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1955 Consumerism takes off in force with some 7.9 million cars sold in the United States, with 7 out of 10 families now owning a motor car, and new laws are put in place requiring seat belts to be installed on all new cars. The average wage was now $3,851 per year, and the minimum wage was increased to $1.00 per hour. The first McDonalds was erected in 1955 and more and more fast food and TV dinners appeared, including fish fingers. The first cans of Coca-Cola were sold until then, it was only sold in bottles. Rock and roll music continued to grow in popularity with more and more idols including Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and the Comets, Chuck Berry and The Platters, and young men's fashion matched the era with pink shirts and charcoal gray suits.

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Bordeaux

In Bordeaux, 1955 began with unstable weather conditions just before summer, but turned into an extremely favorable season by the end of the year. A glorious, sunny and warm, if not hot, period prevailed throughout August and September, until the right amount of much-needed rain arrived. The harvest turned out to be of the highest quality. However, because the vintage was overshadowed by the 1953, it offers value-for-money wines that can still be enjoyed today. Ripe grapes and autumn rains guaranteed an excellent year for Sauternes wines. Wines from this vintage vary greatly in quality, and many are dominated by tannins. Only the best wines, such as Lafleur, Cheval Blanc and Mouton-Rothschild, offer balance and richness.

 

 

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Australia

Australia 1955 VINTAGE REPORT

Growing season rainfall was above average but frosts in late September and early October resulted in crop losses of 10 to 15%. Vintage was warm and dry, providing ideal conditions for ripe grapes and good wines.

In 1955 there were 7,538 hectares of vineyards in Barossa and 28,764 tonnes of wine grapes were crushed in that vintage.

Highlights

A horizontal Vaslin batch press was used for the first time at Orlando. The company also took their new winemaking technology one step further by undertaking the first controlled pressure refrigerated fermentation of red wines on skins.

Kaiser Stuhl installed the Barossa’s first pasteurisation plant in the quest for cleaner wines.

Meanwhile, industry innovation received a significant boost with the formation of The Australian Wine Research Institute in June 1955, with funding coming from the Australian Wine Board. John Fornachon was appointed the first Director of Research.

Grange Hermitage gained its first industry acknowledgement winning gold medals at major Australian wine shows. Penfolds also invests in an early air-conditioned and insulated cellar – for flor sherry production.

Post-war immigrant Rolf Binder Senior followed a New World dream and opened Veritas Wines at Langmeil.

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Portugal

Port Vintage Report: Declared by 26 shippers, this was the largest declaration since 1927, and is one of the most underrated Vintages of the 20th Century. A real pleasure to drink now, the best will last well into the 21st Century if well cellared.

