The vintage chart and harvest reports provided by the Wine Scholar Guild gives you the ranking for every French wine region and vintage from 2000 to today.
Andrew Jefford, award-winning wine journalist and WSG Academic Advisor has compiled information and written the vintage charts starting with the 2013 vintage. He is also updating information for the vintages prior to 2013.
Last updated: Jan. 14, 2021
Northern France
For a quick overview of the recent vintages in the Northern wine regions of France, please use the vintage chart below.
More detailed vintage charts, including details on the growing seasons, harvest conditions style and character of the wines are avaiable for Alsace, Champagne, Loire, and Bourgogne.
You can read about the growing season in Alsace and learn if Riesling and Pinot Gris were particularly successful. You can also read about white and red wines from the Loire and know which vintage of Muscadet, Sancerre, Anjou and Chinon was outstanding or challenging.
Andrew Jefford is also providing a detailed Bourgogne vintage report with a focus on the wines and vintages of Chablis, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits and Mâconnais.
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Southern France
For a quick overview of the recent vintages in the Southern wine regions of France, please use the vintage chart below.
More detailed vintage charts, including details on the growing seasons, harvest conditions style and character of the wines are avaiable for Beaujolais, Rhône, Provence
Languedoc-Roussillon, Bordeaux and Sauternes.
You can read about the growing season in Northern Rhône and the Southern Rhône and how it impacted the vintage for Crus like Cornas, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Condrieu as well as for appelations and wines crafted from Grenache and Mourvèdre in the Southern Rhône.
The Bordeaux vintage chart covers all the important Bordeaux appellations: Médoc, Graves, Pomerol, St. Emilion and Sauternes. It serves as a great source of information regarding Cabernet-based and Merlot-based reds and which are meant for early drinking vs. cellaring.
And if you love Gamay and wonder about vintage Beaujolais, we identified vintages meant for early drinking and those best stashed in the cellar, like the Crus of Moulin à Vent & Morgon, to let them “pinote” or become Pinot Noir-like.
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Southern Rhône |
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These vintage notes have been prepared by Andrew Jefford, Academic Advisor to the Wine Scholar Guild. New vintage information, and any revisions of previous vintage drinking suggestions, are made each autumn. Use the chart as a guide only; in every vintage there will be outperforming and underperforming wines.
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Alsace
Jun 07 - Jun 12, 2020SOLD-OUT
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Champagne
Jun 23 - Jun 27, 2020SOLD-OUT
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Piedmont
Sep 13 - Sep 18, 2020SOLD-OUT
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Bordeaux
Oct 04 - Oct 09, 2020SOLD-OUT
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Loire
Oct 11 - Oct 16, 2020SOLD-OUT
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Sicily
Oct 11 - Oct 16, 2020SOLD-OUT
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Rhône
Oct 18 - Oct 23, 2020SOLD-OUT
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Bourgogne
Oct 25 - Oct 30, 2020SOLD-OUT
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Languedoc-Roussillon
Oct 25 - Oct 30, 2020SOLD-OUT