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Vintages Region Appellation/Type 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Bordeaux Pomerol/St.-Émilion 96 92 88 89 95 91 88 87 93 97 88 92 85 88 91 86 86 80 81 93
United States Europe
Europe Médoc 97 93 87 90 98 89 90 86 96 96 88 90 83 94 91 87 83 NR 82 97
FRANCE Graves (red) 96 91 86 88 94 89 89 86 93 96 89 89 84 91 90 87 85 NR 81 96
Wine Variety Region 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Region
Region 1990 Appellation/Type
Appellation/Type 2009 2008
2008 2007
2007 2006
2006 2005
2005 2004 2003
2003 2002 2001 2000
2000 1999 1998
1998 1997
1997 1996
1996 1995
1995 1994
1994 1993
1993 1992 1991
1991 1990
Pomerol/St.-émilion: 1989, 2009
Graves2004
(white) 2002 2001
91 90199996 90 90 91 86 90 1992
89 94 1990
90 89 89 90 89 84 90 87 84 92
Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 89 92 95 90 95 90 90 93 98 85 93 85 96 93 95 97 90 1985,
93 941982,
Bordeaux
Bordeaux 921978, 1970,Pomerol/St.-Émilion
1964,
Pomerol/St.-Émilion 96 92
96 92 88 88 89 89 Sauternes/Barsac
95 91
95 91 88 88 87 87 93
93 978888
95 97 88949292 9185
85 89 88 87
88 91 92
91 86 91
86 86
86 80 81
80
95 81 93
93
94 87 91 85 88 83 NR NR NR 96
United States
United States Sonoma 87 90 92 87 89 87 89 88 93 84 90 84 91 90 91 92 88 1961,901959,
89 891955, 1953,Médoc
1949,
Médoc 97 93
97
Burgundy 93 87 87 90 90 Côte
98 de89
98 89 90
Nuits90 86
(red)86 96
96 969288
97 96 88889090 8983
83 96 94 91
94 91 94
91 87 96
87 83
83 NR 82
NR
88 82
84 97
97
93 92 90 96 90 85 88 82 86 91
Wine Enthusiast’s vintage chart Chardonnay Napa 88 86 86 85 85 90 90 88 88 87 1947,90194591
WineVariety
Variety Region
87 2001
90 2000 94 90 92 90 87 90 Graves(red)
Graves (red) 96 91
96 91 86 86 88 88 Côte
94 de89
94 89 89
Beaune89(red)86
86 93
93 969189
95 96 89878989 9084
84 95 91 90
91 90 93
90 87 95
87 85
85 NR 81
NR
88 81
84 96
96
88 87 90 95 91 85 87 83 84 92
is a year-by-year guide to the Wine Region 2009
2009 2008 2007
2008 2007 2006
2006 2005
2005 2004
2004 2003
2003 2002 2001
2002 1999 1998
2000 1999 1998 1997
1997 1996
1996 1995
1995 1994
1994 1993
1993 1992
1992 1991
1991 1990
1990
Russian River Valley 87 90 92 86 91 93 91 97 93 90 92 88 95 92 94 91 88 Médoc:
91 92 1986,
92 1982, 1978,Graves(white)
Graves (white) 91 90
91 90 96 96 90 90 Chablis
90 91
90 91 86 86 90 90 89
89 949190
90908989 9189
89 95 90 92 89 87 84 95 90 87 84 84 92
96 94 90 89 84 90 87
93 89 92
87 89 89 93 90 88 84 91 NR 90
overall quality and drinkability of CabernetSauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon Napa
Napa 89
89 92Carneros
92 95 90
95 90 95 95 90 90 87 90
90 93 98
93 98 8585 93
93 85 96
85 96 93 93 95 95 97 97 9090 93 93 94 94 92
92 1970,901966, 891961, 1959,Sauternes/Barsac
1955,
Sauternes/Barsac 95 88
95 88 94 94 91 91 Côte
89 de87
89 87 9292(white)
91
91 95 81
95 81 94 87 91 85 88 88 83 83 NR NR NR NR 96
89 91 85 87 92 91 95 93 89 89 85 91 90 89 91 87 89 Beaune 96 9294 9187 9191 9685 93 88 95 NR
92 NR 91 96
88 90 89 92 91 87 83 93 NR 92
Sonoma
Sonoma 87
87 90 92
90 92 87 87 89
Central Coast
89 87 87 89
88
89 88 93
88 93 8484 90 90 84 84 91 91 90
90 92 87 90 93 92 94 90 89 89 85
90 91 91 92 92 8888 89 89 90 90
94
89
89
88 90 92 87 1953, 901949,
Burgundy
Burgundy
89 911947, 1945 Côte
Côtede
deNuits
Nuits(red)
(red) 97 92
97 92 88 88 89 89 96 96 91 91 94 94 96 96 88 84
88 84 9393 92 92 90 90 96 96 90 90 85 85 88 88 82 86
82 86 91
91
the wines from the world’s major Chardonnay
Chardonnay Napa
Napa 88
88 87 90
87 90 86 86 86 86 85 85 85 85 90 90
90 90 8888 88 88 87 87 94 94 90 90 92 92 90 90 8787 90 90 90 90 91
91 Graves: 1982, 1978, 1970, Maconnais 95 90 90 90 92 89 84 90 90 89 87 89 90 94 91 87 84 91 NR 90
Côtede
Côte deBeaune
Beaune(red)
(red) 95 91
95 91 87 87 90 90 95 95 90 90 93 93 95 95 88 84
88 84 8888 87 87 90 90 95 95 91 91 85 85 87 87 83 84
83 84 92
92

