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Vintage report: 2019

Detailed analysis of published tasting notes for the 2019 vintage.

31
Tasting Notes
9.3
Avg Rating
15
Top Rating
6
Countries
14
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: Pfalz (white) (1 note)
13.0 / 20
France: Burgundy (red) (3 notes)
12.3 / 20
France: Burgundy (white) (3 notes)
12.0 / 20
USA: Oregon (red) (1 note)
12.0 / 20
France: Cahors (red) (2 notes)
10.5 / 20
Germany: Rheingau (white) (1 note)
10.0 / 20
Spain: Castilla y León (red) (1 note)
10.0 / 20
USA: California (white) (2 notes)
10.0 / 20
Italy: Tuscany (red) (4 notes) 📖 details
9.5 / 20

Cold and dry winter. There was plenty of rain during spring, which helped replenish the water tables, but the cool temperatures delayed flowering by about two weeks compared to the long-term average. As is well-documented by now, the summer of 2019 was hot in Tuscany like in other parts of Europe, but there were enough showers to reduce the effect of drought, particularly towards the end of July. Although some producers in the hotter regions saw their yields reduced by heat stress, the wines produced in the Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino appellations are generally considered to be of very high quality.

USA: California (red) (2 notes)
9.5 / 20
France: Bordeaux (red) (2 notes)
7.5 / 20
Germany: Baden (white) (2 notes)
7.0 / 20
Germany: Rheinhessen (white) (1 note)
6.0 / 20
Italy: Piedmont (red) (2 notes)
5.5 / 20
Spain: Castilla-La Mancha (red) (2 notes)
5.5 / 20
Australia: South Australia (red) (1 note)
5.0 / 20
Germany: Baden (red) (1 note)
NR / 20

Top wines of the 2019 vintage

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

Tasting notes by country

Distribution of published notes across countries for 2019.

France
32.3%
10 notes
Germany
19.4%
6 notes
Italy
19.4%
6 notes
USA
16.1%
5 notes
Spain
9.7%
3 notes
Australia
3.2%
1 note

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My rating scale

Wines are evaluated using the 20-point scale:

  • 20: one-of-a-kind
  • 17-19: grand vin
  • 13-16: excellent
  • 9-12: very good
  • 5-8: good
  • 3-4: passable
  • 1-2: subpar
  • 0: poor

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