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 1988

What was the vintage 1988 like?

1988 An excellent Piedmont vintage. The Barolo, Barbaresco and Gattinara have a dense, firm structure with harmonious fruit. Brunello di Montalcino is also very good, and a low-yielding vintage in Tuscany.
A cool but dry year slowed growth in Bordeaux and still allowed the grapes to ripen perfectly in the end. A late harvest in October produced elegant, complex wines. Due to the dryness throughout the year, most 1988 wines are quite tannic. Take Barolo and Barbaresco to further store the rare wine for a special tasting opportunity and choose Bordeaux to enjoy a perfectly aged wine in the near future.

Weather in the year 1988

A very mild winter with no snow.

The summer of the year was fresh and at times rainy. There was no real hot spell, just a few hot days. Overall, however, the weather was very dry.

The current stock of wines from the 1988 vintage

All wines from the 1988 vintage are in our own wine cellar and can be shipped immediately or picked up at the wine shop. To the wines of 1988

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 1988 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.
SW14092 1988 Chateau Lachesnaye
Cru Bourgeois Supérieur - Bordeaux - Médoc

A neighbouring estate of Lanessan, Château Lachesnaye is currently owned by the Bouteiller family as well in the commune of Cussac near Fort MĂ©doc. Domaine de Lachesnaye, a former seigneurial land in the parish of Sainte Gemme, belonged in 1793 to the Caupène family, who had inherited it from Sire de La Chesnaye. The estate was bought by FrĂ©dĂ©ric Exshaw in 1880, who had a château built resembling that of Lanessan. Weakened by the economic crisis of 1929, and frosts of 1945 and 1956, the estate was acquired by Jean Bouteiller in 1961, and a large proportion of the vines were replanted. Château Lachesnaye resumed wine production in 1971.

The vineyard area extends 20 hectares (49 acres), planted with 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot.  

With the 1988 Chateau Lachesnaye, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Lachesnaye 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.
€93.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€124.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 3

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18083 1988 Cuvée Galius Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Grand Cru - Bordeaux - Saint Émilion

The Cuvée Galius comes from one of the few cooperatives - Union des Producteurs - in Bordeaux and is classified as a Grand Cru Saint Emilion. The 22 hectares of vineyards on sand-marl soil typical of Saint-Emilion are planted with 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.



With the 1988 Cuvée Galius Saint Emilion Grand Cru, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Cuvée Galius Saint Emilion Grand Cru 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.
€97.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€129.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
fr-1988-7465 1988 Chateau Clarke Baron de Rothschild
Cru Bourgeois Supérieur - Bordeaux - Listrac en Médoc

The Listrac-Médoc appellation is situated in the north-west of the Gironde County. This area, baptised The Roof of the Médoc, reaches a height of 43 metres above sea level.
Château Clarke dates back to the 12th century, when Cistercian monks at the Vertheuil Abbey in Listrac planted the first grapevines. In the year 1771 the Irish knight Tobie Clarke bought the vineyards with 230 hectares. Then, after a series of inheritances and sales, the property was bought in 1973 by Baron Edmond de Rothschild and has now 53 hectares of vineyards.
The grapevines are planted on clay-limestone hilltops that encourage the expression of the Merlot grape that largely dominates the vine mix (a rare feature in the Médoc district).


With the 1988 Chateau Clarke Baron de Rothschild Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Superieur, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Clarke Baron de Rothschild 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.
€102.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€136.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 3

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW15126 1988 Clos des Menuts
Grand Cru - Bordeaux - Saint Émilion

In the 1950s, the Clos des Menuts only covered one hectare of vineyards. Today it extends to over 25 hectares, not far from the historic town of Saint Emilion and located mainly in the western part of the municipality. This wine is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. The high proportion of Merlot is a consequence of the iron-containing sand-clay soil and can be compared to Pomerol.

With the 1988 Clos des Menuts Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.


