POND POINT WINE & sPIRITS

A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT WINE REGIONS AND VINTAGES, RENDERED IN BROAD STROKES

REGIONS/WINES 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa/Sonoma/North Coast 90 95 87 92 85 95 92 92 97 90 93 95 93 83 80 Chardonnay Napa/Sonoma/North Coast 90 92 90 90 89 95 90 93 90 90 92 92 93 82 88 Pinot Noir Napa/Sonoma/North Coast 89 90 90 91 90 94 91 91 93 90 90 93 90 85 92 Pinot Noir/Chardonnay Central Coast/Santa Barbara 91 91 91 90 89 95 89 89 92 85 89 91 91 86 88 Zinfandel Napa/Sonoma/North Coast 88 92 88 91 87 89 93 92 95 92 91 92 92 85 84   Oregon Pinot Noir 92 88 90 94 92 84 86 87 94 91 90 90 92 88 89   Washington Red 95 91 90 96 93 86 88 87 92 89 92 91 89 95 87 Bordeaux/Red Medoc & Graves 86 89 98 88 89 86 93 91 88 85 80 80 98 96 89 Bordeaux/Red St. Emilion & Pomerol 87 89 97 89 92 85 87 93 90 86 NR NR 98 93 90 Bordeaux/White Sauternes & Barsac 91 94 81 90 88 90 88 88 80 NR NR NR 96 90 97 Burgundy/ Red 92 88 84 89 88 89 92 90 85 88 80 85 91 88 90 Burgundy/ White 93 92 88 87 89 89 92 91 87 83 91 NR 92 91 84 Rhône/ North 86 91 90 93 92 91 87 91 89 NR NR 93 93 97 92 Rhône/ South 84 90 93 89 97 85 85 93 88 87 NR NR 96 95 89 Loire/ Dry and Sweet White 88 88 84 89 86 85 92 91 82 89 83 NR 91 92 87 Alsace 88 94 86 84 89 96 90 88 86 84 80 NR 93 96 89 Champagne/ Vintage 93 NV 85 88 87 85 92 89 NV 87 NV NV 98 90 88 Piedmont 82 84 93 92 95 93 95 88 81 87 NR NR 98 97 91 Tuscany 83 91 90 89 88 95 86 92 85 87 NR 86 93 82 91 Veneto/ Amarone 83 85 87 88 89 95 NR 94 87 88 NR NR 95 NR 93 Rioja 86 95 87 90 88 85 89 95 94 85 84 88 90 90 85 Catalonia 85 93 89 90 88 88 89 91 91 89 80 82 88 86 86 Ribera del Duero 86 93 88 89 88 87 98 95 92 NR 82 94 91 95 NR   Portugal/ Port/Vintage, Quinta or LBV 84 84 90 86 87 93 85 91 96 NR 92 91 85 86 83 Rhine Regions 94 95 87 91 89