The Wine Enthusiast Wine Vintage Chart — 2025 Edition

Find out what wines in your collection are peaking and what may be past its prime. Use this vintage chart like a time machine into the past and future experiences with vintages yet to be explored. To use it, find the year of the wine you’re about to crack open and match it to the [...] Read More... The post The Wine Enthusiast Wine Vintage Chart — 2025 Edition appeared first on Wine Enthusiast.

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Find out what wines in your collection are peaking and what may be past its prime.

Use this vintage chart like a time machine into the past and future experiences with vintages yet to be explored. To use it, find the year of the wine you’re about to crack open and match it to the color-coded ratings. Remember that this is general guidance that evolves and not hard fast rules. Share your findings with us at tastings@wineenthusiast.com.

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Ratings:

98–100

Classic

94–97

Superb

90–93

Excellent

87–89

Very Good

83–86

Good

80–82

Acceptable

Not Vintage Year

Color
Key:

Hold
Can DrinkNot at Peak
ReadyAt Peak
Can DrinkMay be Past Peak
In DeclineMay be Undrinkable
Undeclared VintageNo Data

Argentina

Region	Wine Variety	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Mendoza	Reds	90	91	92	88	93	92	91	84	85	85	90	87	89	90	89	87	86	93	89	88	92	94	85	87	90	83	89
Mendoza	Whites	89	90	91	87	90	89

Australia

Region	Wine Variety	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Barossa/McLaren Vale	Shiraz	93	94	96	92	93	95	94	92	91	90	93	96	83	95	91	87	89	91	95	94	87	94	93	87	89	93	87
Clare Valley	Riesling	94	95	94	93	94	96	97	96	96	90	92	93	87	95	93	92	89	91	93	89	88	94	88	88	87	91	93
Coonawarra	Cabernet Sauvignon	90	93	95	93	95	94	90	90	90	90	93	95	83	93	90	88	88	94	94	92	88	87	93	91	89	94	88
Yarra Valley	Pinot Noir	88	92	93	95	91	91	96	91	95	88	93	95	82	89	85	88	90	91	92	86	89	89	90	91	87	91	93
Western Australia	Cabernet/Chardonnay	96	93	90	92	95	95	93	92	91	93	93	94	94	95	94	94	95	88	90	94	88	91	91	87	88	90	90
Hunter Valley	Semillon	95	92	93		92	94	93	86	85	96	91	86	91	90	93	84	89	89	90	88	90	87	88	90	89	92	86

Austria

Region	Appellation/Type	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Danube Regions	Whites	94	95	98	95	96	94	94	94	94	90	93	94	94	90	93	89	90	92	88	88	87	88	89	86	92	88	89
Burgenland	Reds	94	95	97	94	96	93	93	93	93	88	91	90	92	90	93	90	88	93	85	89	91	89	90	90	91	88	92
	Sweet Wines	91	90	92	93	93	92	92	92	96	87	90	90	88	90	94	87	95	90	91	91	84	88	91	84	94	92	86

Chile

Region	Wine Variety	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Maipo	Reds	89	89	88	85	88	92	86	83	90	88	90	88	89	88	88	89	95	88	94	90	93	86	92	88	91	83	91
Casablanca/Coastal	Whites	90	88	87	87	87	90	87	85	91	84	88	85	90	90	86	88	93	90	92	90	85	92	87	91	81	90	90
Colchagua	Reds	89	89	90	85	88	92	85	84	90	85	87	88	90	90	87	90	94	88	94	90	93	83	92	87	91	84	91