FRANCE
Santa Barbara 90 91 92 90 89 92 92 94 91 88 91 88 95 90 91 94 86 90 91 90 Beaujolais 95 91 87 90 92 91 90 87 87 84 88 88 90 92 90 84 87 80 84 90
winegrowing regions. The quality RussianRiver
Russian RiverValley
Valley 87
87 90 92
90 92 86 86 91 91 93 93 91 91 97 93
97 93 9090 92 92 88 88 95 95 92 92 94 94 91 91 8888 91 91 92 92 92
92 1964, 1959, 1955, 1953,Chablis
1949,
Chablis 96 91
96 91 90 90 91 91 95 95 92 92 87 87 95 95 93 89
93 89 8787 89 89 89 89 93 93 90 90 88 88 84 84 91 NR
91 NR 90
90
Pinot Noir Anderson 85
Valley87 93 92 95 88 94 90 90 87 Northern Rhône Reds 95 9186 888790 9189 9492 8791 9587 83 90 90 93 92 91 87 91 89 NR NR 93 93
ratings are determined by our wine Carneros
Carneros 87
87 89 91
89 91 85 87 92 91
92 91 95 93
95 93 8989 89 89 85 85 91 91 90 90 89 89 91 91 8787 89 89 90 90 89
89 1947, 1945 Côtede
Côte deBeaune
Beaune(white)
(white) 96 96 92 92 91 91 91 91 96 96 93 93 88 88 95 95 92
92 91 88 90 89 92 91 87 83 83 93 NR
93 NR 92
92
CentralCoast
Central Coast 88
88 90Sonoma
90 92 Coast
92 87 90
87 90 93 93 91 92
92 93
94 90
94 95
90 89 87 89
89 95 85
89 85 93 949489 88
8888909089929287 87 90
87 89 85
89 90
90 9091
91 88 89 89 Sauternes: 1988, 1986, 1983,Maconnais
Maconnais 95 90
95 90 90 90 90 90 Whites
92 89
92 89 84 84 90 90 90
90 92 89
898787
87888989 9190
90 90 94 94
94 91 86
91 87 85
87 84
84 91
91 NR
91 87
NR 92
90
90 92 90 89 92 87 NR 88 90 90
review panel of experts, based 91Russian
92 River
90 Valley 92 90 92 96 87 9195 88 93 95 90 90
9089919190949489 86 91 90 85 91 90 91 92 90 92
1976, 911975,901967

FRANCE
SantaBarbara
Barbara Southern95 Rhône

FRANCE
Santa 90
90 91 92 90 89 92
89 92
92 94 91
94 91 8888 91 88 95 86 90 91
91 90
90 Beaujolais
Beaujolais 91 87 87 90 90 Reds
92 91 91 90 90 87 87 8793 84
848588
88968888 9090
90 92 92 90 90 90 84 NR 87 93
80 84 90
84 89
90 96 85 85 93 88 87 NR NR 96
CALIFORNIA

95 91 92 87 92 90 84 87 80 90
primarily on their tastings of current PinotNoir
Pinot Noir AndersonValley
Anderson Valley 93
93 92Carneros
92 95 88
95 88 94 94 90 90 89 90
90 87 94 86 93 89 89 85 87 85 87 83
90
87 85 86 88 90 86 Red
88 Burgundy:
88
Northern
Northern Rhône1985, 1978,
89
Rhône Reds
Reds 95 86
95 86 87 87 91 91 Whites
94 87
94 87 95 95 83 83 90
90 89 90
908793
93959292 8991
91 88 87 87
87 91 87
91 89 85
89 NR
NR 87
NR 93
NR 87
93 90
93
93 93 87 86 91 86 89 87 NR 91
and previous vintage wines, but SonomaCoast
Sonoma Coast 91
91 93Central
93 95 Coast
95 87 95
87 95 93 93 89 89
89 89
88 89
88 94
89 87 88 90
87 92 85
90 89 90
85 9093 88
8895898991898988 89 86 93 87 88 90 86 1976,891971,
87 891969, 1959,Whites
1952,
Whites Loire 9292 87 87 88 88 91 91 DryWhites
90 94
90 94 86 86 85 85 91
91 94 87
879192
92929292 8890
90 94 89 91
89 92 89
92 87 92
87 NR
NR 88
88 90
88 84
90 89
90
90 86 85 92 90 85 90 88 87 90
RussianRiver
Russian RiverValley
Valley 90
90 92Santa
92 96Barbara
96 87 95
87 95 93 93 91 90
90 92
89 90
89 95
90 89 90 91
89 95 85
91 93 91
85 9194 90
9094919192929289 90 90
90 92 84
92 91
91 9590
90 89 90 92 88 1949,
90 911947,
Southern
Southern 911945
Rhône
Rhône Reds
Reds 93 85
93 85 96 96 90 90 Sweet
92 Whites
92 90 90
90 90 NR NR 93
93 93 90
908789
89949696 8985
85 95 85 89
85 93 92
93 88 87
88 87 93
NR NR
NR 88
NR 89
96
96 85 90 92 92 82 89 NR NR 93
also on interviews with winemakers
CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA

