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Paris Tasting • Media
Coverage from 1976 • Judges and Scores • Media
Coverage of the 20th Anniversary
On May 24, 1976 in Paris, France, one of the most prestigious and formidable group of wine tasters in the world held a blind tasting of Chardonnay and White Burgundy wines.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
| Vintage |
Wine |
Place |
Total Points |
No. of first place votes |
| 1973 |
Chateau Montelena |
1st |
132 |
6 |
| 1973 |
Meursault-Charmes (Roulot) |
2nd |
126.5 |
0 |
| 1974 |
Chalone Vineyards |
3rd |
121 |
3 |
| 1973 |
Spring Mountain |
4th |
104 |
0 |
| 1973 |
Beaune-Clos des Mouches (Drouhin) |
5th |
101 |
0 |
| 1972 |
Freemark Abbey |
6th |
100 |
0 |
| 1973 |
Bâtard-Montrachet (Ramonet-Prudhon) |
7th |
94 |
0 |
| 1972 |
Puligny-Montrachet ler cru “Les Pucelles” (Dom. Leflaive) |
8th |
89 |
0 |
| 1972 |
Veedercrest |
9th |
88 |
0 |
| 1973 |
David Bruce |
10th |
42 |
0 |
THE TASTING PANEL
These were the tasters and their scores* for Chateau Montelena
| Place |
Points |
Taster |
| 1st |
18.5 |
Mr. Claude Dubois–Millot – Directeur Commercial “Le
Nouveau Guide” |
| 1st |
18 |
Mr. Aubert de Villaine – Co-Gérant, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti |
| 1st |
17 |
Mr. Raymond Oliver – “Le Grand Véfour” |
| 1st |
17 |
Mr. Jean-Claude Vrinat – “Taillevent” |
| 1st |
16.5 |
Mr. Christian Vanneque – Chef Sommelier, “La Tour d’Argent” |
| 1st |
16.5 |
Mrs. Odette Kahn – Directrice, Revue du Vin de France |
| 2nd |
14 |
Mr. Pierre Tari – Château Giscours, Secrétaire Général,
Syndicat des Grands Crus Classés |
| 4th |
10 |
Mr. Pierre Brejoux – Inspecteur Général, Institut
National des Appellations d’Origine |
| 7th |
3 |
Mr. Michel Dovaz – Institut Oenologique de France |
*Scoring was based on 20 point maximum
Paris Tasting • Media
Coverage from 1976 • Judges and Scores • Media
Coverage of the 20th Anniversary |
