|
Year
|
|
WOW Rating
|
%
|
|
2006
|
Unsettled weather throughout, rescued by a golden autumn. Following
very good 2005, was an excellent year with ripe fruit and great complexity - an exciting vintage.
|
Hold
|
96
|
|
2005
|
Not as good as the reds but most growers produced very good wines, some
produced excellent ones, full of fruit and with great weight, but still an exciting vintage, both in the Côte d'Or and Chablis.
|
Drink or Hold
|
93
|
|
2004
|
Good acidity helped White Burgundy to outscore red. A fine autumn
rewarded late pickers.
|
Drink
|
89
|
|
2003
|
The great heatwave was too much for the Chardonnay grapes which were
often lacking in acidity, resulting in dull wines. Of course there will always be exceptions.
|
Avoid
|
70
|
|
2002
|
Rich, fruit laden wines with acidity. Will age well for 5-7 years.
|
Drink or Hold
|
92
|
|
2001
|
Chablis fared better than most of White Burgundy but it was a mixed
harvest.
|
Drink
|
81
|
|
2000
|
Clean, fresh wines with some stony characteristics, classic Chablis
|
Drink
|
89
|
|
1999
|
Average vintage, some better wines from top estates
|
Drink
|
87
|
|
1998
|
Good year which developed quite quickly.
|
Drink
|
89
|
|
1997
|
Third consecutive outstanding vintage. Age top names
2007-2010. Drink others.
|
Drink or Hold
|
95
|
|
1996
|
Classic vintage, great structure, patience will reward
|
Drink or Hold
|
95
|
|
1995
|
Very fine year, ready now.
|
Drink
|
95
|
|
1994
|
Light but quaffable wines. Past its best.
|
Drink
|
82
|
|
1993
|
Now too old.
|
Avoid
|
82
|
|
1992
|
Consistent attractive vintage. Drink up.
|
Drink
|
94
|
|
1991
|
Quaffable when younger but lacking structure for aging
|
Avoid
|
81
|
|
1990
|
Finest vintage of last decade by a whisper, very stylish
|
Drink or Hold
|
96
|
|
1989
|
Classic year but now just past its best.
|
Drink
|
90
|
Last updated on July 23, 2008