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VINTAGES

2021 VINTAGE CHART W

FRANCE
ith thousands of wines available at your Pomerol/
fingertips, it can be hard to figure out Saint-Émilion:
1989, 1985, 1982, 1978, 1970,
what to drink when. To aid in your vinous 1964, 1961, 1959, 1955, 1953,
adventures, check our latest vintage chart 1949, 1947, 1945
A GENERAL RATINGS MATURITY to get an idea of which bottles to stash Médoc: 1986, 1982, 1978,
GUIDE TO THE 98–100 Classic away or pop open. Our expert reviewers base these ratings 1970, 1966, 1961, 1959, 1955,
94–97 Superb Hold 1953, 1949, 1947, 1945
QUALITY & and maturity estimates on their vast tasting experience
DRINKABILITY 90–93 Excellent Can drink, not yet at peak Graves: 1982, 1978, 1970,
and interviews with local winemakers, however, we can’t 1964, 1959, 1955, 1953, 1949,
OF THE 87–89 Very Good Ready, at peak maturity
83–86 Good absolutely guarantee every bottle will live up or down to 1947, 1945
WORLD’S Can drink, may be past peak Sauternes: 1988,
WINES 80–82 Acceptable generalizations­—in the world of wine, there are exceptions
NV Not Vintage Year In decline, may be undrinkable 1986, 1983, 1976, 1975, 1967
to every rule. Maturity estimates also assume proper storage
NR Not Rated Not a declared vintage/no data conditions over the life of the wine.
Red Burgundy:
1985, 1978, 1976, 1971, 1969,
1959, 1952, 1949, 1947, 1945
United States
White Burgundy:
Region Wine Variety 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1986, 1983, 1982, 1978
Napa Chardonnay 92 93 90 94 90 92 91 91 87 87 88 87 90 86 86 85 85 90 90 88 88 87 94 90 Northern Rhône:
Cabernet Sauvignon 94 94 90 95 95 94 95 95 89 89 89 92 95 90 95 90 90 93 98 85 93 85 96 93 1985, 1983, 1978, 1970, 1961
Zinfandel 90 90 89 93 93 93 93 92 89 89 89 89 94 87 87 90 88 86 91 85 90 85 89 88 Southern Rhône:
Russian River Valley Chardonnay 94 94 92 94 92 94 94 93 89 89 87 90 92 86 91 93 91 97 93 90 92 88 95 92 1985, 1983, 1981, 1978, 1967
Pinot Noir 94 94 92 95 92 94 95 95 89 91 90 92 96 87 95 93 90 89 90 89 91 85 91 90 Loire: 1985, 1978, 1976,
Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 91 92 90 94 93 93 94 93 88 87 87 90 92 87 89 87 89 88 93 84 90 84 91 90 1971, 1969, 1959, 1947
Pinot Noir 91 92 90 95 92 94 95 95 90 92 91 93 95 87 95 93 89 88 89 87 90 85 90 88
Alsace: 1985, 1983, 1975
Zinfandel 91 92 89 93 93 93 93 92 89 89 89 88 93 86 90 90 89 88 91 86 90 86 88 90
Carneros Chardonnay 91 92 92 92 90 94 93 92 88 88 87 89 91 85 87 92 91 95 93 89 89 85 91 90
Champagne:
CALIFORNIA

