1961

A small harvest in Bordeaux, but excellent wines.

The red wines are finesse-styled, well-endowed and balanced. Most of them were at their peak around 1995.

The white wines are typical of a good vintage, but sometimes rather fragile. Like the reds, they were superb around 1995.

Best wines from the vintage 1961:

Extraordinary wines: Château Latour à Pomerol 1961, Château Petrus 1961, Château Latour 1961, Château Haut Brion 1961, Hermitage La Chapelle 1961 Jaboulet, Château Evangile 1961, Château Mission Haut Brion 1961, Château Palmer 1961.

Outstanding wines: Château Trotanay 1961, Château Mouton Rothschild 1961, Château Lafleur 1961, Château Gruaud Larose 1961, Château Ducru Beaucaillou 1961.