1976 Wine and Port Vintage
Italian: A large crop was produced, but the 1976 wines lacked the ripeness and longevity of the preceding vintage. Although the wines will not improve further with age, they are still very drinkable - Barolo or Amarone being the most likely to offer a great experience.
Bordeaux: 1976 wines still offer delightful, attractive drinking if they have been well stored. The wines are characterised as soft-bodied, with low acidity levels.
Rain during the harvest that followed the long hot summer of 1976 tarnished what could have been the vintage of the decade. Much to general surprise, the 1976 vintage although mature on release has maintained its maturity to date.
Portugal: Following the driest winter on record there was a total drought throughout the summer, until the end of August. This resulted in a very low production, however those ports that were produced are exceptionally concentrated and full-bodied. They lack a little freshness but this is understandable given the dry conditions. There are very few bottle aged ports available but the Colheita ports (barrel aged) from this year are excellent. These would make a great 47 year old wine gift for a birthday or anniversary.
Spain: A good year that produced good quantities of Rioja. Gran Reserva made the annual average of 7%.
This Year in History: Fun Fact: The first commercial Concorde flight takes off[6] from Heathrow Airport for Bahrain.
Eurovision Winner: UNITED KINGHDOM with the song "Save Your Kisses For Me" by Brotherhood of Man
Born in this Year: Chris Hoy, Cyclist, Scottish Olympian and one of the most successful cyclists of all time. He won his first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, followed by three gold medals at the 2008 Olympics and two more in 2012.
Top Grossing Movie: Rocky
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Recioto, 1976
F.lli Farina, Sweet Red Wine
"Recioto," as in "Recioto della Valpolicella," refers to a dessert wine made from grapes that were dried on mats after picking. This process turns the grapes closer to raisins, concentrating the flavors. The wines are lovely and taste how you'd expect raisins-turned-wine to taste, rich and sweet.
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Price: $153.14 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Recioto, 1976
Masi
"Recioto," as in "Recioto della Valpolicella," refers to a dessert wine made from grapes that were dried on mats after picking. This process turns the grapes closer to raisins, concentrating the flavors. The wines are lovely and taste how you'd expect raisins-turned-wine to taste, rich and sweet.
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Price: $127.40 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Refosco, 1976
Casa Vinicola S. Osvaldo *** RARE DOUBLE MAGNUM OF 3,0 LITERS ***
Refosco is a very old Italian family of dark-skinned grape varieties native to the northern Italian and neighbouring areas of Friuli, Gavi, Trentino,Istria, and Karst Plateau.It is considered autochthonous in these regions. The wines this grape yields can be quite powerful and tannic, with a deep violet color and a slight bitterness. On the palate, there are strong currant, wild berry and plum flavors. The wine can stand some aging.
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Price: $423.39 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Refosco, 1976
Tenuta S. Anna
Refosco is a very old Italian family of dark-skinned grape varieties native to the northern Italian and neighbouring areas of Friuli, Gavi, Trentino,Istria, and Karst Plateau.It is considered autochthonous in these regions. The wines this grape yields can be quite powerful and tannic, with a deep violet color and a slight bitterness. On the palate, there are strong currant, wild berry and plum flavors. The wine can stand some aging.
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Price: $88.80 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Remoissenet Pere and Fils, 1976
Premier Cru Les Gravieres, Santenay, Burgundy
This 1976 Santenay is an interesting wine from a challenging vintage. The nose is all strawberries and black earth. It has some Hoisin and coffee too. The palate is relatively light and lean, but flavours are fresh and delicious. It is lacy of texture. With air there are delightful rose petal notes that come to the fore and it puts on some mid-palate pud. It finishes with a minerally acidity.
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Price: $153.14 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
San Severo, 1976
San Severo
**Please note that this wine is a rose wine designed for early consumption and is sold as a curio from the 1976 Italian Vintage, therefore is excluded from our guarantee** This wine made under the San Severo name is a rose (Rosato) and the grapes they are made from betray the fact that this is a DOC of northern Puglia, rather than from the region's deep south. Montepulciano and Sangiovese are the ingredients for the rose wines, giving the wines a style more akin to the wines of Abruzzo and Tuscany than Puglia
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Price: $63.06 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Taylor's Port, 1976
Taylors Vargellas Single Quinta Vintage Port
The impressive 1976 Vargellas is a 50% Opague mature mahogany colour as befits this hot vintage. lots of spice on the nose which is full of cedar wood and plums. on the palate the wine is very attractive. Full bodied, full flavoured with masses of dried fruit. Very tasty. Big aftertaste and a long, full finish. Very, very impressive wine.
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Price: $315.29 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock
Cabernet, 1976
Suedtiroler Rametz - Riserva
A classic red Italian wine made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape of the 1976 vintage. The wine has aged to produce a garnet core with a clear rim. Lots of oak, leather and soft tannins remain.
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Price: $114.53 USD
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Chateau Bastor Lamontagne, 1976
Sauternes
this wine from the very good 1976 Sauternes vintage has an good amber colour. Nose of caramel and orange marmalade. Similar but good marmalade dominated flavour. Holding well.
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Price: $115.76 USD
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Chateau Climens, 1976
Barsac, 1st Growth
Sweet White Wine
bin Soiled and damaged labels - good levels.
The 1976 Climens has a lovely nose of mandarin, orange-blossom and a touch of peach. A little “smudged” by alcohol. The palate has a ripe, citrus and mandarin inspired entry, vibrant palate with good depth, touches of quince and barley sugar towards the finish. Good length. Neil Martin Wine Journal 88 Points
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Price: $127.40 USD
Stock: Out of Stock
Chateau d'Yquem, 1976
Sauternes, 1st Growth Classification
Half Bottle 37.5cl
Yquem is without doubt, one of the world's finest wine producers, of whom Robert Parker comments: "There is no other wine in the world like it, and there is no other luxury wine that can possibly justify its price as much as Yquem. The remarkable amount of painstaking labor necessary to produce the nectar known as Yquem is almost impossible to comprehend."
"The 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full-bodied, viscous, luscious wine has been absolutely delicious since bottling, given its relatively low acidity and precocious personality. …
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Price: $508.32 USD
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Chateau Haut Brion, 1976
Pessac Leognan 1er Grand Cru Classe
(in neck, scuffed label)
The 1976 Haut-Brion is medium ruby in color, with some amber creeping in at the edges. The wine has been fully mature since the early eighties, yet it is still drinking well. A spicy, earthy, oaky, moderately fruity bouquet offers elegance. On the palate, the wine is soft, round, medium bodied, and charming. Robert Parker.
Tasted at the Academie du Vin from ex-château bottles, the 1976 Haut Brion is actually a vintage that I have never tasted before... the bouquet has held up well with cocoa-tinged dark fruit, terracotta and dried blood. It feels a little diffuse, but it still rings of Haut Brion. …
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Price: $431.11 USD
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Chateau Potensac, 1976
Medoc
This wine really lives up to the nature of the vintage. Tannins still present , but sufficient fruit to balance the wine. Just a bit of bricking, slight sedimentation, colour still dark purple. Floral fruity nose, with a trace of iron. Slight chalky finish, clearly more tannic than it's age suggests. Suggest something meaty to go with the tannins.
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Price: $90.02 USD
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Graham's Port, 1976
Malvedos Single Quinta Vintage Port
A rare bottle of Malvedos from the 1976 vintage.
Good mid-deep tawny, thin brown rim; smell of brown sugar, medicinal but not especially scented or aromatic; moderately sweet and rich
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Price: $302.42 USD
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