| |
| Key |
|
| Still
needs keeping |
 |
| Can
be drunk but will improve |
 |
| Ready
now but no hurry |
 |
| Should
be drunk now |
 |
| Possibly
over the hill |
 |
Bordeaux
(Red) Bear
in mind the differences between the various regions of Bordeaux - and
the differences between what particular wine-makers are trying to produce.
A wine simply labelled as Bordeaux Rouge is made for fairly immediate
consumption, however good the vintage. At the other end of the scale,
a top-class chateau will normally be aiming to make long-lived wines in
good vintage; their "second label" wines (like Chateau Margaux's "Pavillon
Rough du Chateau Margaux" and Chateau Leoville Lascases's "Close du Marquis")
are usually made to be drunk younger than the "first label" wines from
the same property and the same vintage.
|
Type/Region |
95 |
94 |
93 |
92 |
91 |
90 |
89 |
88 |
87 |
86 |
85 |
84 |
83 |
82 |
81 |
Northern
Haut-Medoc
(Pauillac, St-Estephe, St-Julien) |
8
|
7
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
|
Southern Haut-Medoc
(Margaux) |
8
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
| Graves |
8
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
9
|
7
|
|
St Emilion/Pomerol |
8
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
9
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
3
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
|
Type/Region
|
80
|
79
|
78
|
77
|
76
|
75
|
74
|
73
|
72
|
71
|
70
|
69
|
68
|
67
|
66
|
|
Northern
Haut-Medoc
(Pauillac, St-Estephe, St-Julien)
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southern Haut-Medoc
(Margaux)
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Graves
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
St Emilion/Pomerol
|
4
|
7
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
Bordeaux (White)
Until recently, there was very little dry white Bordeaux worth drinking
at all-let alone cellaring. Sweet wines from Sauternes and Barsac can,
however, last for an extraordinarily long time when they are from top-class
chateaux.
|
Type/Region |
95 |
94 |
93 |
92 |
91 |
90 |
89 |
88 |
87 |
86 |
85 |
84 |
83 |
82 |
81 |
| Graves |
8 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
| Sauternes/Barsac |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
|
Type/Region
|
80
|
79
|
78
|
77
|
76
|
75
|
74
|
73
|
72
|
71
|
70
|
69
|
68
|
67
|
66
|
|
Graves
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sauternes/Barsac
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
|
8
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
Burgundy (Red) Burgundy is possibly the most varied (in quality
terms) region in France. As a general rule, the reds of the Cote de Nuits
live longer than those of the Cote de Beaune, while the Cote Chalonnaise
and the Maconnais tend to produce wines for younger drinking.
|
Type/Region
|
80
|
79
|
78
|
77
|
76
|
75
|
74
|
73
|
72
|
71
|
70
|
69
|
68
|
67
|
66
|
|
Cote de Nuits |
8
|
7
|
8
|
4
|
7
|
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
Cote de Beaune |
7
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
6
|
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
8
|
|
|
|
Cote Chalonnaise/
Maconnais |
7
|
|
|
3
|
6
|
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
|
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