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Burgundy : Fairly rich wines. More challenging vintage. High acidity and tannins have kept wines alive. Variable spring weather, a wet summer and an uneven start to September, with clear sunny skies at the end of the month and well into October. At first the wines were very reserved, only showing their tannic backbone; with time they have balanced out and the best terroirs have provided some wonderful surprises. Bottled after the war had start...

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Bordeaux: The vintage year 1938 was marked in Bordeaux of a stormy, chilly and damp summer. The grapes had to remain at the vines for a long time, this delayed the harvest up to the late autumn. Mediocre wines with a low ageing potential. Most wines were filled at the beginning of the 2nd World War.

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The best wines of the 1938 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 Krug Collection 99 Krug Champagne, France
2 Ai-Danil Tokay 96 Massandra Crimea, Ukraine
3 Krug Vintage 96 Krug Champagne, France
4 Tavrida Black Muscat 96 Massandra Crimea, Ukraine
5 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder Weißherbst Beerenauslese 96 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
6 Ai-Danil Pinot Gris 96 Massandra Crimea, Ukraine
7 Vintage Port 95 Perez Manuel Douro, Portugal
8 Clos des Lambrays 94 Domaine des Lambrays Burgundy, France
9 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder Natur 94 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
10 Vina Real Gran Reserva 94 C.V.N.E /Cune Rioja, Spain
11 Hermitage La Chapelle Blanc 94 Paul Jaboulet & Âiné Rhône, France
12 Marques de Riscal Reserva 93 Marqués de Riscal Rioja, Spain
13 Cheval Blanc 92 Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux, France
14 Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Inglenook Napa Valley, United States
15 Château Climens 92 Château Climens Bordeaux, France
16 Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva 92 Marqués de Riscal Rioja, Spain
17 Château Guiraud 92 Château Guiraud Bordeaux, France
18 Château Cantemerle 92 Château Cantemerle Bordeaux, France
19 Château Latour 90 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
20 d'Yquem 88 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
21 Château de Rayne Vigneau 83 Château de Rayne Vigneau Bordeaux, France
22 Lafite-Rothschild 79 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
23 Château Cos d'Estournel 79 Château Cos d'Estournel Bordeaux, France
24 Château Suduiraut 79 Château Suduiraut Bordeaux, France
25 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 75 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey Bordeaux, France
26 Château Filhot 74 Château Filhot Sauternes, France
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