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"Majors" 1968-1980
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Rioja
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Harvest
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Ageing
Tables
Top Spanish Wine Regions: 1993-2001
REGION Year: '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02
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Rioja G * * E G E G G E
Penedés E G G E E E E E E
Ribera del Duero f E * * G E * E *
Valdepeñas G G E E G E G E E
Rueda G G G E E E E E G
Ratings: p=Poor, f=Fair, G=Good, E=Excellent, *=Outstanding
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Top Spanish Wine Regions: 1981-1992
REGION Year: '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92
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Rioja E * G G G G E G G G E G
Penedés G E G G * f G E E E E G
Ribera del Duero * E E f E * G G * G E G
Valdepeñas * E E * F E E E * E E G
Rueda E G G G G G E G G G G G
Ratings: p=Poor, f=Fair, G=Good, E=Excellent, *=Outstanding
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Top Spanish Wine Regions: 1968-1980
REGION Year: '68 '70 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77 '78 '79 '80
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Rioja E * p p G G E G f E f G
Penedés f E G * E G E * G * f G
Ribera del Duero E * p f E G G E p f G G
Valdepeñas E * p f E f G p f G p E
Rueda - G f p G G G f f E E f
Ratings: p=Poor, f=Fair, G=Good, E=Excellent, *=Outstanding
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Rioja Ratings: 1925-1969
Year: '55 '56 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69
* G f * E G G E f * p f f E f
Year: '40 '41 '42 '43 '44 '45 '46 '47 '48 '49 '50 '51 '52 '53 '54
f G E G G p f E * E f f * p G
Year: '25 '26 '27 '28 '29 '30 '31 '32 '33 '34 '35 '36 '37 '38 '39
E p p E f p E f f * E f f p f
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Note: These are generally accepted ratings of the quality of the harvest
for each of the 5 major regions. The "*" represent the recognized
"banner" years. Those left blank indicate years before the region was officially
given its D.O. status. For more annual ratings for the rest of the D.O.
regions, check the Harvest section.
Ageing Table for Spanish Wines
Type Region/Type Starts Downhill After
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Red Ribera de Duero 15-20 years
Rioja 15-20 years
Bierzo, Valdeorras 10-12 years
La Mancha, Navarra 5-10 years
Valdepenas, Penedes 5-7 years
Carinena, Borja 5-7 years
Tarragona, Emporda 5-7 years
Utiel-Requena 5-7 years
Priorato 5 years
Jumilla, Alicante 5 years
Cabernet-Sauvignon 10-25 years
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White Oak aged 10-15 years
Alella type 5-10 years
Fruity 2-3 years
Chardonnay 5 years
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Roses all regions 2 years
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Sherries Fino 1 year
Amontillados 30-40 years
Olorosos "
other sweet wines "
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Notes:
1. These are general guidelines, as actual "life expectancy" depends
on many factors: grape variety, the harvest, ageing methods, and storage
conditions like temperature and humidity.
2. Special Thanks to José Peñín, noted Spanish
wine expert and author of many books and articles on wine, whose "Guia
Peñín de los Vinos Españoles" provided the information
for this chart.
(Reprinted with permission)
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