French wines and vintage table

French wine represents for France a marvellous historical, cultural and economical inheritance.

The European laws classify wines in 2 main groups :

The table wines

• Table wines


Made with National or European wines, they are not submitted to quality rules.
• Country wines


These wines are featured by their geographical source and they are told according to it.

The quality wines

• The AOC wines


These wines are made from grapes harvested from special soil. Bordeaux produce the ebst example of this type of wine. The wines are made according to strict production rules (limited production surface, limited production, minimum alcoholic degree, countryside knowledge etc.

Table wines

Year	Red Bordeaux	White Bordeaux	Bordeaux Sauternes	Red Bourgogne	White Bourgogne	Red Loire	Dry white Loire	Alsace	Champagne	Red Rhone	White Rhone	Languedoc-Rousillon
2003	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	3
2002	+2	2	2	4	4	+2	+4	+3	2	1	2	+1
2001	+3	+2	5	+2	4	+2	+2	3	1	+3	2	4
2000	5	+4	+2	3	+4	+2	3	+3	3	+4	+4	4
1999	3	3	3	4	+4	3	3	3	+2	+4	+4	2
1998	+3	3	+3	+4	+3	+2	2	+3	3	4	+4	+4
1997	3	+2	+4	+3	5	5	5	4	3	4	3	4
1996	+3	+3	+4	5	5	4	4	4	4	+2	3	2
1995	4	4	+4	4	+4	4	4	+4	5	+4	4	+4
1994	+3	4	3	3	3	2	+2	3	+3	+3	3	4
1993	3	+3	1	4	+2	4	3	4	+2	+2	3	+4
1992	+2	+3	+1	+3	3	+3	3	+3	3	+3	3	+1
1991	+1	2	+2	2	1	1	1	+1	2	+2	3	+4
1990	+4	5	+4	5	+4	5	5	5	5	+4	4	4
1989	5	4	5	+4	4	5	5	5	5	+4	5	4
1988	+3	3	5	+4	+3	3	4	+4	+4	4	4	4
1987	3	2	1	3	/	/	/	/	1	+2	/	+1
1986	4	4	+4	2	/	/	3	/	+3	+3	/	/
1985	4	4	3	+3	4	4	+4	4	5	+4	/	/

Key :

5 = Exceptional

4 = Very Good

3 = Good

2 = Average

1 = Below Average

"/" = Drink up or pour away !

"+" = greater than.



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