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Bordeaux: A very early vintage. The cellar master of Château Margaux noted, "Picking began on 7th September and finished on 18th of the same month. Excessive heat for nine days." The Bordeaux wine brokers, "Tastet et Lawton", noted that the wines of this vintage had been purchased "most dearly".

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Port vintage Report: One of the most delicate Vintages of the 19th Century, very rich and strong. A very hot year. In August the grapes appeared to be burnt and the year seemed a write-off. But a light rain that fell before the harvest saved the production. All companies declared production.

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The best wines of the 1868 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 Château Margaux 98 Château Margaux Bordeaux, France
2 Vintage Port 98 Cockburn's Douro, Portugal
3 Madeira Sercial 96 D'Oliveiras Madeira Madeira, Portugal
4 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 95 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Bordeaux, France
5 d'Yquem 95 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
6 Lafite-Rothschild 94 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
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