VINTAGE CHART
Vintage charts are by their very nature dangerous things. Not only are the judgements fairly subjective, but wine, being a living thing, is constantly evolving and changing in the bottle. There will also be individual wines and producers who buck the trend. Therefore, vintage charts should be treated as no more than a snapshot of a wine or an area or country at a given moment and should be used only as a general guide.
1990 |
10 |
10 |
|
10 |
9 |
|
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
10 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
best |
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1991 |
5 |
4 |
|
8 |
6 |
|
7 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
6 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
Past its |
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1992 |
2 |
4 |
|
5 |
8 |
|
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
3 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
1993 |
6 |
3 |
|
8 |
8 |
|
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
8 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
|
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1994 |
7 |
6 |
|
6 |
6 |
|
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
|
6 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
keep |
|
1996 1995 |
9 9 |
9 7 |
|
9 8 |
9 9 |
|
8 8 |
7 8 |
8 8 |
9 8 |
|
7 8 |
9 8 |
7 8 |
9 8 |
6 8 |
9 6 |
Drink now or |
10 = Excellent |
2000 1999 1998 1997 |
10 7 8 7 |
7 8 8 9 |
|
8 9 7 8 |
8 8 5 8 |
|
9 9 8 8 |
8 8 9 7 |
8 7 7 9 |
7 8 8 7 |
|
8 9 8 10 |
9 9 9 9 |
8 7 7 6 |
7 7 8 9 |
8 8 7 9 |
8 8 10 8 |
Drink now |
1 = Not very good |
2001 |
7 |
9 |
|
7 |
8 |
|
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
|
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
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BORDEAUX |
Red |
White Bordeaux |
BURGUNDY |
Red Burgundy |
White Burgundy |
RHONE |
Hermitage |
Chateauneuf |
LOIRE |
CHAMPAGNE-VINTAGE |
ITALY |
Chianti etc. |
Barolo/Barbaresco |
SPAIN |
GERMANY |
USA |
AUSTRALIA |
Not ready |
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