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Jaboulet vintage report: In the northernmost part, the harvest began on September 22 and ended on October 16. An exceptionally mild autumn, with several beneficial showers. This is a good time to note that over the last decade or so we have seen a change in the seasons. That is to say poor springs and good autumns, with many more good vintages as a result. This remark is further justified by the vintages of 1988, 1989 and 1990.

 

A mild winter follows at first, but then the end of winter is very cold with lots of snow: typical winter weather. Early spring is pleasant, but later it rains so much that growth is stunted by the lack of warmth. June and July are bad. On the other hand, August and early September are good. The harvest had relatively good weather and some rain. Finally, with healthy grapes, rot spraying gave very good results. In red, we produced very beautiful wines with a certain elegance, but not very full-bodied. They will be ready to drink very soon and they deserve ONE STAR. These are very salable wines.
The white wines are well-formed, with perhaps a bit of spiciness, but with their acidic base they will keep well.

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Champagne

Champagne: Generally speaking, the rainy year produced a meager harvest, and it was impossible to produce good vintage wines. This year, the region's interest group, CIVC, introduced new regulations to improve the quality of champagnes. Winegrowers received greater compensation when they sold grapes and not wine. For producers, however, it was made so that purchasing ready wine was more expensive than the grapes themselves. This year has been the sabbatical of the decade. It was still not enough to save the poor harvest year of 1987.

The spring was exceptionally rainy and the summer continued in the same vein. In between, however, there was a favorable time for inflorescences in June. In August, there were three more good weeks before the fall rains and mold problems. A few announced that they had made vintage wine, but in general the vintage was really modest and was used only for non-vintage wines.

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Italia

Italy Vintage report by Tb: 1987 was an agricultural campaign which produced average wines, rather short-lived. After a cold winter, a dry and raw spring slowly brought the vineyards to life. The entire summer and fall were fairly cool and dry, producing an average but quality harvest. In Tuscany, the flowering phase took place in magnificent weather until the rains at harvest time spoiled what was shaping up to be an excellent year. In Montalcino, ripe grapes were harvested before the rains, resulting in an abundant harvest of exceptional quality.

However, the wines are currently at their best and will not gain further ground in bottle maturation. The surprise of the year was the Castello di Ama L’Apparita Merlot 1987, where it placed first in a Swiss Merlot competition in 1992. The Château Petrus 1988 placed second.

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Vintage Report

Napa Valley by Bob Levy / Harlan Estate

A very good vintage overall in Napa Valley. A year of mild drought, with a drier than normal winter, followed by a cool spring and flowering in mid-May. The heat peaks of June and July punctuated the summer. Voraison was finished on July 27. Two rare thunderstorms in August and September only added to the excitement of an early harvest, resulting in a very small harvest gleaned from our first six bearing acres.

 

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Vintage Report

Champagne: Generally speaking, the rainy year produced a meager harvest, and it was impossible to produce good vintage wines. This year, the region's interest group, CIVC, introduced new regulations to improve the quality of champagnes. Winegrowers received greater compensation when they sold grapes and not wine. For producers, however, it was made so that purchasing ready wine was more expensive than the grapes themselves. This year has been the sabbatical of the decade. It was still not enough to save the poor harvest year of 1987.

The spring was exceptionally rainy and the summer continued in the same vein. In between, however, there was a favorable time for inflorescences in June. In August, there were three more good weeks before the fall rains and mold problems. A few announced that they had made vintage wine, but in general the vintage was really modest and was used only for non-vintage wines.

