Lakeforest Wines

A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT WINE REGIONS AND VINTAGES, RENDERED IN BROAD STROKES

REGIONS/WINES	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990
Cabernet Sauvignon Napa/Sonoma/North Coast	89	92	85	95	92	92	97	90	93	95	93
Chardonnay Napa/Sonoma/North Coast	90	90	89	95	90	93	90	90	92	92	93
Pinot Noir Napa/Sonoma/North Coast	90	91	90	94	91	91	93	90	90	93	90
Pinot Noir/Chardonnay Central Coast/Santa Barbara	91	90	89	95	89	89	92	85	89	91	91
Zinfandel Napa/Sonoma/North Coast	88	91	87	89	93	92	95	92	91	92	92
Oregon Pinot Noir	90	92	92	84	86	87	94	91	90	90	92
Washington Red	94	96	93	91	90	87	92	89	92	91	89
Bordeaux/Red Medoc & Graves	98	88	89	86	93	91	88	85	80	80	98
Bordeaux/Red St. Emilion & Pomerol	97	89	92	85	87	93	90	86	NR	NR	98
Bordeaux/White Sauternes & Barsac	81	90	88	90	88	88	80	NR	NR	NR	96
Burgundy/ Red	84	89	88	89	92	90	85	88	80	85	95
Burgundy/ White	88	87	89	89	92	91	87	83	91	NR	92
Rh�ne/ North	90	93	92	91	87	91	89	NR	NR	93	93
Rh�ne/ South	93	89	97	85	85	93	88	87	NR	NR	96
Loire/ Dry and Sweet White	84	89	86	85	92	91	82	89	83	NR	91
Alsace	86	84	89	96	90	88	86	84	80	NR	93
Champagne/ Vintage	85	88	87	85	92	89	NV	87	NV	NV	98
Piedmont	93	92	95	93	95	88	81	87	NR	NR	98
Tuscany	90	89	88	95	86	92	85	87	NR	86	93
Veneto/ Amarone	87	88	89	95	NR	94	87	88	NR	NR	95
Rioja	87	90	88	85	89	95	94	85	84	88	90
Catalonia	89	90	88	88	89	91	91	89	80	82	88
Ribera del Duero	88	89	88	87	98	95	92	NR	82	94	91
Portugal/ Port/Vintage, Quinta or LBV	90	86	87	93	85	91	96	NR	92	91	85
Rhine Regions	87	91	89	88	95	88	92	87	87	85	94
Mosel/Saar/Ruwer	85	90	89	89	93	93	92	90	87	85	95
Barossa	84	89	93	90	94	93	89	88	81	92	93
Coonwarra	89	93	93	95	87	82	86	91	84	94	96
Hunter Valley	88	91	92	87	89	88	89	86	85	94	86
Chile	88	92	84	91	90	89	90	89	85	86	89
Argentina	87	90	83	89	95	95	90	93	88	87	93
South Africa	86	92	93	89	82	91	86	84	87	88	85
New Zealand	89	91	95	88	90	80	91	81	85	93

KEY TO RATINGS

KEY TO MATURITY

OTHER EXCEPTIONAL VINTAGES

98-100 = Superlative
94-97   = Classic
90-93   = Excellent
87-89   = Very Good
83-86   = Good
80-82   = Acceptable

NV = Nonvintage
NV? = Undeclared, but probably nonvintage
NR = Not Rated

	Hold
	Can drink, not yet at peak
	Ready, at peak maturity
	Can drink, maybe past peak
	In decline, maybe undrinkable
	Not a declared vintage, or no data

Bordeaux: 1982, 1978, 1966, 1961, 1959, 1955, 1953, 1949, 1947, 1945, 1937, 1934
Champagne: 1982
Rhone Reds:Southern: 1983, 1981, 1978
Burgundy: 1978, 1976, 1972, 1969, 1959, 1952, 1949, 1947, 1945
Tuscany: 1982, 1978, 1971
Veneto: 1983, 1979, 1976, 1974, 1971, 1970
Rioja: 1982, 1981, 1978
Calif. Cabernet: 1984, 1978
Calif. Chardonnay: 1980