Carneros
Syrah
Carneros 89
89 90North
90 94Coast
94 86 93
86 93 89 89 88 89
89 85 87
88
85 87 85
93 88 87
85 85 83
87 83
89 858589 86
8688888892909084 86 89
86 88 83
88 88
88 89
89 White Burgundy: 1986, 1983, Whites
Whites 89 87
89 87 95 95 89 89 Reds
88 87
88 87 87 87 85 85 87
87 878890
93 87 90899393 8887
87 92 86 88
86 91 90
91 86 88
86 89
89 87 NR
89
87 NR
93 91
90
91 85 87 91 90 83 83 NR 84 92
and knowledge of the weather and CentralCoast
Central Coast 89
89 89Central
89 94 88 92
94 Coast
88 92 89 89 87 93
93 95 91
95
87 91 88
90 88
85 8989
84 86 86
86 939392 87
8788888891909084 86 86
86 87 83
87 89
89 89
89 1982,
Loire 1978
Loire DryWhites
DryWhites 94 91 91 92 92 88 88 94 94 91 91 89 89 92 92 88 849089
89948686 8885
85 89 92 93 90 89 85 88 90 88 87 87 90
Alsace94 88 95 84 92 90 85 90 88
94 86 90
84 89 96 90 88 86 84 80 NR 93
harvest conditions. Thus, ratings for SantaBarbara
Santa Barbara 91
91 92South
92 95Coast
95 90 95
90 95 93 93 90 94
94 94 92
94
88 92 89
94 89
91 9090
87 84 84
89 9595 898990
91 89 9092929285 88 88
88 90 83
90 91
91 91
91 Northern Rhône: 1985, 1983, SweetWhites
Sweet Whites 93 87
93 87 94 94 89 89 95 95 89 89 92 92 87 87 93
93 889789
89918585 8990
90 93 92 94 92 86 82 93 89 NR NR NR 93
Champagne 94 88 92 92 82 89 NR
NV 88 93
88 89 85 98 95 NV 87 NV NV 96
Syrah
Syrah North
North Coast
Coast
Zinfandel 88
88 88Sonoma
88 93 88
93 88 85 85 89 89 89 89
89 88 92
88
88 92 84
93 84
86 8989
90 83 83
90 89 88 91 86 90 86 88 90 91 92 92
1978, 1970, 1961
90 91 90 Reds 93 88 88 89 89 88 88 92 92 88 88 90 90 88 88 89 939090
90918585 9187
87 87 91 88 90 90 83 84 83 NR 84 84 92
2010 are not included, as most of Southern Rhône: 1985, 1983,
Reds 93
Languedoc-Roussillon 89 92 93 91 90 83 83 NR
92 90 92
89 95 85 84 90 87 86 81 80 90
CentralCoast
Central Coast 87
87 87Napa
87 90 85
90 85 84 84 86 86 89 92
92 88 91
88 91 8484 86 83
89 94 87 8687 83 90 88 86 91 85 90 85 89 88 90 91 89 89Alsace
Alsace 92 91 Provence95 90
95 90 94 94 88 88 Reds
89 93
89 93 89 89 88 88 94 86
94 91 86908484 89
9489 9096 96 90
8790 87 88 86
88 9086 85 84
84 80 NR
80
90 NR
91 93
93
88 94 86 85 91 85 85 80 81 91
those wines are yet to be tasted. SouthCoast
South Coast 90 88 94 1981, 1978, 1967
90 88 Paso94 91 87
91
Robles 87 89 89 91
8791 89 92 85
89
87 92
85 88 83
92 87 88 85 83 87 86 86 87 85 89 84 86 86 87 88 86 Champagne
Champagne
87 87 87 94 97
94
Piedmont
97 91 91 89 89 93 93 94 94 86
Barbaresco
86 93 93 NV 88
NV 88 8888 89 89 85 85 98
94 92 93 90 89 96 85 82
98 95 95 NV NV 87 87 NV NV
NV
96 NV 95
96
96
92 95 93 96 88 81 87 NR NR 98
Vintage ratings are only loosely Zinfandel
Zinfandel Sonoma
Sonoma 89
89 88 93
88 93 86 86 90 90 90 90 89 89 88 91
88 91 8686 90 90 86 86 88 88 90 90 91 91 92 92 9292 90 90 91 91 90
90 Loire: 1985, 1978, 1976, 1971,
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon 92 90 90 91 91 91 91 87 87 88 88 90 90 84 84 92 90 90 8989 95 95 85 85 84 84 90 90 87 87 86 86 81 80 80 90
Sierra Foothills 87 87 90 87 85 85 87 86 85 84 85 84 84 85 86 84 84 85 861959,851947 92 92 81 90
Napa
Napa 89
89 89 94
89 94 87 87 87 87 90 90 88 88 86 91
86 91 8585 90 90 85 85 89 89 88 88 90 90 91 91 8989 89 89 92 92 91
91 1969,
Provence
Barolo 95 91 93 90 89 97 86 82 97 95 92 94 93 98 88 81 87 NR NR 97
related to ratings of individual Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 90 92 84 94 89 92 86 88 89 91 94 92 84 87 86 90 91 Provence
88
Reds
90 1983, 1975Reds
87 1985, 91 90
91 90 94 94 90 90 87 87 87 87 90 90 85 85 90 91
90 91 8888 94 94 86 86 85 85 91 91 85 85 85 85 80 81
80 81 91
91
NEW YORK WASHINGTON OREGON

