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Bordeaux

Bordeaux: After four miserable vintages came the hot vintage of 1975 which briefly put Bordeaux wines in the spotlight once again. The unstable temperature of September turned into good weather for the harvest. The grapes were high in sugar, but many reds, especially those made from Cabernet Sauvignon, lacked phenolic ripeness. This resulted in masculine and even aggressive reds with austere and even harsh tannins.

Wines from Graves and Pomerol turned out to be the most delicious this year. La Mission Haut-Brion and Lafleur-Pétrus stand out as the best, with Trotanoy right after them. Pétrus turned out to be very exceptional with a more aggressive and full-bodied style than usual. The Lafite-Rothschild at the reasonable price of 300 euros is the first Lafite seventies which gives a promise of improvement. On the other hand, Haut-Brion, considered very good, turned out to be a slight disappointment.

For dry whites, it was exceptional and Sauternes was an excellent vintage. The best Sauternes experiences were Yquem, Coutet, Gilette and Suduiraut.

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Australia

Australia / An uneven year with a wet winter prior to vintage, a cool January, followed by a hot, dry February and rain in March. The cool summer produced good white wines and medium weight red wines (although there were some outstanding exceptions).

In 1975 there were 7,958 hectares of vineyards in Barossa and 39,661 tonnes of wine grapes were crushed in that vintage.

Viticultural advisors promoted returning pruning cuttings to the soil for mulch and top grafting was also pushed as a cost effective method of changing varieties.

Winemakers started using high levels of the preservative SO2 (as high as 1000ppm) for juice storage.

Saltram (Dalgety) opened its central bottling hall connected to the winery by a pipeline which ran across the Angaston-Nuriootpa road. Winemaker Peter Lehmann made his first wines in new American Oak and remembers this as an outstanding year for Saltram Cabernet Sauvignon.

The Barons of the Barossa was formed as a wine fraternity with founding members Cyril Henschke, Sir Condor Laucke, Bill Seppelt, George Kolarivich, Wyndham Hill-Smith, Colin Gramp and Peter Lehmann.

The red wine boom was about to end as drinkers, urged by the Australian Wine Bureau, turned to white wine. Finally, table wine took over from fortifieds as the wine of choice for Australians.

Control from grape to bottle was lost at Leo Buring as the bottling line was relocated to Lindemans Cellars in Lidcombe, NSW. The company’s soft pack “bag in the box” packaging line was moved from Lidcombe to Chateau Leonay. In 1979 it was relocated again to Karadoc Winery, Redcliffs, Victoria.

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Portugal

Port Vintage Report: First Vintage to be declared after the April 1974 Revolution. Fist Vintage totally bottled in Portugal, under legal resolution. After a rainy winter, it was a hot and dry year, particularly in the summer. Some rain at the beginning of September, before the harvest. Late harvest, at the beginning of October. Scarce production. Almost all producers declared production, although few wines proved to be exceptional, revealing themselves to be less lasting than was expected.

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Vintage Report

After four miserable vintages came the hot vintage of 1975 which briefly put Bordeaux wines back in the spotlight. The unstable temperature of September turned into good weather for the harvest. The grapes were high in sugar, but many reds, especially those made from Cabernet Sauvignon, lacked phenolic ripeness. This resulted in masculine and even aggressive reds with austere and even harsh tannins.

Wines from Graves and Pomerol turned out to be the most delicious this year. La Mission Haut-Brion and Lafleur-Pétrus stand out as the best, with Trotanoy right after them. Pétrus turned out to be very exceptional with a more aggressive and full-bodied style than usual. The Lafite-Rothschild at the reasonable price of 300 euros is the first Lafite seventies which gives a promise of improvement. On the other hand, Haut-Brion, considered very good, turned out to be a slight disappointment.

For dry whites, it was exceptional and Sauternes was an excellent vintage. The best Sauternes experiences were Yquem, Coutet, Gilette and Suduiraut.

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Vintage Report by Richard Geoffroy, Dom Pérignon / The weather conditions were good throughout the year. Due to a cold spring, bud break was extremely late, but flowering took place in almost perfect conditions. The summer was hot and sunny, punctuated by a few storms in August. The harvest began on September 29 with good weather, which quickly deteriorated.

 

 

