The Wine Enthusiast Wine Vintage Chart — 2025 Edition
Find out what wines in your collection are peaking and what may be past its prime.
Use this vintage chart like a time machine into the past and future experiences with vintages yet to be explored. To use it, find the year of the wine you’re about to crack open and match it to the color-coded ratings. Remember that this is general guidance that evolves and not hard fast rules. Share your findings with us at tastings@wineenthusiast.com.
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Key:
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Hold
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Can DrinkNot at Peak
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ReadyAt Peak
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Can DrinkMay be Past Peak
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In DeclineMay be Undrinkable
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Undeclared VintageNo Data
Argentina
Region | Wine Variety | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Mendoza | Reds | 90 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 89 |
Mendoza | Whites | 89 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 90 | 89 |
Australia
Region | Wine Variety | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Barossa/McLaren Vale | Shiraz | 93 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 83 | 95 | 91 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 89 | 93 | 87 |
Clare Valley | Riesling | 94 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 87 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 94 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 91 | 93 |
Coonawarra | Cabernet Sauvignon | 90 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 83 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 87 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 94 | 88 |
Yarra Valley | Pinot Noir | 88 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 93 | 95 | 82 | 89 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 91 | 93 |
Western Australia | Cabernet/Chardonnay | 96 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 |
Hunter Valley | Semillon | 95 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 86 | 85 | 96 | 91 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 93 | 84 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 86 |
Austria
Region | Appellation/Type | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Danube Regions | Whites | 94 | 95 | 98 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 92 | 88 | 89 |
Burgenland | Reds | 94 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 92 |
Sweet Wines | 91 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 96 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 87 | 95 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 84 | 94 | 92 | 86 |
Chile
Region | Wine Variety | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Maipo | Reds | 89 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 92 | 86 | 83 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 95 | 88 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 86 | 92 | 88 | 91 | 83 | 91 |
Casablanca/Coastal | Whites | 90 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 91 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 92 | 87 | 91 | 81 | 90 | 90 |
Colchagua | Reds | 89 | 89 | 90 | 85 | 88 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 90 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 83 | 92 | 87 | 91 | 84 | 91 |
France
Region | Appellation/Type | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Bordeaux | Pomerol/Saint-Émilion | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 97 | 96 | 92 | 88 | 91 | 98 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 95 | 97 | 88 | 92 | 85 |
Médoc | 95 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 98 | 99 | 94 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 87 | 91 | 100 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 90 | 83 | |
Graves (red) | 95 | 94 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 91 | 90 | 96 | 96 | 91 | 86 | 88 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 94 | 96 | 89 | 89 | 84 | |
Graves (white) | 93 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 96 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 89 | |
Sauternes/Barsac | 95 | 94 | 95 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 88 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 95 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 95 | 81 | 94 | 87 | 92 | |
Burgundy | Côte de Nuits (red) | 96 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 95 | 97 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 96 | 91 | 94 | 97 | 88 | 84 | 93 | 92 | 90 |
Côte de Beaune (red) | 96 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 87 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 90 | |
Côte Chalonnaise (red) | 96 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chablis | 96 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 92 | 87 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 89 | |
Côte de Beaune (white) | 96 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 96 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 90 | 89 | |
Côte Chalonnaise (white) | 96 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mâconnais | 95 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 90 | |
Beaujolais | 94 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 90 | |
Northern Rhône | Reds | 96 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 99 | 87 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 86 | 87 | 91 | 94 | 87 | 93 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 91 | |
Whites | 95 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 87 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 94 | 86 | 85 | 91 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 90 | ||
Southern Rhône | Reds | 95 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 97 | 89 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 98 | 93 | 85 | 96 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 90 | NR | 93 | 90 | 89 | 96 | 85 |
Whites | 95 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 89 | 87 | 94 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 87 | |
Loire | Dry Whites | 94 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 94 | 91 | 89 | 92 | 88 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
Sweet Whites | 94 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 97 | 96 | 87 | 87 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 95 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 92 | 87 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 85 | 90 | |
