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Averys Vintage Charts

A useful and quick reference to the quality and maturity of wine in a given year and region. The caveat however, is that quality may vary considerably within a vintage depending on the estate's location, vineyard management and winemaking skills.


Vintage key
10 Top Quality  9 Excellent  8 Very Good  7 Good  6 Of reasonably good quality  5 Fair  4 Average  3 Disappointing  2 Poor  1 Very Poor  

Drink or keep
Keep  May be drunk/will keep  Drink  Likely to be past its best

06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80
Bordeaux - Medoc/Graves 7
 		10
 		8
 		9
 		7
 		7
 		10
 		7
 		7
 		6
 		8
 		8
 		6
 		6
 		4
 		5
 		10
 		9
 		8
 		5
 		8
 		8
 		3
 		7
 		10
 		6
 		4
Bordeaux - St Emilion/Pomerol 8
 		10
 		7
 		7
 		7
 		7
 		10
 		7
 		9
 		6
 		7
 		8
 		6
 		5
 		4
 		5
 		10
 		9
 		8
 		5
 		7
 		9
 		3
 		6
 		10
 		6
 		4
Bordeaux - Sauternes 7
 		9
 		6
 		9
 		6
 		10
 		7
 		7
 		7
 		8
 		8
 		7
 		5
 		5
 		2
 		2
 		10
 		10
 		9
 		5
 		8
 		7
 		6
 		9
 		6
 		6
 		4
Burgundy - Red 8
 		10
 		7
 		6
 		9
 		8
 		7
 		10
 		7
 		7
 		8
 		9
 		6
 		7
 		6
 		6
 		10
 		9
 		8
 		6
 		7
 		9
 		3
 		7
 		4
 		5
 		6
Burgundy - White 10
 		10
 		7
 		6
 		9
 		8
 		9
 		8
 		7
 		8
 		9
 		8
 		6
 		7
 		8
 		5
 		9
 		7
 		7
 		5
 		8
 		8
 		3
 		8
 		7
 		4
 		5
Chablis 9
 		10
 		7
 		8
 		10
 		6
 		9
 		7
 		7
 		8
 		9
 		8
 		5
 		5
 		8
 		4
 		10
 		8
 		7
 		4
 		8
 		7
 		4
 		7
 		6
 		7
 		5
Rhone - North 9
 		9
 		7
 		8
 		6
 		8
 		8
 		9
 		9
 		7
 		8
 		8
 		7
 		4
 		6
 		5
 		10
 		8
 		8
 		5
 		7
 		8
 		3
 		8
 		8
 		5
 		5
Rhone - South 9
 		9
 		7
 		8
 		5
 		9
 		9
 		9
 		9
 		6
 		6
 		8
 		6
 		5
 		5
 		6
 		10
 		9
 		6
 		6
 		8
 		9
 		3
 		7
 		6
 		5
 		5
Loire 8
 		10
 		6
 		7
 		9
 		7
 		9
 		7
 		7
 		8
 		8
 		9
 		6
 		6
 		5
 		3
 		10
 		9
 		8
 		5
 		8
 		8
 		3
 		6
 		7
 		6
 		5
Alsace 6
 		9
 		6
 		8
 		8
 		7
 		9
 		7
 		7
 		8
 		7
 		9
 		5
 		5
 		5
 		4
 		10
 		10
 		9
 		5
 		7
 		8
 		3
 		8
 		5
 		7
 		4
Champagne






9
 		8
 		7
 		9
 		8

7
10
 		8
 		9

10
7
 		9
 		7
Port

8

8
 		9

9

9
7
 		7




9
8
 		6
6
Italy - Tuscany 10