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A GENERAL GUIDE
RATINGS
MATURITY
to get an idea of what to expect. Although our expert
1989, 1985, 1982, 1978, 1970,
TO THE QUALITY &
98–100 • Classic
Hold
reviewers base these ratings and maturity estimates
1964, 1961, 1959, 1955, 1953, 1949,
DRINKABILITY OF
94–97 • Superb
1947, 1945
on their vast tasting experience and interviews with
Can drink, not yet at peak
THE WORLD’S WINES
90–93 • Excellent
Médoc: 1986, 1982, 1978, 1970,
local winemakers, we can’t guarantee every wine
Ready, at peak maturity
1966, 1961, 1959, 1955, 1953, 1949,
87–89 • Very Good
will live up or down to the broad generalizations the
Can drink, maybe past peak
1947, 1945
83–86 • Good
ratings on the vintage chart represent—in the world
Europe
Graves: 1982, 1978, 1970, 1964,
In decline, maybe undrinkable
80–82 • Acceptable
of wine, there are exceptions to every rule. Maturity
1959, 1955, 1953, 1949, 1947, 1945
NV
• Not Vintage Year
Not a declared vintage/no data
Region
Appe
Europe
estimates assume proper storage conditions over
Sauternes: 1988, 1986,
NR
• Not Rated
Bordeaux
Pomer
1983, 1976, 1975, 1967
the life of the wine; the rule of caveat emptor applies
Region
Appe
Médoc
United States
Red Burgundy: 1985,
Bordeaux
Graves
Pomer
particularly to purchasers of old wines.
1978, 1976, 1971, 1969, 1959, 1952,
Wine Variety
Region
Graves
Médoc
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
United States
1949, 1947, 1945
Sauter
Graves
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa
95
95
89
89
89
92
95
90
95
90
90
93
98
85
93
85
96
93
95
97
90
93
94 92
Wine Variety
Region
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Burgundy
Côte d
Graves
White Burgundy:
Sonoma
94
93
88
87
87
90
92
87
89
87
89
88
93
84
90
84
91
90
91
92
88
89
90 89
Côte d
Sauter
Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa
Napa
91
95
91
95
87
89
87
89
88
89
87
92
90
95
86
90
86
95
85
90
85
90
90
93
90
98
88
85
88
93
87
85
94
96
90
93
92
95
90
97
87
90
90
93
90 91
94 92
1986, 1983, 1982, 1978
Burgundy
Chabli
Côte d
Russian River Valley
Sonoma
94
94
93
93
89
88
89
87
87
87
90
90
92
92
86
87
91
89
93
87
91
89
97
88
93
93
90
84
92
90
88
84
95
91
92
90
94
91
91
92
88
88
91
89
92 92
90 89
Northern Rhône:
Côte d
Côte d
Chardonnay
Carneros
Napa
93
91
92
91
88
87
88
87
87
88
89
87
91
90
85
86
87
86
92
85
91
85
95
90
93
90
89
88
89
88
85
87
91
94
90
90
89
92
91
90
87
87
89
90
90 89
90 91
1985, 1983, 1978, 1970, 1961
Mâcon
Chabli
Central Coast
Russian River Valley
92
94
92
93
90
89
91
89
88
87
90
90
92
92
87
86
90
91
93
93
92
91
94
97
90
93
89
90
89
92
85
88
94
95
88
92
90
94
92
91
87
88
89
91
90 91
92 92
Southern Rhône:
Beaujolais
Côte d
93
Santa Barbara
Carneros
93
93
93
92
92
88
92
88
90
87
91
89
92
91
90
85
89
87
92
92
92
91
94
95
91
93
88
89
91
89
88
85
95
91
90
90
91
89
94
91
86
87
90
89
91 90
90 89
1985, 1983, 1981, 1978, 1967
Northern Rhône
Reds
Mâcon
Pinot Noir
Anderson Valley
Central Coast
95
92
96
92
91
90
