Wine Enthusiast's 2004 Vintage Chart
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 88 95 88 92 87 87 85 94 91 87
Mosel/Saar/Ruwer

 91 96 85 90 89 89 93 93 92 90 87 85 95 90 90
Barossa

 94 88 84 89 93 90 94 93 89 88 81 92 93 84 87
Coonawarra

 88 90 89 93 93 95 87 82 86 91 84 94 96 82 89
Hunter Valley

 90 85 88 91 92 87 89 88 89 86 85 94 86 87 83
Chile

 85 91 88 92 84 91 90 89 90 89 85 86 89 87 86
Argentina

 94 87 87 90 83 89 95 95 90 93 88 87 93 90 83
  South Africa

 89 88 86 92 93 89 82 91 86 84 87 88 85    
  New Zealand

 90 90 89 91 95 88 90 80 91 81 85 93      

 

KEY TO RATINGS KEY TO MATURITY GREAT OLDER VINTAGES
98-100 = Superlative
94-97   = Classic
90-93   = Excellent
87-89   = Very Good
83-86   = Good
80-82   = Acceptable
NV = Nonvintage
NV? = Undeclared, but probably nonvintage
NR = Not Rated
  Hold
  Can drink, not yet at peak
  Ready, at peak maturity
  Can drink, maybe past peak
  In decline, maybe undrinkable
  Not a declared vintage, or no data

FRANCE Bordeaux: 1982, 1978, 1966, 1961, 1959, 1955, 1953, 1949, 1947, 1945, 1937, 1934; Champagne: 1982; Rhône Reds: Southern 1983, 1981, 1978; Northern 1983, 1978; Burgundy: 1978, 1976, 1972, 1969,1959, 1952, 1949, 1947, 1945
ITALY Tuscany: 1982, 1978, 1971 • Piedmont: 1982, 1978, 1971; Veneto: 1983, 1979, 1976, 1974, 1971, 1970
SPAIN Rioja: 1982, 1981, 1978 • Catalonia: 1983, 1982, 1981 Ribera del Duero: 1983, 1982, 1980, 1979
United States California Cabernet: 1987, 1984, 1978; Oregon Pinot Noir: 1983, 1980; Washington Reds: 1987,
1983, 1979, 1978
Germany 1983, 1976, 1975, 1971, 1964, 1959
AUSTRALIA Barossa: 1982; Coonawarra: 1982, 1980; Hunter Valley: 1983
PORTUGAL Port: 1983,1977,1970, 1966, 1963, 1955, 1948, 1945

 

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