All wines are in our wine cellar and can be shipped immediately.
All wines are in our wine cellar and can be shipped immediately.  493025563300

Wine vintage rating 1961

What was the vintage 1961 like?

1961 was one of the most perfect vintages ever. The reason for the reduction in yield and thus the high concentration in the vines was heavy rainfall during flowering. After that it stayed dry and warm. Thick-skinned, very well-ripened grapes were harvested in September.
Hard to find and unsurpassed in 1961: Chateau Latour (which only reached drinking maturity after 40-50 years) and Chateau Petrus. And a second-tier winery created a legend with the 1961 vintage: Chateau Palmer. The Barolo and Barbaresco by Giacomo Conterno and Angelo Gaja are also very large.

Weather in the year 1961

The year began with a mild winter. The spring was exceptionally dry and warm. Occasional heavy rain. In May there was another frost in the north.

The first half of July 1961 brought intense heat. Violent, hot storm winds appeared. Then came a few heavy rains. August and September became very dry and hot. In Bordeaux, temperatures of almost 40°C were reached on individual days. The result was forest fires.

The 1961 harvest began in mid-September.

The current stock of wines from the 1961 vintage

All wines from the 1961 vintage are in our own wine cellar and can be shipped immediately or picked up at the wine shop. To the wines of 1961

Good filling levels, good wine quality

The fill level of an old vintage wine reveals important information on the drinkability of the wine.
Of course, the good condition of a wine from an old vintage depends on excellent storage. Above all, the wine must not have frequently changed cellars. Ideally, the wine will have rested in one and the same wine cellar.

But also the cork that sits in each individual bottle is very important. A perfect cork has few pores and keeps the wine stable. If an inferior cork happens to have been used in a bottle, the porous surface will begin to soak up wine and allow micro-quantities of the liquid to evaporate over the decades. Poor fill levels are the result.

A poor fill level therefore also indicates a high risk that the wine bottle could soon begin to leak.


The fill levels explained:
In the bottle neck (high fill to base neck) about 2 cm is perfect for wines.
Top and upper shoulder, ([very] top shoulder), approx. 3 cm is very good for very old wines.
Medium shoulder (mid shoulder), about 4 cm is only acceptable for rare top wines and in individual cases.
Everything below the red line should not be offered any more.

Wine rating

Do you have a 1961 vintage in your wine cellar and would you like to know how much it is worth?

Here are a few tips: in order to still have any value, the bottle must be leakproof. The wine must not be cloudy. It should be of good quality (not supermarket wine).

Search for the wine online without specifying the vintage. If it is a well-known winery, you will find the wine immediately and also the price you have to pay for the current vintage. If the current wine costs from EUR 20.00 upwards, that's a good sign.

The filling level is decisive for the value. Upper shoulder to base neck is required. Medium shoulder is only acceptable for extremely rare, already valuable wines.
SW18967 1966 Barbaresco Fratelli Serio e Battista Borgogno
Piemonte - Barbaresco

The roots of the winery date back to 1897 when Lodovico Borgogno came into the family house and cellar to. When he died, Serio and Battista Borgogno inherited some land and a small farmhouse in Cannubi. They build their house and their winery on top of Cannubi, buying more vineyards all around for a total of 3 ha, in the heart of this top Cru area. They were able to grasp the great potential of a place that is now worldwide known and that is considered one of the best cru in Barolo. 

With the 1966 Barbaresco Fratelli Serio e Battista Borgogno, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1966 Barbaresco Fratelli Serio e Battista Borgogno with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€154.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€213.89 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17210 1961 Kiedricher Heiligenstock Riesling Kabinett
Rheingau

The Kiedricher Heiligenstock vineyard takes its name from the old Gothic crucifix that has served as a cross in the vineyard since the 14th century. The location includes the famous individual vineyards Gräfenberg, Turmberg, Wasseros, Klosterberg and Sandgrub.
Riesling is the typical white grape variety of Germany. Characteristic fruit and a pronounced acidity create a lively balance in a good Riesling. You often think you can recognize the origins of a Riesling straight away. The most famous are the Riesling vineyards of the Rheingau and the Moselle. The wines are very long-lived.

