Vintage Charts – update April 2013

I have now updated the vintage charts for red and white Burgundy. There are a few changes in the ratings, with 2010 being upgraded a notch – and some other older vintages are also adjusted slightly.

The 2012 vintage is included for the reds – based on the wines I tasted in March 2013. It looks like a outstanding or perhaps even Extraordinary vintage for the reds in Cote de Nuits. Even the few red Cote de Beaune wines I have tasted from the 2012 vintage are showing a lovely potential.

The 2011 reds remain on a Very Fine rating, while the white 2011s merrit an Outstanding rating. The harmonious whites from 2011 really deserve a lot of credit – they can’t quite match the power and weight of the white 2010s – but they are currently more harmonious than many white 2010s.

The white 2010s have been upgraded to “Outstanding to Extraordinary” – they are great – but need time to show the full potential – most whites 2010s are however already more harmonious, than when they arrived on the market in 2012.

Vintage Chart Red Burgundy

Vintage:	Rating:	Trend	Status	Comment
2012	Outstanding to Extraordinary		Cask
2011	Very Fine		Taste/Keep	Classic
2010	Extraordinary+		Keep/Taste	Great Year
2009	Outstanding		Keep/Taste	Somewhat dense
2008	Fine		Keep/Taste	Classic
2007	Very good		Taste/Keep
2006	Very Good to Fine		Taste/Keep
2005	Extraordinary		Keep	Big Wines
2004	Good		Taste/Drink	Green notes in some wines
2003	Poor to Fine		Taste/Keep	Very hot year
2002	Outstanding		Taste/Drink	Classic
2001	Very Good to Fine		Taste/Drink
2000	Good		Drink
1999	Outstanding		Taste/Keep	Dense

Vintage Chart White Burgundy

Vintage:	Rating:	Trend	Status	Comment
2011	Outstanding		Keep/Taste	Classic
2010	Outstanding to Extraordinary		Keep/Taste	Classic
2009	Good		Taste/Keep	Hot year
2008	Outstanding+		Keep/Taste	Classic
2007	Outstanding+		Keep	Classic
2006	Average to Good		Drink	High alcohol and some premox problems
2005	Very Fine+		Taste/Keep	Premox problems
2004	Outstanding		Taste/Drink	Premox problems
2003	Poor to Average		Avoid	Very hot year
2002	Very Fine+		Drink	Premox problems
2001	Very Good+		Drink	Premox problems
2000	Very Fine+		Drink	Premox problems
1999	Fine+		Drink	Premox problems

Vintage reports

• Bourgogne 2019: A Second View July 15, 2020
• Burgundy 2019: A first look March 19, 2020
• The 2015 vintage – variations of greatness June 22, 2016
• Frost damage – one devestating night May 4, 2016
• Vintage Report – Burgundy 2013 vintage – update March 2015 March 22, 2015