2019 VINTAGE CHART

A General Guide to the Quality & Drinkability of the World’s Wines

RATINGS MATURITY
98–100 Classic
94–97 Superb Hold
90–93 Excellent Can drink, not yet at peak
87–89 Very Good Ready, at peak maturity
83–86 Good
Can drink, may be past peak
80–82 Acceptable
NV Not Vintage Year In decline, may be undrinkable
NR Not Rated Not a declared vintage/no data

UNITED STATES
REGION WINE VARIETY 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993

Napa Chardonnay 90 94 90 92 91 91 87 87 88 87 90 86 86 85 85 90 90 88 88 87 94 90 92 90 87

Cabernet Sauvignon 90 95 95 94 95 95 89 89 89 92 95 90 95 90 90 93 98 85 93 85 96 93 95 97 90

Zinfandel 89 93 93 93 93 92 89 89 89 89 94 87 87 90 88 86 91 85 90 85 89 88 90 91 89

Russian River Valley Chardonnay 92 94 92 94 94 93 89 89 87 90 92 86 91 93 91 97 93 90 92 88 95 92 94 91 88

Pinot Noir 92 95 92 94 95 95 89 91 90 92 96 87 95 93 90 89 90 89 91 85 91 90 91 92 90

Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 90 94 93 93 94 93 88 87 87 90 92 87 89 87 89 88 93 84 90 84 91 90 91 92 88

Pinot Noir 90 95 92 94 95 95 90 92 91 93 95 87 95 93 89 88 89 87 90 85 90 88 89 89

Zinfandel 89 93 93 93 93 92 89 89 89 88 93 86 90 90 89 88 91 86 90 86 88 90 91 92 92

Carneros Chardonnay 92 92 90 94 93 92 88 88 87 89 91 85 87 92 91 95 93 89 89 85 91 90 89 91 87
CALIFORNIA

Pinot Noir 91 92 91 93 94 93 87 90 89 90 94 86 93 89 89 85 87 85 87 83 85 86 88 90 86

Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 90 94 94 93 95 96 91 93 93 92 95 88 94 90 90 87

Santa Barbara Chardonnay 93 93 92 93 93 93 92 92 90 91 92 90 89 92 92 94 91 88 91 88 95 90 91 94 86

Pinot Noir 93 94 93 93 93 94 90 92 91 92 95 90 95 93 94 94 92 89 90 84 95 89 90 92 88

Central Coast Chardonnay 92 92 91 92 92 92 90 91 88 90 92 87 90 93 92 94 90 89 89 85 94 88 90 92 87

Pinot Noir 92 92 91 93 92 92 88 93 89 89 94 88 92 89 93 95 91 88 89 86 93 87 88 90 86

Syrah 92 92 91 92 90 89 88 89 87 87 90 85 84 86 92 88 91 84 86 83

North Coast Syrah 90 92 92 91 91 92 89 88 88 88 93 88 85 89 89 88 92 84 89 83

South Coast Syrah 89 88 88 88 88 88 87 90 90 88 94 91 87 89 91 89 92 85 88 83

Paso Robles Zinfandel 92 91 91 91 92 91 87 87 87 87 92 87 85 87 86 86 87 85 89 84 86 86 87 88 86

Sierra Foothills Zinfandel 89 94 94 93 93 92 89 91 90 88 90 87 87 89 87 86 85 84 85 84 84 85 86 84 84

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 93 91 95 93 92 93 91 87 91 92 86 94 89 92 86 88 89 91 94 92 84 87 86 90 91

Whites 94 92 93 93 93 92 89 88 92 94 86 91 90 93 86 88 89 90 83 90 85 87 85 91 90
OR

Southern Oregon Reds 91 90 90 90 89 90 90 89 88 90 89 87 87 90 85 87 88 89 90 89 84 85 84 89 88

Columbia Valley Cabernet, Merlot 92 90 90 93 91 95 89 92 90 92 93 92 95 89 92 94 92 88 96 91 87 86 89 90 87

Syrah 92 91 90 90 90 95 91 89 91 90 89 91 93 90 91 94 93 88 92 89 87 88 89 89 87
WA

Whites 94 91 89 90 88 93 90 92 89 94 89 90 92 88 90 91 89 89 87 90 88 89 89 89 90

Finger Lakes Reds 91 90 89 89 88 92 85 91 85 89 89 85 89 86 84 89 91 86 90 88 86 84 91 88 90

Whites 91 90 90 89 89 90 88 90 88 90 88 89 90 88 90 91 93 89 92 89 90 88 92 90 91
NY

Long Island Reds 90 90 90 90 92 92 84 92 85 89 88 87 87 90 84 85 90 87 86 93 89 86 92 90 89

