Was 1973 a good year in Champagne?
Champagne 1973 scores 95 out of 100. Ripeness held together with maintained acidity at 7.8 g/l. Where rot was avoided the wines are excellent, and it stands as one of the top years of the 1970s.
A sunny, hot year with quick flowering and a far larger crop than growers expected. Mid-September rains brought rot, worst in Chardonnay, but also swelled the bunches.
What drinkers rate it
95.0 out of 100 from 1 ratings, the most recent in 2020.
Should you buy the 1973?
It is drinking now and has until 2027, which is the widest possible window in which to enjoy it without hurrying.
Whatever you pay, ask the seller when the bottle was last moved and how it has been kept. Storage history changes what a mature bottle is worth far more than a few pounds on the shelf price.