The Best Red Wines from France - Vintage 1997
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France offers a plethora of delightful red wines to delve into. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best from the 1997 vintage.
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1997 Hermitage AOC La Chapelle
Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Rhône,
France
Red Wine
Syrah
€€€€€
97
1997 Hermitage
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
France
Red Wine
Syrah
13%
94
1997 Château Lafite-Rothschild
Château Lafite-Rothschild
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
93
1997 Château Margaux
Château Margaux
Margaux,
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
93
1997 Château Le Pin
Château Le Pin
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
Merlot
€€€€€
92
1997 La Tâche Grand Cru AOC Monopole
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Cote de Nuits,
Burgundy,
France
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
92
1997 Morey-Saint-Denis AOC
Maison Louis Jadot
Cote de Nuits,
Burgundy,
France
Red Wine
€€€
91
1997 Château Latour
Château Latour
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
91
1997 Château Lafleur
Château Lafleur
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
90
1997 Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Château Rayas
Rhône,
France
Red Wine
Grenache
90
1997 Château Pétrus
Château Pétrus
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
Merlot
€€€€€
90
1997 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
90
1997 Richebourg Grand Cru AOC
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Cote de Nuits,
Burgundy,
France
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
90
1997 Château Cheval Blanc
Château Cheval Blanc
Libournais,
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
Merlot
12,5%
90
1997 Romanée-St.-Vivant Grand Cru Marey-Monge AOC
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Cote de Nuits,
Burgundy,
France
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
89
1997 Château Mouton Rothschild
Château Mouton Rothschild
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
89
1997 Château Le Gay
Château Le Gay
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
Merlot
88
1997 Échezeaux Grand Cru AOC
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Cote de Nuits,
Burgundy,
France
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
88
1997 Vieux Château Certan
Vieux Château Certan
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
87
1997 Château Pavie
Château Pavie
Libournais,
Bordeaux,
France
Red Wine
86