Vintage Guides
Which is a good year for wines from the world’s key growing regions? Our vintage guides section is here to help you, whether it’s information on Bordeaux, Burgundy, Tuscany or California that you’re after.
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Crozes-Hermitage 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Northern Rhône 2019 report plus top scoring wines
There are many that are enjoyable, rich and opulent wines...
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Southern Rhône 2019 report plus top scoring wines
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Rhône 2019 En Primeur: Full report
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Rioja 1990s: A vintage guide
How are the individual vintages stacking up against each other now?
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Chablis 2019: Best-value wines under £20/$25
It might come as a surprise that Chablis offers great value....
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Port 2018: Vintage guide and what to buy
How do the 2018 Ports stack up against the highly rated 2015, 2016 and 2017 vintages?
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Top scoring Petit Chablis 2019
Seductive, young and accessible wines.
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Top scoring AOP Chablis 2019 wines
At villages level, 2019 Chablis offer drinkability supported by classical and refreshing acidity
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Napa Valley Cabernet 2018: Top 10 producers and 10 wineries to watch
All of the estates featured in the top 10 have two or more wines in the report...
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Top scoring Grand Cru Chablis 2019
The best 2019s will age a very long time....
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Top scoring Premier Cru Chablis 2019
It’s worth trading up to appreciate the terroir influence that Chablis offers...
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best value 2018 wines under £50/$50
Within this top 14 are wines from across Napa’s varied AVAs
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Chablis 2019: Full vintage report and top-scoring wines
This vintage delivered highly-concentrated and complex wines....
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best St Helena 2018 wines
Intensity and suppleness are unifying factors in the best St Helena wines
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best Stags Leap District 2018 wines
2018 was like the old-fashioned vintages of 10 to 15 years ago...
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best Rutherford 2018 wines
'It was an epic vintage,' says Frog’s Leap's Rory Williams
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best Coombsville 2018 wines
These wines are powerful and burly, but fresh and vibrant.
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best Mount Veeder 2018 wines
Mount Veeder is rugged, remote, and feels frozen in time compared to the valley floor beneath.
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best Calistoga 2018 wines
2018 in Calistoga was a drama-free 'winemaker vintage’...
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best Howell Mountain 2018 wines
Top examples include Lokoya, La Jota, Metzker and O’Shaughnessy
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Napa Valley Cabernet: Best Oakville 2018 wines
Oakville has become an epicenter of the modern, luxe Napa Cabernet
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Napa Valley Cabernet: 2018 vintage report
The best wines show control, poise and transparency
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Anson: Taking advantage of Bordeaux's 'off vintages'
Don't dismiss the lighter-framed styles of Bordeaux's so-called 'off vintages', says Jane Anson...
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Anson: Bordeaux 2020 harvest - An insider guide
How the Bordeaux 2020 vintage is shaping up...
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Italy harvest 2020
Despite everything, 2020 is looking like a successful vintage for many producers...
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First taste: Krug’s 2006 releases
Yohan Castaing tastes the newly launched 2006 vintages of Kurg and Clos du Mesnil...
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The September releases from Australia, South America and South Africa
Tasting notes and scores on this month's releases from Australia, South America and South Africa...
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The September releases from Italy and France
Jane Anson brings tasting notes on this month's releases from Italy and France...
