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Tuscany Vintage Guide

1971 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1971 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A benchmark vintage in all districts, producing robust and long-lived wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1972 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1972 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. An extremely poor vintage (as it was for most of Europe).

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1973 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1973 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Another undistinguished year although there was some fair Brunello and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1974 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1974 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A less successful vintage than in other major Italian regions

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1975 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1975 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A good vintage for Brunello, Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15

1976 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1976 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A generally poor year.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1977 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1977 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A much better vintage than elsewhere in Italy.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1978 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1978 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A great vintage producing complex, characterful wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1979 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1979 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A good, rather than great year with a number of sound and reliable wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1980 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1980 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A moderately good vintage without notable highs or lows.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1981 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1981 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A moderately good vintage with few star wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15

1982 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1982 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Ripe, flavoursome, well-balanced wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1983 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1983 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A good vintage throughout the region.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1984 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1984 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A very poor vintage with no wines of note.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 27 October 15
1985 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1985 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A great vintage, producing rich, ripe, concentrated wines of considerable stature.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15
1986 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1986 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A good year with plenty of very drinkable wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15
1987 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1987 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. An indifferent vintage of variable quality.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15

1988 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1988 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. One of the great vintages of the decade, with highly-acclaimed wines in all regions.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15
1989 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1989 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. An indifferent vintage with few worthwhile wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15
1990 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1990 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. An outstandingly fine vintage.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15
1991 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1991 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Only a moderately good year thanks to widespread rain at harvest time.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15
1992 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1992 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Another vintage spoiled by rain, producing light, dilute wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15
1993 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1993 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. An irregular vintage with notable highs and lows.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 October 15

1994 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1994 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A good year for Brunello, Vino Nobile and stylish Chianti Classico.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 21 October 15
1995 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1995 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. An excellent vintage with noteworthy wines in all districts. Low quantities though.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 21 October 15
1996 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1996 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Forward, subtle, elegant wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15
1998 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1998 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Rain at harvest time caused some problems. A particularly good year for Brunello.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15
1999 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany

1999 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A successful and reliable vintage.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15