1968 Wine and Port Vintage
Italian: 1968 was a good year for Italian heavyweight wines such as Barolo and Brunello. Whilst Bordeaux suffered from a poor vintage, 1968 marked somewhat of a renaissance for Italian wines particularly those from Tuscany and Piedmont. 1968 was the vintage that Sassicaia was first offered on the open market.
Bordeaux: Poor weather throughout the growing and harvest seasons led to a small, low quality, vintage. Most of the 1968 wine produced was consumed within a few years of the vintage and very few examples exist today. Those that still exist are well into decline and are unlikely to be of good drinking.
Portugal: 
Making an excellent 55 year old wine gift for a birthday or anniversary, 1968 Port wines follow a strong run of vintages in the 1960's. The summer was hot and dry with no rain whatsoever in June and July, and only a little in August and September. The harvest should have produced solid good wines. However, only a few vintage ports (Sandeman) and Single Quinta ports were declared. There are still a few Colheita ports available which are drinking very well but stocks are tiny. These bottles are now very rare!
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Chateau Latour, 1968
Pauillac Premiere Grand cru Classe MAGNUM (top shoulder)
This rare wine from the renowned Chateau Latour vineyards still has a deep colour and a good bouquet.
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Price: $1,660.46 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chianti, 1968
Castello di Brolio - Ricasoli
Chianti, situated in Tuscany in central Italy, is home to probably the best-known and most iconic of all Italian wines. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chianti, 1968
Castello di Poppiano
Chianti, situated in Tuscany in central Italy, is home to probably the best-known and most iconic of all Italian wines. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chianti, 1968
Fattoria dei Pagliaresi
Chianti, situated in Tuscany in central Italy, is home to probably the best-known and most iconic of all Italian wines. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chianti, 1968
Tresanti - Riserva
Chianti, situated in Tuscany in central Italy, is home to probably the best-known and most iconic of all Italian wines. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Price: $114.12 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chianti, 1968
Castello di Poppiano - Riserva
Chianti, situated in Tuscany in central Italy, is home to probably the best-known and most iconic of all Italian wines. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Price: $88.47 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Coteaux de Languedoc, 1968
Margnat Freres
This lovely wine exhibits ripe cherry and plummy aromas. Dense, with fine sweetness on the attack, a well integrated tannin level and a medium body with a subtle finish.
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Price: $114.12 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Dolcetto, 1968
Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo, Piedmont
Clearance Offer | Was £89 | Now £40
A native black grape variety of Northern Italy grown almost exclusively in the provinces of Cuneo and Alessandria in Piedmont. It is relatively easy to cultivate, although it is susceptible to fungal diseases. It ripens before Barbera and Nebbiolo and is often grown in high north-facing sites which would be unsuitable for Nebbiolo. The finest Dolcetto wines come from grapes grown on soils rich with white marls, especially those found on the right bank of the River Tauro. The wines generally are low in tannins and acidity and are usually fruity and fragrant, often with hints of almonds.
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Price: $51.29 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Freisa, 1968
Marchesi di Barolo
Clearance Offer | Was £89 | Now £40
Freisa is an indigenous Italian red wine grape variety grown in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, primarily in the Monferrato and Langhe areas, but also further north in the provinces of Turin and Biella. Freisa is a vigorous and productive grape vine with round, blue-black berries and with bunches growing in an elongated shape.
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Price: $51.29 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Garda, 1968
Riviera del Garda, Castello di Drugolo
Produced using a careful selection of grapes from the Garda Classico Rosso. The grapes once harvested are placed in a “fruttaio” (a well ventilated room) to dry out, they are pressed and the wine is “rested” in wooden barrels for a year. Here is a wine with a deep translucent red colour and spicy perfume. A harmonious wine, dry and velvety with a hint of tartness. Served with spiedo (a local spit roast from the city of Brescia and Lombardy) with game and roast meats.
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Gattinara, 1968
Borgo Cav. Ercole
Gattinara is a red Italian wine produced from Nebbiolo grapes grown within the boundaries of the commune of Gattinara which is located in the hills in the north of the province of Vercelli, northwest of Novara in the Piedmont region. The wine is made from a minimum of 90% Nebbiolo grapes and is renowned for its longevity. Notes: a meaty, chunky wine with a subtle, clean nose. Hints of tar and bark, with undertones of cherries and rose petals. Light tannins.
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Price: $152.58 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock
Gattinara, 1968
Giancarlo Travaglini - MAGNUM 1,5 LITER
Gattinara is a red Italian wine produced from Nebbiolo grapes grown within the boundaries of the commune of Gattinara which is located in the hills in the north of the province of Vercelli, northwest of Novara in the Piedmont region. The wine is made from a minimum of 90% Nebbiolo grapes and is renowned for its longevity. Notes: a meaty, chunky wine with a subtle, clean nose. Hints of tar and bark, with undertones of cherries and rose petals. Light tannins.