France

Region	Appellation/Type	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Bordeaux	Pomerol/Saint-Émilion	94	95	95	95	95	95	94	97	96	95	87	90	90	97	96	92	88	91	98	91	88	87	95	97	88	92	85
	Médoc	95	95	93	97	98	97	95	98	99	94	88	90	91	100	97	93	87	91	100	89	89	86	96	96	88	90	83
	Graves (red)	95	94	93	96	96	95	96	96	96	94	87	91	90	96	96	91	86	88	95	89	89	86	94	96	89	89	84
	Graves (white)	93	93	95	94	95	95	95	95	94	95	95	95	94	95	91	90	96	90	93	91	86	90	90	94	90	89	89
	Sauternes/Barsac	95	94	95	92	95	96	96	95	96	95	94	88	95	95	95	88	95	91	89	87	92	91	95	81	94	87	92
Burgundy	Côte de Nuits (red)	96	96	94	96	96	95	96	94	98	95	92	94	91	95	97	89	88	89	96	91	94	97	88	84	93	92	90
	Côte de Beaune (red)	96	96	94	96	96	94	95	93	96	91	90	90	92	94	95	91	87	90	95	90	93	96	88	84	88	87	90
	Côte Chalonnaise (red)	96	95	94	95	94	95	93	94	94
	Chablis	96	96	94	96	95	94	94	95	94	95	90	95	94	96	95	91	91	91	95	92	87	95	93	89	87	89	89
	Côte de Beaune (white)	96	96	95	96	95	94	95	93	94	96	94	95	94	96	95	92	91	91	96	93	88	96	92	91	88	90	89
	Côte Chalonnaise (white)	96	96	94	95	94	94	94	93	94
	Mâconnais	95	95	94	96	96	94	96	94	93	94	92	94	94	95	95	90	90	90	92	89	84	91	90	89	87	89	90
Beaujolais		94	93	92	95	96	96	96	90	96	94	89	89	93	93	96	90	87	90	92	91	90	87	87	84	88	88	90
Northern Rhône	Reds		96	93	94	96	94	94	95	99	87	88	92	91	95	95	86	87	91	94	87	93	83	92	90	93	92	91
	Whites		95	96	94	94	93	93	93	94	93	90	92	92	95	92	87	88	91	92	94	86	85	91	87	92	92	90
Southern Rhône	Reds	95	96	93	93	94	94	94	99	97	89	88	92	91	98	93	85	96	90	92	90	90	NR	93	90	89	96	85
	Whites	95	96	95	93	93	93	93	94	93	89	90	92	92	95	89	87	94	89	88	87	87	85	87	87	90	93	87
Loire	Dry Whites	94	92	93	94	95	94	95	96	96	95	90	94	92	94	94	91	92	88	94	91	89	92	88	84	89	86	85
	Sweet Whites	94	93	92	92	93	95	94	93	97	96	87	87	95	94	93	87	95	89	95	89	92	87	93	88	89	85	90
	Reds	94	93	93	95	96	97	97	93	96	95	88	93	93	89	93	88	89	88	93	88	90	88	89	93	90	85	87
Alsace		94	95	94	92	94	93	93	90	92	89	89	92	91	93	95	90	94	88	91	93	89	88	94	86	84	89	96
Champagne		93	96	94	96	97	97	95	93	95	93		98	91	90	94	98	91	89	93	95	86	98	NV	88	88	90	87
Languedoc-Roussillon		93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	93	88	90	89	90	92	92	90	91	91	87	88	90	84	92	90	89	95	85
Provence	Reds	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	92	89	89	91	89	91	90	94	90	87	87	90	85	90	91	88	94	86

Germany

Region	Appellation/Type	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Mosel	Whites	93	92	98	97	98	93	93	93	96	90	89	92	93	93	95	90	94	93	96	90	93	91	96	85	90	89	89
Rhine Regions	Whites	95	93	96	94	95	92	92	90	94	90	90	92	93	92	94	88	96	94	95	88	94	94	95	84	91	89	88
Franken	Whites	94	95	95	95	96	92	92	91	93	90	90	91	90	89	92	90	96	92	90	88	88	90	95	85	90	88	88

