Vintage Chart
Quality of even the finest wines varies from one vintage to the next. While modern winemaking techniques can do much to shape the wine that consumers finally experience in bottle, climate throughout a growing season plays a large part in defining the character and quality of each vintage. Climate itself can vary between countries, regions, and even appellations in any given vintage. Wine Lister’s Vintage Chart visualises these variations, looking at average scores of the top-performing wines across the Wine Lister database.
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+ Australia | | | | | 94 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
— France | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | | 93 | 92 | | 93 | 91 | | | 88 | 91 | | 91 | 90 | | | | 91 | 92 |
Alsace | | | 92 | | | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | | | | | | 96 | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
— Bordeaux Red | 93 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 86 | | 92 | 93 | 90 | | 93 | 92 | | 93 | 91 | | | 88 | 91 | | | 90 | | | | 91 | 92 |
— Left Bank Red | 93 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | | 91 | 93 | 90 | | 93 | 93 | | 94 | 91 | | | | 91 | | | 89 | | | | 90 | 91 |
Haut-Médoc | 90 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 89 | | 90 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Margaux | 94 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 92 | 90 | | | 83 | | 91 | 94 | 90 | | 93 | 93 | | 94 | 88 | | | | 90 | | | 89 | | | | | 92 |
Médoc | 90 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 90 | | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | | 89 | | 90 | | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pauillac | 95 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 89 | | | 92 | 92 | 90 | | 93 | 93 | | 93 | 94 | | | | 91 | | | | | | | 90 | 91 |
Pessac-Léognan | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | | 91 | 94 | 89 | | 94 | 92 | | | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | 92 |
Saint-Estèphe | 93 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 90 | | | | 91 | 92 | 90 | | | | | | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Saint-Julien | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 91 | 91 | | 89 | 89 | | 92 | 91 | 91 | | 93 | 92 | | | 91 | | | | 92 | | | | | | | | 90 |
— Right Bank Red | 96 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 91 | | | 93 | 93 | 91 | | 93 | 92 | | 92 | 91 | | | 88 | 90 | | | 91 | | | | 92 | 92 |
Pomerol | 95 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 91 | | | 92 | 94 | 93 | | 93 | 93 | | 91 | 93 | | | | | | | 93 | | | | 92 | 93 |
Saint-Emilion | 96 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | | | | 93 | 92 | 89 | | 92 | 90 | | 92 | 89 | | | 88 | 90 | | | 89 | | | | | 91 |
Bordeaux Dry White | 92 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 90 | | 91 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bordeaux Sweet White | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 91 | | | | 92 | 93 | 91 | | 93 | | | 93 | 92 | | | 88 | | | 93 | 93 | | | | 94 | |
— Burgundy Red | | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 91 | | 94 | | 94 | 93 | | 92 | | | 94 | | | | | | | | | 91 | | | | | | |
+ Côte de Beaune Red | | 91 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 91 | | 92 | | 94 | 94 | | | | | 94 | | | | | | | | | 91 | | | | | | |
+ Côte de Nuits Red | | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 92 | | 94 | | | 93 | | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |