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The 10 Best Recent Vintages of Bordeaux Grand Cru Wines
The success of Bordeaux wines depends on countless factors, such as weather conditions and their seasonal variations, the nature of the vines and their soils, sun exposure — particularly for hillside vineyards such as those of Saint-Émilion — and viticultural practices (traditional, sustainable, or aimed at producing organic wines or even biodynamic wines), all of which have an impact on achieving the highest possible quality of grapes. To this must be added winemaking itself, which rests in the hands of man rather than nature.
That said, here is a list of the 10 best Bordeaux wine vintages, some of which are beginning to be ready for drinking:
2005: a classic vintage with powerful, complex and concentrated wines, capable of ageing for decades.
2008: a fresh and delicate vintage, with elegant, balanced and refined wines, perfect for drinking today.
2009: an exceptional vintage, with rich, fruity and expressive wines, boasting a beautiful tannic structure. The Second wines of the Grands Crus classés are already drinking well. The First wines are barely beginning to open up.
2010: an equally exceptional vintage, with rich, concentrated and more balanced wines, capable of ageing for decades. The Crus Bourgeois of Bordeaux are already opening up for tasting. The greatest wines are still sleeping.
2011: a cooler vintage, with fruity and supple wines, boasting a lovely acidity, ideal for drinking now or cellaring for a few years.
2012: a cooler vintage with elegant, fruity and refined wines, ideal for drinking now.
2014: a cooler and more elegant vintage, with supple and fruity wines, to drink now or cellar for a few years.
2015: a solid vintage with wines of great depth and fine tannins.
2016: a promising vintage with elegant, fresh and balanced wines that will improve with time.
2018: a warm vintage, with rich and powerful wines, boasting a lovely acidity and firm tannins.
That said, here is a list of the 10 best Bordeaux wine vintages, some of which are beginning to be ready for drinking:
2005: a classic vintage with powerful, complex and concentrated wines, capable of ageing for decades.
2008: a fresh and delicate vintage, with elegant, balanced and refined wines, perfect for drinking today.
2009: an exceptional vintage, with rich, fruity and expressive wines, boasting a beautiful tannic structure. The Second wines of the Grands Crus classés are already drinking well. The First wines are barely beginning to open up.
2010: an equally exceptional vintage, with rich, concentrated and more balanced wines, capable of ageing for decades. The Crus Bourgeois of Bordeaux are already opening up for tasting. The greatest wines are still sleeping.
2011: a cooler vintage, with fruity and supple wines, boasting a lovely acidity, ideal for drinking now or cellaring for a few years.
2012: a cooler vintage with elegant, fruity and refined wines, ideal for drinking now.
2014: a cooler and more elegant vintage, with supple and fruity wines, to drink now or cellar for a few years.
2015: a solid vintage with wines of great depth and fine tannins.
2016: a promising vintage with elegant, fresh and balanced wines that will improve with time.
2018: a warm vintage, with rich and powerful wines, boasting a lovely acidity and firm tannins.
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