With the 1961 Kiedricher Heiligenstock Riesling Kabinett comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.


We deliver the 1961 Kiedricher Heiligenstock Riesling Kabinett with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€159.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€212.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 3

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW15946 1961 Gattinara Spanna Cantine Diver
Piemonte - Gattinara

Gattinara is a red wine from a small growing area around the small town of Gattinara in the north of Piedmont. It grows on about 100 ha and is made from the Nebbiolo variety, which is traditionally called Spanna there. With its aroma of jam and liquorice, the Gattinara is distantly reminiscent of a Barolo, but does not reach its complexity and depth. 

With the 1961 Gattinara Spanna Cantine Diver, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Gattinara Spanna Cantine Diver with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€169.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€234.72 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18574 1961 Gattinara Riserva Cantine Borgo
Piemonte - Gattinara

Gattinara is a red wine with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced from Nebbiolo grapes grown in vineyards in the hills in the north of the province of Vercelli, northwest of Novara, and westward toward the Alps with the town of Gattinara near its center. It is one of a few regions in Italy that have been awarded DOCG status and shares that distinction in Piedmont with the Barolo and Barbaresco regions.

With the 1961 Gattinara Cantine Borgo, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Gattinara Cantine Borgo with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.



€175.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€243.06 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18666 1961 Chianti Riserva del Cardinale
Toscana - Chianti

All Chianti wine is classified as  DOCG  (i.e., Guarantee of the Origin and Quality of Selected Wines); however, each Chianti is different and its characteristics vary according to its territory of origin and winemaking tradition.The blend of grapes is always the same, though the percentages vary: Sangiovese (75-90%), Canaiolo (5-10%), and Malvasia del Chianti (5-10%). The perfect recipe was developed by Baron Ricasoli in the 19th century, with the later addition of Trebbiano Toscano. So deeply rooted is this method that Tuscan wine growers plant their varying grapevines together in the exact proportions needed to make the wine.

With the 1961 Chianti Riserva del Cardinale, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Chianti Riserva del Cardinale with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€180.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€250.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17646 1961 Salento bianco Ruffino Gold Cross
Toscana
The Ruffino winery was founded as early as 1877 in the Italian wine-growing region of Tuscany. At that time, the cousins Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino joined forces to found the perfect winery. Very soon they enjoyed great success and the wine they produced became famous beyond the borders of Italy. As the family lacked heirs, they decided in 1913 to sell the Ruffino estate to the Folonari family, who themselves had been producing wine for five generations. This marked the beginning of a new and modern era for the Ruffino winery. Today, the Ruffino Winery in Tuscany owns more than 1500 hectares of land with more than 600 hectares of vineyards. The combination of climate and soil make the estate's soil a particularly unique and exclusive terroir. Ruffino's Vino Liquoroso is a sweet, fortified wine, a so-called fortified wine, comparable to port. Unlike other such wines (Banjuls, Rivesaltes), the Salento was bottled at the time it was made. So even the bottle is genuine and old.

With the 1961 Salento bianco Ruffino Gold Cross , comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Salento bianco Ruffino Gold Cross with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€185.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€256.94 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW15888 1961 Aleatico Stravecchio Fattorie dei Marchesi Antinori
Toscana

The famous Italian noble family in Tuscany has been dedicated to viticulture for 26 generations and is one of the largest and most important wine producers and trading houses in Italy. Founded by Giovanni di Piero Antinori in 1385, the Antinori name is now associated with world-renowned wine projects. The most famous comes from Italy and Tuscany itself: the Tignanello. In its first vintage in 1970, the Tignanello was still marketed under the name Chianti Villa Antinori. After that, the super Tuscan went its own separate ways because of its own grape blend.

With the 1961 Aleatico Stravecchio Fattorie dei Marchesi Antinori, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Aleatico Stravecchio Fattorie dei Marchesi Antinori with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€190.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€263.89 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18573 1961 Barolo Riserva Speciale Marchese di Villadoria
Piemonte

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont.
Barolo is often described as having the aromas of tar and roses, and the wines are noted for their ability to age and usually take on a rust red tinge as they mature. When subjected to aging of at least five years before release, the wine can be labeled a Riserva.

