French Wine Vintage Tables
French wines represent for France a wonderful historical, cultural and economic legacy. The tables below will help you to identify the best years and vintages for some of the most renowned French wines like the Bordeaux and Champagne Wines.
The European laws classify wines in 2 main groups:
The French Table Wines
Made with national or European grapes and varietals, they are not submitted to quality rules.
The French Country Wines
These fine French wines generally inherit the name of the region they are produced in.
High-Quality French wine - The AOC label
These wines are made from grapes harvested from special soils. The Bordeaux area of France (Aquitaine) produces the best example of this type of wine. The wines are obtained according to strict production rules (limited production surface, limited production, minimum alcoholic degree, countryside knowledge etc).
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French Wines Vintage Table Key: 5 = Exceptional 4 = Very Good 3 = Good 2 = Average 1 = Below Average "/" = Drink up or pour away ! "+" = greater than.
| Year | Red Bordeaux | White Bordeaux | Bordeaux Sauternes | Red Bourgogne | White Bourgogne | Red Loire |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +2 |
| 2001 | +3 | +2 | 5 | +2 | 4 | +2 |
| 2000 | 5 | +4 | +2 | 3 | +4 | +2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 3 |
| 1998 | +3 | 3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +2 |
| 1997 | 3 | +2 | +4 | +3 | 5 | 5 |
| 1996 | +3 | +3 | +4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 1995 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| 1994 | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 1992 | +2 | +3 | +1 | +3 | 3 | +3 |
| 1991 | +1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | +4 | 5 | +4 | 5 | +4 | 5 |
| 1989 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 4 | 5 |
| 1988 | +3 | 3 | 5 | +4 | +3 | 3 |
| 1987 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | / | / |
| 1986 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 2 | / | / |
| 1985 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 4 |
| Year | Dry white Loire | Alsace | Champagne | Red Rhone | White Rhone | Languedoc-Rousillon |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | +4 | +3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| 2001 | +2 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 | +3 | 3 | +4 | +4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 | +2 | +4 | +4 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 4 | +4 | +4 |
| 1997 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 | +4 | 5 | +4 | 4 | +4 |
| 1994 | +2 | 3 | +3 | +3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 3 | 4 | +2 | +2 | 3 | +4 |
| 1992 | 3 | +3 | 3 | +3 | 3 | +1 |
| 1991 | 1 | +1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | +4 |
| 1990 | 5 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1989 | 5 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 5 | 4 |
| 1988 | 4 | +4 | +4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1987 | / | / | 1 | +2 | / | +1 |
| 1986 | 3 | / | +3 | +3 | / | / |
| 1985 | +4 | 4 | 5 | +4 | / | / |
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