Decanter World Wine AwardsVintage guides
Region: Red South America
| Year | Rating | Drinkability | Style | More |
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| 1991 |
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drink now | more... | |
| 1992 |
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drink now | more... | |
| 1993 |
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drink now | more... | |
| 1994 |
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drink now | more... | |
| 1995 |
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drink soon | Very good vintage in Chile for drinking now or soon. Argentina superior, with some excellent wines that have still to reach their peak. | more... |
| 1996 |
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keep | more... | |
| 1997 |
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keep | Rich, fruity wines with good ageing potential. Chile just has the edge over Argentina in terms of quality, though the wines may well be ready to drink sooner. | more... |
| 1998 |
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drink now | A difficult and wet vintage, especially in Argentina. Largely mediocre and often weak wines. | more... |
| 1999 |
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keep | Ripe, dense, flavourful wines with firm tannins and good structure - especially from Chile. Just has the edge on the 1997 vintage. | more... |
| 2000 |
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keep | A challenging vintage with variable results, though there are some stars among them | more... |
| 2001 |
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keep | An early and smaller than average sized vintage producing reds of impressive concentration. | more... |
| 2002 |
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drink soon | Drink soon | more... |
| 2003 |
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drink soon | Chilean wines are superb with balance and elegance; those from Argentina show intense colour, powerful fruity aromas, complexity and smooth, round tannins | more... |
| 2004 |
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drink soon | Classic wines of powerful fruit intensity and good structure from Chile as well as Argentina | more... |
| 2005 |
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drink soon | Chilean wines show very good colour, body, and a particular lively fruitness | more... |
| 2006 |
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drink soon | Outstanding harvest for Argentina, producing really fresh, mouth-filling and perfectly ripe wines. More challenging for Chile, though wines are fresh, rich and well-balanced, if a little less intensely flavoured than 2005. | more... |
| 2007 |
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keep | Chile has the edge with well flavoured, vibrant wines, fresh and elegant yet rich too, with good ageing potential. Good to very good fresh, well-flavoured, lower alochol reds from Argentina. | more... |
| 2008 |
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drink soon | Long, dry season produced very good if not classic wines in Chile: ripe and elegant (nudging 4 stars). Cooler and more challenging vintage in Argentina: success relied heavily on the skill of growers. | more... |