93
91
93
88
92
90
95
92
88
87
94
90
90
93
90
92
87
94
90
89
89
85
94
88
90
92
87
89
90 91
Beaujolais
Whites
93
Sonoma Coast
Santa Barbara
95
93
95
93
90
92
92
92
91
90
93
91
95
92
87
90
95
89
93
92
89
92
88
94
89
91
87
88
90
91
85
88
90
95
88
90
89
91
89
94
86
90
91 90
Loire: 1985, 1978, 1976, 1971,
Southern Rhône
Northern Rhône
Reds
Reds
Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley
Anderson Valley
95
95
95
96
89
91
91
93
90
93
92
92
96
95
87
88
95
94
93
90
90
90
89
87
90
89
91
85
91
90
91
92
90
92
91 90
1969, 1959, 1947
Whites
Whites
Sonoma Coast
95
95
90
92
91
93
95
87
95
93
89
88
89
87
90
85
90
88
89
89
Carneros
94
93
87
90
89
90
94
86
93
89
89
85
87
85
87
83
85
86
88
90
86
88
88 89
Alsace: 1985, 1983, 1975
Loire
Southern Rhône
Dry Wh
Reds
Russian River Valley
95
95
89
91
90
92
96
87
95
93
90
89
90
89
91
85
91
90
91
92
90
92
91 90
Central Coast
92
92
88
93
89
89
94
88
92
89
93
95
91
88
89
86
93
87
88
90
86
87
89 89
Champagne:
Sweet
Whites
Santa Barbara
Carneros
93
94
94
93
90
87
92
90
91
89
92
90
95
94
90
86
95
93
93
89
94
89
85
94
92
87
89
85
90
87
84
83
95
85
89
86
90
88
92
90
88
86
90
88
91 91
88 89
1985, 1982, 1979, 1971, 1964
Loire
Reds
Dry Wh
Syrah
North Coast
Central Coast
91
92
92
92
89
88
88
93
88
89
88
89
93
94
88
88
85
92
89
89
89
93
88
95
92
91
84
88
89
89
83
86
93
87
88
90
86
87
89 89
Alsace
Sweet
91
Central Coast
Santa Barbara
90
93
89
94
88
90
89
92
87
91
87
92
90
95
85
90
84
95
86
93
92
94
88
94
91
92
84
89
86
90
83
84
95
89
90
92
88
90
91 91
Reds
Champagne
ITALY
89
Syrah
South Coast
North Coast
88
91
88
92
87
89
90
88
90
88
88
88
94
93
91
88
87
85
89
89
91
89
89
88
92
92
85
84
88
89
83
83
Alsace
91
Piedmont:
Languedoc-Roussillon
90
Zinfandel
Sonoma
Central Coast
93
90
92
89
89
88
89
89
89
87
88
87
93
90
86
85
90
84
90
86
89
92
88
88
91
91
86
84
90
86
86
83
88
90
91
92
92
90
91 90
Provence
Champagne
Reds
89
1989, 1985, 1982, 1978, 1971
Napa
South Coast
93
88
92
88
89
87
89
90
89
90
89
88
94
94
87
91
87
87
90
89
88
91
86
89
91
92
85
85
90
88
85
83
89
88
90
91
89
89
92 91
Piedmont
Languedoc-Roussillon
Barbar
90
Zinfandel
Paso Robles
Sonoma
92
93
91
92
87
89
87
89
87
89
87
88
92
93
87
86
85
90
87
90
86
89
86
88
87
91
85
86
89
90
84
86
86
88
86
90
87
91
88
92
86
92
87
90
87 87
91 90
Veneto:
Provence
Barolo
Reds
Sierra Foothills
Napa
93
93
92
92
89
89
91
89
90
89
88
89
90
94
87
87
87
87
89
90
87
88
86
86
85
91
84
85
85
90
84
85
84
89
85
88
86
90
84
91
84
89
85
89
86 85
92 91
1983, 1979, 1976, 1974, 1971, 1970
Veneto
Piedmont
Amaro
Barbar
Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley
Paso Robles
92
92
96
91
88
87
87
87
91
87
92
87
84
92
94
87
89
85
92
87
86
86
88
86
89
87
91
85
94
89
92
84
84
86
87
86
86
87
90
88
91
86
88
87
87 90
87 87
Tuscany: 1985, 1982,
Soave
Barolo
Whites
Willamette Valley
Sierra Foothills
93
93
92
92
89
89
88
91
92
90
94
88
86
90
91
87
90
87
93
89
86
87
88
86
89
85
90
84
93
85
90
84
85
84
87
85
85
86
91
84
90
84
87
85
88 90
86 85
1978, 1971
Trentino-Alto Adige
