THE WINE ADVOCATE VINTAGE GUIDE 1970-2008 Date:06/24/2009
REGIONS St. Julien/Pauillac St. Estephe Margaux 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1976 1975 1971 1970
91E 90E 91E 96E 92E 87E NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT 93T NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT
2008
86E 86E 87E 86I 86I 94T NT NT NT 89E 98E NT NT NT NT 92E 93E NT NT NT NT 89T 90T 85T 86E 91R 92T 88T 96E 92R 88R 90I 94E 90T 92T
2007
87E 88E 87E 90T 88E 88E NT NT 90E 92E 92E 89R NT 83E NT 93T 96T 88I 95I 91I NT 85T 88T 94T 89T 90R 94T 89T 91E 87I 79I 87I 87I 93E 91T
2006
95T 98T 96T 95T 99T 96T 98T 96T 90R 89T 95T 95R 87R 94E NT 92R 92R 94T 97T 87I NT 92E 93T 96T 91T 85R 93T 90T 95T 94E 78I 90E 90R 85T 94T
2005
88T 87T 88T 88E 88E 82E 85I 80I 91T 85C 90E 81R 86E 82C NT 96T 96T 93T 93T 89I NT 95E 95E 91E 88T 83R 91T 89T 91R 92R 82I 89I 94R 86E 91T
2004
95T 88I 88I 84E 90I 95E 93T 88T 84R 96T 90I 95I 82R 82R 86I 90I 92I 89I 91I 90I 90T 87I 88I 84R 89T 78I NT NT 92I 91R 93R 90R 92E 88E 90T
2003
88T 88T 87T 85E 87E 85E 93T 90T 92R 78C 58C 86C 86R 96R 90T 74C 75C 91T 92T 89T NT 76C 78C 95T 90T 87R NT NT 95E 90R 85R 92E 93E 92I 89T
2002
88R 89E 88R 90E 90E 98T 86I 79I 86R 89T 96T 75C 91R 82C 83E 96T 94E 91T 95T 88I NV 94E 95E 95T 90E 76I NT NT 96T 90C 90R 92E 89T 85E 92T
2001
96T 94T 97T 95T 96T 88E 84R 80C 88R 87E 98E 91R 90R 84R 87E 95T 88E 69C 76I 85C 92T 86E 87C 88C 88E 81I NT NT 78C 87C 83C 88R 92R 86E 89R
2000
88R 89R 88R 88R 88R 88E 92R 93R 89C 95T 90E 89R 87R 84R 87E 95T 94E 87E 86E 95R NV 86E 88C 88E 89R 80I NT NT 88T 89R 87R 90E 88R 92E 90T
87T 86T 94T 96T 96T 87E 84I 82C 84C 90T 98E 84C 90R 84C 86C 92T 86C 93T 92T 82C NV 82C 88T 95E 90R 90R NT NT 85R 89R 86C 89R 90R 89T 90T
84R 82R 86R 87R 86R 89E 89R 88R 89C 90E 82C 87R 87R 88C 86R 93E 95E 87R 88R 96R 89T 86R 86R 88R 87R 86I NT NT 94I 92C 85E 90E 90R 87C 88T
96T 88T 86E 85E 87T 87E 89T 89R 92C 86R 82C 82C 87R 91R 91T 97T 78R 91T 91T 84C NV 85R 92R 90E NT 89R NT NT 90T 87C 89C 88R NT 83C 88T
1996
92T 88E 89E 92T 88E 85E 90R 85R 93R 90T 90T 87C 89R 88C 90E 87C 88T 86C 90R 90I NV 90R 90R 87R NT 84I NT NT 94T 92C 87R 88R NT 76C 87R
1995
85C 85C 88E 89T 86T 78E 72C 73C 77C 88C 86C 85C 90R 87C NV 77C 85C 87R 94R 87C 92T 90R 90R 90R NT 87R NT NT 95E 88C 92C 92R NT 92R 90R
1994
78C 77C 86C 87C 84C 70C 85C 80C 72C 58C 85C 80C 87R 86C 88E 89E 86C 88R 91R 89C NV 87R 87R 87R NT 83C NT NT 90E 90C 90C 88R NT 89R 87R
1993
79C 75C 75C 82C 75C 68C 69C 82R 90C 78R 78C 77C 85C 80C NV 74C 72C 85C 87C 88C 95E 85R 82R 87R NT 86I NT NT 93R 92C 90C 88R NT 88R 89R
1992
75R 74R 74R 58C 59C 70C 86R 77C 70C 92R 65C 88C 78C 75C NV 76C 85C 87R 88R 84C 90E 76R 74R 89R NT 86C NT NT 94T 85C 91C 86R NT 87C 85C
1991
98E 90E 90R 96R 98R 98R 93R 92R 87C 92R 95R 86C 93R 90R 96R 96R 90R 96R 96R 94R NV 87R 89R 88R NT 85C NT NT 94E 90C 91C 86R NT 90C 87R
1990
90E 86E 89R 96R 88R 90R 85C 86C 90C 92T 94T 92C 93R 92R 90R 97T 72C 90C 91C NT NV 90R 88C 88C NT 88C NT NT 84E 76C 83C 85C NT 86C 92R
1989
87R 85R 89R 89R 88R 98R 84C 87C 82R 92R 88R 86C 86R 88C 88R 90R 89R 90R 92R NT NV 87R 87C 85C NT 80C NT NT 75E 89C 82C 87C NT 88C 88R
1988
82R 76R 84R 85C 74C 70R 77C 79C 79C 86R 60C 85C 83C 82C NV 86R 73C 84R 84C NT NV 82C 88C 87C NT 77C NT NT 90E 75C 90C 86C NT 72C 90R
1987
