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Bordeaux

Bordeaux: Harvest began September 19th. Anti-mildew treatments were starting coming into effect at this point with the arrival of the Bordeaux Mixture, and the wines were clean and healthy, and largely well-structured. Only a half crop, but better quality than the previous few years. A new law introduced on December 1 of this year obliged winegrowers to declare any new plantings.

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Vintage Report

Port Vintage Report: Queen Victoria’s Jubilee” Vintage, hot summer, vintages took place under ideal conditions, with warm days and cool nights. All companies declared production. Some considered this to be one of the best years of the 19th Century, comparable to 1834. Scarce production.

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The best wines of the 1887 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 Vintage Port 96 Taylor's Douro, Portugal
2 Marques de Riscal Reserva 96 Marqués de Riscal Rioja, Spain
3 Château Latour 94 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
4 Château Beychevelle 93 Château Beychevelle Bordeaux, France
5 Seppelt Para 100 YO Liquer Vintage 93 Seppelt Great Western, Australia
6 Château Mouton-Rothschild 89 Château Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
7 Lafite-Rothschild 86 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
8 Madeira Terrantez 85 Blandy's Madeira, Portugal
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