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Price: $255.16 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Graham's Port, 1968
Malvedos Vintage Port
Very badly bin soiled labels
This vintage port still retains a rich dark ruby colour. Complex coffee and burnt sugar on the nose. A fully mature port with a medium body, elegant body and complex jammy red fruits with coffee and burned sugar notes.
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Price: $365.43 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
Graham's Port, 1968
Malvedos Vintage Port
This vintage port still retains a rich dark ruby colour. Complex coffee and burnt sugar on the nose. A fully mature port with a medium body, elegant body and complex jammy red fruits with coffee and burned sugar notes.
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Price: $378.25 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock
Grignolino, 1968
Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo, Piedmont
Clearance Offer | Was £99 | Now £50
The Grignolino wines have a light ruby red color, tending to orange with aging. Have a characteristic odor and delicate in the mouth are dry, slightly tannic, bitter pleasant, with a characteristic aftertaste.
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Price: $64.11 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Inferno, 1968
F.B. Acqui
Inferno is one of five viticultural sub-zones specifically identified as producing Valtellina wines of particularly high quality: the other four are Grumello, Sassella, Maroggia and Valgella. Inferno means 'hell' in Italian, and refers to the slopes between Sondrio town and the village of Tresivio. Although DOC laws do not explain the origins of this name, it has been suggested that in summer the slopes here get noticeably hotter than the rest of the valley. Just across Sondrio to the west is Sassella, the finest of the Valtellina sub-zones.
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Price: $114.12 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
Minervois, 1968
Margnat
This lovely wine exhibits ripe cherry and plummy aromas. Dense, with fine sweetness on the attack, a well integrated tannin level and a medium body with a subtle finish.
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Price: $114.12 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Montepulciano, 1968
d'Abruzzo, Janni Vittorio
Clearance Offer | Was £99 | Now £60
Montepulciano is a red wine grape variety grown widely in central Italy, most notably its eastern Abruzzo, Marche and Molise regions. The variety was named after the Tuscan parish of Montepulciano, but, confusingly, is not used in the famous wines produced there (see Vino Nobile di Montepulciano). Globally appreciated for their soft flavors, strong color and gentle tannins, Montepulciano wines are typically best consumed in their youth and with food. The deep-purple juice of Montepulciano grapes is used in varying proportions to produce wines under roughly 50 of Italy's DOC and DOCG titles. Although sometimes used on its own, …
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Price: $76.93 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock
Nebbiolo, 1968
Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo, Piedmont
The Nebbiolo has a lovely earthy bouquet. The nose has cherries, dark cherries, tar and slight dried rose notes. Complex and layered. Nice acidity. Medium tannins still present. Cherries on the palate too. Nice finish. Great food wine. Nebbiolo is a fickle grape famed as much for its pale appearance as for its tannic character and produces some of the most perfumed and richly flavored wines. Though generally only medium-bodied, the wines possess rose and anise scented aromatics and deep flavors of cherry, orange peel and subtle green herb tones.
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Nebbiolo D'Alba, 1968
G. Troglia
The Nebbiolo has a lovely earthy bouquet. The nose has cherries, dark cherries, tar and slight dried rose notes. Complex and layered. Nice acidity. Medium tannins still present. Cherries on the palate too. Nice finish. Great food wine. Nebbiolo is a fickle grape famed as much for its pale appearance as for its tannic character and produces some of the most perfumed and richly flavored wines. Though generally only medium-bodied, the wines possess rose and anise scented aromatics and deep flavors of cherry, orange peel and subtle green herb tones.
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Price: $152.58 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Pertinace Antico, 1968
Fratelli Minuto
Clearance Offer | Was £99 | Now £45
Very forward nose of leather and cherries, liquorice wild strawberries, ripe plums and pencil .The palate is very nice balance of sweet fruit and acidity.
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Price: $57.70 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Roccarosso, 1968
Sciarra - Riserva
A rare 1968 red wine from Italy.
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Price: $88.47 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Rosso, 1968
Fontana Candida
Clearance | Was £89 | Now £40
Very forward nose of leather and cherries, liquorice wild strawberries, ripe plums and pencil .The palate is very nice balance of sweet fruit and acidity
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Price: $51.29 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock
Rosso di Berchidda, 1968
Cantina Soc. Giogantinu, Sardinia
This 1968 red wine from Sardinia is an unusual and rare blend of indigenous and international grape varieties. The wine should display a garnet colour with with aromas and flavours of ripe fruit and jam.
It’s been almost 70 years since a small group of winegrowers from the town of Berchidda in Sardinia decided to get together to create the Giogantinu cooperative.
The cooperative still upholds the dedication, commitment and desire to cultivate their vineyards with care.
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Price: $126.94 USD
Stock: 15 in Stock