Italy

Region	Appellation/Type	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Piedmont	Barbaresco	91	92	96	93	98	91	91	99	92	92	92	93	90	98	94	95	90	95	91	96	85	82	96	95	94	95	93
	Barolo	91	93	97	93	98	91	90	99	93	90	94	93	93	98	95	95	95	95	91	97	86	82	97	90	95	94	93
Veneto	Amarone	91	90	93	91	93	89	90	92	91	85	91	92	92	93	94	90	93	93	92	92	90	83	90	89	88	89	95
	Soave Classico/Lugana	91	90	94	93	94	91	88	92	90	85	90	90	91	93	93	90	91	91	89	90	88	84	85	94	87	90	95
Trentino-Alto Adige	Whites	91	90	94	93	93	90	88	90	90	84	89	91	91	93	94	92	93	92	91	91	86	84	86	97	90	85	87
Collio-Friuli	Whites	90	88	93	93	93	91	90	94	92	85	89	92	92	93	94	92	93	93	90	92	88	83	87	90	90	85	87
Lombardy	Franciacorta	91	92	93	91	95	90	88	92	90	85	89	92	90	92	93	90	91	91	88	90	89	87	90	88	90	86	91
Tuscany	Bolgheri	90	93	91	90	95	88	88	91	91	85	91	93	93	96	93	93	94	93	93	94	90	83	97	89	90	93	94
	Chianti Classico	91	93	92	91	95	90	88	92	92	83	91	91	92	96	94	93	94	93	91	93	91	83	95	91	96	91	97
	Brunello di Montalcino	91	92	92	93	95	90	88	96	92	83	91	92	93	98	95	93	97	97	92	94	87	83	91	89	94	90	98
	Maremma	90	92	91	91	95	88	88	90	90	84	91	90	90	94	92	90	92	91	90	92	90	82	96	89	90	92	97
Umbria	Reds	90	91	93	91	93	90	88	91	90	84	89	90	90	93	92	90	92	92	90	93	92	84	91	90	91	96	94
Marche	Verdicchio	89	89	95	92	93	91	87	90	90	86	89	91	90	92	91	90	91	90	91	91	88	87	96	88	89	90	90
	Conero/Rosso Piceno	88	88	91	90	90	88	88	91	90	83	89	88	90	92	91	90	92	92	90	90	89	89	90	89	87	89	91
Abruzzo	Reds	89	91	91	90	90	87	88	90	90	83	88	90	90	93	92	90	91	92	91	90	87	88	92	93	92	92	91
Campania	Reds	90	92	91	91	94	89	89	92	90	84	89	92	92	93	93	92	94	93	94	90	89	88	90	92	94	93	95
	Whites	91	93	92	93	94	90	88	92	91	86	92	92	92	93	93	92	94	94	93	92	90	93	94	95	92	90	90
Basilicata	Aglianico del Vulture	90	92	91	91	93	88	89	90	90	82	89	91	92	94	93	92	94	93	94	90	89	89	96	95	94	94	93
Puglia	Reds	89	91	91	90	91	87	88	90	90	82	89	90	90	92	92	90	90	90	91	89	88	83	90	97	92	93	84
Sicily	Reds	91	92	92	93	95	88	88	93	92	93	88	92	91	90	88	90	93	92	94	90	91	87	84	86	83	87	87
	Whites	93	93	93	92	92	90	88	91	91	94	89	90	90	91	88	90	90	90	91	88	90	86	86	86	83	87	84
Sardinia	Reds	91	92	92	92	93	89	89	91	91	94	90	91	91	92	92	90	90	90	91	90	88	93	92	93	91	90	90

New Zealand

Region	Wine Variety	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Hawke’s Bay	Reds	86	95	95	96	95	93	91	94	93	95	96	88	86	95	93	88	92	89	92	90	88	91	86	84	90	95
Martinborough	Pinot Noir	87	95	95	96	95	89	90	93	91	90	93	89	94	91	92	88	93	88	93	87	88	91	88	87	91	90
Marlborough	Sauvignon Blanc	95	93	93	95	94	84	89	92	93	89	93	90	90	92	92	88	92	91	93	88	92	90	90	89	91	90	88
Central Otago	Pinot Noir	94	95	95	96	93	89	91	92	92	91	90	92	88	93	92	92	93	92	91	88	89	93	90	89	90	90

Portugal

Region	Appellation/Type	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Port			95	93	95	95	96	96	100	96	88	89	90	100	92	96	89	93	89	91	90	96	84	84	92	86	87	93
Table Wines	Reds	96	94	94	95	96	95	95	96	96	89	89	94	95	92	95	90	94	88	91	89	92	83	85	90	88	91	92
	Whites	93	92	93	95	94	94	94	95	94	93	93	92	91	92	91	92	90	87	88	85	87	86	88	89	90	89	90