Reds | 94 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 93 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 87 | |
Alsace | 94 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 94 | 86 | 84 | 89 | 96 | |
Champagne | 93 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 91 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 91 | 89 | 93 | 95 | 86 | 98 | NV | 88 | 88 | 90 | 87 | ||
Languedoc-Roussillon | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 95 | 85 | |
Provence | Reds | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 86 |
Germany
Region | Appellation/Type | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Mosel | Whites | 93 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 96 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 96 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
Rhine Regions | Whites | 95 | 93 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 88 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 88 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 84 | 91 | 89 | 88 |
Franken | Whites | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 95 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 88 |
Italy
Region | Appellation/Type | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Piedmont | Barbaresco | 91 | 92 | 96 | 93 | 98 | 91 | 91 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 98 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 91 | 96 | 85 | 82 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 93 |
Barolo | 91 | 93 | 97 | 93 | 98 | 91 | 90 | 99 | 93 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 97 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 93 | |
Veneto | Amarone | 91 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 95 |
Soave Classico/Lugana | 91 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 85 | 94 | 87 | 90 | 95 | |
Trentino-Alto Adige | Whites | 91 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 97 | 90 | 85 | 87 |
Collio-Friuli | Whites | 90 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 94 | 92 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 87 |
Lombardy | Franciacorta | 91 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 95 | 90 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 86 | 91 |
Tuscany | Bolgheri | 90 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 95 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 97 | 89 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
Chianti Classico | 91 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 95 | 90 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 83 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 95 | 91 | 96 | 91 | 97 | |
Brunello di Montalcino | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 90 | 88 | 96 | 92 | 83 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 92 | 94 | 87 | 83 | 91 | 89 | 94 | 90 | 98 | |
Maremma | 90 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 96 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 97 | |
Umbria | Reds | 90 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 96 | 94 |
Marche | Verdicchio | 89 | 89 | 95 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 96 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 90 |
Conero/Rosso Piceno | 88 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 91 | |
Abruzzo | Reds | 89 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 91 |
Campania | Reds | 90 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 95 |
Whites | 91 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 90 | |
Basilicata | Aglianico del Vulture | 90 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 93 |
Puglia | Reds | 89 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 90 | 97 | 92 | 93 | 84 |
Sicily | Reds | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 88 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 87 | 87 |
Whites | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 87 | 84 | |
Sardinia | Reds | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 |
New Zealand
Region | Wine Variety | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Hawke’s Bay | Reds | 86 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 88 | 86 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 90 | 95 | |
Martinborough | Pinot Noir | 87 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 89 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 93 | 89 | 94 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 87 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 91 | 90 | |
Marlborough | Sauvignon Blanc | 95 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
Central Otago | Pinot Noir | 94 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 90 |
Portugal
Region | Appellation/Type | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Port | 95 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 100 | 92 | 96 | 89 | 93 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 96 | 84 | 84 | 92 | 86 | 87 | 93 | ||
Table Wines | Reds | 96 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 95 | 92 | 95 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 92 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 91 | 92 |
Whites | 93 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 90 |
Spain
Region | Appellation/Type | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
Catalonia | Reds | 93 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 86 | 87 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 94 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 88 | |
Rioja | Reds | 93 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 86 | 86 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 93 | 94 | 84 | 84 | 95 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 85 | |
Ribera del Duero | Reds | 93 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 84 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 86 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 87 | |
Galicia | Whites | 92 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 94 | 91 | 85 | 86 | 92 | 88 | 90 | 87 | 86 |
South Africa
Region | Wine Variety | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
South Africa | Reds | 92 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 93 | 87 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 87 |
USA
Region | Wine Variety | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
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Napa | Chardonnay | 92 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 94 |
Cabernet Sauvignon | 93 | 91 | 94 | 88 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 98 | 85 | 93 | 85 | 96 | |