1995, 1990,1985, 1982, 1979,

Pinot Noir 90 91 91 92 91 93 94 93 87 90 89 90 94 86 93 89 89 85 87 85 87 83 85 86
1971, 1964
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 91 95 90 92 94 93 95 96 91 93 93 92 95 88 94 90 90 87
Santa Barbara Chardonnay 93 93 93 93 92 93 93 93 92 92 90 91 92 90 89 92 92 94 91 88 91 88 95 90
Pinot Noir 94 93 91 94 93 93 93 94 90 92 91 92 95 90 95 93 94 94 92 89 90 84 95 89
ITALY
Piedmont: 1990,
Central Coast Chardonnay 92 92 92 92 91 92 92 92 90 91 88 90 92 87 90 93 92 94 90 89 89 85 94 88
1989, 1985, 1982, 1978, 1971
Pinot Noir 93 92 90 92 91 93 92 92 88 93 89 89 94 88 92 89 93 95 91 88 89 86 93 87
Syrah 93 92 92 92 91 92 90 89 88 89 87 87 90 85 84 86 92 88 91 84 86 83 Veneto: 1990, 1983,
North Coast Syrah 92 91 90 92 92 91 91 92 89 88 88 88 93 88 85 89 89 88 92 84 89 83
1979, 1976, 1974, 1971, 1970
South Coast Syrah 89 89 89 88 88 88 88 88 87 90 90 88 94 91 87 89 91 89 92 85 88 83 Tuscany:
Paso Robles Reds 92 92 92 91 91 91 92 91 90 90 90 87 92 87 85 87 86 86 87 85 89 84 86 86 1995, 1990, 1985, 1982,
Sierra Foothills Zinfandel 91 93 89 94 94 93 93 92 89 91 90 88 90 87 87 89 87 86 85 84 85 84 84 85 1978, 1971
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 91 92 93 91 95 93 92 93 91 87 91 92 86 94 89 92 86 88 89 91 94 92 84 87 SPAIN
Whites 92 92 94 92 93 93 93 92 89 88 92 94 86 91 90 93 86 88 89 90 83 90 85 87
OR

Catalonia:
Southern Oregon Reds 90 87 91 90 90 90 89 90 90 89 88 90 89 87 87 90 85 87 88 89 90 89 84 85 1985, 1983, 1982, 1981
Columbia Valley Cabernet, Merlot 92 95 91 90 90 93 91 95 89 92 90 92 93 92 95 89 92 94 92 88 96 91 87 86 Rioja: 1995, 1994, 1991,
WA

Syrah 93 93 91 91 90 90 90 95 91 89 91 90 89 91 93 90 91 94 93 88 92 89 87 88 1985, 1982, 1981, 1970,

Whites 92 93 94 91 89 90 88 93 90 92 89 94 89 90 92 88 90 91 89 89 87 90 88 89 1968, 1964
Finger Lakes Reds 91 88 91 90 89 89 88 92 85 91 85 89 89 85 89 86 84 89 91 86 90 88 86 84 Ribera del Duero:
Whites 92 88 91 90 90 89 89 90 88 90 88 90 88 89 90 88 90 91 93 89 92 89 90 88 1995, 1991, 1985, 1983, 1982,
NY

Long Island Reds 92 88 90 90 90 90 92 92 84 92 85 89 88 87 87 90 84 85 90 87 86 93 89 86 1980, 1979, 1970, 1968, 1962

Whites 92 89 90 89 89 89 88 89 86 90 86 89 90 88 87 91 88 89 90 88 89 93 90 88
GERMANY
Mosel/
Southern Hemisphere Rhine Regions:
1990, 1983, 1976, 1975,
Region Wine Variety 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1971, 1959
Barossa/McLaren Vale Shiraz 93 95 92 92 91 90 93 96 83 95 91 87 89 91 95 94 87 94 93 87 89 93 87 93
Clare Valley Riesling 94 96 97 96 96 90 92 93 87 95 93 92 89 91 93 89 88 94 88 88 87 91 93 89 PORTUGAL
AUSTRALIA

Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 95 94 90 90 90 90 93 94 83 93 90 88 88 94 94 92 88 87 93 91 89 94 88 91 Port: 1985, 1983, 1977,

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 91 90 91 90 94 88 93 93 82 89 85 88 90 91 92 86 89 89 90 91 87 91 93 91
1970, 1966, 1963, 1955,
Western Australia Cabernet/Chardonnay
1948, 1945
92 95 91 92 91 93 93 94 94 95 94 94 95 88 90 94 88 91 91 87 88 90 90 91
Hunter Valley Semillon 92 94 93 86 85 96 89 86 91 90 93 84 89 89 90 88 90 87 88 90 89 92 86 89
UNITED STATES
Hawke's Bay Reds 95 89 90 94 93 95 96 88 86 95 93 88 92 89 92 90 88 91 86 84 90 95 California
Martinborough Pinot Noir 95 89 90 93 91 90 93 89 94 91 92 88 93 88 93 87 88 91 88 87 91 90 Cabernet:
NZ

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 94 84 89 92 93 89 93 90 90 92 92 88 92 91 93 88 92 90 90 89 91 90 88 90 1995, 1994, 1987, 1984, 1978,

