Was 1978 a good year in Champagne?
Champagne 1978 scores 78 out of 100. Very few vintage wines were released, and the general verdict on those that were is poor. Not a year most houses declared.
Poor flowering and the incidence of rot cut the harvest to a very small crop.
What it has traded at
| Month | Low | Median | High | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04 | £466 | £466 | £466 | 1 |
| 2017-06 | £392 | £392 | £392 | 1 |
| 2018-03 | £249 | £253 | £256 | 2 |
What drinkers rate it
94.8 out of 100 from 6 ratings, the most recent in 2020.
Should you buy the 1978?
The recorded drinking window closed in 2022. Bottles can still show well when they have been stored properly, but you are buying a mature wine and should treat provenance as the deciding factor rather than the price.
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.