Wine on the Web - Vintage Charts, Bordeaux Red


	*Bordeaux Red (Claret)*

Year		WOW Rating	%
2006	A mixed bag due to cool August weather. Careful timing of harvest and selection of grapes still means some excellent wines. Taste before you buy.	Hold	87
2005	Outstanding vintage. Concentrated flavours after long, dry summer means exceptionally long lived wines.	Hold	98
2004	Drink lesser known wines. Top names will keep a little longer.	Drink or Hold	88
2003	Attractive, long-lasting year, consistent quality.	Hold	90
2002	Good vintage for dependable names. Drink lesser known chateaux.	Drink or Hold	88
2001	Good vintage underestimated by many	Hold	89
2000	Superb and long-lasting vintage, great wines	Hold	98
1999	Light vintage but some good top chateaux	Drink or Hold	85
1998	Quite a good year, long-aging top wines will succeed	Hold	86
1997	Will be pleasantly drinkable from 4 years	Hold	85
1996	Excellent vintage for most chateaux	Hold	91
1995	Best vintage since 1990. Top names will benefit from 7-10 years	Hold	87
1994	Sound but sometimes unexciting	Hold	86
1993	Light year but some quaffable wines	Drink	82
1992	Forget it!	Avoid	75
1991	Rather disappointing	Avoid	75
1990	Magnificent vintage, many great wines	Hold	98
1989	Classic year, give great names a further 3-7 years	Drink or Hold	94
1988	Good, reliable vintage, most at peak now	Drink	89

NB: The Bordeaux vintage chart applies to Grand Cru Classé wines. Most Cru Bourgeois, which are excellent value, peak at 4 - 7 years. Many petits chateaux are quaffable from 2 years of age.

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