscal Rioja, Spain
40 Barbaresco 90 Gaja Barbaresco, Italy
41 Baiken Riesling Cabinet 90 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
42 Millésime 90 Boizel Champagne, France
43 Barolo Riserva Vigna Pregiati 90 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italy
44 Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva 90 Marqués de Riscal Rioja, Spain
45 Lafite-Rothschild 89 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
46 Barolo 89 Fontanafredda Piedmont, Italy
47 Château Beychevelle 89 Château Beychevelle Bordeaux, France
48 Chateau Margaux Pavillon Blanc 89 Château Margaux Bordeaux, France
49 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 88 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
50 Château Haut-Brion 87 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
51 Cossart Bual 87 Cossart Gordon Madeira, Portugal
52 Vieux Chateau Certan 87 Vieux Château Certan Bordeaux, France
53 Pétrus 87 Château Pétrus Pomerol, France
54 Château Smith Haut Lafitte 87 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Bordeaux, France
55 Château Suduiraut 86 Château Suduiraut Bordeaux, France
56 Grange Hermitage 85 Penfolds South Australia, Australia
57 Château Mouton-Rothschild 85 Château Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
58 Château Calon Ségur 85 Château Calon-Ségur Bordeaux, France
59 Léoville-Las Cases 85 Château Léoville-Las Cases Saint-Julien, France
60 Château Gruaud-Larose 82 Château Gruaud-Larose Bordeaux, France
61 Château La Conseillante 82 Château La Conseillante Bordeaux, France
62 Barolo 78 Marchesi di Barolo Piedmont, Italy
63 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 0 Louis M. Martini Napa Valley, United States
64 Château Margaux 0 Château Margaux Bordeaux, France
UPGRADE MEMBER PLAN
Upgrade your membership now, it's quick and easy. We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards. Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. You can cancel your membership at any time.
Thank you for your support!
 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

 

HOW TO USE TASTINGBOOK?

We recommend you to share few minutes for watching the following video instructions of how to use the Tastingbook. This can provide you a comprehensive understanding of all the features you can find from this unique service platform.

This video will help you get started



Taste wines with the Tastingbook


Create Your wine cellar on 'My Wines'



Explore Your tasted wines library



Administrate Your wine world in Your Profile



Type a message ...
Register to Tastingbook
Sign up now, it's quick and easy.
We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal, where you can sign up for a free 7-day trial period. You can cancel your membership at any time. We wish you a rewarding journey to the world of Fine Wines.

Free 7 days Member trial

 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

  Register