Vintages Argentina Flashcards
What is the best recent vintage for Argentina?
2019 - EXCELLENT - long, cool season
2013 - EXCELLENT - long, cool season
What are the worst recent vintages for Argentina?
2016 - Cool and rainy and hail, El Nino, tough for clay soils
2015 - Cool and rainy, hail, rot, El Nino
2014 - Feb rain and some rot - some successes - early drinking
How was 2023 in Argentina?
frost, hail, heat, cold front at harvest - reduced yields, but good quality
How was 2022, 2021, 2020?
2022 - drought and frost cut yields, rain at white grape harvest
2021 - Cool, FRESH year - some frost in 10/22
2020 - HOT, DRY - difficult to time the pick (green tannins vs alcohol)
How were 2018 and 2017 in Argentina?
2018 - Classic
2017 - low yields spring frost, good quality
How was 2012 in Argentina?
2012 - low yields from Zonda, good quality - intense, age worthy
(rain at harvest but wines have lasted well)
How were the 2011 and 2010 vintages in Argentina?
2011 - cool year, aromatics good
2010 - cool year, good balance, not ripe