PasoRobles
Paso Robles 87
87 87 92
87 92 87 87 85 85 87 87 86 86 86 87
86 87 8585 89 89 84 84 86 86 86 86 87 87 88 88 8686 87 87 87 87 87
87 Alsace:
Piedmont Barbaresco
Veneto Amarone 94 90 93 93 92 92 90 83 90 89 88 89 95 87 94 87 88 80 82 95
Piedmont Barbaresco 94 92
94 92 93 93 90 90 89 89 96 96 85 85 82 82 96 95
96 95 9292 95 95 93 93 96 96 88 88 81 81 87 87 NR NR
NR NR 98
98
wines, and readers are reminded Whites Willamette Valley 92 94 86 91 8590 84 93 84 86 85
8588868689848490 84 93 85 90 85 87 85 91 90 Champagne: 1985, 1982,Barolo
87 88 90
Sierra
Sierra Foothills
Foothills 87
87 87 90
87 90 87 87 85 85 85 85 87 87 86 85
86 85 8484 85 84 84 84 85 86
86 85
85 Barolo 95 91
95 91 93 93 90 90 Whites
89 97
89 97 86 86 82 82 97
97
93 95
959092
92919494 9193
93 89 98 90
98 88 88
88 81 84
81 87
87
85
NR NR
NR
94
NR 87
97
97
90 95 86 90 90 88 NR NR 95
that some producers succeed even Reds Valley 92Southern Oregon 92 88 90 89 87 9487 92 90 84 85 87
8787868688909089 91 90 88 89 84 85 84 89 88 1979,
87 861971,881964 Trentino-Alto
PinotNoir
Pinot Noir Willamette
Willamette Valley 90
90 84 94 94 89 89 92 86 88 8989 9191 94 92 84 87 90 90Adige 93 Whites 94 89
899288
88938989 9295
95 91 87 91 94 86 87 84 86 97 90 85 87 86 86 93 90 85 84 93
OREGON

92 84 86 88 91 88 87 90
WASHINGTON OREGON

Veneto
Veneto Amarone
Amarone 94 90
94 93 93
93 92 92
92 92 90 90 83 83 90
90 87 94 87 88
88 80 82
80 82 95
95
in difficult years. Drinkability colors Whites
Whites Cabernet,
Willamette
Willamette ValleyMerlot
Valley 92
92 94Columbia
94 86 91
86 Valley
91 90 93
90 93 92 86
86 88
88 89
88 91
89 90 92 93
90 95 90
93 89 85
90 8592 87
8794858592919188 90 96
90 87 91
87 88
88 8790
90 86 89 90 87 88 86 89 Whites
Whites Collio-Friuli
93 90
93 90 91 91 91 91 Whites
89 90
89 90 88 88 84 84 85
85 94 94
949287
87939090 9395
95 90 86 92
86 90 88
90 90 83
90 88
88 87
NR NR
NR 90
NR 90
95
95 85 87 86 86 93 90 85 84 90
Reds
Reds SyrahOregon
Southern
Southern Oregon 88
88 90Columbia
90 89 87
89 Valley
87 87 90
87 90 91 85
85 90
87 88
87 89
88 89 91 90
89 93 89
90 90 84
89 8491 85
8594848493898988 88 92
88 87 89
87 86
86 8788
88 88 89 89 87 Italy
87 86 89 Adige Lombardy
Trentino-Alto
Trentino-Alto Adige Whites
Whites 94 92
94 92 93 93 92 92 Franciacorta
91 91
91 91 86 86 84 84 86
86 93 97
979090
90918585 9187
87 88 86 90
86 86 89
86 93 95
93 90
90 90
85 84
85 88
84 90
93
93 86 91 89 97 95 95 84 94 98
are based on experience with past Cabernet,Merlot
Cabernet, Merlot WhitesValley
Columbia
Columbia Valley 92
92 88Columbia
88 91 92
91 Valley
92 95 89
95 89 89 92
92 94
94 92
94 89
92 88 90 96
88 92 91
96 88 87
91 8790 86
8691898989909089 87 87
87 88 90
88 86
86 8889
89 89 89 89 90 Tuscany:
89 89 1982,
88 1978, 1971
YORK WASHINGTON

