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Vintage Rating Chart

  

Vintages '96 - '06

(see older premium vintages at bottom)

Vintage Ratings/Score:

95-100 Excellent (classic), 90-94 Outstanding, 85-89 Very Good,
80-84 Good, 75-79 Average, 50-74 Poor (not recommended)
* Blank scores indicate either Not Yet Rated or Not Yet Released.
Drinkability key
 
 
 
 
 
Drink Hold Drink or Hold Past Peak *NYR
Vintage (year)
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997

1996
Region/Country
Argentina
                     
Malbec
92
90
91
94
87
86
90
75
88
Australia
Barossa
92
96
94
90
92
85
88
95
Coonawara
92
91
94
84
90
89
90
92
Victoria
92
88
91
87
90
89
85
95
Canada
BC - Red
93
95
88
84
BC - White
90
93
94
88
Ontario - Red
87
91
Ontario - White
91
88
Chile
Red
92
88
91
88
92
87
91
78
88
France
RED
Bordeaux (L. bank - Medoc)
85
97
89
95
86
90
99
87
88
85
91
Bordeaux (R. bank - Pomerol)
85
98
88
94
87
89
97
85
95
86
87
Burgundy - Cotes de Nuits
97
88
93
96
89
86
92
89
85
96
Burgundy - Cotes de Beaune
92
85
90
92
84
81
90
83
83
88
Rhone North
94
90
94
82
89
88
96
89
88
90
Rhone South
97
93
93
76
92
94
90
97
81
80
WHITE
Alsace
92
88
92
94
93
87
90
89
92
Bordeaux/Sauternes
95
87
97
87
90
88
92
89
Burgundy - White
93
90
87
95
89
90
88
88
88
95
Loire
86
92
89
85
93
87
86
                           
Champagne
88
89
87
95
                           
Vintage (year)
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997

1996
Germany
White/Riesling
98
91
94
93
98
82
90
89
88
89
Italy
Piedmont
87
72
95
100
92
93
99
98
Tuscany - Bolgheri
93
88
85
96
89
93
98
97
90
Tuscany - Brunello
95
88
85
98
88
97
91
99
85
Tuscany - Chianti
87
89
91
79
92
88
94
89
97
87
Portugal
Vintage Port
98
97
96
                           
South Africa
90
91
87
92
84
91
90
87
Spain
Priorat
93
96
94
98
92
91
91
Ribera del Duero
91
96
87
95
92
84
82
84
92
Rioja
89
87
84
93
85
81
79
78
88
United States
California Red
Cabernet - Napa
97
85
93
93
85
97
84
99
96
Cabernet - Sonoma
85
84
83
87
81
87
82
90
88
Merlot - Napa
85
89
87
83
87
82
86
88
Merlot - Sonoma
82
81
83
80
81
79
86
82
Pinot Noir - Santa Barbara
90
93
90
91
88
83
82
83
84
82
Pinot Noir - Sonoma
90
94
92
94
88
85
89
86
88
86
Syrah - Napa
97
94
98
97
93
93
87
92
Syrah - Santa Barbara
86
88
86
87
85
86
82
88
Zinfandel - Napa
90
85
86
86
87
81
86
83
89
87
Zinfandel - Sonoma
86
86
86
87
83
85
83
87
85
California White - Chardonnay