Which years were good for wine?

Which years were good for wine?

If you’re looking at what now are considered as ancient vintages, those that are at least 50 years or older, for the Left Bank, 1961, 1959, 1955, 1953, 1949, 1948, 1945, 1934, 1929, 1928, 1921 and 1900 are all stellar examples of great vintages.

Is 2016 a good year for Spanish wine?

Standout vintages from the most recent decade are widely considered to be 2010, 2016 and 2019. The 2011, 2012 and 2015 vintages are, in general, very good vintages, albeit warm ones that produced fuller, lustier, more saturated wines.

Is 2017 a good Spanish wine year?

The Rioja 2017 vintage has been awarded an official ‘very good’ rating by the Rioja Control Board. Rioja DOCa put the “great quality results” down to a growth cycle marked by severe frost in April and drought, with some wines of this vintage having received the highest scores given in recent years, it said.

Is 2016 a good year for Rioja?

Rioja has awarded an official rating of ‘Very Good’ to the 2016 Rioja vintage. Good progress throughout the growing cycle offered highly-satisfactory results both in terms of quality and quantity.

Is 2015 a good year for Rioja?

Rioja Control Board has given the 2015 vintage an official ‘Very Good’ rating. It was the earliest harvest in the history of Rioja and the results are very satisfactory both in terms of quality and quantity. The total production is 319 million litres of wine.

Is 2018 a good year for Rioja?

2018 was officially classified as a ‘Good’ vintage by the Regulatory Board of Rioja DOCa as a result of positive progress in the vineyard towards the end of the vegetative cycle.

Is 1995 a good wine year?

The 1995 vintage was, overall, a great year for many wine regions. France enjoyed an excellent year with Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Alsace and the Rhône producing great wines. The Rhône, in particular, enjoyed a legendary year in both the north and the south.

Is 2012 a good year for Bordeaux wine?

Even better, 2012 will prove an outstanding year for Bordeaux’s dry white wines, and a year for useful, food-friendly sweet wines from Sauternes and Barsac (the latter being generally the superior of the two areas).