Collio-Friuli
Collio-Friuli Whites
Whites Tuscany 94 92
94 92 93 93 93 93 Bolgheri
90 92
90 92 88 88 83 83 87
87 95 90
909390
90948585 9387
87 93 86 94
86 86 90
86 93 83
93 90
90 97
85 84
85 89
84 90
90
90 93 94 90 93 83 89 84 87 95
vintages and assume a high-quality Syrah
Syrah Columbia
Columbia Valley
FingerValley
Lakes 91
91 90Reds
90 89 91
89 91 93 93 90 90 85 91
91 89
94 93
94 88
93 88 85 92
88 89 89
92 86 87
89 8784 88
8889898991898986 87 90
87 87 88
87 86
86 8689
89 84 91 88 90 Piedmont: 1982, 1978, 1971
Lombardy
Lombardy Franciacorta
Franciacorta 93 90
93 90 91 91 91 91 Chianti
88 90
88 90 8989 95
Classico 95 90
90 889390
94 88 90948686 9391
91 91 89 93
89 97 91
97 95 83
95 95
95 84 94
95
84 94
91 98
96
98 91 97 90 96 91 90 84 88 96
Whites
Whites ColumbiaValley
Columbia Valley 89
89 94Whites
89 90 90 92 92 88 88 88 90 91 8989 8989 87
90 90 90 8890 89
8991898993898989 90 92 89 89 89 88 Veneto: 1983, 1979, 1976,
wine and proper storage. 94 89 90 91
92 90 89 87 88 88 90 89 89 90
88 88 92 90 91 Tuscany
Tuscany
1974, 1971, 1970
Bolgheri
Bolgheri 95 93
95 93 94 94 93 93 Brunello
93 94
93 94 9090 83
di Montalcino83 97
97 899390
95 89 90949393 9394
94 92 90 94
90 93 87
93 83 83
83 89
89 84 87
84
91 87
89 95
95
94 90 98 86 96 90 90 83 91 96
FingerLakes
Finger Lakes Reds
RedsLong Island 85
85 89Reds
89 88 85
88 85 89 89 86 86 85 84
84 89 91
89
89 91 86
88 86
87 9090
85 88 88
90 868684 84
8485919190888887 90 86 93
90 89 86 92 90 89 80 91 90 ChiantiClassico
Chianti Classico 94 93
94 93 94 94 93 93 Maremma
91 93
91 93 91 91 83 83 95
95 919096
96929191 9197
97 90 90 92 96 90 91 82 90 84 88 88 96
92 91 90 96 91 90 84 96
NEW YORK

96 89 90 92 97 90 93 83 88 NR 92 97

ITALY
Whites
Whites 88
88 92Whites
92 90 89
90 89 90 90 88 88 86 90
90 91 93
91
89 93 89
92 89
88 9292
87 89 89
91 9090 888992
88 88 9290909088 91 89 93
91 90 88 92 90 89 84 91 90 BrunellodidiMontalcino
Montalcino 95 93 93 94 94 93 93 Reds
92 94 94 87 87 83 83 91 899094
94929090 9298
98 90 86 93 96 92 90 84 90 83 91 91 96
A General Guide to the LongIsland
Long Island Reds
Reds 85 89
85 89 88
88 87 85 90
87 85 90 84
84 85
85 90
90 87
87 86
86 93
93 89
89 86
86 92
92 90
90 89
89 80
80 91
91 90
Spain Brunello Umbria 95 92 91 92 89 86 96 90 90 83
91 90 96
91 96 94 86 94 88 91 80 87 97
90 Maremma 92 90 90 92 92 91 91 Verdicchio
90 92 92 90 90 82 82 96 899090
90919292 9097
97 91 90 91 93 88 83 87 88 NR 92 92 97
NEW