94T 90T 89E 87T 88E 94R 65C 72C 82C 84C 78C 84C 82C 87C 89R 90I 84C 84C 85C 96R NV 82R 77C 90R NT 85C NT NT 90R 90C 87C 84C NT 85C 78R
1986
90R 86R 90R 88R 87R 85R 87C 88C 89C 90R 88R 87C 88C 88C 95R 95R 93R 86C 88R NT 92R 82C 85C 86C NT 82C NT NT 90T 84C 88C 86C NT 87C 86R
1985
86R 95R 89R 90R 89R 88R 75C 78C 85C 89C 87C 86C 93C 84C 84C 75C 80C 87C 89R NT 92R 74C 85C 76R NT 85C NT NT 76C 85C 78C 85C NT 90C 92R
1983
98R 86R 88R 96R 94R 75R 75C 80C 88C 85C 70C 75C 82C 84C 90R 96R 86C 76C 78C NT 86R 92C 87C 83C NT 78C NT NT 86R 85C 80C 84C NT 84C 78C
1982
85C 82R 84R 86R 82R 85R 50C 74C 86C 75C 88C 83C 86C 82C 84C 80R 82C 87R 86R NT NV 92C 84C 85C NT 74C NT NT 85R 86C 82C 83C NT 86C NT
1981
78C 79C 78C 79C 72R 85R 84C 78C 75C 83C 77C 60C 80C 72C NV 70C 70C 70I 68I NT 84R 75C 85C 88C NT 69C NT NT 87R 88C 82C 85C NT 86C NT
1980
85R 87R 88R 86R 84R 75R 77C 77C 88C 87C 88C 80C 84C 83C 88C 86R 75C 86R 88R NT NV 79C NT NT NT NT NT NT 80R 83C 83C 80C NT NT NT
1979
87C 87R 88R 84R 84R 75R 88C 86R 88C 98R 97R 84C 80C 85C NV 97T 85C 70R 70R NT 83C 84C NT NT NT NT NT NT 92R 86C 86C 84C NT NT NT
1978
84R 77R 71C 82R 82R 87R 86C 88C 86C 82R 75C NT 90R NT 90C 67C 60C 91C 92C NT NV 86R NT NT NT NT NT NT 90T 80C 87C NT NT NT NT
1976
89I 78E 89T 94R 85R 90T 50C 50C 65C 73C 60C NT 82C NT 90C 65C 84C 92R 95R NT 82R 84C NT NT NT NT NT NT 85R 86C 80C NT NT NT NT
82R 83R 86R 87R 83R 86R 87C 87C 88C 84R 82C NT 90C NT 90C 94R 88C 98C 98R NT NV 74C NT NT NT NT NT NT 70C 82C 60C NT NT NT NT
87I 85R 87R 90R 85R 84R 82C 82C 83C 90C 88C NT 80C NT 85C 93R 84C 87R 85R NT 90R 90C NT NT NT NT NT NT 92R 83C 89C NT NT NT NT
Bordeaux Burgundy Rhone Italy Spain Australia Calif-N.Coast
Graves Pomerol St. Emilion Barsac/Sauternes Côte de Nuits (Red) Côte de Beaune (Red) White Burgundy North-Côte Rôtie/Hermitage South-Châteauneuf du Pape
Beaujolais Alsace Loire Valley (white) Champagne Piedmont Tuscany
Germany: Rhein (Riesling) Germany: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Austria Riesling, Grüner Veltliner Vintage Port Rioja Ribera del Duero S.Australia:Barossa/Clare/McLaren Vale Western Australia
New Zealand Argentina Chile Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Zinfandel Pinot Noir
California Central Coast Rhône Rangers Oregon Pinot Noir Washington Cabernet Sauvignon REGIONS
1999 1998 1997
1975 1971 1970
Robert M. Parker Jr.'s The Wine Advocate, P.O.Box 311, Monkton, Md.21111 Copyright 2009 Note: This chart is available on the eRobertParker.com web site. ABOUT VINTAGE CHARTS This vintage chart should be regarded as a very general overall rating slanted in favor of what the finest producers were capable of producing in a particular viticultural region. Such charts are filled with exceptions to the rule... astonishingly good wines from skillful or lucky vintners in years rated mediocre, and thin, diluted, characterless wines from incompetent or greedy producers in great years. 90-95 80-89 70-79 60-69 KEY (General Vintage Chart) 96-100 = Extraordinary = The Finest = Above Average to Excelent = Average = Below Average Explanations of Symbols C = Caution,may be too old E I T = Early maturing and accessible = Irregular, even among the best wines = Still Tannic, youthful, or slow to mature
R = Ready to drink NT = Not Yet Sufficiently Tasted To Rate NV = Vintage Not Declared
Below 60 = Appalling