With the 1961 Barolo Riserva Speciale Marchese di Villadoria Serralunga d'Alba, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Barolo Riserva Speciale Marchese di Villadoria  with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€232.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€309.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW14310 1961 Barolo Pio Cesare
Piemonte

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. Prior to the mid-19th century, Barolo was a sweet wine. The fact that the Nebbiolo grape ripens late in October meant that temperatures would be steadily dropping by harvest. By November and December, temperatures in the Piedmont region would be cold enough to halt fermentation, leaving a significant amount of residual sugar left in the wine. In the mid-19th century the French enologist Louis Oudart improve the winemaking techniques of the local producers. Using techniques focusing on improving the hygiene of the cellar, Oudart was able to ferment the Nebbiolo must completely dry, making the first modern Barolo. This new, dry red wine soon became a favorite among the nobility of Turin and the ruling House of Savoy, giving rise to the popular description of Barolo as the wine of kings, the king of wines.

With the 1961 Barolo Pio Cesare, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Barolo Pio Cesare with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€235.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€326.39 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW15957 1961 Rioja Fino Extra Reserva Especial Carlos Serres
Rioja

Charles Serres, a French oenologist originally from Bordeaux, found the perfect terroir in Haro in 1862 to produce Bordeaux-style wines, with a climate and soil that reminded him of the best terroirs of Bordeaux. Firmly convinced of the opportunities of Haro as the wine capital of the Rioja Alta, Carlos Serres embarked on a profound change in the way wine was understood. This change led to the creation of the Rioja Wine Exporters' Syndicate in 1907, the forerunner of today's Rioja Designation of Origin Control Board. Carlos Serres' role as promoter of wine ageing and exportation makes him one of the key personalities in the oenological history of Rioja.

With the 1961 Rioja Fino Extra Reserva Especial Carlos Serres comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.


We deliver the 1961 Rioja Fino Extra Reserva Especial Carlos Serres with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€246.00

Content: 0.72 Liter (€341.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
it-1961-9045-1 1961 Barolo Marchesi di Barolo
Piemonte

The story begins in 1807, in Paris, when the Marquis of Barolo Carlo Tancredi Falletti married Juliette Colbert de MaulĂ©vrier, a French noblewoman and the great granddaughter of the Minister of Finance Colbert by Luigi XIV . Juliette saw the great potential of the wine made in Barolo that, after a complete fermentation and a long aging in wood, would have been able to unveil all the qualities typical of the soil and of the grape variety: Nebbiolo. Since 1970, the Castello has been under local ownership. The winery estate, which is located at the center of Barolo, presently belongs to the Abbona family, which purchased in the late 19th century.  The original and distinguished wines produced by Marchesi di Barolo are characterized by a number of highly prestigious native vines and a unique soil composition, with amalgams of clay, limestone marl, blueish marl, tuff, sandstone and sand. In order to better define and enhance their different characteristics, the most prestigious historical crus are made from a single variety, and individually aged and bottled.



With the 1961 Barolo Marchesi di Barolo Gia Opera Pia, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Barolo Marchesi di Barolo with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€252.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€336.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 3

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW14057 1961 Barolo Fontanafredda Double Magnum
Piemonte - Serralunga d'Alba

In the heart of wine-growing Piedmont , in the hills of the Langhe is the estate vineyards of Fontanafredda, located in the villages of Serralunga d'Alba, Diano d'Alba and Barolo. 70 hectares planted with the Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Moscato varieties.At each vintage, grapes are consigned to Fontanafredda by nearly 400 growers in the Langhe and Roero, whose loyalty to the company have endured for generations. The viticulture is carried exclusively on hillsides with vineyards which have an average altitude between 200 and 400 metres.  Mainly calcareous, the soil can differ within the space of just a few dozen metres: at times loose, with a sand content, at others firmer, with a higher proportion of silt, and above-all clay.

With the 1961 Barolo Fontanafredda Double Magnum Serralunga d'Alba, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1961 Barolo Fontanafredda Double Magnum with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€972.00

Content: 3.78 Liter (€257.14 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days