Wine 1978

A very good vintage for Bordeaux wines. The weather was dreadful until the beginning of August, but the grapes that held on were saved by a magnificent late season. The harvest was late (shortly before October 10th), yielding very fruity, deeply colored and moderately tannic wines. Notable successes in the Graves, as well as in the majority of the Médoc Grands Crus Classés (Margaux Grands Crus Classés, Pauillac Grands Crus Classés and Saint Julien Grands Crus Classés). In Barsac and Sauternes (which represent the vast majority of Bordeaux white wines), the warm and dry autumn did not favor the development of noble rot, and the wines lack a little complexity and definition. In Burgundy, the summer of 1978 begins after mid-August, but lingers, allowing the harvest to begin after October 10th. The wines are superb when young and age gracefully, yielding delicate aromas of blackcurrant and truffle in the red Burgundies, and honey and mousseron mushroom in the white Burgundies. The best vintage of the decade in the Rhône Valley, driven by its tannins and acidity, the Côte Rôtie and Châteauneuf du Pape 1978 are immense. Good Loire reds and low quantity and quality in Champagne.

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€60.00 - €620.00

Vintage

Parker WA rating

85 - 100

Burghound rating

91 - 93

Revue du Vin de France rating

No choice available on this group

Bettane & Desseauve rating

18 - 18

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Destieux 1978 - 5% DISCOUNT !
-5%
Last one !
1 in stock
82389
Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
Very High Shoulder
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Bordeaux | Saint Emilion

Destieux 1978 - 5% DISCOUNT !

€82.08 inc-VAT per bottle €86.40 inc-VAT -5%
€68.40 ex-VAT
Forts de Latour 1978
3 in stock
89828
Red
75cl
Top Shoulder
87/100
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Bordeaux | Pauillac

Forts de Latour 1978

€204.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€170.00 ex-VAT
Corbin Michotte 1978
3 in stock
96253
Red
75cl
Very High Shoulder
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Bordeaux | Saint Emilion

Corbin Michotte 1978

€180.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€150.00 ex-VAT
La Gaffelière 1978
3 in stock
99706
Red
75cl
Very High Shoulder
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Bordeaux | Saint Emilion

La Gaffelière 1978

€96.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€80.00 ex-VAT
Grand Barrail Lamarzelle Figeac 1978
20 in stock
104249
Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
Very High Shoulder
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Bordeaux | Saint Emilion

Grand Barrail Lamarzelle Figeac 1978

€78.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€65.00 ex-VAT
Cap de Mourlin 1978 -10% DISCOUNT !
-5% by 3
DISCOUNT
22 in stock
111632
Red
75cl
Damaged
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Bordeaux | Saint Emilion

Cap de Mourlin 1978

€90.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€75.00 ex-VAT
Christian Confuron Chambolle Musigny 1978 -20% DISCOUNT !
-20%
1 in stock
113798
Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
-4,5cm
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Burgundy | Chambolle Musigny

Christian Confuron Chambolle Musigny 1978 -20% DISCOUNT !

€105.60 inc-VAT per bottle €132.00 inc-VAT -20%
€88.00 ex-VAT
La Gaffelière 1978 - PROMO -10% !
-10%
Last one !
1 in stock
123561
Red
75cl
Very slightly damaged
High shoulder
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Bordeaux | Saint Emilion

La Gaffelière 1978 - PROMO -10% !

€81.00 inc-VAT per bottle €90.00 inc-VAT -10%
€67.50 ex-VAT
La Gaffelière 1978
11 in stock
123562
Red
75cl
Very slightly damaged
Very High Shoulder
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Bordeaux | Saint Emilion

La Gaffelière 1978

€90.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€75.00 ex-VAT
Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1978 - PROMO -10% !
-10%
Last one !
1 in stock
124181
Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
High shoulder
92/100
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Bordeaux | Pauillac

Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1978 - 10% OFF!

€183.60 inc-VAT per bottle €204.00 inc-VAT -10%
€153.00 ex-VAT
Henri Richard Mazoyères Chambertin 1978
2 in stock
124766
Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
Level -3cm
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Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin

Henri Richard Mazoyères Chambertin 1978

€390.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€325.00 ex-VAT
Henri Richard Charmes Chambertin 1978
Last one !
1 in stock
124767
Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
Level -3.5cm
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Burgundy | Charmes Chambertin

Henri Richard Charmes Chambertin 1978

€420.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€350.00 ex-VAT
Henri Richard Charmes Chambertin 1978
Last one !
1 in stock
124769
Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
Level -3cm
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Burgundy | Charmes Chambertin

Henri Richard Charmes Chambertin 1978

€420.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€350.00 ex-VAT
Fonsalette 1978 - PROMO -15% !
-15%
1 in stock
128320
Red
75cl
-4,5cm
89/100
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Rhône | Côtes du Rhône

Fonsalette 1978 - PROMO -15%!

€612.00 inc-VAT per bottle €720.00 inc-VAT -15%
€510.00 ex-VAT
Henri Maire Arbois Vin Jaune 1978 62cl
1 in stock
131209
White
62cl
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Jura | Arbois

Henri Maire Arbois Vin Jaune 1978 62cl

€102.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€85.00 ex-VAT
Gruaud Larose 1978 - SALE -5% !
New
-5%
1 in stock
133152
Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
87/100
16/20
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Bordeaux | Saint Julien

Gruaud Larose 1978 - SALE -5% !

€136.80 inc-VAT per bottle €144.00 inc-VAT -5%
€114.00 ex-VAT
Les autres millésimes de la décennie

Our advice for buying a 1978 wine

All wines from this vintage have now reached maturity. Our advice on choosing a 1978 wine will guide you toward Bordeaux’s Classified Growths from Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Julien, or Graves wines (both white and red). Burgundy has enjoyed its best vintage in a long time, and when wines from noble origins have been well stored, they are excellent. The Rhône Valley also deserves close attention, as this is a benchmark vintage.

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