Wine Legend: Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance 1986
Why Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance 1986 is a wine legend...
Wine Legends
Some of the rarest, finest wines ever made. Credit: James Jackson / Alamy Stock Photo
Decanter’s Wine Legend series uncovers the stories behind some of the greatest wines ever made.
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Wine Legend: Château Lafite-Rothschild 1959
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Wine Legend: Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 1925
Marques de Murrieta, established by Luciano de Murrieta y Garcia-Lemoine in 1852, was the first Rioja estate to export its wines.
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Wine Legend: Cockburn’s Vintage Port 1947
What makes Cockburn’s Vintage Port 1947 a wine legend...?
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Wine Legend: Meerlust, Rubicon 1995
This ancient property was one of the first in South Africa to offer a high-quality Bordeaux-style blend
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Wine Legend: Alvaro Palacios, L’Ermita 1993
Find out why it has legendary status...
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Wine Legend: Domaine Rousseau 1993
Though there are other domaines with important holdings in Chambertin, Rousseau is widely regarded as the supreme...
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Wine Legend: JL Chave, Cathelin, Ermitage 1990
For decades Gérard Chave has been regarded as the supreme exponent of the wines of Hermitage...
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Wine Legend: Mastroberardino, Taurasi Riserva 1968
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Wine Legend: Tyrrell’s, Vat 1 Semillon 1994
No wine has been awarded more medals on the Australian show circuit...
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Wine legend: Chateau Montelena 1973
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Wine Legend: Wynns, John Riddoch Cabernet 1982
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Wine Legend: Trimbach, Clos Ste-Hune 1990
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Wine Legends of 2011: Château d’Yquem 1921
Every month in the magazine we celebrate a different bottle of wine that we believe should be recognised as a 'wine legend', this year's selected 12 include Dom Perignon 1961, Chateau Cheval Blanc 1947 and Graham's Vintage Port 1945.
