Wine vintage rating 2000

Weather in the year 1973
Rain is always a problem for the ripening grapes because the classic vine diseases spread quickly in high humidity.

Good filling levels, good wine quality
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.
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A perfect half bottle from 1973. The strange name of the Wasseros vineyard plot refers to spring areas that emerge from the ground in many places. Such places were referred to as water horses in old cadastral locations as early as 1610 and gave this area in Kiedrich its name. The vines in this first Lage (1er Cru) in the VdP grow on shallow and stony soils that are permeated with loess and loess loam. This produces delicate Rieslings with a mineral acidity, which exhibit a beautiful harmony even as young wines.
With the 1973 Kiedricher Wasseros Riesling Kabinett comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Kiedricher Wasseros 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.
Content:
0.375 Liter
(€197.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
Calabria’s viticulture is dominated by two grape varieties, the red Gaglioppo and the white Greco. The best known of Calabria’s DOC wines is Cirò. Grown on the foothills of the Ionian coast, this historic wine could not be further removed from its famous ancestor. Modern methods of vine training and improved vinification techniques have produced a fresh, deeply aromatic wine, with no signs of the oxidation that characterised earlier versions. The best examples can age for decades, into majestic dark, brooding wines, densely flavoured with red and black fruits, tar and spices.
With the 1973 Cirò Cirò Caparra e Siciliani, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Cirò Cirò Caparra e Siciliani 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€137.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 4
Recognition of DOCG status came in 1980. The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano production zone comprises the land belonging to the municipal area of Montepulciano in the province of Siena, a particularly favourable location on the hilly ridge between Val di Chiana and Val d’Orcia. The land in this production zone is at altitudes of between 250 and 580 metres a.s.l. and the quality of the wines produced here is largely influenced by its climactic and geological features. The grapes are from 70% of Prugnolo Gentile, a type of Sangiovese, and the rest is Canaiolo, CilieÂgiolo, MamÂmolo, other locally and traditional grapes in Siena. The Gattavecchi family has dedicated itself to wine production for over a hundred years. By the 1950’s, Valente Gattavecchi was already going beyond the borders of Italy to introduce the best selection of Vino Nobile – refined in the ancient convent of Santa Maria dei Servi in Montepulciano.
With the 1973 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Vecchia Cantina, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Vecchia Cantina 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€144.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
The Monferrato zone lays claim to being Barbera's birthplace, and records of it growing there as far back as the 13th century. But the hills around Alba and Monforte d'Alba have proved they are capable of growing some particularly fine Barbera, as are parts of the Asti province. Century-old vines still exist in many regional vineyards and allow for the production of long-aging, robust red wines with intense fruit and enhanced tannic content.
With the 1973 Barbera del Monferrato Troglia, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Barbera del Monferrato Troglia 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€154.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
The Monferrato zone lays claim to being Barbera's birthplace, and records of it growing there as far back as the 13th century. But the hills around Alba and Monforte d'Alba have proved they are capable of growing some particularly fine Barbera, as are parts of the Asti province. Century-old vines still exist in many regional vineyards and allow for the production of long-aging, robust red wines with intense fruit and enhanced tannic content. The best known appellation is the DOCG(Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) Barbera D'Asti in the Piedmont region
With the 1973 Barbera D'Alba Terre del Barolo, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Barbera D'Alba Terre del 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€158.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
In the year 1877, the cousins Leopoldo and Ilario Ruffino developing their own small winery in a town near Florence, Pontassieve. Ruffino become popular for their balanced and clean wines, embracing the motto “Here We Make Ideal Wine.” The status also of Ruffino family was also established firmly both internationally and nationally when its own Ruffino Chianti won the gold medal during the Milan Wine exhibition in the year 1881, and a consolation prize during the Nice Exhibition in 1884 and another one gold medal in Antwerp Exhibition in year 1885. Because of its success, the Duke of Aosta was tasted it in Pontassieve, and declared the Ruffino winery of Leopoldo and Ilario as the authorized supplier of wines to the royal family in the Italy.
With the 1973 Chianti Vecchio Ruffino , comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Chianti Vecchio Ruffino 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.
Content:
0.72 Liter
(€168.06 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
Nebbiolo is a red Italian wine grape variety predominantly associated with the Piedmont region where it makes the wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo and Gattinara. Nebbiolo is thought to derive its name from the Italian word nebbia which means fog. Nebbiolo does not adapt exceptionally well to various vineyard soil types, preferring soils with high concentration of calcareous marl such as those found on the right bank of the Tanaro river around Alba where the finest Barolo and Barbaresco are produced.
With the 1973 Nebbiolo d'Alba Terre del Barolo, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Nebbiolo d'Alba Terre del 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.
Content:
0.72 Liter
(€175.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2
One of the most classic Chianti Classico. Of the immense 1,200 hectares of land, almost entirely in the municipality of Gaiole, 125 hectares are vineyards of the Castello di Meleto estate. The wine tradition of the noble Ricasoli family dates back to 1141. Around 1850, the Barone di Ricasoli created the first binding regulation for Chianti. His ideas about the blend of grape varieties for Chianti have since been changed. Of course, the main grape variety is still Sangiovese.
With the 1973 Chianti Classico Riserva Castello di Meleto Barone Ricasoli , comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Chianti Classico Riserva Castello di Meleto Barone Ricasoli 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.
Content:
0.72 Liter
(€177.78 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 6
With the 1973 Gattinara Berteletti , comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Gattinara Berteletti 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€176.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
The strange name of the Wasseros vineyard plot refers to spring areas that emerge from the ground in many places. Such places were referred to as water horses in old cadastral locations as early as 1610 and gave this area in Kiedrich its name. The vines in this first Lage (1er Cru) in the VdP grow on shallow and stony soils that are permeated with loess and loess loam. This produces delicate Rieslings with a mineral acidity, which exhibit a beautiful harmony even as young wines.