Veneto
Whites
Amaro
Reds
Pinot Noir
Southern Oregon
Willamette Valley
89
92
90
96
90
88
89
87
88
91
90
92
89
84
87
94
87
89
90
92
85
86
87
88
88
89
89
91
90
94
89
92
84
84
85
87
84
86
89
90
88
91
87
88
87 90
86 88
Collio-Friuli
Whites
Soave
Cabernet, Merlot
Whites
Columbia Valley
Willamette Valley
91
93
97
92
89
89
92
88
92
92
88
94
91
86
92
91
95
90
89
93
92
86
88
94
92
89
88
90
96
93
90
91
87
85
86
87
89
85
90
91
87
90
88
87
88 90
86 89
SPAIN
Lombardy
Trentino-Alto Adige
Francia
Whites
Syrah
Reds
Columbia Valley
Southern Oregon
90
89
95
90
91
90
89
89
91
88
90
90
89
89
91
87
93
87
90
90
91
85
87
94
93
88
88
89
92
90
89
89
87
84
88
85
89
84
89
89
87
88
87
87
86 89
86 88
Catalonia: 1985, 1983,
Tuscany
Collio-Friuli
Bolghe
Whites
Whites
Cabernet, Merlot
Columbia Valley
Columbia Valley
88
91
96
97
92
89
90
92
89
92
94
88
89
91
90
92
92
95
88
89
90
92
91
94
89
92
89
88
87
96
90
91
88
87
89
86
89
89
89
90
90
87
89
88
89 88
86 89
Lombardy
1982, 1981
Chiant
Francia
Finger Lakes
Syrah
Reds
Columbia Valley
88
90
92
95
85
91
91
89
85
91
89
90
89
89
85
91
89
93
86
90
84
91
89
94
91
93
86
88
90
92
88
89
86
87
84
88
91
89
88
89
90
87
87
86 89
Tuscany
Brunel
Bolghe
Whites
Whites
Columbia Valley
89
88
90
96
88
92
90
90
88
89
90
94
88
89
89
90
90
92
88
88
90
90
91
91
93
89
89
89
92
87
89
90
90
88
88
89
92
89
90
89
91
90
89
89 88
Rioja: 1985, 1982, 1981, 1970,
Marem
Chiant
Long Island
Finger Lakes
Reds
Reds
92
88
92
92
84
85
92
91
85
85
89
89
88
89
87
85
87
89
90
86
84
84
85
89
90
91
87
86
86
90
93
88
89
86
86
84
92
91
90
88
89
90
80
91 90
1968, 1964
Umbria
Reds
Brunel
Whites
Whites
88
89
89
90
86
88
90
90
86
88
89
90
90
88
88
89
87
90
91
88
88
90
89
91
90
93
88
89
89
92
89
93
90
90
88
88
92
92
90
90
89
91
84
91 90
Ribera del Duero:
Marche
Verdic
Marem
Long Island
Reds
92
92
84
92
85
89
88
87
87
90
84
85
90
87
86
93
89
86
92
90
89
80
91 90
1985, 1983, 1982, 1980, 1979, 1970,
Umbria
Conero
Reds
Whites
88
89
86
90
86
89
90
88
87
91
88
89
90
88
89
93
90
88
92
90
89
84
91 90
1968, 1962
Abruzzo
Marche
Reds
Verdic
Campania
Reds
Conero
GERMANY
Southern Hemisphere
Abruzzo
Whites
Reds
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer/
Campania
Reds
Basilicata
Aglian
Rheingau: 1983, 1976, 1975,
Southern Hemisphere
Whites
Puglia
Reds
Region
Wine Variety
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1971, 1959
Basilicata
Aglian
Sicily
Reds
Barossa/McLaren Vale
Shiraz
93 96 83
95
93
87
89
91
95
94
87
94
93
87
89
93
87
93
86
91
88
84
92
92
Puglia
Whites
Reds
Region
Wine Variety
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Clare Valley
Riesling
92 93
87
95
93
92
89
91
93
89
88
94
88
88
87
91
93
89
90
84
87
85
87
93
PORTUGAL
Sardinia
Sicily
Reds
Reds
Coonawarra
Barossa/McLaren Vale
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
93 94
93 96 83
83
93
95
90
93
88
87
88
89
94
91
94
95
92
94
88
87
87
94
93
93
91
87
89
89
94
93
88
87
91
93
82
86
89
91
87
88
84
84
95
92
95
92
Catalonia
Reds
Whites
Port: 1985, 1983, 1977, 1970, 1966,