Spain

Region	Appellation/Type	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Catalonia	Reds		93	92	90	92	86	87	93	92	87	88	89	91	92	90	87	85	87	94	91	86	85	93	89	90	88	88
Rioja	Reds		93	93	92	94	86	86	95	93	85	85	92	93	92	91	86	86	88	93	94	84	84	95	87	90	88	85
Ribera del Duero	Reds		93	93	91	92	87	87	93	93	85	84	91	93	95	92	85	85	88	94	92	84	86	93	88	89	88	87
Galicia	Whites		92	90	95	95	87	87	92	90	84	85	90	88	93	90	88	88	87	94	91	85	86	92	88	90	87	86

South Africa

Region	Wine Variety	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
South Africa	Reds	92	91	92	91	93	92	95	91	95	88	89	90	89	87	94	88	91	92	90	89	93	87	92	93	92	93	87

USA

Region	Wine Variety	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
California
Napa	Chardonnay	92	91	93	91	92	93	90	94	90	92	91	91	87	87	88	87	90	86	86	85	85	90	90	88	88	87	94
	Cabernet Sauvignon	93	91	94	88	94	94	90	95	95	95	95	95	89	89	89	92	95	90	95	90	90	93	98	85	93	85	96
	Zinfandel	92	90	93	90	90	90	89	93	93	93	93	92	89	89	89	89	94	87	87	90	88	86	91	85	90	85	89
Russian River Valley	Chardonnay	94	92	93	92	94	94	92	94	92	94	94	93	89	89	87	90	92	86	91	93	91	97	93	90	92	88	95
	Pinot Noir	95	91	94	93	94	94	92	95	92	94	95	95	89	91	90	92	96	87	95	93	90	89	90	89	91	85	91
Sonoma	Cabernet Sauvignon	93	91	92	89	91	92	90	94	93	93	95	93	88	87	87	90	92	87	89	87	89	88	93	84	90	84	91
	Pinot Noir	95	91	92	90	91	92	90	95	92	94	95	95	90	92	91	93	95	87	95	93	89	88	89	87	90	85	90
	Zinfandel	93	90	92	90	91	92	89	93	93	93	93	92	89	89	89	88	93	86	90	90	89	88	91	86	90	86	88
Carneros	Chardonnay	94	93	93	90	91	92	92	92	90	94	93	92	88	88	87	89	91	85	87	92	91	95	93	89	89	85	91
	Pinot Noir	93	91	93	90	90	91	91	92	91	93	94	93	87	90	89	90	94	86	93	89	89	85	87	85	87	83	85
Anderson Valley	Pinot Noir	95	93	95	91	91	95	90	92	94	93	95	96	91	93	93	92	95	88	94	90	90	87
Santa Barbara	Chardonnay	93	91	93	92	93	93	93	93	92	93	93	93	92	92	90	91	92	90	89	92	92	94	91	88	91	88	95
	Pinot Noir	93	91	93	93	94	93	91	94	93	93	93	94	90	92	91	92	95	90	95	93	94	94	92	89	90	84	95
Central Coast	Chardonnay	92	90	92	91	92	92	92	92	91	92	92	92	90	91	88	90	92	87	90	93	92	94	90	89	89	85	94
	Pinot Noir	92	91	93	93	93	92	91	92	91	93	92	92	91	93	89	89	94	88	92	89	93	95	91	88	89	86	93
	Syrah	92	91	92	92	93	92	92	92	91	92	90	89	91	89	87	87	90	85	84	86	92	88	91	84	86	83
North Coast	Syrah	93	92	90	89	92	91	90	92	92	91	91	92	89	88	87	88	93	88	85	89	89	88	92	84	89	83
South Coast	Syrah	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	90	90	88	94	91	87	89	91	89	92	85	88	83
Paso Robles	Reds	92	91	92	91	92	92	92	91	91	91	92	91	90	90	90	87	92	87	85	87	86	86	87	85	89	84	86
Sierra Foothills	Zinfandel	94	93	90	92	91	93	89	94	94	93	93	92	89	91	90	88	90	87	87	89	87	86	85	84	85	84	84
Oregon
Willamette Valley	Pinot Noir	94	93	93	85	91	92	93	91	95	93	92	93	91	87	91	92	86	94	89	92	86	88	92	91	94	92	84
	Whites	92	92	91	91	92	92	94	92	93	93	93	92	89	88	92	94	86	91	90	93	86	88	89	90	83	90	85
Southern Oregon	Reds	92	92	91	91	90	87	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	89	88	90	89	87	87	90	85	87	88	89	90	89	84
Washington
Columbia Valley	Cabernet, Merlot	92	93	92	91	92	95	91	90	90	93	91	95	89	92	90	92	93	92	95	89	92	94	92	88	96	91	87
	Syrah	93	92	93	92	93	93	91	91	90	90	90	95	91	89	91	90	89	91	93	90	91	94	93	88	92	89	87
	Whites	92	93	91	92	92	93	94	91	89	90	88	93	90	92	89	94	89	90	92	88	90	91	89	89	87	90	88
New York
Finger Lakes	Reds	90	91	94	94	92	88	91	90	89	89	88	92	85	91	85	89	89	85	89	86	84	89	91	86	90	88	86
	Whites	89	90	88	94	94	88	91	90	90	89	89	90	88	90	88	90	88	89	90	88	90	91	93	89	92	89	90
Long Island	Reds	91	92	91	92	94	86	90	87	90	90	92	92	84	92	85	89	88	87	87	90	84	85	90	87	86	93	89
	Whites	91	92	88	91	94	89	90	89	89	89	88	89	86	90	86	89	90	88	87	91	88	89	90	88	89	93	90
Virginia
Monticello	Reds	93	90	92	87	92
	Whites	93	90	92	88	91