Zinfandel | 92 | 90 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 91 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 89 | |
Russian River Valley | Chardonnay | 94 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 95 |
Pinot Noir | 95 | 91 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 96 | 87 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 85 | 91 | |
Sonoma | Cabernet Sauvignon | 93 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 93 | 84 | 90 | 84 | 91 |
Pinot Noir | 95 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 95 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 87 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 85 | 90 | |
Zinfandel | 93 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 93 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 91 | 86 | 90 | 86 | 88 | |
Carneros | Chardonnay | 94 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 91 |
Pinot Noir | 93 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 94 | 86 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 85 | |
Anderson Valley | Pinot Noir | 95 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 88 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 87 | |||||
Santa Barbara | Chardonnay | 93 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 95 |
Pinot Noir | 93 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 84 | 95 | |
Central Coast | Chardonnay | 92 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 94 |
Pinot Noir | 92 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 88 | 92 | 89 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 93 | |
Syrah | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 92 | 88 | 91 | 84 | 86 | 83 | ||
North Coast | Syrah | 93 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 92 | 84 | 89 | 83 | |
South Coast | Syrah | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 88 | 83 | |
Paso Robles | Reds | 92 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 89 | 84 | 86 |
Sierra Foothills | Zinfandel | 94 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
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Willamette Valley | Pinot Noir | 94 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 86 | 94 | 89 | 92 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 94 | 92 | 84 |
Whites | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 93 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 83 | 90 | 85 | |
Southern Oregon | Reds | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 84 |
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Columbia Valley | Cabernet, Merlot | 92 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 89 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 96 | 91 | 87 |
Syrah | 93 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 91 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 92 | 89 | 87 | |
Whites | 92 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 92 | 89 | 94 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 88 | |
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Finger Lakes | Reds | 90 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 92 | 85 | 91 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 86 |
Whites | 89 | 90 | 88 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 90 | |
Long Island | Reds | 91 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 94 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 92 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 93 | 89 |
Whites | 91 | 92 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 90 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 91 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 89 | 93 | 90 | |
Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monticello | Reds | 93 | 90 | 92 | 87 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Whites | 93 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 91 |
As we worked to update our vintage chart as we do every year, we asked our tasters to reflect on the past several vintages. Their thoughts (and those of some of the winemakers they spoke to) should give some insight into what goes into the scores and colors on our Vintage Chart giving you guidance on when to uncork that bottle you’ve been cellaring.
“When I started at the magazine in 2014, I was tasting a ton of 2011s, which was a very cool vintage. Many of these wines had been dismissed by other publications, but I found them to be stunning if lighter expressions of the Central Coast. They remain electric today, as 2011 is revered as a remarkable vintage.”
–Matt Kettmann
“A late bud break and long growing season in 2021 resulted in smaller than average crops in a number of Sonoma County regions. Despite the reduced quantities, there are loads of great maturing wines to be found.”
–Tom R. Capo
“Following a challenging 2018, the 2019 vintage is a beautiful gift to the faithful farmer. We will be celebrating this year’s growing season for many years to come, for giving us white wines of great intensity and fragrance, and reds of unquestionably long age-worthiness.”
–Luca Paschina, Barboursville Winery (Piedmont, Virginia)
“Beaujolais can age with the grace of a Burgundy with time and patience. One can often appreciate it more after tannins and fruit begin to settle, especially in cooler vintages.”
–Reggie Solomon
“A recent tasting trip to South Australia’s Barossa Valley has reinforced my love for this iconic region’s 2021 vintage. While the ’22s and ’23s also look promising, near-perfect vintages like ’21—which brought long, slow ripening, excellent acid retention and flavor depth—feel increasingly rare in the age of climate chaos. Treasure them for the unicorns they are.”
–Christina Pickard
“2014 might just be the villain of the last decade in Europe—cold, wet, and downright miserable, especially in Austria, Germany and Alsace. Yet, in the hands of the best producers, who chose precision over abundance, it became something of a paradox: wines that are whisper-light yet layered with a complexity only struggle could create.”
–Aleks Zecevic
“Sweet wines from the Loire like those from Coteaux du Layon and Bonnezeaux start to come into their best starting a decade after bottling which our vintage chart reflects.”
–Reggie Solomon
“Weather was the enemy in Bordeaux in 2024. From frost to hail, to rain, to mildew, the weather gods had it in for the region. Organic producers were spraying constantly. The fight was to protect what became among the smallest harvests since World War II. Time will tell.”
–Roger Voss
“The longer ripening will produce wines reminiscent of the 1970s in style. 2023 will turn out to be a vintage for the decades.”
–Bill Easton, Easton Vineyards (Sierra Foothills, California)
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