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1962 |
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An elegant, fast-maturing vintage
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1963 |
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A very poor vintage with no wines of note |
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1964 |
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A mixed vintage of inconsistent quality |
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1965 |
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A rainy summer produced wines of indifferent quality |
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1966 |
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An inconsistent vintage with some good Saint-Julien and Pauillac |
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1967 |
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A large but unexciting vintage of fast-maturing wines |
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1968 |
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A poor vintage throughout Bordeaux after a persistently rainy summer |
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1969 |
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Bordeaux did not match the quality achieved in other parts of France |
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1970 |
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A great year for rich and complex claret |
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1971 |
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A small but stylish vintage |
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1972 |
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Overall, a poor vintage throughout Bordeaux |
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1973 |
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A large harvest of generally light wines |
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1974 |
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A good year in Graves. Elsewhere, the wines lacked ripeness |
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1975 |
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A very uneven vintage but Pomerol, Saint-Julien and Pauillac performed well |
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1976 |
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The second of two reasonably successful years, with fine wines in abundance |
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1977 |
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A very small harvest of variable quality |
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1978 |
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An excellent year for both red and white wines |
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1979 |
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A large harvest of good quality wine |
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1980 |
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A difficult vintage, producing light but attractive wines |
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1981 |
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A very good vintage inspite of rain |
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1982 |
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A long hot summer produced the greatest Bordeaux vintage since 1961 |
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1983 |
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Another outstandingly good vintage |
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1984 |
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A generally disappointing vintage |
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1985 |
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A wonderfully consistent and seductive vintage |
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1986 |
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A particularly good vintage in the Medoc, with a number of fine wines |
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1987 |
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An average year, producing light, early-maturing wines |
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1988 |
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First of a run of three classic vintages in Bordeaux |
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1989 |
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A vintage which produced fruity, opulent claret |
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1990 |
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A very hot, dry year produced some truly magnificent wines |
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1991 |
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A small and difficult vintage |
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1992 |
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A very difficult year with light, occasionally dilute wines |
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1993 |
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A vintage spoiled by too much rain across Bordeaux |
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1994 |
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Another rainy vintage, producing rather thin and dilute wines |
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1995 |
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A good vintage across Bordeaux, with a number of well-structured wines |
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1996 |
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A first-rate vintage with many wines of distinction |
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1997 |
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A varied year for red Bordeaux generally |
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1998 |
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Difficult vintage for the Medoc; better in Graves |
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1999 |
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Rain complicated matters but some very good wines look set to emerge |
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2000 |
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Possibly the finest vintage since 1990 |
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2001 |
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Mixed vintage for reds, but dry whites are wonderfully aromatic with lively acidity. |
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2002 |
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Crisp fruity whites and well-structured, stylish reds with aging potential |
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2003 |
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A good year for reds from the Northern Medoc. Expect wines of finesse and structure with some aging potential |
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2004 |
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Whites of good fruit concentration and refreshing acidity; classic reds with some aging potential |
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2005 |
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All indicators point to an exceptional vintage. |
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2006 |
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Potentially hard and tough but good for people who like their wines tannic. Doesn't have the flesh or ripeness of 2005 or 2003 but is better than 1999. May turn out to be a more classic vintage like 1996 - but with less ripeness
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2007 |
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Mixed rather than great. The best wines (from top châteaux) are soft, fruit-forward and charming, but with limited ageing potential. Lowish yield.
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2008 |
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Classic, ripe Bordeaux, though lacking ultimate wow factor and quality does vary. Dry whites more uniformly successful. Very low yielding and earlier maturing than usual. |
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