Vintage guide

Drought conditions produced concentrated, structured reds with exceptional longevity.

Small crop, excellent quality. Refined reds; powerful, early-drinking whites.

Outstanding — perhaps a once-in-a-generation vintage. Age for 20+ years.

Smoke taint affected some vineyards from wildfires; choose producers carefully.

Right Bank brilliance (Pomerol, Saint-Émilion). Left Bank also excellent.

Warm, ripe year — more fruit-forward than 2018. Approachable earlier.

A declared vintage year; one of the finest in two decades.

Classic Australian vintage — balanced alcohol, superb structure.

Both banks outstanding. One of the most celebrated Bordeaux vintages since 2009.

Ripe and generous; drink reds earlier than usual.

Excellent across the board. Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie at their best.

Brunello and Super-Tuscans showing power and finesse in equal measure.

Exceptional — comparable to 2009 and 2010. Left Bank at its most classic.

Reds of great depth and longevity; a cellar essential.

Magnificent — concentrated yet elegant Nebbiolo with 30+ year potential.

Precise, racy Riesling with tremendous aging potential.