Year

WOW Rating

%

2004

Excellent vintage with consistent quality.

Hold

92

2003

The heatwave summer produced hot days and hot nights and left a lot of dull juice.

Avoid

70

2002

A poor weather disaster compared with the previous 3 years.

Avoid

70

2001

Another outstanding vintage.

Drink or Hold

96

2000

Truly great vintage, very consistent.

Drink or Hold

95

1999

Really good vintage, well-balanced wines. Some will keep for 10 years or more.

Drink or Hold

93

1998

Really good vintage for both white and red

Drink

90

1997

Very fine year, consistent wines

Drink

91

1996

Exceptional year, magnificent reds, excellent whites

Drink or Hold

95

1995

Good vintage, reasonably consisent

Drink

89

1994

Wonderful harvest, classic top whites, reds outstanding

Drink

94

1993

Average vintage, best drunk quickly

Drink

85

1992

Healthy harvest, attractive whites, sound reds

Drink

89

1991

Only Italy really succeeded in Western Europe in '91

Drink

90

1990

Second great vintage, save finest reds, excellent whites

Drink

95

1989

Stunning year, top wines exceptional. Superb now, if you can find a bottle!

Drink

96