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Vintage report: 2017

Detailed analysis of published tasting notes for the 2017 vintage.

13
Tasting Notes
8.3
Avg Rating
12
Top Rating
5
Countries
9
Regions

Average ratings by country & region

Average points (out of 20, to one decimal place). Click on an entry to reveal vintage descriptions where available.

Germany: Baden (white) (1 note)
12.0 / 20
Italy: Tuscany (red) (1 note)
11.0 / 20
Germany: Mosel Saar Ruwer (white) (1 note)
10.0 / 20
Italy: Piedmont (red) (1 note)
10.0 / 20
Germany: Rheingau (white) (3 notes)
8.3 / 20
France: Burgundy (red) (2 notes) 📖 details
7.0 / 20

Good volumes with generally good quality. I've had some superb whites from this vintage. Not much risk in terms of either frost or hail, unlike in many of the previous vintages. Some producers may have harvested too much in red, having done little vendage verte (crop thinning), making for slightly low concentrations in their Pinots.

France: Rhône (red) (1 note)
7.0 / 20
Austria: Burgenland (red) (1 note)
6.0 / 20
Spain: Catalunya (red) (1 note)
5.0 / 20
France: Burgundy (white) (1 note) 📖 details
NR / 20

Good volumes with generally good quality. I've had some superb whites from this vintage. Not much risk in terms of either frost or hail, unlike in many of the previous vintages. Some producers may have harvested too much in red, having done little vendage verte (crop thinning), making for slightly low concentrations in their Pinots.

Top wines of the 2017 vintage

Ranked from best to worst. Showing wines rated 8 and higher.

Tasting notes by country

Distribution of published notes across countries for 2017.

Germany
38.5%
5 notes
France
30.8%
4 notes
Italy
15.4%
2 notes
Austria
7.7%
1 note
Spain
7.7%
1 note

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  • 5-8: good
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  • 1-2: subpar
  • 0: poor

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