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As we worked to update our vintage chart as we do every year, we asked our tasters to reflect on the past several vintages. Their thoughts (and those of some of the winemakers they spoke to) should give some insight into what goes into the scores and colors on our Vintage Chart giving you guidance on when to uncork that bottle you’ve been cellaring.

Alsace, Austria and Germany

2014 might just be the villain of the last decade in Europe—cold, wet, and downright miserable, especially in Austria, Germany and Alsace. Yet, in the hands of the best producers, who chose precision over abundance, it became something of a paradox: wines that are whisper-light yet layered with a complexity only struggle could create.Aleks Zecevic, writer at large

Barossa Valley

A recent tasting trip to South Australia’s Barossa Valley has reinforced my love for this iconic region’s 2021 vintage. While the ’22s and ’23s also look promising, near-perfect vintages like ’21—which brought long, slow ripening, excellent acid retention and flavor depth—feel increasingly rare in the age of climate chaos. Treasure them for the unicorns they are.Christina Pickard, writer at large

Beaujolais

Beaujolais can age with the grace of a Burgundy with time and patience. One can often appreciate it more after tannins and fruit begin to settle, especially in cooler vintagesReggie Solomon, writer at large

Bordeaux

Weather was the enemy in Bordeaux in 2024. From frost to hail, to rain, to mildew, the weather gods had it in for the region. Organic producers were spraying constantly. The fight was to protect what became among the smallest harvests since World War II. Time will tell.Roger Voss, writer at large

California Central Coast

When I started at the magazine in 2014, I was tasting a ton of 2011s, which was a very cool vintage. Many of these wines had been dismissed by other publications, but I found them to be stunning if lighter expressions of the Central Coast. They remain electric today, as 2011 is revered as a remarkable vintage.Matt Kettmann, Writer at large

Loire Valley

Sweet wines from the Loire like those from Coteaux du Layon and Bonnezeaux start to come into their best starting a decade after bottling, which our vintage chart reflects.Reggie Solomon, writer at large

Sierra Foothills

The longer ripening will produce wines reminiscent of the 1970s in style. 2023 will turn out to be a vintage for the decades.Bill Easton, Easton Vineyards (Sierra Foothills, California)

Sonoma County

A late bud break and long growing season in 2021 resulted in smaller than average crops in a number of Sonoma County regions. Despite the reduced quantities, there are loads of great maturing wines to be found.Tom R. Capo, Writer at large

Virginia

Following a challenging 2018, the 2019 vintage is a beautiful gift to the faithful farmer. We will be celebrating this year’s growing season for many years to come, for giving us Luca Paschina, Barboursville Winery (Piedmont, Virginia)