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Bordeaux

Bordeaux / An excellent year for both sides of the Gironde and just the vintage that Bordeaux needed after the rain affected vintages of the previous 4 years. A mild winter and early spring was followed by a dry, hot summer. It did rain in early September but the rain was less than in the previous 4 vintages and, crucially, there was perfect weather from September 20th through to October.

Quality is high across all levels and appellations, with the Merlot-dominated wines of St-Emilion andPomerol being particularly successful. The best wines are very ripe and display good concentration and structure.

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Burgundy

A small crop of high quality for long ageing. As in 1985, the acidity in the white wines is hidden behind the ripe fruit. 

An early frost and cool June weather severely reduced the size of the 1995 crop. July and August were fine, dry and warm, but cooler conditions arrived in September, bringing showers and overcast skies. Fortunately the rains were more spread out and did not do as much damage as in 1994. The harvest took place in cooler but dry weather. Careful selection was essential. The 1995 wines showed great potential in barrel, the silky tannins and fine acidity giving the wines a soft mouthfeel. 

Very attractive white wines, with creamy structure balanced by fine-tuned acidity.

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Champagne

A welcome relief after some difficult years in the region. Quantity-wise, it was the seventh high-cropping year in a row. But, in 1995, the quality also excelled, and particularly so for Chardonnay. There were significant frost damages during the spring and the warm but wet weather in the summer ignited mildew and rot problems. The vines cropped heavily and rigorous vineyard work and selection during harvest led to best results. Harvest commenced on September 18th and yielded grapes of a fine balance of sugar and acidity. The vintage has turned out to be much better than first expected and it has emerged from the shadow of the much-hyped 1996. This vintage is marked by elegance of its inviting fruitiness, beautiful balance and slow-building finesse. Its greatest examples include Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires, Dom Pérignon (whole range), Louis Roederer Cristal and Cristal Rosé, Bollinger R.D, Krug Vintage and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne.

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California

A year of weather extremes marked the 1995 vintage, which saw winter floods, spring rains and a June hailstorm. The dramatic weather events got the growing season off to a late start, and although summer heat pushed grapes to maturity, harvest was late and yields were down. Moderate Indian Summer temperatures permitted extended hang time for red varieties, important to the development of rich flavors and deep color. Overall, vintners characterized the year as late, light and luscious.

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Italia

1995 marked the beginning of a series of strong vintages. Indeed, 1995 itself was a year that saw tribulations transformed into triumphs. Spring started off nicely with warm weather only to turn rainy during the blooming period, which effectively stopped fertilisation at its halfway point. An extremely hot July made a dramatic transition into a chilly August. Excess moisture also led to the spread of mold-related diseases. This moisture, however, was duly evaporated by the Indian summer that followed, thus saving the vintage. In Piedmont August hailstorms destroyed as much as 70% of plantations in some areas. Tuscany was spared from the hail and the hot topic of discussion that autumn was the 45-day stretch without rain just before the harvest.

Wines from this vintage are very long-lasting and still require further bottle maturation to reach their full potential. In my opinion, the Chianti Classicos should be drunk right now, even though they could do with a bit more maturation.

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Vintage Report

Burgundy Vintage by Leflaive: Following a very mild winter and a rainy spring, flowering for Chardonnay was early at the beginning of June. Cool temperatures at that time caused partial flowering and low yields (20-25 hl/ha). 
The fine weather and heat of the summer made up for the spring delay, enabling good ripening in August and September. 
Given the small volumes involved, the harvest went very quickly, starting on 25 September and continuing in sunshine for 5 days. 
The cool nights preserved the healthy state of the grapes. The wines are structured, solid and well constituted, with exceptional aromatic intensity. 

They will need waiting for, because the 1995 vintage is definitely among those Burgundian vintages with great wines for ageing.

 

 

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1995 Rhône Vintage Report by Jaboulet  / An Indian summer follows the harvest. The autumn, however, begins with rain and at the end we drift towards a mix of hot and cold air, and we see the first frosts at the beginning of December.

The mild weather continues until January, when the temperature drops below zero, announcing the arrival of winter. At the end of January the rain falls and many areas are flooded. February is very mild (15°C), but the frost and the snow arrive at the end of the month. It is too mild a winter where we are, and wet as normal, as we have been spared the flooding.
1995 lacks a good frost to cleanse the earth.

Up to the 24th April we have cool nights and magnificent days : the drought makes itself felt.
In late April, the rain appears, on and off until May. The spring is too erratic; not enough rain at the beginning; lack of warmth at the end.
The summer is very hot; we can see crop failures in the vineyards. The rain comes back just before the harvest, then the fine weather returns. We harvest very healthy grapes, but in small quantities. 1995 will be a good vintage for both reds and whites. This wine will be much sought after.

