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Spain: 2000

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Huge crop levels, extremely variable quality, some wines lacking in concentration. Some excellent examples in Ribera del Duero.

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Spain: 2001

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Small crop of excellent quality.

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Spain: 2002

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Very cold, very wet, generally disastrous for both quantity and quality.

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Spain: 2003

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Small, drought-plagued, early harvest. Many unbalanced wines.

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Spain: 2004

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Excellent, especially in Rioja.

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Spain: 2005

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Another excellent vintage, hot but well balanced.

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Spain: 2007

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Difficult year; Ribera del Duero crop decimated by hail in September. Late picked wines do better, but overall not a great year.

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Spain: 2008

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Excellent quality in Rioja.

Cooler season than normal in Ribera, yielding balanced, elegant wines.

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Spain: 2009

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Very hot - average conditions over 2003. Timely rain key in saving the crop. Ultimately, the quality is very good.

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Spain: 2010

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Exceptional across the board; Ribera edges slightly above Rioja.

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Spain: 2011

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Heat-stressed vintage - lower acidity, but powerful, concentrated wines.

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Spain: 2012

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Fifth consecutive small vintage (due to drought). Unusually high tannin wines in Rioja. Quality good in both regions.

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Spain: 2013

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Higher yields than 2012.
Cool and wet in Rioja; uneven ripening and delayed harvest, but producers are optimistic.
Excellent prognosis in Ribera del Duero.

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Spain: 2014

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“Improved in quality and quantity from 2013” in Rioja; however, final harvest affected by grey rot.
In Ribera del Duero, it was fresh and lovely

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Spain: 2015

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Hot and dry - high alcohol and high concentration, with softer tannins in Ribera del Duero.

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Poor vintages in Rioja & Ribera del Duero

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Spain: 2016

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Rioja enjoyed an abundant harvest – the largest since 2005, and many producers had to discard fruit to meet the permitted yield. Quality is excellent, with modest alcohol, full ripeness, relatively light tannins, good aromatic range and no bitterness. Certainly the best recent vintage. In Ribera del Duero, the outlook is also positive, with quality as good as the strong 2015 vintage.

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Spain: 2017

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One of the toughest years in living memory, with the frost and drought reducing yields by 25% at least. What was left has resulted in wines with elevated alcohol, tannin and extraction. Approach with caution.

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2018

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2018 was officially classified as ‘good’ (not top rank) in Rioja, with lower than average alcohol levels, and higher than average yields. It was a similar story in Ribera del Duero, where cooler conditions created a fresher and lighter style of red.

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2019

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Stable conditions, focused wines with aging potential

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2020

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Hot year, mildew and hail, rain during harvest produced fresh and approachable wines.

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