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1971 |
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A great vintage, with best wines showing magnificent balance of richness and acidity |
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1972 |
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In common with much of the rest of Europe this was a poor vintage, producing unremarkable wines |
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1973 |
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A moderately good vintage in a run of poor years |
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1974 |
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Another extremely poor year with few wines of note |
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1975 |
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An under-rated year although the Mosel produced a number of very good wines |
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1976 |
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An excellent vintage with very ripe, rich wines |
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1977 |
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The first year in a succession of poor harvests |
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1978 |
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Another disappointing vintage throughout Germany |
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1979 |
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A marked improvement on the previous year, this vintage produced some reasonably good wines |
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1980 |
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Few wines of lasting quality were made this year |
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1981 |
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Moderate quality in yet another unexciting vintage |
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1982 |
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A deeply disappointing year |
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1983 |
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An excellent vintage which produced wines with good balance and concentration |
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1984 |
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Another poor year |
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1985 |
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A good vintage for Riesling |
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1986 |
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A large vintage of sound and reliable quality |
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1987 |
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A less ripe year although many top growers managed to produce a number of attractive wines |
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1988 |
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Classic wines with excellent structure and complexity |
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1989 |
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A rich, ripe vintage but some wines lacked sufficient acidity to age well |
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1990 |
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A great vintage which produced rich and concentrated wines of impressive longevity |
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1991 |
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A vintage characterised by rather lean, tart wines. The best came from the Saar and Ruwer |
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1992 |
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A good vintage in the Rhine. Mosel wines were less impressive |
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1993 |
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A particularly fine vintage in the Mosel but Rheinhessen, the Pfalz, Baden, Franken and Nahe al |
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1994 |
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A good year for Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese in the Rheingau and Pfalz |
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1995 |
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A very successful vintage in the Mosel, producing both rich and racy wines |
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1996 |
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In some places picking continued into November. The best wines were made in the Pfalz |
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1997 |
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A good vintage in every German wine growing region
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1998 |
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Variable quality. Very good Scheurebes and Spatburgunders from the Pfalz, and excellent Rieslings from Germany's top producers |
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1999 |
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A large vintage of excellent quality. Very good in Franken after three difficult years |
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2000 |
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Early promise gave way to rain and widespread rot. Eastern regions and Riesling did best. Regional differences mean overall rating is a very rough guide only |
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2001 |
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A great year: clean, concentrated, structured wines worthy of aging |
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2002 |
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High levels of ripeness and fine acidity are the hallmarks of this vintage |
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2003 |
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A great year for red wines—elegant and relatively ripe |
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2004 |
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Fresh, fruity white wines with pronounced aromas; good colour and density are the hallmarks of this vintage’s red wines |
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2005 |
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the 2005 vintage is already acclaimed as being exceptionally good |
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2006 |
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Looks like a classic vintage for those who waited before picking but those who didn't produced dilute wines. |
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2007 |
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Outstanding wines in all quality levels, showing a fine balance of ripeness, fruity acidity and mineral flavours, as well as great ageing potential. |
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2008 |
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Cool vintage favouring Kabinett/Spätlese ripeness levels. Hallmarks are fine-boned body, vibrant acidity and ripe fruit flavours. Reds firm and juicy. |
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