Central Otago Pinot Noir 93 89 91 92 92 91 90 92 88 93 92 92 93 92 91 88 89 93 90 89 90 90 1974, 1968
South Africa Reds 93 92 95 91 95 88 89 90 89 87 94 88 91 92 90 89 93 87 92 93 92 93 87 86 Oregon Pinot
Maipo Reds 86 92 86 83 90 88 90 88 89 88 88 89 95 88 94 90 93 86 92 88 91 83 91 90 Noir: 1983, 1980
CHILE

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

Colchagua Reds 88 92 85 84 90 85 87 88 90 90 87 90 94 88 94 90 93 83 92 87 91 84 91 90 Reds: 1987, 1983,
Argentina/Mendoza Reds 93 92 91 84 85 85 90 87 89 90 89 87 86 93 89 88 92 94 85 87 90 83 89 95
1979, 1978

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Region Appellation/Type 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Bordeaux Pomerol/Saint-Émilion 95 95 94 97 96 95 87 90 90 97 96 92 88 89 98 91 88 87 95 97 88 92 85 86
Médoc 97 97 96 98 99 94 88 90 91 99 97 93 87 90 100 89 89 86 96 96 88 90 83 94
Graves (red) 96 95 96 96 96 94 87 91 90 96 96 91 86 88 95 89 89 86 93 96 89 89 84 91
Graves (white) 95 95 95 95 94 95 95 95 94 95 91 90 96 90 93 91 86 90 89 94 90 89 89 90
Sauternes/Barsac 95 96 96 95 96 95 94 88 95 95 95 88 95 91 89 87 92 91 95 81 94 87 92 85
Burgundy Côte de Nuits (red) 96 95 95 94 98 90 89 91 91 95 97 89 88 89 96 91 94 97 88 84 93 92 90 96
Côte de Beaune (red) 96 95 95 93 96 90 88 90 92 94 95 91 87 90 95 90 93 96 88 84 88 87 90 95
Chablis 95 94 94 95 94 95 90 95 94 96 95 91 91 91 95 92 87 95 93 89 87 89 89 93
Côte de Beaune (white) 95 94 95 95 94 95 94 95 94 96 95 92 91 91 96 93 88 96 92 91 88 90 89 92
Mâconnais 96 94 96 94 93 94 92 94 94 95 95 90 90 90 92 89 84 91 90 89 87 89 90 94
FRANCE

Beaujolais 96 96 96 90 96 94 89 89 92 93 96 90 87 90 92 91 90 87 87 84 88 88 90 92
Nothern Rhône Reds 96 94 94 95 99 87 88 92 91 95 95 86 87 91 94 87 93 83 92 90 93 92 91 87
Whites 94 93 93 93 94 93 90 92 92 95 92 87 88 91 92 94 86 85 91 87 92 92 90 89
Southern Rhône Reds 94 94 94 99 97 89 88 92 91 98 93 85 96 90 92 90 90 NR 93 90 89 96 85 85
Whites 93 93 93 94 93 89 90 92 92 95 89 87 94 89 88 87 87 85 87 87 90 93 87 86
Loire Dry Whites 95 94 95 96 96 95 90 94 92 94 94 91 92 88 94 91 89 92 88 84 89 86 85 92
Sweet Whites 93 95 94 93 97 96 87 87 95 94 93 87 95 89 95 89 92 87 93 88 89 85 90 92
Reds 96 97 97 93 96 95 88 93 93 89 93 88 89 88 93 88 90 88 89 93 90 85 87 91
Alsace 94 93 93 90 92 89 89 92 91 93 95 90 94 88 91 93 89 88 94 86 84 89 96 90
Champagne 97 97 95 93 95 93 NV 98 89 90 94 98 91 89 93 95 86 98 NV 88 88 90 87 98
Languedoc-Roussillon 93 93 93 94 93 88 90 89 90 92 92 90 91 91 87 88 90 84 92 90 89 95 85 84
Provence Reds 94 94 94 94 94 92 89 89 91 89 91 90 94 90 87 87 90 85 90 91 88 94 86 85

