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Noncontractual photograph
Vintage | 1949 |
Rating | 85-89 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pomerol |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | From 100 € to 200 € |
Château | Valois (de) |
Country | France |
Sauternes
Gevrey Chambertin
Chambertin Grand Cru
Saint Emilion
CHÂTEAU LA CROIX TAILLEFER 1949
Pomerol
Sauternes
Sauternes
Clos de Vougeot
Aloxe Corton
The third of the great trio of post-war vintages. Stylistically quite different from the concentrated 1945s and the ripe and more opulent 1947s. At their best, and there were many wines of great style, avoiding some of the constraints adn excesses of the two other vintages just mentioned.