Information & scores : 1980 Bordeaux

  • Blanc liquoreux 16/20
  • Red 13/20
  • Still white 15/20

Vintage description 1980 Bordeaux

A mediocre vintage for most of the red wines. After a cool and rainy summer, and a milder autumn, the grapes were harvested in the rain. The majority of the wines are light, acidic and lacking in character. The Graves and Margaux appellations were very successful (particularly Château Margaux) and in lesser measures, Pauillac, which produced elegant and supple wines with a good cellaring capacity. However, 1980 is an excellent year for Sauternes, with lovely mature, rich and intense wines.

Best in 1980 France, Bordeaux, Blanc liquoreux

Château Raymond Lafon - Château Rieussec - Château de Rayne Vigneau - Château Climens - Château de Fargues - Château d' Yquem -

Best in 1980 France, Bordeaux, Red

Château Cheval Blanc - Château la Dominique - Château Certan de May - Château Calon Ségur - Château Haut Brion - Château Latour - Château La Mission Haut-Brion - Château Margaux - Vieux Château Certan - Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Château Léoville Barton - Château Haut-Bailly - Château Montrose - Château Talbot - Château Mouton Rothschild - Petrus - Domaine de Chevalier -

Best in 1980 France, Bordeaux, Still white

Château Carbonnieux - Château Laville Haut-Brion - Domaine de Chevalier -