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1972 Wine and Port

A short summary of the 1972 Vintage with our top recommendations

Welcome to Vintage Wine and Port's 1972 wine page. Read on for our summary of the 1972 vintage, our top recommendations and region reports. Scroll down to see all of our wines currently available. If you cannot find what you are looking for please call us on 01425 837177 or Contact Us. We would love to help you with your wine choice!

The 1972 vintage was challenging for both Port and wine production in Europe. In Portugal's Douro Valley, the 1972 vintage was generally not declared by most Port houses.The weather conditions during the growing season were unfavorable, leading to wines that lacked concentration and depth. In Europe, including Italy, the 1972 vintage was also challenging due to adverse weather conditions.The vintage was characterized by a cool and wet growing season, which led to difficulties with grape ripening and resulted in wines that lack depth and concentration. Any of these wines would make a fabulous 53 year old wine gift for an Anniversary or birthday.


Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:

Grahams Port 1972 Single Harvest Colheita

Fonseca Port 1972 Guimaraens Single Quinta Vintage Port

Ryst Dupeyron Armagnac 1972

Grignolino 1972 Mascarello Natale fu Maurizio, red wine

 
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Bordeaux: Bordeaux 1972 wines are generally characterised by having good colour, with dryness and high acidity. However, the style was for early drinking and very few examples exist today. The growing season was difficult with the grape development held back by inclement weather - this did not allow the grapes to fully ripen by harvest time. However, sweet wines from Sauternes and Barsac of this year are very good.
 
Italian: Only a small crop of 1972 wine was produced in Italy and the wines are now very rare. The growing season was held back by inclement weather in the main Italian wine regions of Piedmont and Tuscany. Tuscany produced a small crop of Brunello and Chianti, generally characterised as having good colour, high acidity and some dryness. The best of the vintage originates from the more southerly regions.
 
Portugal: A good vintage that was not declared, some vintage port and single quintas were produced in this year. Port wines from 1972 are now fully mature but well stored examples will last for many years more, making them a great 53 year old wine gift for a birthday or anniversary.

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