Best Burgundy Vintages In History

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Best burgundy vintages in history.

Marked out of 20 i have decided to give you three. In 1978 burgundy reigned supreme. Plus when to drink the wines at their best. Relatively light and crisp for early drinking though the best may surprise in the long run.

A wet june led to uneven flowering. The vintages between 1998 to 2000 gave us ripe wines that give a lot of pleasure in their youth in contrast this vintage will need to be cellared for at least four or five years to give of its best. Andrew jefford award winning wine journalist for decanter magazine and author of twelve books on wine including th. The top one is an average in my opinion for the vintage but alone and even as an average that won t help you get a feel for the vintage you still need some idea of the gap between the best wines and the disappointing ones the spread if you like i e.

Back to french vintage chart the vintage chart and harvest reports provided by the wine scholar guild gives you the ranking for every french wine region and vintage from 2000 to today. Large vintage of far from flashy but pretty serviceable and certainly good value wines. Burgundy vintages a history from 1845 by steen öhman january 30 2019 leave a comment new book about burgundy vintages 1845 to present a unprecedented collection about many of these old vintages written by allen d. Meadows and douglas e.

One of the best vintages of the century. Throughout burgundy the best estates coped. Plus recommendations for when to drink the wines at their best. Find ratings for recent vintages in the left bank of bordeaux france summing up the quality and character of the cabernet sauvignon based reds from appellations including médoc and pessac léognan.

Olivier lamy winegrower maker. Your relative chance of hitting a good one or a bad one blind. 1947 try georges de vogue 1949 try drc la tache 1959 try moreau roger. Harmonious silky and structured wines with great length.

Here are the best burgundy vintages prior to the year 2000 for both red and white varietals.