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Burgundy Vintage Flashcards

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Burgundy: 1971

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Fine weather; some hail in the CdB. Excellent for across the board - full, concentrated.

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Burgundy: 1974, 1975

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Total washout.

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Burgundy: 1976

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Better than the preceeding vintages; hot summer, some drought. Reds are better than whites, which oxidized quickly.

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Burgundy: 1977

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Rained out.

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Burgundy: 1978

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Excellent quality, smaller crop. Great acidity and balance.

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Burgundy: 1979

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Relatively temperate, troubled by severe hailstorms in Nuits, Vosne, and Chambolle. Better quality in the white wine appellations, concentrated and elegant.

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Burgundy: Great vintages of the 1970’s

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1971
1976 (reds)
1978
1979 (whites)

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Burgundy: Disaster vintages of the 1970’s

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1974, 1975, 1977

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Burgundy: 1980

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Plagued by cold and damp early in the season; Cote de Nuits is much better, and the reds are juicy and vigorous. Whites show poorly.

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Burgundy: 1981

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Troubled by hail and rain; thin, dilute.

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Burgundy: 1982

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Huge crop; wines are soft and pleasant, but did not age very long.

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Burgundy: 1983

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Hailstorms in Vosne and Champbolle, creating issues with rot; rich, ripe vintage all around. Whites are somewhat overbalanced; reds are better.

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Burgundy: 1984

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Thunderstorms throughout and rain at harvest. Poor and underripe.

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Burgundy: 1985

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Warm and very dry; Fine, ripe, vigorous wines.

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Burgundy: 1986

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Tricky vintage; rain and rot. Whites are better, but not necessarily great.

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Burgundy: 1987

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On again off again rain; ripeness was an issue.

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Burgundy: 1988

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A large crop in a lean, very high acid vintage. Some reds are still coming around.

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Burgundy: 1989

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Hot and dry, with just enough rain. Spectacularly rich whites; fruity and elegant reds.

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Burgundy: Great vintages of the 1980’s

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1983 (reds)
1985
1989

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Burgundy: Poor vintages of the 1980’s

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1981, 1984, 1987

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Burgundy: 1990

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High sugar, high acid, high yield, high quality. Highly regarded across the board.

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Burgundy: 1991

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Uneven weather with rain on and off, including at harvest. Variable.

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Burgundy: 1992

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High yield, lower acidity; very good whites, early maturing, supple reds.

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Burgundy: 1993

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Fine weather except for hail in Meursault and Puligny. Reds are ripe and very successful; whites are troubled.

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Burgundy: 1994

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Rain at harvest diluted the crop. Whites are better than reds, but nothing is great.

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Burgundy: 1995

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Small but excellent white crop; reds were lean and austere originally but are lovely now.

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Burgundy: 1996

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Relatively cool but sunny and dry; pure, high acid wines.

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Burgundy: 1997

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Hot and stormy vintage produced charming but early-maturing wines.

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Burgundy: 1998

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Fat and relativley low acid whites; reds are stolid.

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Burgundy: 1999

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Huge crop, early harvest. Powerful, charming, and balanced reds; ripe whites.

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Burgundy: Great vintages of the 1990’s

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1990
1992 (whites)
1993 (reds)
1995
1996
1999
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Burgundy: Poor vintages of the 1990’s

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1991, 1994, 1998

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Burgundy: 2000

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Rain at harvest diluted the Pinot Noir but the Chardonnay did well. Excellent Chablis vintage.

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Burgundy: 2001

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Wet and cloudy, with devastating hail in Bouzeron. Variable by producer.

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Burgundy: 2002

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Excellent harvest with high quantity for whites. Reds are solid and charming, if early maturing.

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Burgundy: 2003

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Heat wave, low yields. Some great wines by producer.

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Burgundy: 2004

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Mostly cloudy and cool, with devastating hailstorms in the northern Cote de Beaune. Good but not great wines; whites in particular are relatively lean and angular.

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Burgundy: 2005

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Perfect weather, much heralded vintage for reds; whites are opulent and perhaps a bit acid deficient.

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Burgundy: 2006

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Cool and wet spring, heat wave July and warm fall. Pure, expressive reds; fleshy whites (late hang time lowered acidity).

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Burgundy: 2007

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Warm spring, cool and dreary summer. Strict selection necessary. Good acidity in the whites. Reds are variable.

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Burgundy: 2008

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Difficult vintage with hail in the northern Cote de Beaune, Marsannay, and Macon/Beaujolais. High sugar, high acidity. Wines are focused and pure; some whites more richly styled.

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Burgundy: 2009

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Perfect weather, healthy, high quality. Akin to 2005.

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Burgundy: 2010

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High quality but reduced yields (up to 30%). Wines are excellent and more firmly structured than 2009.

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Burgundy: 2011

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Uneven weather, cold, rot. Difficult; whites are better, and reds are austere but coming around.

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Burgundy: 2012

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Blighted by rot and erratic weather. Very small crop but the quality is good, if rather soft.

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Burgundy: 2013

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Cold spring, summer rainstorms, and severe hail in the Cote de Beaune. Small but balanced crop.

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Burgundy: 2014

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Warm spring, cool, damp summer. Exceptional whites with great acidity; reds are on the lighter side.

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Burgundy: 2015

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Fine, warm weather; richer, riper wines than 2014, with lower acidity. Devastating hail in Chablis.

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