Yarra Valley
Clare Valley
Pinot Noir
Riesling
93 93
92 93
82
87
89
95
85
93
88
92
90
89
91
91
92
93
86
89
89
88
89
94
90
88
91
88
87
87
91
91
93
93
91
89
90
90
84
87
85
87
93
Rioja
Sardinia
Reds
Reds
1963, 1955, 1948, 1945
Western Australia
Coonawarra
Cabernet/Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon
93 94
93 94
94
83
95
93
94
90
94
88
95
88
88
94
90
94
94
92
88
88
91
87
87
93
87
91
88
89
90
94
90
88
91
91
93
82
89
87
84
95
95
Ribera del Duero
Catalonia
Reds
Reds
Hunter Valley
Yarra Valley
Semillon
Pinot Noir
89 86
93 93
91
82
90
89
93
85
84
88
89
90
89
91
90
92
88
86
90
89
87
89
88
90
90
91
89
87
92
91
86
93
89
91
88
90
89
86
85
94
86
Galicia
Rioja
Whites
Reds
UNITED STATES
Hawke’s Bay
Western Australia
Reds
Cabernet/Chardonnay
96 88
93 94
86
94
95
95
93
94
88
94
92
95
89
88
92
90
90
94
88
88
91
91
86
87
84
87
90
88
95
90
90
91
93
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Ribera del Duero
Whites
Reds
California Cabernet:
Hunter Valley
Semillon
89 86
91
90
93
84
89
89
90
88
90
87
88
90
89
92
86
89
88
89
86
85
94
86
Martinborough
Pinot Noir
93 89
94
91
92
88
93
88
93
87
88
91
88
87
91
90
Rhine Regions
Galicia
Whites
Whites
1987, 1984, 1978, 1974, 1968
Hawke’s Bay
Reds
96 88
86
95
93
88
92
89
92
90
88
91
86
84
90
95
Marlborough
Sauvignon Blanc
93 90
90
92
92
88
92
91
93
88
92
90
90
89
91
90
88
90
80
91
81
85
93
Franken
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Whites
Whites
Martinborough
Pinot Noir
93 89
94
91
92
88
93
88
93
87
88
91
88
87
91
90
Oregon Pinot Noir:
Central Otago
Pinot Noir
90 92 88
93
92
92
93
92
91
88
89
93
90
89
90
90
Port
Rhine Regions
Whites
96
South Africa
Marlborough
Reds
Sauvignon Blanc
89 90
93 90
89
90
87
92
94
92
88
88
91
92
92
91
90
93
89
88
95
92
87
90
92
90
93
89
92
91
93
90
87
88
86
90
91
80
86
91
84
81
87
85
88
93
85
1983, 1980
Table Wines
Franken
Reds
Whites
Maipo
Central Otago
Reds
Pinot Noir
86 86
90 92 88
87
88
93
88
92
89
92
95
93
88
92
94
91
90
88
93
89
86
93
92
90
88
89
91
90
83
90
91
90
89
90
89
85
86
89
Washington Reds:
Port
Whites
96
Casablanca/Coastal
South Africa
Whites
Reds
88 85
89 90
90
89
90
87
86
94
88
88
93
91
90
92
92
90
90
89
85
95
92
87
87
92
91
93
81
92
90
93
90
87
86
91
86
84
87
88
85
1987, 1983, 1979, 1978
Danube Regions
Table Wines
Whites
Reds
Colchagua
Maipo
Reds
Reds
87 85
86 86
87
87
88
88
87
88
90
89
94
95
88
88
94
94
90
90
93
93
83
86
92
92
87
88
91
91
84
83
91
91
90
90
89
90
89
85
86
89
Burgenland
Reds
Whites
Argentina/Mendoza
Casablanca/Coastal
Reds
Whites
89 88
88 85
89
90
90
90
91
86
87
88
86
93
90
93
89
92
88
90
92
85
94
92
85
87
87
91
90
81
83
90
89
90
95
95
90
93
88
87
93
Danube Regions
Sweet
Whites
Colchagua
Reds
87 85
87
88
87
90
94
88
94
90
93
83
92
87
91
84
91
90
Burgenland
Reds
Argentina/Mendoza
Reds
89 88
89
90
91
87
86
93
89
88
92
94
85
87
90
83
89
95
95
90
93
88
87
93
Sweet
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WINE ENTHUSIAST
FEBRUARY 2015
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