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Vintage Wine Ratings Chart

98-100=Superlative Year, 94-97=Classic , 90-93=Excellent, 87-89=Very Good, 83-86=Good, 80-82=Acceptable, NV=Not Vintage Year, NR=Not Rated.

Bold = Peak, Drink Now
Plus  = Drinkable now but not yet at peak
Minus = Drink Now but Fading
* = Hold,  # = Past prime
California '99 '98 '97 '96 '95 '94 '93 '92 '91 '90 '89 '88 '87 '86 '85
Cabernet Sauvignon 92* 85 95* 92* 92+ 97+ 90 93 95+ 93 83- 80# 93 90 92
Chardonnay 90 89 95 90 93 90- 90- 92- 92- 93# 82# 88# 80# 91# 93#
Pinot Noir 91+ 90 94+ 91 91 93+ 90 90 93 90 85# 92# 89# 88# 91#
Pinot Noir/Chardonnay
C. Coast/Santa Barbara		 90+ 89 95+ 89 89 92 85# 89- 91- 91- 86# 88# 87# 86# 89#
Zinfandel 91+ 87 91 93+ 92+ 95+ 92+ 91 92- 92- 85# 84# 92- 88# 89#
Oregon-Washington '99 '98 '97 '96 '95 '94 '93 '92 '91 '90 '89 '88 '87 '86 '85
Oregon - Pinot Noir 92* 92+ 84 86 87 94+ 91 90 90 92 88- 89- 80# 86# 94-
Washington - Red 96* 93* 91+ 90+ 87 95- 89 92 91 89- 95 87# 93 82# 89#
France '99 '98 '97 '96 '95 '94 '93 '92 '91 '90 '89 '88 '87 '86 '85
Bordeaux - Red/Medoc 88* 89* 86 93+ 91* 88+ 85 80- 80- 98+ 96+ 89 81# 95+ 93
Bordeaux - Red/St.-Emilion 89* 92* 85 87+ 93+ 90+ 86 NR NR 98+ 93 90 81# 90+ 89
Bordeaux - White 90+ 88 90 88 88 80- NR NR NR 96+ 90 97+ NR 95 86
Burgundy - Red 88* 88* 89 92* 90* 85 88 80- 85 95 91 88 90- NR 91-
Burgundy - White 87 89 89 92* 91 87 83 91 NR 92 91 84- NR 92 90
Rhone - North 90* 92* 91* 87* 91* 89 NR NR 93+ 93+ 97 92 86# 86# 92
Rhone - South 89* 97* 85 85 93* 88 87 NR NR 96 95 89 NR 80# 90
Loire-Dry/ Sweet White 89 86 85 92 91 82- 89 83- NR 91 92 87- NR 89- 86-
Alsace 84 89 96 90+ 88+ 86 84 80- NR 93 96 89 NR NR 89-
Champagne - Vintage 88* 87 85 92 89 NV 87 NV NV 98 90 88 NV 87 95
Italy '99 '98 '97 '96 '95 '94 '93 '92 '91 '90 '89 '88 '87 '86 '85
Piedmont 92* 95* 93* 95* 88 81- 87 NR NR 98+ 97+ 91 81- NR 90
Tuscany 89* 88+ 95* 86 92* 85 87 NR 86 93 82# 91 NR 85# 94
Veneto - Amarone 88* 89* 95+ NR 94+ 87 88 NR NR 95+ NR 93+ NR NR 91
Spain '99 '98 '97 '96 '95 '94 '93 '92 '91 '90 '89 '88 '87 '86 '85
Rioja 90* 88* 85 89 95* 94* 85 84- 88+ 90 90 85- 87 84# 85#
Catalonia 90* 88* 88 89 91+ 91+ 89 80# 82- 88+ 86 86 88 NR 87
Ribera del Duero 89* 88* 87* 98+ 95+ 92+ NR 82- 94+ 91 95+ NR 84- 98 88
Australia '99 '98 '97 '96 '95 '94 '93 '92 '91 '90 '89 '88 '87 '86 '85
Barossa 86* 86* 90+ 91+ 93* 89 91 81- 92 93 84- 87 83- 90 92
Coonawarra 93* 93* 95* 87 82- 86 91 84- 94 96 82- 89 86- 94 89
Hunter Valley 91+ 92* 87 89 88 89 86 85 94* 86 87 83- 89 92 85-
Other 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
Portugal (Port) 86* 87* 93+ 85+ 91* 96* NR 92+ 91+ 85 86 83- 85 82- 95
Rhine Regions 91* 89* 88 95* 88 92 87 87 85 94 91 87- NR 83- 87-
Mosel/Saar/Ruwer 90* 89 89 93* 93 92 90 87 85- 95 90 90 80- 80- 90-
Chile 92* 84 91* 90+ 89+ 90+ 89 85- 86- 89- 87- 86- 85- 82-  
Argentina 90* 83 89* 95* 95* 90 93+ 88- 87- 93- 90- 83-      
South Africa 92* 93+ 90+ 82 91 86 84- 87 88 85-          
New Zealand 91+ 95+ 88 90 80- 91 81- 85- 93-            

Source: Adapted from Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 1-800-356-8466

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