Wine Vintages

Question 0

What are the best Barolo vintages of 1990’s?

Answer 0

1990, 1996

Question 1

What are considered the best vintages of the Northern Rhone in the 2000’s?

Answer 1

Best Vintages: 2003, 2009

Great Vintages: 2006, 2010

Question 2

What are the worst Barolo vintages of 1990’s?

Answer 2

1991, 1992

Both cool vintages and rainy resulting in lean wines

Question 3

What are the best vintages of Northern Rhone in the 1990’s?*****

Answer 3

1990, 1991, and 1997*

Well-structured, well-balanced, powerful, juicy wines with concentrated ripe fruit and tannins.

Question 4

What are the worst vintages produced in the N. Rhone during the 1990’s?

Answer 4

1992 and 1993 were declared the worst of the N. Rhone vintages–
It was a cool year resulting in lean, thin wines.

Question 5

What are the best Barolo vintages of the 2000’s?

Answer 5

2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 exceptional

2003, 2005, 2008, 2009 great

2002 RAINED OUT!!!

Question 6

What are the best Champagne vintages of the 1990’s?

Answer 6

1990 and 1996 are Outstanding

1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 very good

Question 7

What are the worst Champagne vintages of the 1990’s?

Answer 7

1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

Rain, cold, wet–grapes struggle to ripen; 1993 is best of the worst-

Question 8

What are the best Champagne vintages of the 1980’s?

Answer 8

1982, 1985, 1988, 1989

Question 9

What are the worst Champagne vintages of the 1980’s?

Answer 9

1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987

Question 10

What are the best Champagne vintages of the 2000’s?

Answer 10

2000, 2002, 2004

2002 has a riper character of fruit

2004 excellent balance of fruit and acidity

Question 11

What are considered the worst vintages of the Northern Rhone during the 2000’s?

Answer 11

2002 worst due to horrible weather rains producing thin wines.

Question 12

Best vintages Margaux in 2000’s?

Answer 12

2005, 2009

Excellent in 2000, 2008, 2010

Question 13

Outstanding vintages in St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien in the 2000’s?

Answer 13

2000, 2009, 2010

2003, 2005, 2008 great

Question 14

Best vintages of Graves 2000’s?

Answer 14

2000, 2005, 2008, 2010

Question 15

Best vintages Pomerol 2000’s

Answer 15

2008, 2009

Very strong in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012

*Excellent

Question 16

Best vintages St. Emilion 2000’s?

Answer 16

2000, 2005

Great in 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010

Question 17

What years in the 1990’s were Bordeaux vintages ruined from bad weather?

Answer 17

1991, 1992, 1993

St. Emilion rained out in 1991

Question 18

Best vintages of Pomerol and St. Emilion in 1990’s?

Answer 18

1990, 1998

Question 19

Best vintages Sauternes 1990-current?

Answer 19

1990, 2001, 2005, 2009

Question 20

Best Chianti Classico vintages of the 1990’s:

Answer 20

1990, 1997, 1999, warm years

Question 21

Worst Chianti Classico vintages 1990’s:

Answer 21

1991, 1992, 1994, 2002–due to marginally cool weather and rainy harvests

1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 mediocre

Question 22

Best Chianti Classico vintages of the 2000’s:

Answer 22

2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010*