Quality and Drinkability Rioja: 1985, 1982, 1981,Maremma

1970, 92 90 96 92 89 90 93 83 88 NR 97

ITALY
Marche

ITALY
Whites 86 89 88 87
87 91 96 88 89 90 90 83 94 85 88 82 84 96
Whites 86 89 92
92 88 91 88
88 89
89 90
90 88
88 89
89 93
93 90
90 88
88 92
92 90
90 89
89 84
84 91
91 90
90 Umbria
Umbria Reds
Reds 92 90
92 90 92 92 92 92 90 90 93 93 92 92 84 91 90 90 9191 96 96 94 94 86 86 94 94 88 88 91 91 80 87 87 97
of the World’s Wines 1968, 1964 Conero/Rosso Piceno 84 91 92 90 92 92 90 90 89 89 80
90 89 97
87 89 91 82 95 85 87 81 85 97
Marche
Marche Verdicchio
Verdicchio 92 90
92 90 91 91 90 90 91 91 91 91 88 88 87 87 96 88
96 88 8989 90 90 90 90 83 83 94 94 85 85 88 88 82 84
82 84 96
96
Catalonia: 1985, 1983, 1982, Abruzzo Reds 93 90 91 92 91 90 87 88 92 93 92 92 91 81 93 92 92 85 83 96
Conero/RossoPiceno
Conero/Rosso Piceno 92 90
92 90 92 92 92 92 90 90 90 90 89 89 89 89 90 89
90 89 8787 89 89 91 91 82 82 95 95 85 85 87 87 81 85
81 85 97
97
1981 Campania Reds 93 92 94 93 94 90 89 88 90 92 94 93 95 92 94 93 90 82 86 96
RATINGS Abruzzo
Abruzzo
Ribera Reds
Reds
del Duero: 1985, 1983, 93 90
93 90 91 91 92 92 91 91 90 90 87 87 88 88 92 93
92 93 9292 92 92 91 91 81 81 93 93 92 92 92 92 85 83
85 83 96
96
Whites 93 9292 949493 9495 9392 9294 9093 93 94 95 92 90 90 89 92 90 89 81 85 94
98–100 • superlative Southern Hemisphere Campania
Campania
1982, Reds
1980, 1979, 1970,Reds
1968,
Whites
Whites
93 92
93
Basilicata
93
93
92 94
92
92
94 93
94
94
93 94
94
94
94 90
93 92
93
90 89
Aglianico
92del90
89 88
90
88
Vulture93
93
90
90
94
94
92 94 93 95 92 94 93 90
94 95
959292
92949090 9390
90 94 89 90
89 92 89
92 90 89
90
90
89
89
82 86
82
96
81 85
81
86
95
85
96
96
94
94
94 94 93 93 84 93 93 83 82 95
1962
94–97 • classic Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Region Wine Variety 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Basilicata
Basilicata
1992 1991 1990 Aglianicodel
Aglianico delVulturePuglia94
Vulture 94 92 92 94 94 93 93 Reds
94 90
94 90 89 89 89 89 96
96 92 95
959094
94909494 9093
93 91 93 85
93 84 88
84 93 83
93 93
93 90
83 82
83 97
82 92
95
95 93 84 91 87 97 93 92 96 97
90–93 • excellent Puglia
Puglia Reds Sicily 92
92 90 90 90 90 90 90 Reds
91 85 85 88 88 83 83 9092 97
979092
92939393 9284
84 94 91 90 87 91 97 87 93 84
92 96 86
96 83
97 87 87 87 93 95 90 85 90 88
Region
Region Wine
Wine Variety
Variety
Barossa/McLaren 2009
Vale2008Shiraz
2008 2007 2006
2006 2005
2005 2004
2004 2003
2003 2002
93 2002 2001
87 2001 2000
89 2000 1999
91 1999 1998
95 1998 1997
941997 1996
871996 199593
941995 1994871993 89
1992 1991
1991 1990
93 1990 93
87 86 91 88 Germany
84
Reds 91 90 91 87 97 93 92 97
Sicily92 92
2009 2007 1994 1993 1992
87–89 • very good Sicily Reds 92 90 90 93 93 92 92 Whites
94 90 90 91 91 87 87 8492 86
869083
83908787 9087
87 91 87 88 93 90 95 86 90 86
85 90 86
90 83
88 87 84 90 94 94 87 85 90 86
Clare Valley Riesling 89 88 94 88 88 87 91 93 Mosel-Saar-Ruwer/ Reds 92 94 84 87 93 95 90 85 88
Barossa/McLarenVale
Barossa/McLaren Shiraz
Vale Shiraz 93 87 89 91 95 94 94
87 93
94 89
93 91
87 93
89
93 87 89 91 95 94 87 94 93 87 89 93 87 93 86 91 88 84 92 92 93 87 93 86 91 88 84 92 92 89 90 84 87 85 87 93
AUSTRALIA

83–86 • good Rheingau: 1983, 1976, 1975, Whites

Whites Sardinia92 90
92 90 90 90 90 90 Reds
91 88
91 88 90 90 86 86 86
86 92 86
869083
83908787 9084
84 91 90 90
90 94 88
94 94 93
94 87
87 92 93
85 90
85 91
90 86
86 90 90 88 92 92 86 84 91 85
ClareValley
Clare Valley Riesling
Coonawarra
Riesling 94 93
94 93Cabernet
89 91
89 Sauvignon
91 93 89
93 89 90 88 94
88 94 88
88 88 88
88 88
94 8787
94 9191 9388 89
92 93 89879090938484918787 89 85 94
85 87 88
87 93 91
93 82 89 87 84 95 95
AUSTRALIA