We deliver the 1988 Clos des Menuts 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.
€110.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€146.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 6

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW16186 1988 Chateau Larmande
Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Saint Émilion

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Chateau Larmande is one of the oldest vineyards in St. Emilion. The 22 hectare vineyard of Chateau Larmande is situated one kilometer in the north of the village of Saint Emilion on sand, clay and limestone soils. Most of the vines are located close to the chateau. The vineyards are planted to 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.


With the 1988 Chateau Larmande Grand Cru Classe St.Emilion, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Larmande 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.
€126.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€168.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW12760 1988 Chateau La Grace Dieux Les Menuts
Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Saint Émilion

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being Merlot (60% of the blend), Cabernet Franc (nearly 30%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (around 10%). Only since 1954, there has been an official classification of Saint-Émilion wine. The classification is updated every 10 years, and consists of the following levels: Premier grand cru classé A, Premier grand cru classé B, and Grand cru classé.

With the 1988 Chateau La Grace Dieux Les Menuts Grand Cru Classe St.Emilion, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau La Grace Dieux Les Menuts 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.
€126.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€168.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18993 1988 Chateau La Tour du Pin Figeac
Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Saint Émilion
Until the late 1800′s, Chateau La Tour Figeac was an important part of the massive, 200 hectare, St. Emilion estate, Chateau Figeac. For numerous reasons, Figeac divided and sold their land in multiple transactions in the late nineteenth century.
In 1899 Chateau La Tour Figeac was split in two. Fifty percent continued to exist as La Tour Figeac and the remaining 50% became La Tour du Pin Figeac.
Antoine Moueix bought the St. Emilion estate in 1947.


With the 1988 Chateau La Tour du Pin Figeac Grand Cru Classé St.Emilion, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau La Tour du Pin Figeac 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.
€127.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€169.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW14401 1988 Chateau Prieure Lichine
4eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Margaux

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Margaux in Médoc.
Chateau Prieure Lichine started out as a priory for Benedictine monks in Cantenac. Like many estates during the French Revolution, Prieure Lichine was seized, split up and sold. In 1789 parts of Prieure Lichine were bought by numerous surrounding Châteaux in the Margaux appellation. Since that time, Chateau Prieure Lichine has sold wine under several different names including La Prieuré and Prieuré-Cantenac.
In 1951 the noted author and merchant Alexis Lichine arrived in the Medoc to buy Chateau Prieure, it was down to only 4 hectares. Today Chateau Prieure Lichine is expanded to 77 hectares of vines in their Margaux vineyards. This region has the thinnest soil in Medoc with the highest proportion of gravel that allows the soil to drain very well.

With the 1988 Chateau Prieure Lichine 4eme Grand Cru Classe Margaux, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Prieure Lichine 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.
€129.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€172.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW12527 1988 Chateau Croizet Bages
5eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Pauillac

Chateau Croizet Bages is a 30 hectare Bordeaux vineyard at the Bages plateau near Lynch Bages and Grand Puy Lacoste. The soils of gravel, sand, iron and minerals are specific to the Bages plateau. The vineyard Chateau Croizet Bages is planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc.
During the 18th century, the Croizet brothers, purchased several small parcels of Bordeaux wine vineyards to put together their own estate. In 1853, Julien Calve bought the Pauillac wine estate. The new owners changed the name to Calvé-Croizet. A few years later, they renamed the property, Chateau Croizet Bages. Today, the Quie family owns Chateau Croizet Bages (other properties are Rauzan-Gassies and Chateau Bel Orme Tronquoy de Lalande).


With the 1988 Chateau Croizet Bages 5eme Grand Cru Classé Pauillac, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Croizet Bages 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.
€133.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€177.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW11895 1988 Chateau de Camensac
5eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Haut-Médoc

Château Camensac borders on the Saint-Julien appellation, in the commune of Saint-Laurent-de-MĂ©doc, surrounded by other excellent classed growths such as La Tour Carnet and Belgrave. Camensac means on the water's way, and comes from the words "camens", which means path or way and "ac", which means water in local dialect. In 1965 it was bought by the Forner brothers, who also own the well-known Marques de Carceres bodega in Rioja. The two brothers replanted most of the 85 hectares of vineyards, the balance now being 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot. They also renovated the cuverie and the cellars and hired the renowned Bordeaux oenologist Emile Peynaud as a consultant. he Merlaut family acquired Camensac in time for the 2005 vintage. CĂ©line Villars-Loubet who owns Chasse-Spleen and her husband, Jean-Pierre Foubet are now in charge of the estate.