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The best wines of the 1975 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 d'Yquem 99 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux, France
2 Lafleur 99 Château Lafleur Bordeaux, France
3 Dom Pérignon P3 99 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
4 La Mission Haut Brion 98 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
5 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque 98 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
6 Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 98 Joseph Phelps Napa Valley, United States
7 Krug Collection 98 Krug Champagne, France
8 Blanc de Noirs de Aÿ Vinothèque 98 Deutz Champagne, France
9 Sir Winston Churchill 97 Pol Roger Champagne, France
10 R.D. Bollinger 97 Bollinger Champagne, France
11 Château Climens 97 Château Climens Bordeaux, France
12 Grand Vintage 97 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
13 Rosé 97 Bollinger Champagne, France
14 Dom Pérignon 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
15 Pétrus 96 Château Pétrus Pomerol, France
16 Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Heitz Cellar Napa Valley, United States
17 Trotanoy 96 Château Trotanoy Bordeaux, France
18 Dom Pérignon Rosé 96 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
19 Clos des Goisses 96 Philipponnat Champagne, France
20 La Grande Dame 96 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne, France
21 Cristal Rosé 96 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
22 Red Rock Terrace 96 Diamond Creek Vineyards Napa Valley, United States
23 Cave Privée Rosé 96 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne, France
24 Château Gilette 96 Château Gilette Bordeaux, France
25 Château Lascombes 96 Château Lascombes Bordeaux, France
26 Clos Sainte Hune 96 Trimbach Alsace, France
27 Millésime 96 Champagne Henriot Champagne, France
28 Millésime Vinothèque 96 Bonnaire Champagne, France
29 Chianti Classico 96 Villa Calcinaia Tuscany, Italy
30 Comtes de Champagne 96 Taittinger Champagne, France
31 Château La Conseillante 96 Château La Conseillante Bordeaux, France
32 Vintage Champagne 96 Bollinger Champagne, France
33 Chappellet Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Chappellet Winery Napa Valley, United States
34 Cristal 95 Louis Roederer Champagne, France
35 Cheval Blanc 95 Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux, France
36 Vintage 95 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne, France
37 Grange Hermitage 95 Penfolds South Australia, Australia
38 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 95 Biondi Santi Tuscany, Italy
39 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 95 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
40 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 95 Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Valley, United States
41 Grand Vintage Collection 95 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
42 Cognac Petite Champagne 95 Cognac Lhéraud Cognac, France
43 Blason de France 95 Perrier-Jouët Champagne, France
44 Belle Epoque 95 Perrier-Jouët Champagne, France
45 Red label vintage 95 Lanson Champagne, France
46 Barolo Bussia di Monforte Riserva Speciale 95 Bruno Giacosa Barolo, Italy
47 Vintage Port 95 Kopke Douro, Portugal
48 Crème de tête 95 Château Gilette Bordeaux, France
49 Grand Brut 95 Perrier-Jouët Champagne, France
50 Chateau La Tour Haut Brion 95 Château La Tour Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
51 Richebourg 95 Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur Burgundy, France
52 Château Rieussec 95 Château Rieussec Sauternes, France
53 Vinothèque Blanc de Blancs 95 Deutz Champagne, France
54 Château Canon 95 Château Canon Bordeaux, France
55 Château Latour 94 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
56 Bâtard-Montrachet 94 Domaine Leflaive Burgundy, France
57 Lafite-Rothschild 94 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
58 Château Musar 94 Château Musar Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
59 Vieilles Vignes Françaises 94 Bollinger Champagne, France
60 Château La Fleur-Pétrus 94 Château Lafleur-Pétrus Bordeaux, France
61 Cuvée Florens-Louis 94 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, France
62 Cabernet Sauvignon Fay Vineyard 94 Heitz Cellar Napa Valley, United States
63 L'Arrosée 94 L'Arrosée Bordeaux, France
64 Dom Ruinart Rosé 94 Ruinart Champagne, France
65 Château Pape Clément 94 Château Pape Clément Bordeaux, France
66 Vintage 94 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, France
67 Rosé Millésime 94 Champagne Henriot Champagne, France
68 L'Eglise-Clinet 94 Château L'Eglise-Clinet Bordeaux, France
69 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Charles Krug Winery Napa Valley, United States
70 Chardonnay Napa Valley 94 Mayacamas Vineyards Napa Valley, United States
71 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 93 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Bordeaux, France
72 Vintage Port 93 Fonseca Douro, Portugal
73 Vieux Chateau Certan 93 Vieux Château Certan Bordeaux, France
74 Nacional Vintage Port 93 Quinta do Noval Douro, Portugal
75 Krug Vintage 93 Krug Champagne, France
76 Unico 93 Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera el Duero, Spain
77 Château Ausone 93 Château Ausone Bordeaux, France
78 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 93 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Bordeaux, France
79 Château L´Evangile 93 Château L´Evangile Pomerol, France
80 Clos des Lambrays 93 Domaine des Lambrays Burgundy, France
81 Vintage Port 93 Niepoort Douro, Portugal
82 Brut Millésime 93 Deutz Champagne, France
83 Château Haut-Bailly 93 Château Haut-Bailly Pessac Leognan, France
84 Cuvée William Deutz 93 Deutz Champagne, France
85 Verdeldo Madeira 93 Cossart Gordon Madeira, Portugal
86 Château de Fargues 93 Château de Fargues Sauternes, France
87 Hattenheimer Engelmannsberg Riesling Spätlese 93 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
88 Dom Ruinart 93 Ruinart Champagne, France
89 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 93 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Bordeaux, France
90 Château Bourgneuf 93 Château Bourgneuf Bordeaux, France
91 Höllenberg Spätburgunder Spätlese 93 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
92 Gran Coronas Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Torres Penedès, Spain
93 Steinberger Riesling Spätlese 93 Kloster Eberbach Rheingau, Germany
94 Château La Cabanne 93 Château La Cabanne Bordeaux, France
95 Château Nenin 93 Château Nenin Bordeaux, France
96 Cuvée Louise 93 Pommery Champagne, France
97 Brut Vintage Cuvee Royale Diana&Charles 93 Joseph Perrier Champagne, France
98 Thüngersheimer Scharlachberg Silvaner Kabinett 93 Weingut Bürgerspital zum Heiligen Geist Würzburger Stein, Germany
99 Vintage 93 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France
100 Château Les Carmes-Haut-Brion 93 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
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