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The best wines of the 1995 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 Cristal Rosé Vinothèque 100 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
2 Bélair Monange 100 Château Bélair Monange Bordeaux, France
3 Romanee Saint-Vivant Grand Cru 100 Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron Burgundy, France
4 Dom Pérignon P2 99 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
5 Clos De Vougeot 99 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
6 Madrona Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 99 Abreu Vineyards Napa Valley, United States
7 Blanc de Blancs Millesime 99 Palmer & Co Champagne, France
8 Dom Pérignon P2 Rosé 98 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
9 Vintage Collection 98 Palmer & Co Champagne, France
10 Cristal Rosé 98 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
11 Screaming Eagle 98 Screaming Eagle Napa Valley, United States
12 Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 98 Shafer Vineyards Napa Valley, United States
13 Richebourg 98 Anne Gros Burgundy, France
14 Krug Collection 98 Krug Champagne, France
15 Araujo Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 98 Araujo Estate Napa Valley, United States
16 La Grande Année rosé 98 Bollinger Champagne, France
17 Vieux Chateau Certan 98 Vieux Château Certan Bordeaux, France
18 Cristal Vinothèque 98 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
19 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 98 E.Guigal Rhône, France
20 Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Cros Parantoux 98 Emmanuel Rouget Burgundy, France
21 Batard-Montrachet 98 Domaine Michel Niellon Burgundy, France
22 Chambertin Clos de Bèze 98 Domaine Joseph Faiveley Burgundy, France
23 Chambertin 98 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
24 Montrachet 98 Domaine Leflaive Burgundy, France
25 Château Haut-Brion 97 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
26 Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 97 Krug Champagne, France
27 Herb Lamb Cabernet Sauvignon 97 Colgin Cellars Napa Valley, United States
28 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque 97 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
29 Château Margaux 97 Château Margaux Bordeaux, France
30 d'Yquem 97 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
31 Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 97 Bryant Family Vineyard Napa Valley, United States
32 Barolo Monfortino Riserva 97 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italy
33 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 97 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
34 Chambertin 97 Domaine Armand Rousseau Burgundy, France
35 Grand Vintage Collection 97 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
36 Le Pin 97 Le Pin Bordeaux, France
37 Musigny 97 Domaine Georges Roumier Burgundy, France
38 Côte Rôtie La Mordorée 0 M. Chapoutier Rhône, France
39 Montrachet 97 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
40 Chambertin Clos de Bèze 97 Domaine Armand Rousseau Burgundy, France
41 Corton-Charlemagne 97 Coche Dury Burgundy, France
42 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 97 Domaine Georges Roumier Burgundy, France
43 Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 97 E.Guigal Rhône, France
44 La Grande Année 97 Bollinger Champagne, France
45 Eisele Vineyard Syrah 97 Araujo Estate Napa Valley, United States
46 Meursault Perrières 97 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Burgundy, France
47 Chevalier-Montrachet 97 Domaine Michel Niellon Burgundy, France
48 Chevalier Montrachet Demoiselles 97 Maison Louis Latour Burgundy, France
49 Blanc de Millenaires Vinothèque 97 Charles Heidsieck Champagne, France
50 Musigny 97 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
51 Le Clos Saint-Hilaire 97 Billecart-Salmon Champagne, France
52 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 97 Moss Wood Western Australia, Australia
53 Richebourg 97 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
54 La Landonne 97 Domaine Rostaing Rhône, France
55 Dom Pérignon Rosé P3 97 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
56 Cuvée Madame 97 Château Coutet Sauternes, France
57 Blanc des Millénaires 96 Charles Heidsieck Champagne, France
58 Krug Vintage 96 Krug Champagne, France
59 Salon 96 Salon Champagne, France
60 Château Latour 96 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
61 Pétrus 96 Château Pétrus Pomerol, France
62 Cristal 96 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
63 La Tâche 96 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
64 Pingus 96 Dominio de Pingus Ribera del Duero, Spain
65 Dom Pérignon Rosé 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
66 Grace Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 0 Grace Family Vineyard Napa Valley, United States
67 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque Rosé 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
68 Proprietary Red 96 Pahlmeyer Napa Valley, United States
69 Dominus 96 Dominus Estate Napa Valley, United States
70 L'Eglise-Clinet 96 Château L'Eglise-Clinet Bordeaux, France
71 Montrachet 96 Domaine Ramonet Burgundy, France
72 R.D. Bollinger 96 Bollinger Champagne, France
73 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réservé 96 Château Rayas Rhône, France
74 Chardonnay Napa Valley 96 Pahlmeyer Napa Valley, United States
75 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 96 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Bordeaux, France
76 La Turque 96 E.Guigal Rhône, France
77 L'Ermita 96 Álvaro Palacios Catalonia, Spain
78 Clos-de-la-Roche 96 Domaine Dujac Burgundy, France
79 Meursault Charmes 96 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Burgundy, France
80 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 96 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Burgundy, France
81 Vin de Constance 96 Klein Constantia Cape Town, South Africa
82 Bâtard-Montrachet 96 Domaine Étienne Sauzet Burgundy, France
83 Mumm de Cramant 96 G.H. Mumm Champagne, France
84 Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 96 Royal Tokaji Wine Company Tokay, Hungary
85 Vargellas Vinha Velha Vintage Port 96 Taylor's Douro, Portugal
86 Trotanoy 96 Château Trotanoy Bordeaux, France
87 Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Narbantons 96 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
88 Maya 96 Dalla Valle Napa Valley, United States
89 Richebourg 96 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
90 Richebourg 96 Méo-Camuzet Burgundy, France
91 Bâtard-Montrachet 96 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
92 Dom Pérignon 95 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
93 Harlan Estate 95 Harlan Estate Napa Valley, United States
94 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 95 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Bordeaux, France
95 Clos des Goisses L.V. 95 Philipponnat Champagne, France
96 Krug Clos du Mesnil 95 Krug Champagne, France
97 Château Mouton-Rothschild 95 Château Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
98 Vinothèque Blanc de Blancs 95 Deutz Champagne, France
99 Romanée Conti 95 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
100 Château Palmer 95 Château Palmer Bordeaux, France
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