With the 1988 Chateau Camensac 5eme Grand Cru Classe Haut-Medoc, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Camensac 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.
€134.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€178.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17126 1988 Chateau Marquis de Terme
4eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Margaux

The history of the Chateau Marquis de Terme began in 1762, when Ledoux d'Emplet, wife of François de Peguilhan, Marquis of Terme, gave him as a dowry the estate that would henceforth bear his name. Thomas Jefferson, future 3rd president of the United States, stayed in France for a long time, where he was ambassador from 1785 to 1789. He also worked as a wine broker and wrote travel diaries in the great French wine regions. In 1787 he stayed at the Château Marquis de Terme and ranked it among the 16 best wines he had ever tasted. When Napoléon III decided in 19855 to organise the universal exhibition in Paris to honour the wines of Bordeaux, a classification was requested. This is how Chateau Marquis de Terme became part of the circle of the 4eme Grands Crus Classés.

With the 1988 Chateau Marquis de Terme 4eme Grand Cru Classé Margaux, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Marquis de Terme 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.
€137.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€182.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW13727 1988 Chateau Duhart Milon
4eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Pauillac

The estate originally known simply as Chateau Milon, at one time the estate was known as the second wine of Chateau Lafite. In 1815, the Pauillac property was considered by some people as a fourth growth Bordeaux wine in the making. In those days, the wine was sold under the name of Chateau Mandavy-Milon. Between 1830 and 1840, the Casteja family became the owners of the estate from an inheritance.

The label of Duhart Milon, according to family tradition came about from an old legend written about one of their ancestors, Sir Duhart. Sir Duhart, was rumored to have been a pirate for Louis XV. He settled at Pauillac for retirement. The “pirate’s house” on the Pauillac port existed up to the 1950’s. That original building inspired the label for the Duhart-Milon wines.

The Casteja family remained in possession of Duhart Milon until the first part of the 20th century. In 1962 the Rothschild family purchased the property. The 152 hectare vineyard of Chateau Duhart Milon includes 76 hectares of vines planted to 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot.


With the 1988 Chateau Duhart Milon 4ème Grand Cru Classè Pauillac, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Duhart Milon 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.
€140.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€186.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW13669 1988 Chateau La Lagune
3eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Haut-Médoc

Chateau La Lagune in Ludon, is the first major estate you reach when you travel from Bordeaux through famous Route du Vin. Known in pre-revolutionary times as Chateau SĂ©guineau, after the family who owned it, La Lagune was acquired in 1819 by Jouffrey Piston and in 1855 was classed as troisième cru. After the First World War the property fell on hard times and the vineyard declined. It was acquired by Georges Brunet in 1954. He replanted the vineyard, but he sell up in 1962 . La Lagune was bought by Renè Chayoux of Ayala Champagne, in whose hands it remains.


With the 1988 Chateau La Lagune 3eme Grand Cru Classe Haut Medoc, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau La Lagune 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.
€142.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€189.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW13670 1988 Chateau Brane Cantenac
2eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Margaux

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Margaux in Bordeaux. The 2emé Cru Classé estate Château Brane-Cantenac was for many years the home of Lucien Lurton. The winery is now owned and run by his son Henri. Its vineyards are located west of the village of Cantenac in the Margaux appellation. Brane-Cantenac's vineyards are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (40%), Cabernet Franc (4.5%) and Carmenère 0,5%, and lie on fine, gravelly soils.

With the 1988 Chateau Brane Cantenac 2eme Grand Cru Classe Margaux, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1988 Chateau Brane Cantenac 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.
€155.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€206.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days