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The best wines of the 1955 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 Barolo Monfortino Riserva 100 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italy
2 Clos des Goisses L.V. 100 Philipponnat Champagne, France
3 Richebourg 100 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
4 Clos de Tart 100 Van der Meulen Burgundy/Bordeaux, Belgium
5 Romanee-Saint-Vivant 100 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
6 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Les Cazetiers 100 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
7 Chambertin-Clos de Beze 100 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
8 Volnay Premier Cru Santenots 100 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
9 Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru Les Suchots 100 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
10 La Mission Haut Brion 99 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
11 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Clos Saint-Jacques 99 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
12 Vintage Port 98 Graham's Douro, Portugal
13 Chambertin 98 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
14 Clos de Tart 98 Mommessin Burgundy, France
15 Trotanoy 98 Château Trotanoy Bordeaux, France
16 Millésime 98 Champagne Henriot Champagne, France
17 Grands Échézeaux 98 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
18 La Romanée 98 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Burgundy, France
19 Réserve Baron Philippe de Rothschild 98 Ruinart Champagne, France
20 Cheval Blanc 97 Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux, France
21 Cristal 97 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
22 Château Haut-Brion 97 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
23 Krug Vintage 97 Krug Champagne, France
24 Romanée Conti 97 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
25 Grand Brut 97 Perrier-Jouët Champagne, France
26 Veuve Clicquot Brut 97 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne, France
27 Château Climens 97 Château Climens Bordeaux, France
28 Château de Fargues 97 Château de Fargues Sauternes, France
29 Vintage Port 97 Niepoort Douro, Portugal
30 Mazis Chambertin 97 Maison Leroy Burgundy, France
31 Musigny 97 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Burgundy, France
32 Volnay 97 Domaine Leroy Burgundy, France
33 Dom Pérignon 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
34 Château Latour 96 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
35 Nacional Vintage Port 96 Quinta do Noval Douro, Portugal
36 Château Ausone 96 Château Ausone Bordeaux, France
37 Cheval Blanc 96 Van der Meulen Burgundy/Bordeaux, Belgium
38 Vintage Champagne 96 Bollinger Champagne, France
39 Steinberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 96 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
40 Vintage 96 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, France
41 Sigalas-Rabaud 96 Château Sigalas-Rabaud Bordeaux, France
42 Fonseca Vintage Port 96 Fonseca Douro, Portugal
43 Barolo 96 Cantina Bartolo Mascarello Piedmont, Italy
44 Vosne-Romanée 96 Rene Engel Burgundy, France
45 Barolo 96 Giacomo Conterno Piedmont, Italy
46 R.D. Bollinger 96 Bollinger Champagne, France
47 d'Yquem 95 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
48 Château Mouton-Rothschild 95 Château Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
49 Vintage 95 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
50 Montrose 95 Château Montrose Bordeaux, France
51 Lafleur 95 Van der Meulen Burgundy/Bordeaux, Belgium
52 Pol Roger vintage 95 Pol Roger Champagne, France
53 Vintage 95 Ferreira Portugal, Portugal
54 Brunello di Montalcino 95 Biondi Santi Tuscany, Italy
55 Pétrus 94 Château Pétrus Pomerol, France
56 Lafite-Rothschild 94 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
57 Vintage Port 94 Dow's Douro, Portugal
58 Vintage Port 94 Quinta do Noval Douro, Portugal
59 Vieux Chateau Certan 94 Vieux Château Certan Bordeaux, France
60 Chateau Lynch-Bages 94 Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac, France
61 Lafleur 94 Château Lafleur Bordeaux, France
62 Vintage Port 94 Fonseca Douro, Portugal
63 Château La Conseillante 94 Château La Conseillante Bordeaux, France
64 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Cabinet 94 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
65 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 94 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Burgundy, France
66 Port Vintage 94 Cockburn's Douro, Portugal
67 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Cabinet 94 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
68 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Cabinet 94 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
69 Château Lascombes 94 Château Lascombes Bordeaux, France
70 Château Giscours 94 Château Giscours Bordeaux, France
71 Brut Millésime 94 Deutz Champagne, France
72 Niepoort Colheita 94 Niepoort Douro, Portugal
73 Salon 94 Salon Champagne, France
74 Clos Vougeot 94 Unknown Producer Burgundy, France
75 La Mission Haut-Brion 93 Van der Meulen Burgundy/Bordeaux, Belgium
76 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 93 Biondi Santi Tuscany, Italy
77 Hermitage La Chapelle 93 Paul Jaboulet & Âiné Rhône, France
78 Château Cos d'Estournel 93 Château Cos d'Estournel Bordeaux, France
79 Vintage 93 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
80 Château Doisy-Daene 93 Château Doisy-Daëne Bordeaux, France
81 Château de Rayne Vigneau 93 Château de Rayne Vigneau Bordeaux, France
82 Musigny 93 Louis Jadot Burgundy, France
83 Château Calon Ségur 93 Château Calon-Ségur Bordeaux, France
84 Chateau Leoville-Barton 93 Château Leoville-Barton Bordeaux, France
85 Château Guiraud 93 Château Guiraud Bordeaux, France
86 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 93 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan, France
87 Château Suduiraut 93 Château Suduiraut Bordeaux, France
88 Carruades de Lafite 93 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
89 Château Lafitte 93 Château Lafitte Bordeaux, France
90 Grange Hermitage 92 Penfolds South Australia, Australia
91 Château Margaux 92 Château Margaux Bordeaux, France
92 Vintage Port 92 Taylor's Douro, Portugal
93 Richebourg 92 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
94 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Bordeaux, France
95 La Tâche 92 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
96 Brut Impérial 92 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
97 Château Palmer 92 Château Palmer Bordeaux, France
98 Clos des Goisses 92 Philipponnat Champagne, France
99 Château Angelus 92 Château Angelus Bordeaux, France
100 Pétrus 92 Van der Meulen Burgundy/Bordeaux, Belgium
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