Vintage Charts
Our Wine Vintage Key Chart
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| 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 09 | 08 | 07 | 06 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 01 | 00 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | |
| Alsace | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Argentina | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Australia | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Austria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Bordeaux Dry | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Bordeaux Sweet | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Burgundy (Chablis) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Burgundy (Cote d'Or) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Maconnais | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Champagne | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Chile | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Germany | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Italy | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Languédoc-Roussillon | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Loire Valley Dry | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| Loire Valley Sweet | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| Portugal (Table Wines) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Rhône Valey (North) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Rhône Valley (South) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| South-West France | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| South Africa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| U.S.A. (California) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| Vintage | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 09 | 08 | 07 | 06 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 01 | 00 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | |
| Argentina | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Australia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Beaujolais | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Bordeaux (Left Bank) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Bordeaux (Right Bank) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Burgundy (Côte de Nuits) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Burgundy (Côte de Beaune) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Chile | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Italy | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Languédoc-Roussillon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Loire Valley Red | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| Portugal (Table Wines) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Rhône Valley (North) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Rhône Valley (South) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| South-West France | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| South Africa | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Vintage Port | 6 | ND | ND | 5 | ND | ND | ND | 5 | ND | ND | 5 | ND | ND | 5 | ND | ND | 5 | ND | 4 | ||||
| U.S.A. (California) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
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