With the 1973 Kiedricher Wasseros Riesling Kabinett comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Kiedricher Wasseros 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€193.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 7
The Produttori del Barbaresco are an association of small wineries, some of which have tiny plots in prime locations. After the war, in 1958, the Produttori del Barbaresco Foundation was set up, which contributed to the rebirth of the entire area, initially bringing together 19 wineries, which today number more than 50. An ever-growing path for this wine, representative of an entire area, which ended in 1966 with the DOC denomination and in 1980 with the DOCG denomination. The first dry Barbaresco of this name was then produced in 1890 by the oenologist Domizzio Cavazza, director of the viticultural school in Alba in Barbaresco. This can be seen as the birth of today's wine. Like Barolo, Barbaresco is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes.
With the 1973 Barbaresco Produttori del Barbaresco, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Barbaresco Produttori del Barbaresco 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.
Content:
0.72 Liter
(€202.78 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 4
Damilano is one of few traditional wine makers in Barolo. 1890 Giuseppe Borgogno, the great-grandfather of the current owners, started farming and making wine from the family-owned vineyard in Barolo. Giacomo Damilano, the founder’s son-in-law, gave the current name to the winery. He gave the impuls to preserve the ancient vines and improve constant innovations in cellar to give a high quality to their Barolo, Barbaresco and Nebbiolo.
With the 1973 Barbaresco Giacomo Damilano La Morra, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Barbaresco Giacomo Damilano 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€198.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
Terre del Barolo is the largest cooperative and the most well know top quality wines producer in Piedmont. The Terre del Barolo winery was founded on 8 December 1958 by 22 growers from various villages in the neighbourhood of Alba. Located in Castigione Falletto in the heart of the Langhe, the Cooperative brings together 450 wine growers who own650 hectares of vineyard located in the towns of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Cherasco, Diano d’Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, Novello, Serralunga d’Alba, Roddi and Verduno. The main wine produced is Barolo, which is aged in the cellars in precious casks made of Slavonian oak for a variable period of time, it depending on the vintage. Terre del Barolo complete the range of piemontese wines with Nebbiolo d'Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba, Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba and Barbera d'Alba.
With the 1973 Barolo Terre del Barolo Castiglione Falletto, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Barolo Terre del 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€206.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 3
The Grand Cru parcel is situated in the heart of RĂĽdesheimer Berg in Rheingau. The soil of the totally south-facing hillside is quarzite rocks. Riesling is one of the noble grape varieties and is capable of producing a variety of extraordinary white wine styles, and is most known for the sweeter-style German wine it produces.
With the 1973 RĂĽdesheimer Berg SchloĂźberg Riesling Kabinett comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 RĂĽdesheimer Berg SchloĂźberg 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, 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€208.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 16
The story begins in 1807, in Paris, when the Marquis of Barolo Carlo Tancredi Falletti married Juliette Colbert de Maulévrier, 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 1973 Barolo Antichi Poderi dei Marchesi di Barolo GiĂ Opera Pia, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Barolo Antichi Poderi dei 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.
Content:
0.72 Liter
(€226.39 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
Officially, the winery was founded by Giacomo Borgogno & Figli in 1848. However, private correspondence shows that wines from the Borgogno family have been produced since 1761. The wines from the still small winery were among the first to be exported beyond Italy's borders. Even Tsar Nicholas II, among others, appreciated Borgogno's Barolo. There is evidence that Borgogno wines were served at the official celebrations to mark the unification of Italy in 1861. Three of these historic bottles still exist. After the death of patriarch Cesare Borgogno, his close associate Franco Boschis took over the winery.
With the 1973 Barolo Riserva Giacomo Borgogno, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Barolo Riserva Giacomo 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€242.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
Around 1870, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi began to set out in his vineyards a clone of the Sangiovese variety known as Brunello. Brunello began to be talked about after 1880. The first great vintage, officially, was the 1888 Brunello, of which five bottles still exist.
With the 1973 Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura 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.
Content:
0.72 Liter
(€258.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
Around 1870, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi began to set out in his vineyards a clone of the Sangiovese variety known as Brunello. Brunello began to be talked about after 1880. The first great vintage, officially, was the 1888 Brunello, of which five bottles still exist.
With the 1973 Brunello di Montalcino Silvio Nardi, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Brunello di Montalcino Silvio Nardi 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.
Content:
0.72 Liter
(€263.89 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
With the 1973 Chateau Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classe St.Emilion, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Chateau Cheval Blanc 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€646.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
The Domaine Romanée Conti, abbreviated DRC, is legendary. The company is located in the Vosne Romanée appellation in Burgundy. The origins of the Domaine Romanée Conti date back to 1232. The Romanée vineyard was planted exclusively with Pinot Noir by the monks of Staint-Vivant and is still the same size today as it was then. Due to one of the rare changes of ownership in the 17th century, the name Conti was added. In 1942, Mr. de Villaine took over the management of the Domaine Romanée Conti and took the winery to new heights. The Grand Échezeaux is one of the most important Grand Cru sites in Burgundy. It is located on a slightly rising eastern slope at an altitude of 250 to 260 m above sea level. To the northeast it borders Clos de Vougeot, to the west is Échezeaux and to the south is the Premier Cru location Les Suchots.
With the 1973 Grands Échézeaux Domaine Romanée Conti comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1973 Grands Échézeaux Domaine Romanée Conti 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.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€2,053.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1