Whites 90 89 89 89 88 89 86 90 86 89 90 88 87 91 88 89 90 88 89 93 90 88 92 90 89

GREAT OLDER U.S. VINTAGES: California Cabernet: Washington Reds: 1987, 1983,
1987, 1984, 1978, 1974, 1968 1979, 1978
Oregon Pinot Noir: 1983, 1980
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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
REGION WINE VARIETY 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993

Barossa/McLaren Vale Shiraz 92 91 91 90 93 96 83 95 91 87 89 91 95 94 87 94 93 87 89 93 87 93 86 91 88

Clare Valley Riesling 97 96 96 90 92 93 87 95 93 92 89 91 93 89 88 94 88 88 87 91 93 89 90 84 87

Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 90 90 90 90 93 94 83 93 90 88 88 94 94 92 88 87 93 91 89 94 88 91 82 89 87

AUSTRALIA

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 91 90 94 88 93 93 82 89 85 88 90 91 92 86 89 89 90 91 87 91 93 91 90

Western Australia Cabernet/Chardonnay 90 92 91 93 93 94 94 95 94 94 95 88 90 94 88 91 87 87 88 90 90 91 93

Hunter Valley Semillon 93 86 85 96 89 86 91 90 93 84 89 89 90 88 90 87 88 90 89 92 86 89 88 89 86

Hawke's Bay Reds 90 94 93 95 96 88 86 95 93 88 92 89 92 90 88 91 86 84 90 95

NEW ZEALAND

Martinborough Pinot Noir 90 93 91 90 93 89 94 91 92 88 93 88 93 87 88 91 88 87 91 90

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 89 92 93 89 93 90 90 92 92 88 92 91 93 88 92 90 90 89 91 90 88 90 80 91 81

Central Otago Pinot Noir 91 92 92 91 90 92 88 93 92 92 93 92 91 88 89 93 90 89 90 90

South Africa Reds 95 91 95 88 89 90 89 87 94 88 91 92 90 89 93 87 92 93 92 93 87 86 91 86 84

SA

Maipo Reds 86 83 90 88 90 88 89 88 88 89 95 88 94 90 93 86 92 88 91 83 91 90 89 90 89
CHILE

Casablanca/Coastal Whites 87 85 91 84 88 85 90 90 86 88 93 90 92 90 85 92 87 91 81 90 90

Colchagua Reds 85 84 90 85 87 88 90 90 87 90 94 88 94 90 93 83 92 87 91 84 91 90
ARG.

Argentina/Mendoza Reds 91 84 85 85 90 87 89 90 89 87 86 93 89 88 92 94 85 87 90 83 89 95 95 90 93

RATINGS MATURITY
98–100 Classic
94–97 Superb Hold
90–93 Excellent Can drink, not yet at peak
87–89 Very Good Ready, at peak maturity
83–86 Good
Can drink, may be past peak
80–82 Acceptable
NV Not Vintage Year In decline, may be undrinkable
NR Not Rated Not a declared vintage/no data
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RATINGS MATURITY
98–100 Classic
94–97 Superb Hold
90–93 Excellent Can drink, not yet at peak
87–89 Very Good Ready, at peak maturity
83–86 Good
Can drink, may be past peak
80–82 Acceptable
NV Not Vintage Year In decline, may be undrinkable
NR Not Rated Not a declared vintage/no data

FRANCE
REGION APPELLATION/TYPE 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993

Bordeaux Pomerol/Saint-Émilion 94 97 96 95 87 90 90 97 96 92 88 89 98 91 88 87 95 97 88 92 85 86 91 86 86

Médoc 95 98 99 94 88 90 91 99 97 93 87 90 100 89 89 86 96 96 88 90 83 94 91 87 83

Graves (red) 94 96 96 94 87 91 90 96 96 91 86 88 95 89 89 86 93 96 89 89 84 91 90 87 85

Graves (white) 96 95 94 95 95 95 94 95 91 90 96 90 93 91 86 90 89 94 90 89 89 90 89 94 90

Sauternes/Barsac 96 95 96 95 94 88 95 95 95 88 95 91 89 87 92 91 95 81 94 87 92 85 88 83 NR

Burgundy Côte de Nuits (red) 95 94 98 90 89 91 91 95 97 89 88 89 96 91 94 97 88 84 93 92 90 96 90 85 88

Côte de Beaune (red) 95 93 96 90 88 90 92 94 95 91 87 90 95 90 93 96 88 84 88 87 90 95 91 85 87

Chablis 96 95 94 95 90 95 94 96 95 91 91 91 95 92 87 95 93 89 87 89 89 93 90 88 84

Côte de Beaune (white) 95 95 94 95 94 95 94 96 95 92 91 91 96 93 88 96 92 91 88 90 89 92 91 87 83

