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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
|
Burgundy (White) Top-class
white Burgundy can last supremely well-but don't push your luck by trying
to cellar most basic examples for longer than four or five years. In
Burgundy, a good vintage for reds can, confusingly, be a poor one for
whites - and vice versa.
Alsace
Good examples of Alsace can be extraordinarily long-lived-picked Vendange
Tardive and Selection de Grains Nobles wines. However, the region's
reds, relatively delicate wines from the Pinot Noir, are for early consumption.
|
Type/Region
|
95
|
94
|
93
|
92
|
91
|
90
|
89
|
88
|
87
|
86
|
85
|
84
|
83
|
82
|
81
|
|
Gewurztraminer
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
6
|
9
|
9
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
9
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
|
Riesling
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
8
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
|
Tokay-Pinot Gris
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
9
|
4
|
7
|
Rhone
(Red) Basic
Cotes du Rhone, like Beaujolais, is made to be drunk young. Chateauneuf
and Gigondas will age better, but for real keeping potential you have
to head north to Hermitage, Cote Rotie and Cornas, some of whose wines
are almost undrinkably tough when they are less than five or even 10 years
old. These wines, however, are very vintage-dependent, and from lesser
years will drink younger.
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