As we head towards the New Year I thought I would give an insight into the anniversary vintage wines relevant to 2024, before updating our anniversary wine page.
80th Anniversary Wine | Wine from 1944
In France Bordeaux faired reasonably well, but most of Europe had been affected by the war. For port it was not a declared vintage, but Colheita and Tawny’s were good.
70th Anniversary Wine | Wines from 1954
Not great in Bordeaux. Spain and Italy were okay and again Colheita and tawny ports were good.
60th Anniversary Wine | Wines from 1964
Good wines across Europe with Bordeaux, Burgundy and Italy all had some great wines, but not uniformly. In Bordeaux for example the right bank wines fared better than the left bank Medocs. Spain takes the top plaudits with excellent Rioja.Â
50th Anniversary Wine | Wine from 1974
A mix vintage across Europe with heavy rain most of the year. Italy and Spain fared a little better. California had excellent wines.
40th Anniversary Wine | Wine from 1984
Again sadly not a great year across Europe, but winemaking had improved so some fruity, if a little light, wines were produced. The USA, Australia and South Africa had a good year.
30th Anniversary Wine | Wines from 1994
A varied year. some reasonable Bordeaux and Burgundy, but the best wines come from Alsace. In the new world California and Australia were best. Very good vintage port.
25th Anniversary Wine | Wines from 1999
A mixed picture in France, very good Burgundy and reasonable Bordeaux. The northern Rhone fared well. Good wines from Tuscany with Chianti’s doing better than the Barolo’s. Some great wines in Spain also. In Australia Shiraz was best.
20th Anniversary Wine | Wines from 2004
A year best summed up as the almost year. Good wines were made in most regions, but they just stopped short of excellent. In Italy, Tuscany & Piedmont had an excellent year as did Spain and Germany. From the USA to Australia great wines were made.
18th Anniversary Wine | Wines from 2006
A good vintage right across the wine growing regions of the world. More great wines than 2004, but still some fell short of excellent. Red Bordeaux was good, dry white less so and the sweet wines of Sauternes were excellent. Italy did very well in general as did Spain. In the new world Australia and New Zealand had the best year with USA and South Africa a little behind them.
10th Anniversary Wine | Wines from 2014
France stood out in Europe with Bordeaux and Burgundy both producing great wines along with Champagne, the Loire and Alsace. Good wines were made in the rest of Europe. More varied in the new world countries. Good wines, but not great.
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Happy browsing,
JonathanÂ