Spanish Vintage Chart

Classification of Spanish vintages 1987-1995

These are the ratings of quality for each year: `

E = Exceptional; VG = Very Good; G =Good; R = Regular; D = Difficult

REGION:	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95
Alella	G	G	VG	VG	E	G	E	VG	VG
Alicante	VG	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Binissalem	-	-	-	-	G	G	E	E	-
Campo de Borja	G	G	VG	G	VG	VG	G	G	G
Costers del Segre	-	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	E
Jumilla	VG	G	G	VG	VG	G	VG	G	G
La Mancha	G	G	G	VG	G	VG	E	VG	G
Lanzarote	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	VG	VG
Navarra	BG	-	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	E
Penedès	R	VG	G	G	VG	G	VG	G	G
Priorato	G	G	G	G	G	VG	E	VG	E
Rias Baixas	-	G	E	G	G	G	G	G	VG
Ribeiro	-	G	VG	G	G	G	R	VG	-
Ribera del Duero	G	VG	E	G	VG	G	R	VG	E
Rioja	VG	G	G	G	VG	G	G	E	E
Rueda	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Somontano	G	G	VG	G	VG	VG	E	E	E
Tacoronte-Acentejo	-	-	-	-	-	-	G	G	VG
Toro	-	G	VG	G	E	G	VG	E	-
Utiel-Requena	VG	G	R	G	G	VG	E	VG	G
Valdeorras	-	G	G	G	VG	G	R	VG	G
Valdepeñas	VG	VG	E	VG	VG	G	E	G	VG
Valencia	VG	R	R	G	G	G	VG	VG	G
Icoden-Daute-Isora	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	G	G
Yecla	R	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG

This classification of wines is established by the Consejos Reguladores of each region and the Denominaciones de Origen.

CATEGORIES OF WINES:

VINO DEL AÑO- Jóven - Wine of the year which is not aged in the barrel.

CRIANZA -Wines in their third year which have been aged a minimum of one year in oak casks (barricas de roble).

RESERVA - Specially selected wines from top years aged a minimum of three years in oak casks (barricas de roble) and the bottle. There must be one half of this aging time in the cask.

GRAN RESERVA - Wines made in great years which are aged a minimum of two years (dos años) in oak casks (barricas) and a total of three years in the bottle.

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