Mâconnais 96 94 93 94 92 94 94 95 95 90 90 90 92 89 84 91 90 89 87 89 90 94 91 87 84

Beaujolais 96 90 96 94 89 89 92 93 96 90 87 90 92 91 90 87 87 84 88 88 90 92 90 84 87
FRANCE

Nothern Rhône Reds 93 95 97 87 88 92 91 95 95 86 87 91 94 87 93 83 92 90 93 92 91 87 91 89 NR

Whites 93 93 93 93 90 92 92 95 92 87 88 91 92 94 86 85 91 87 92 92 90 89 92 87 NR

Southern Rhône Reds 93 97 95 89 88 92 91 98 93 85 96 90 92 90 90 NR 93 90 89 96 85 85 93 88 87

Whites 93 93 92 89 90 92 92 95 89 87 94 89 88 87 87 85 87 87 90 93 87 86 91 86 89

Loire Dry Whites 95 96 96 95 90 94 92 94 94 91 92 88 94 91 89 92 88 84 89 86 85 92 90 85 90

Sweet Whites 94 93 97 96 87 87 95 94 93 87 95 89 95 89 92 87 93 88 89 85 90 92 92 82 89

Reds 97 93 96 95 88 93 93 89 93 88 89 88 93 88 90 88 89 93 90 85 87 91 90 83 83

Alsace 93 90 92 89 89 92 91 93 95 90 94 88 91 93 89 88 94 86 84 89 96 90 88 86 84

Champagne 95 93 95 93 NV 95 89 90 94 98 91 89 93 95 86 98 NV 88 88 90 87 98 95 NV 87

Languedoc-Roussillon 93 94 93 88 90 89 90 92 92 90 91 91 87 88 90 84 92 90 89 95 85 84 90 87 86

Provence Reds 94 94 94 92 89 89 90 89 91 90 94 90 87 87 90 85 90 91 88 94 86 85 91 85 85

GREAT OLDER FRENCH VINTAGES:

Pomerol/ Sauternes: 1988, 1986, 1983, 1976, 1975, 1967 Southern Rhône:
Saint-Émilion: Red Burgundy: 1985, 1978, 1976, 1971, 1969, 1985, 1983, 1981, 1978, 1967
1989, 1985, 1982, 1978, 1970, 1964, 1961, 1959, 1959, 1952, 1949, 1947, 1945 Loire: 1985, 1978, 1976, 1971, 1969, 1959, 1947
1955, 1953, 1949, 1947, 1945
White Burgundy: Alsace: 1985, 1983, 1975
Médoc: 1986, 1982, 1978, 1970, 1966, 1961, 1986, 1983, 1982, 1978 Champagne:
1959, 1955, 1953, 1949, 1947, 1945
Northern Rhône: 1985, 1982, 1979, 1971, 1964
Graves: 1982, 1978, 1970, 1964, 1959, 1955, 1985, 1983, 1978, 1970, 1961
1953, 1949, 1947, 1945
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ITALY
REGION APPELLATION/TYPE 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993

Piedmont Barbaresco 89 94 92 92 92 93 90 98 94 92 92 95 89 96 85 82 96 95 92 95 93 96 88 81 87

Barolo 89 94 93 87 94 93 93 98 95 91 95 95 89 97 86 82 97 95 92 94 93 98 88 81 87

Veneto Amarone 89 92 91 82 91 92 92 93 94 90 93 93 92 92 90 83 90 89 88 89 95 87 94 87 88

Soave Classico/Lugana 88 92 90 85 90 90 91 93 93 90 91 91 89 90 88 84 85 94 87 90 95 86 90 90 88

Trentino-Alto Adige Whites 88 90 90 84 89 91 91 93 94 92 93 92 91 91 86 84 86 97 90 85 87 86 86 93 90

Collio-Friuli Whites 88 90 90 85 89 92 92 93 94 92 93 93 90 92 88 83 87 90 90 85 87 86 86 93 90

Lombardy Franciacorta 88 90 90 85 89 92 90 92 93 90 91 91 88 90 89 87 90 88 90 86 91 89 97 95 95

Tuscany Bolgheri 88 91 91 85 91 93 93 96 95 93 94 93 93 94 90 83 97 89 90 93 94 90 93 83 89

Chianti Classico 88 92 92 83 91 91 92 96 94 93 94 93 91 93 91 83 95 91 96 91 97 90 96 91 90

Brunello di Montalcino 88 93 91 83 91 92 93 98 95 93 97 97 92 94 87 83 91 89 94 90 98 86 96 90 90

Maremma 88 90 90 84 91 90 90 94 92 90 92 91 90 92 90 82 96 89 90 92 97 90 93 83 88
ITALY

