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Vintage Guides

Vintage Guides are summaries and often good producers make excellent wines in lesser vintages. See what you think for yourself...

This chart is only relevant for wines of a quality that will improve with age.

  • Click the icons in the chart to view the wines available from our list
  • Ratings displayed in white boxes with a black border can be clicked to view the wines available from our list.
  • Greyed out boxes display vintages where wines are currently unavailable.

  
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Red Wine
Burgundy (Red)
 9Drink/Keep 6Lay Down 5Drink/Keep 10Drink/Keep 8Lay Down 6Lay Down 7Lay Down
Rhone (North)
 2Past Best 8Drink/Keep 7Drink/Keep 10Drink/Keep 9Lay Down 8Lay Down 6Lay Down
Rhone (South)
 3Past Best 8Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 9Drink/Keep 8Lay Down 10Lay Down 5Lay Down
Tuscany
 5Drink/Keep 7Drink/Keep 9Drink/Keep 6Drink/Keep 9Lay Down 9Lay Down 8Lay Down
Rioja
 5Drink/Keep 6Drink/Keep 9Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 8Lay Down 8Lay Down  
Medoc/Graves
 7Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 7Drink/Keep 10Lay Down 7Lay Down 6Lay Down 6Lay Down
St Emilion/Pomerol
 6Drink Now 7Drink/Keep 7Drink/Keep 10Lay Down 7Lay Down 6Lay Down 7Lay Down
White Wine
Burgundy (Cote d’Or)
 10Drink/Keep 6Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 9Drink/Keep 7Lay Down 8Lay Down 7Lay Down
Chablis
 8Drink/Keep 6Drink Now 7Drink/Keep 9Drink/Keep 7Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 7Lay Down
Alsace
 6Drink Now 7Drink Now 7Drink/Keep 9Drink/Keep 4Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 9Drink/Keep
Sauternes
 7Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 6Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 7Lay Down 7Lay Down 5Lay Down
Germany
 6Drink/Keep 8Drink/Keep 6Drink/Keep 10Drink/Keep 6Drink/Keep 9Drink/Keep 7Drink/Keep
Fortified Wine
Port
   9Lay Down       9Lay Down  

Key To Symbols

1 = Very Poor
10 = Outstanding
Drink now = Drink now
Wines to lay down = Wines to lay down
May be drunk now, the best will keep = May be drunk now, the best will keep
Wines that are past their best = Wines that are past their best

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