Vintage Chart Bordeaux
An overview of Bordeaux vintages with quality ratings. Discover which years are considered exceptional and which bottles are available.
| Vintage | Score | Character | Available |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 96 | Exceptionally ripe and concentrated | 15 wines |
| 2021 | 90 | Classic and fresh | 11 wines |
| 2020 | 97 | Outstanding year | 11 wines |
| 2019 | 97 | Ripe, opulent and complex | 12 wines |
| 2018 | 96 | Full, ripe and powerful | 11 wines |
| 2017 | 89 | Elegant but variable | 12 wines |
| 2016 | 98 | Vintage of the century | 13 wines |
| 2015 | 96 | Ripe and generous | 9 wines |
| 2014 | 91 | Classic Bordeaux | 10 wines |
| 2013 | 84 | Difficult year | 6 wines |
| 2012 | 90 | Good on Right Bank | 5 wines |
| 2011 | 88 | Early maturing | 12 wines |
| 2010 | 99 | Monumental | 9 wines |
| 2009 | 99 | Lush and flawless | 12 wines |
| 2008 | 88 | Firm and classic | 5 wines |
| 2007 | 85 | Light and early drinking | 12 wines |
| 2006 | 90 | Firm and tannic | 4 wines |
| 2005 | 98 | Grand concentration | 9 wines |
| 2004 | 88 | Solid and reliable | 9 wines |
| 2003 | 92 | Heat year, atypical but rich | 15 wines |
| 2002 | 85 | Variable | 12 wines |
| 2001 | 90 | Underrated and elegant | 19 wines |
| 2000 | 96 | Millennium year, excellent | 22 wines |
| 1999 | 88 | Good but not great | 17 wines |
| 1998 | 91 | Strong on Right Bank | 10 wines |
| 1996 | 94 | Cabernet year, tight and long-lived | 12 wines |
| 1995 | 93 | Rich and balanced | 10 wines |
| 1990 | 96 | Opulent and generous | 17 wines |
| 1989 | 95 | Warm and ripe | 13 wines |
| 1986 | 93 | Cabernet-dominant, firm | 7 wines |
| 1985 | 90 | Charming and round | 25 wines |
| 1982 | 98 | Legendary | 5 wines |
| 1975 | 85 | Tannic, drinking now | 6 wines |
| 1970 | 88 | Solid and matured | 3 wines |
| 1961 | 98 | One of the all-time greats | 2 wines |
| 1959 | 95 | Warm and rich | 5 wines |
| 1947 | 97 | Mythical | 1 wine |
| 1945 | 98 | Victory year, legendary | — |