Sardinia
AUSTRALIA

80–82 • acceptable 1971,

Sardinia 1959 Reds
Reds Catalonia
92 90
92 90 90 90 90 90 Reds
91 90
91 90 88 88 93 93 9290 93
92 938791
91859090 8790
90 94 88 91
88 92 86
92 92 85
92 86
86 84
93
84 91 85
89
91 85
90 88 88 89 91 91 89 80 82 88
Coonawarra
Coonawarra Cabernet
Cabernet Sauvignon
YarraSauvignon
Valley 90 88
90 88Pinot
88Noir
88 94 94
94 94 92 92 86 88 87
88 87 93
88 93 91
90 91
91 8989
92 9494 8889 91
86 88 91898282908989918787 87 84 91
84 95 93
95 95 91
95 90 Catalonia Reds
Catalonia Reds Rioja 9090 87 87 85 85 87 87 Reds
94 91
94 91 86 86 85 85 93
93 898690
91 89 90848888 8888
88 95 89 92
89 91 84
91 91 86
91 89
89 80
80
95 82 88
82
87 88
90 88 85 89 95 94 85 84 90 90

SPAIN
NV • not vintage year YarraValley
Yarra Valley Pinot
Pinot Noir Australia 86
Noir 86 8888Cabernet/Chardonnay
90 91 91 92 92 86 86 95 89 89
89 89 9090 9191 87 91 9388 91
9191909087 87 88 90 90 91
Western 90 95 95 88 87 90 91 94 93 93 Rioja
Portugal
Rioja Reds 91 86 84 84 88 88 Reds
95 92 92 84 84 86 86 95 878590
90858888 8885
85 94 89 92 95 84 94 86 85 84 90 90
90

SPAIN
Reds Ribera91 del 86 95 95 91 87 89 95 94 85 84 90

SPAIN
NR • not rated
Duero 93 88 89 88 87 89 95 92 NR 82 94
WesternAustralia
Western Australia Cabernet/Chardonnay
Cabernet/Chardonnay
Hunter Valley 95 95
95 95Semillon
95 88
95 88 90 90 94 94 90 88 91
88 91 87
84 87 87
89 87
89 8888
90 9090 9090 91
88 90 9187939388 90 89 92 86 89 88 89 86 85
Ribera94 86
delDuero
Duero
Port:
Ribera 1985,
del 1983, 1977, 1970,
Reds
Reds Galicia 91 85
91 85 85 85 88 88 Whites
94 92
94 92 84 84 86 86 93
93 888889
90 88 89888888 8787
87 94 89 91
89 95 85
95 92 86
92 NR
NR 82
82
92 94 90
94
88 87 86
HunterValley
Hunter Valley Semillon
Semillon 90 84 89 89
89 90 88
88 90 87 88 90 89 92 86 89 88 89 86 85 85 95 94 86 86
Hawke’s Bay 90 84 89
Reds 90 93 88 92 89 92 90 88 91 8689 8486 90
90 87 88 90 89 92 86 89 88 94
1966,
Galicia
Galicia 1963, 1955, 1948,Whites
1945
Whites 90 88
90 88 88 88 87 87 Whites
94 91
94 91 85 85 86 86 92 88
92 92 88909090 87
9487 9386 86
NEW ZEALAND

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 96 90 93 91 96 85 90 89 89 93 93 92 90 87 85 95

AUSTRIA PORTUGAL GERMANY

MATURITY Hawke’sBay
Hawke’s Bay Reds
Reds 93 88 92 92 89 89 92 92 90 90 88 88 9191 8686 8484 9090 95 95
Martinborough 93 88Pinot
ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND

Noir 92 88 93 88 93 87 88 91 88 87 91 90 Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Whites 92 90 90 94 93 96 96 90 90 93 93 91 91 96 85 85 9090 89 89 89 89 93 93 93 93 92 92 90 90 87 85 95

GERMANY
Whites
Rhine92 Regions 94 93 Whites 96 87 85 95

PORTUGAL GERMANY
Martinborough
Martinborough PinotNoir
Pinot Noir 92 88
92 88 93 93 88 88 93 93 87 87 88 88 9191 8888 8787 9191 90 90 93 88 96 94 95 88 94 94 95 87 91 89 88 95 88 92 87 87 85 94
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 92 88 92 91 93 88 92 90 90 89 91 90 88 90 80 91 81 United
Rhine
Rhine
85 States
Regions
Regions
93 Whites
Whites
Franken
93 88
93 88 96 96 94 94 95 95 88
Whites
88 94 94 94 94 95 87
95 87 9191 89 89 88 88 95 95 88 88 92 92 87 87 87
87 85
85 94
94
Hold Marlborough
Marlborough SauvignonBlanc
Sauvignon Blanc 92 88
92 88 92 92 91 91 93 93 88 88 92 92 9090 9090 8989 9191 90 90 8888 90 90 80 80 91 91 81 81 85 85 93 93 91 90 96 92 90 88 88 90 95 85 90 88 88 93 88 93 88 86 85 94
Central Otago Pinot Noir 92 91 88 89 93 90 89 90 90 California
Franken Cabernet: 1987,
Franken Whites
Whites 91 90
91 90 96 96 92 92 90 90 88 88 88 88 90 90 95 85
95 85 9090 88 88 88 88 93 93 88 88 93 93 88 88 86
86 85
85 94
94
88 93 92 94
NEW