Umbria Reds 88 91 90 84 89 90 90 93 92 90 92 92 90 93 92 84 91 90 91 96 94 86 94 88 91

Marche Verdicchio 87 90 90 86 89 91 90 92 91 90 91 90 91 91 88 87 96 88 89 90 90 83 94 85 88

Conero/Rosso Piceno 88 91 90 83 89 88 90 92 91 90 92 92 90 90 89 89 90 89 87 89 91 82 95 85 87

Abruzzo Reds 88 87 90 83 88 90 90 93 92 90 91 92 91 90 87 88 92 93 92 92 91 81 93 92 92

Campania Reds 89 92 90 84 89 92 92 93 93 92 94 93 94 90 89 88 90 92 94 93 95 92 94 93 90

Whites 88 92 91 86 92 92 92 93 93 92 94 94 93 92 90 93 94 95 92 90 90 89 92 90 89

Basilicata Aglianico del Vulture 89 90 90 82 89 91 92 94 93 92 94 93 94 90 89 89 96 95 94 94 93 93 84 93 93

Puglia Reds 88 88 90 82 89 90 90 92 92 90 90 90 91 89 88 83 90 97 92 93 84 91 87 97 93

Sicily Reds 88 93 92 93 88 92 91 90 88 90 93 92 94 90 91 87 84 86 83 87 87 87 93 95 90

Whites 88 91 91 94 89 90 90 91 88 90 90 90 91 88 90 86 86 86 83 87 84 90 94 94 87

Sardinia Reds 89 91 91 94 90 91 91 92 92 90 90 90 91 90 88 93 92 93 91 90 90 88 92 92 86

EUROPE
REGION APPELLATION/TYPE 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993

Catalonia Reds 87 92 92 87 88 89 91 92 90 87 85 87 94 91 86 85 93 89 90 88 88 89 91 91 89

Rioja Reds 86 93 92 84 85 92 93 97 91 86 86 88 93 94 84 84 95 87 90 88 85 89 95 94 85
SPAIN

Ribera del Duero Reds 87 92 93 85 84 91 93 95 92 85 85 88 94 92 84 86 93 88 89 88 87 89 95 92 NR

Galicia Whites 87 92 90 84 85 90 88 93 90 88 88 87 94 91 85 86 92 88 90 87 86

Mosel Whites 93 93 95 90 89 92 93 93 95 90 94 93 96 90 93 91 96 85 90 89 89 93 93 92 90
GERMANY

Rhine Regions Whites 92 90 94 90 90 92 93 92 94 88 96 94 95 88 94 94 95 84 91 89 88 95 88 92 87

Franken Whites 92 91 93 90 90 91 90 89 92 90 96 92 90 88 88 90 95 85 90 88 88 93 88 93 88

Port 96 99 96 88 89 90 100 92 96 89 93 89 91 90 96 84 84 92 86 87 93 85 91 96 NR
PORTUGAL

Table Wines Reds 95 96 96 89 89 94 95 93 95 90 94 88 91 89 92 83 85 90 88 91 92 89 92 96 87

Whites 94 95 94 93 93 92 91 92 91 92 90 87 88 85 87 86 88 89 90 89 90 90 89 90 90

Danube Regions Whites 94 94 94 90 93 94 94 90 93 89 90 92 88 88 87 88 89 86 92 88 89 88 88 86 90

AUSTRIA

Burgenland Reds 93 93 93 88 91 90 92 90 93 90 88 93 85 89 91 89 90 90 91 88 92 85 87 90 92

Sweet Wines 92 92 95 87 90 90 88 90 94 87 95 90 91 91 84 88 91 84 94 92 86 87 90 86 90

RATINGS MATURITY GREAT OLDER ITALIAN & EUROPEAN VINTAGES:

98–100 Classic ITALY SPAIN GERMANY
94–97 Superb Hold
Piedmont: 1990, 1989, Catalonia: 1985, 1983, Mosel/Rhine Regions:
90–93 Excellent Can drink, not yet at peak
1985, 1982, 1978, 1971 1982, 1981 1990, 1983, 1976, 1975,
87–89 Very Good Ready, at peak maturity
83–86 Good Veneto: 1990, 1983, 1979, Rioja: 1991, 1985, 1982, 1971, 1959
Can drink, may be past peak PORTUGAL
80–82 Acceptable 1976, 1974, 1971, 1970 1981, 1970, 1968, 1964
NV Not Vintage Year In decline, may be undrinkable Port: 1985, 1983, 1977,
NR Not Rated Not a declared vintage/no data Tuscany: 1990, 1985, Ribera del Duero: 1991,
1970, 1966, 1963, 1955,
1982, 1978, 1971 1985, 1983, 1982, 1980,
1948, 1945
1979, 1970, 1968, 1962