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vintage charts: California/Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage| Napa Rating|Sonoma Rating| Drink Rec |Description|
2008 90-92 84-86 NYR Small crop, with uneven ripening; but could be unique for its depth and concentration
2007 94-97 87-88 NYR Early signs point to a great year of ripe and supple yet rich and concentrated wines. Growing conditions were mild and even, with a good crop size
2006 95 86 Drink or hold A late, cool harvest produced dense, concentrated, structured and ageworthy wines
2005 92 85 Drink or hold Record-size crop surpassed expectations; may be mixed. Best are elegant and balanced, with ripeness achieved at lower alcohol levels. Avoided excessive ripeness. Should age for 10 to 15 years
2004 95 85 Drink or hold Small crop of exceptional quality. Napa wines are ripe, elegant, concentrated and harmonious, with deft balance and ripe tannins
2003 85 83 Drink or hold Uneven ripeness; austere and tannic in style. More like 2000 than 2001 or 2002
2002 93 83 Drink or hold Superb in Napa; dense and rich, rivaling 2001 for depth and complexity
2001 93 87 Drink or hold Excellent weather; many stunning wines but also a few disappointments
2000 85 81 Drink or hold Mixed and a bit green overall, but some stellar wines that may be overlooked and undervalued
1999 97 87 Drink or hold Tremendous depth, concentration and structure from a cool, moderate year; ageworthy
1998 84 82 Drink Cool, damp year with mostly green, herbal wines marked by gritty tannins; few memorable bottles
1997 99 90 Drink or hold Huge crop of ripe, opulent, fleshy, concentrated wines, from near-perfect weather; super in Sonoma, too
1996 96 88 Drink or hold A sleeper, with a remarkable number of compelling wines; warm year with fine concentration and depth
1995 97 86 Drink or hold Surprisingly fine year, with wines marked by great flavors, balance and structure
1994 97 88 Drink A showy year all around; ripe, complex and fleshy, with excellent depth
1993 88 88 Drink Just off the pace, with well-balanced, supple wines; a few stars
1992 93 86 Drink Fine growing season led to uniformly rich, fleshy, supple and balanced wines
1991 91 86 Drink Big crop, ripe and complex; a star early on, only to be eclipsed by others this decade
1990 89 86 Drink Small crop but many deeply concentrated wines that have aged well
1989 85 81 Past peak Big crop, cool year with rain at harvest; earthy, diluted flavors
1988 83 83 Past peak Small crop; simple wines
1987 95 87 Drink Small crop, early harvest; best wines mix ripe flavors with fine structure
1986 96 87 Past peak A big crop with intense, richly flavored wines
1985 97 87 Drink Ripe, rich and fleshy, with superb balance
A score range indicates preliminary analysis based on barrel samples and/or a limited sampling; many wines of the vintage not yet reviewed.
Vintage ratings: 95-100, classic;
90-94, outstanding;
85-89, very good;
80-84, good; 75-79,
mediocre; 50-74,
not recommended
Drinkability: "NYR" means the vintage has not yet been released; "drink" means most of the wines of the vintage are ready to drink; "hold" means most of the ageworthy wines have yet to fully mature; "past peak" means most of the wines are declining rather than improving.
SOURCE: WINE SPECTATOR
2008 90-92 84-86 NYR Small crop, with uneven ripening; but could be unique for its depth and concentration
2007 94-97 87-88 NYR Early signs point to a great year of ripe and supple yet rich and concentrated wines. Growing conditions were mild and even, with a good crop size
2006 95 86 Drink or hold A late, cool harvest produced dense, concentrated, structured and ageworthy wines
2005 92 85 Drink or hold Record-size crop surpassed expectations; may be mixed. Best are elegant and balanced, with ripeness achieved at lower alcohol levels. Avoided excessive ripeness. Should age for 10 to 15 years
2004 95 85 Drink or hold Small crop of exceptional quality. Napa wines are ripe, elegant, concentrated and harmonious, with deft balance and ripe tannins
2003 85 83 Drink or hold Uneven ripeness; austere and tannic in style. More like 2000 than 2001 or 2002
2002 93 83 Drink or hold Superb in Napa; dense and rich, rivaling 2001 for depth and complexity
2001 93 87 Drink or hold Excellent weather; many stunning wines but also a few disappointments
2000 85 81 Drink or hold Mixed and a bit green overall, but some stellar wines that may be overlooked and undervalued
1999 97 87 Drink or hold Tremendous depth, concentration and structure from a cool, moderate year; ageworthy
1998 84 82 Drink Cool, damp year with mostly green, herbal wines marked by gritty tannins; few memorable bottles
1997 99 90 Drink or hold Huge crop of ripe, opulent, fleshy, concentrated wines, from near-perfect weather; super in Sonoma, too
1996 96 88 Drink or hold A sleeper, with a remarkable number of compelling wines; warm year with fine concentration and depth
1995 97 86 Drink or hold Surprisingly fine year, with wines marked by great flavors, balance and structure
1994 97 88 Drink A showy year all around; ripe, complex and fleshy, with excellent depth
1993 88 88 Drink Just off the pace, with well-balanced, supple wines; a few stars
1992 93 86 Drink Fine growing season led to uniformly rich, fleshy, supple and balanced wines
1991 91 86 Drink Big crop, ripe and complex; a star early on, only to be eclipsed by others this decade
1990 89 86 Drink Small crop but many deeply concentrated wines that have aged well
1989 85 81 Past peak Big crop, cool year with rain at harvest; earthy, diluted flavors
1988 83 83 Past peak Small crop; simple wines
1987 95 87 Drink Small crop, early harvest; best wines mix ripe flavors with fine structure
1986 96 87 Past peak A big crop with intense, richly flavored wines
1985 97 87 Drink Ripe, rich and fleshy, with superb balance
A score range indicates preliminary analysis based on barrel samples and/or a limited sampling; many wines of the vintage not yet reviewed.
Vintage ratings: 95-100, classic;
90-94, outstanding;
85-89, very good;
80-84, good; 75-79,
mediocre; 50-74,
not recommended
Drinkability: "NYR" means the vintage has not yet been released; "drink" means most of the wines of the vintage are ready to drink; "hold" means most of the ageworthy wines have yet to fully mature; "past peak" means most of the wines are declining rather than improving.
SOURCE: WINE SPECTATOR
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