CentralOtago
Central Otago PinotNoir
Pinot Noir 93 92
93 92 94 94 92 92 91 91 88 89 93
89 93 9090 8989 9090 90 90 Port 95 9089 869587 8993 9185 9091 9696 84 84 90 86 87 93 85 91 96 NR 93 92 85
Can drink, not yet at peak 1984,
Port 88
Port 1978,851974, 1968 95 89
95 89 95 95 89 89 91 91 90 90 96 96 84 84 84 90
84 86 87 93 85 91 96 NR NR 93
93 92
92 85
85

AUSTRIA PORTUGAL

SouthAfrica
Africa South
Reds Africa Reds 92 90 89 94 95 8790
87 9291
92 9392
93 94 90 95
94 89
95 87 95
87 86 87
86 91 92
91 86 93
86 84 94
84 87 95
87 88 88 87 85 86 91 86 84 87 Table Wines
South Reds
Maipo
94 90
94 90 91
Reds
91 92 90 89 95 85 Oregon
Table 86 Pinot
Wines Noir: 1983,Reds
TableWines 1980
Reds 95 90
95 90 94 94 88 88 Reds
91 89
91 89 92 92 83 83 85
85 95 90
909088
88949191 8892
92 91 89 89
89 92 92
92 96 83
96 87
87 85
93
93 90
91
91 88
88
88 91 92 89 92 96 87 93 91 88
Ready, at peak maturity Maipo
Maipo Reds
Reds 87 89
87 89 95 88
95 88 94 94 90 93 86 92 88 91 83 91 90 89 90 89 85 86 89 90
90 87
93 89
86 95
92 88
88 94
91 90
83 9193 9086 89 92 90 88 89 9185 8386 9189 89 90 89 85 89
Washington Reds: 1987,Whites1983,
Whites 91 92 92 90 90 87 87 Whites
88 85 85 87 87 86 86 8891 89
899290
90908989 8790
90 88 90 85 89 87 90 86 90 88
88 89
90 90
89 89 90 90 89 90 90 88 90 89
CHILE

91 88 88 90 89 90 90 88 90 89
CHILE
CHILE

Casablanca/Coastal
Casablanca/Coastal Casablanca/Coastal
Whites
Whites 86 88
86 88Whites
93 90
93 90 92 92 90 90 86 85 92
85 88
92 8793
87 9190 81
91 92 90
81 90 90
90 9085 92 87 91 81 90 90
1979,
Danube
Danube 1978
Regions
Regions Whites
Whites Danube 93Regions
89 90 90 92 92 Whites
88 88 88 87 87 88 88 8993 86
868992
92908888 9289
89 88 88 88 88 87 86 88 90 89
88 86
88 92
90 88 89 88 88 86 90 88 88 90
93 89 88 89 88 88 86 90 88 88 90
AUSTRIA
Can drink, maybe past peak
Colchagua
Colchagua RedsColchagua
Reds 87 90
87 90Reds94 88
94 88 94 94 90 90 87 93 83
93 90
83 9294
92 8788 91
87 94 84
91 90 91
84 9193 90
9083 92 87 91 84 91 90 Burgenland
Burgenland Reds
Reds Burgenland
93 88 88 88 88 93 93 Reds
85 89 89 91 91 89 89 9093 90
908891
91888888 9392
92 85 85 89 87 91 90 89 92 90
92 90
89 91
92 88 92 85 87 90 92 92 89 92
93 85 90 85 87 90 92 92 89 92
In decline, maybe undrinkable Argentina/Mendoza
Argentina/Mendoza Argentina/Mendoza
Reds
Reds 92 87
92 87Reds86 93
86 93 89 89 88 88 92 92 9487
94 8786
87 8793 90
87 89 83
90 88 89
83 8992 95
95949595879090879393 90 88 83
88 87 89
87 93 95
93 95 90 93 88 87 93 SweetWines
Sweet Wines 94 87 87 95 95 90 90 Sweet
91 Wines
91 84 84 88 88 9194 84
848794
94959292 9086
86 91 87 91 90 84 86 88 90 91
84 84
86 94
89 92 86 87 90 86 90 84 86 89
94 91 91 91 87 90 86 90 84 86 89
Not a declared vintage/no data

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