WINES 1978
BUY A 1978 WINE
La Bouteille Dorée offers you some bottles of 1978, a selection of wines from France and the world that celebrate this year their 40 years of age.
How do you find a good wine from 1978?
If you want to offer a wine from 1978, the choice of good 40-year-old wines is becoming rarer but the great wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhône Valley are holding up well.
A very good 1978 vintage
1978 is a very good vintage for most French vineyards, even excellent in some regions in France and Italy for example, and it still offers very fine wines today.
The price of the 1978 wines
The great wines of the Médoc, Libournais and the Rhone Valley from 1978 are still relatively readily available and it is possible to find beautiful bottles for a price of less than 100-150 euros. As is often the case, prices are higher for Burgundy wines.
The best wines of 1978
Except for the wines of Champagne, 1978 is a vintage that has survived the ages, in Bordeaux in all the appellations of Graves, Médoc, Saint-Emilion and Pomerol or in Burgundy in the two Côtes. 1978 is even an exceptional vintage for the wines of the Rhône Valley in France and Piedmont in Italy. The great wines of Cahors and the natural sweet red wines of Roussillon, Maury and Rivesaltes, are also very good choices.
Learn more about the 1978 vintage
If you want to know more about the 1978 vintage in France and around the world and do not make a mistake in choosing a bottle of 1978, do not hesitate to consult our guide to the 1978 vintage.
Give a bottle of 1978 as a gift
If you want to offer a bottle of wine from the 1978 vintage, for a birthday or to mark an important date such as a meeting, a wedding anniversary, a trip, here is how to create your wine box in 2 minutes.
Choosing a wine from 1978
Select a bottle of 1978 wine from the selection below and then once on the wine page, if you want to give it as a gift, click on the "Give this wine as a gift" button.
Create your 1978 gift box
You can then choose the type of gift box, with 1, 2 or 3 bottles, add wine accessories or tasting glasses, attach a message for your recipient and choose the delivery date of your gift so that it arrives on the same day of the event you want to celebrate. A unique service offered by La Bouteille Dorée!