Region Appellation/Type 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Piedmont Barbaresco 98 89 91 99 92 92 92 93 90 98 94 92 92 95 89 96 85 82 96 95 92 95 93 96
Barolo 98 89 90 99 93 87 94 93 93 98 95 91 95 95 89 97 86 82 97 90 95 94 93 98
Veneto Amarone 93 89 90 92 91 82 91 92 92 93 94 90 93 93 92 92 90 83 90 89 88 89 95 87
Soave Classico/Lugana 94 91 88 92 90 85 90 90 91 93 93 90 91 91 89 90 88 84 85 94 87 90 95 86
Trentino-Alto Adige Whites 93 90 88 90 90 84 89 91 91 93 94 92 93 92 91 91 86 84 86 97 90 85 87 86
Collio-Friuli Whites 92 90 88 90 90 85 89 92 92 93 94 92 93 93 90 92 88 83 87 90 90 85 87 86
Lombardy Franciacorta 95 90 88 90 90 85 89 92 90 92 93 90 91 91 88 90 89 87 90 88 90 86 91 89
Tuscany Bolgheri 95 88 88 91 91 85 91 93 93 96 93 93 94 93 93 94 90 83 97 89 90 93 94 90
Chianti Classico 95 90 88 92 92 83 91 91 92 96 94 93 94 93 91 93 91 83 95 91 96 91 97 90
Brunello di Montalcino 95 90 88 96 92 83 91 92 93 98 95 93 97 97 92 94 87 83 91 89 94 90 98 86
Maremma 95 88 88 90 90 84 91 90 90 94 92 90 92 91 90 92 90 82 96 89 90 92 97 90
ITALY

Umbria Reds 93 90 88 91 90 84 89 90 90 93 92 90 92 92 90 93 92 84 91 90 91 96 94 86
Marche Verdicchio 93 90 87 90 90 86 89 91 90 92 91 90 91 90 91 91 88 87 96 88 89 90 90 83
Conero/Rosso Piceno 90 88 88 91 90 83 89 88 90 92 91 90 92 92 90 90 89 89 90 89 87 89 91 82
Abruzzo Reds 90 87 88 90 90 83 88 90 90 93 92 90 91 92 91 90 87 88 92 93 92 92 91 81
Campania Reds 94 89 89 92 90 84 89 92 92 93 93 92 94 93 94 90 89 88 90 92 94 93 95 92
Whites 94 90 88 92 91 86 92 92 92 93 93 92 94 94 93 92 90 93 94 95 92 90 90 89
Basilicata Aglianico del Vulture 93 88 89 90 90 82 89 91 92 94 93 92 94 93 94 90 89 89 96 95 94 94 93 93
Puglia Reds 91 87 88 90 90 82 89 90 90 92 92 90 90 90 91 89 88 83 90 97 92 93 84 91
Sicily Reds 95 88 88 93 92 93 88 92 91 90 88 90 93 92 94 90 91 87 84 86 83 87 87 87
Whites 92 90 88 91 91 94 89 90 90 91 88 90 90 90 91 88 90 86 86 86 83 87 84 90
Sardinia Reds 93 89 89 91 91 94 90 91 91 92 92 90 90 90 91 90 88 93 92 93 91 90 90 88

Region Appellation/Type 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

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

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

Galicia Whites 90 87 87 92 90 84 85 90 88 93 90 88 88 87 94 91 85 86 92 88 90 87 86
Mosel Whites 98 93 93 93 96 90 89 92 93 93 95 90 94 93 96 90 93 91 96 85 90 89 89 93
GERMANY

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

Franken Whites 96 92 92 91 93 90 90 91 90 89 92 90 96 92 90 88 88 90 95 85 90 88 88 93
Port 95 96 96 100 96 88 89 90 100 92 96 89 93 89 91 90 96 84 84 92 86 87 93 85
PORTUGAL

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

Whites 94 94 94 95 94 93 93 92 91 92 91 92 90 87 88 85 87 86 88 89 90 89 90 90
Danube Regions Whites 96 94 94 94 94 90 93 94 94 90 93 89 90 92 88 88 87 88 89 86 92 88 89 88
AUSTRIA

Burgenland Reds 96 93 93 93 93 88 91 90 92 90 93 90 88 93 85 89 91 89 90 90 91 88 92 85
Sweet Wines 93 92 92 92 96 87 90 90 88 90 94 87 95 90 91 91 84 88 91 84 94 92 86 87

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