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The best wines of the 1987 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 Recondita Armonia SF “Solera 100 Gutiérrez de la Vega Alicante, Spain
2 Niepoort Colheita 98 Niepoort Douro, Portugal
3 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 97 Leeuwin Estate Margaret River, Australia
4 Quintet Cabernet Blend 97 Mount Mary Vineyard Victoria, Australia
5 Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Joseph Phelps Napa Valley, United States
6 Dominus 96 Dominus Estate Napa Valley, United States
7 Masseto 96 Ornellaia Tuscany, Italy
8 Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Heitz Cellar Napa Valley, United States
9 Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Caymus Vineyards Napa Valley, United States
10 La Turque 96 E.Guigal Rhône, France
11 Marqués de Cáceres Gran Reserva 96 Marqués de Cáceres Rioja, Spain
12 Montrachet 95 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
13 Opus One 95 Opus One Napa Valley, United States
14 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 95 Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Valley, United States
15 Steinberger Riesling Auslese 95 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
16 Coteaux du Layon 95 Moulin Touchais Loire, France
17 Château Musar 95 Château Musar Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
18 Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux 95 Henri Jayer Burgundy, France
19 Hill of Grace 0 Henschke Eden Valley, Australia
20 Echezeaux 94 Henri Jayer Burgundy, France
21 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Château Montelena Napa Valley, United States
22 Barolo Monfortino Riserva 94 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italy
23 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 94 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan, France
24 Château Laville Haut-Brion 94 Château Laville Haut-Brion Pessac Leognan, France
25 Don P.X. 94 Bodegas Toro Albalá Andalusia, Spain
26 Unico 93 Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera el Duero, Spain
27 Rubicon 93 Inglenook Napa Valley, United States
28 Costa Russi 93 Gaja Barbaresco, Italy
29 Sorí San Lorenzo 93 Gaja Barbaresco, Italy
30 Grands Echézeaux 93 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
31 Proprietary Red Caldwell Vineyard 93 Pahlmeyer Napa Valley, United States
32 Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 93 E.Guigal Rhône, France
33 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Heitz Cellar Napa Valley, United States
34 Volnay Santenots du Milieu 93 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Burgundy, France
35 890 Gran Reserva 92 La Rioja Alta Rioja, Spain
36 Romanée Conti 92 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
37 d'Yquem 92 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
38 Pétrus 92 Château Pétrus Pomerol, France
39 Insignia 92 Joseph Phelps Napa Valley, United States
40 Château Margaux 92 Château Margaux Bordeaux, France
41 Bâtard-Montrachet 92 Domaine Leflaive Burgundy, France
42 Clos Sainte Hune 92 Trimbach Alsace, France
43 Steinberger Cabinet 92 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
44 Chardonnay, Kistler Vineyard, Sonoma Valley 92 Kistler California, United States
45 Roodeberg Vintage Reserve 92 KWV Paarl, South Africa
46 Ornellaia 92 Ornellaia Tuscany, Italy
47 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 92 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
48 Sassicaia 91 Tenuta San Guido Tuscany, Italy
49 Cuvée Louise 91 Pommery Champagne, France
50 Le Pin 91 Le Pin Bordeaux, France
51 Mas La Plana Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Torres Penedès, Spain
52 Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Epeneaux 91 Comte Armand Burgundy, France
53 Franciocorta Brut 91 Bellavista Lombardy, Italy
54 Richebourg 91 Henri Jayer Burgundy, France
55 Grange Hermitage 90 Penfolds South Australia, Australia
56 Vintage Port 90 Niepoort Douro, Portugal
57 Château Mouton-Rothschild 90 Château Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
58 Blanc de Blancs Millesime 90 Palmer & Co Champagne, France
59 Isole e Olena Chianti Classico 90 Paolo de Marchi Chianti Classico, Italy
60 Trabener Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett 90 Weingut C.Rumpel Mosel, Germany
61 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 90 Bodegas Marques de Murrieta Rioja, Spain
62 Nacional Vintage Port 90 Quinta do Noval Douro, Portugal
63 La Mission Haut Brion 0 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
64 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 90 Weingut J. J. Prüm Mosel, Germany
65 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva 90 Bodegas Marques de Murrieta Rioja, Spain
66 Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Tahbilk Winery Victoria, Australia
67 Brunello di Montalcino 90 Soldera Montalcino, Italy
68 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 90 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey Bordeaux, France
69 Berg Schlossberg Riesling 90 Georg Breuer Rheingau, Germany
70 Pesquera Reserva 90 Bodegas Tinto Pesquera Ribera de Duero, Spain
71 Vintage Port 90 Château Reynella McLaren Valley, Australia
72 Vintage Brut 1er Cru 90 Champagne Adam-Garnolet Champagne, France
73 La Tâche 90 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
74 Nuits-St-Georges 90 Henri Jayer Burgundy, France
75 Corton-Charlemagne 90 Maison Camille Giroud Burgundy, France
76 Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux 90 Méo-Camuzet Burgundy, France
77 Clos-de-la-Roche 90 Domaine Dujac Burgundy, France
78 Tertre Roteboeuf 90 Château Tertre Roteboeuf Bordeaux, France
79 Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Louis M. Martini Napa Valley, United States
80 Château La Conseillante 0 Château La Conseillante Bordeaux, France
81 Château Haut-Brion 89 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
82 Château Latour 89 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
83 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 89 La Jota Vineyard Co. Napa Valley, United States
84 Château Ausone 0 Château Ausone Bordeaux, France
85 Mount Eden Vineyards Estate Chardonnay 89 Mount Eden Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains, United States
86 Corton- Charlemagne Grand Cru 89 Domaine Bonneau du Martray Burgundy, France
87 Brunello di Montalcino 89 Biondi Santi Tuscany, Italy
88 Don Melchor 89 Concha y Toro Maipo Valley, Chile
89 Château Palmer 89 Château Palmer Bordeaux, France
90 Cheval Blanc 0 Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux, France
91 Solaia 88 Antinori Tuscany, Italy
92 Marques de Riscal Reserva 88 Marqués de Riscal Rioja, Spain
93 San Leonardo 88 Tenuta San Leonardo Trentino , Italy
94 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 88 Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Valley, United States
95 Black Label 88 Wolf Blass South Eastern, Australia
96 Corton-Charlemagne 88 Domaine Bonneau du Martray Burgundy, France
97 La Grande Rue Grand Cru 88 Francois Lamarche Burgundy, France
98 Colheita Port 88 Krohn Douro, Portugal
99 Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra 88 Thomas Hardy & Sons South Australia, Australia
100 Hermitage Blanc 88 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Rhône, France
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