2026 short crop, excellent ripeness · Low yield Mendoza's crop fell 12.4 per cent, and the fruit came in excellent. 2025 early and hot, then wet · Heat spike, Harvest rain A record-early hot start, then February rain split the vintage in two. 2024 hot days, cool nights, balanced · Heat spike, Frost, Low yield Persistent wind and a January heat spike, saved by cool nights. 2023 frost-thinned, hot, dry, concentrated · Frost, Drought, Low yield Frost then drought forged the lowest yields since 1960, elegant reds. 2022 cool, frost-thinned, balanced, elegant · Frost, Low yield, Harvest rain Frost cut yields in a cool year that balanced ripeness and acidity. 2021 cool, fresh, elegant, low-alcohol · Frost Spring frost and a cool, wet start gave fresh, low-alcohol Malbec. 2020 hot, dry, concentrated, surprisingly fresh · Drought, Hail, Frost One of the hottest, earliest harvests on record, yet surprisingly fresh. 2019 cool, dry, elegant, balanced, fresh · Heat spike A cool, dry year with a hot midsummer spike gave balanced Malbec. 2018 balanced, textbook, smooth, fresh · Hail, Frost A textbook, balanced year with warm days, cool nights, normal yields. 2017 warm, low-yield, concentrated, structured · Frost, Low yield Spring frost slashed yields, concentrating an elegant, structured Malbec. 2016 cool, wet, low-yield, Burgundian · Harvest rain, Mildew / rot, Botrytis, Low yield El Nino brought Mendoza's worst harvest in decades, yielding mineral Malbec. 2015 cool, wet, botrytis-tested, site-selective · Botrytis, Hail, Harvest rain El Nino rain and botrytis pressure rewarded high, well-drained sites. 2014 cool, wet, Burgundian, fresh, elegant · Frost, Harvest rain, Mildew / rot Mendoza's coolest harvest since 2001 gave fresh, Burgundian-style Malbec. 2013 cool, dry, elegant, high-acid Cool, dry conditions produced elegant Malbec with bright acidity. 2012 warm, concentrated, low-yield, age-worthy · Frost, Heat spike, Low yield Frost and a hot Zonda wind cut yields sharply in a warm year. 2011 cool, fresh, high-acid, lean The coolest season in a decade delayed ripening by three weeks. 2010 cool, dry, fresh, high-acid, age-worthy · Frost, Low yield A cool, dry year with a November frost gave fresh, high-acid Malbec. 2009 warm, ripe, concentrated, plush · Heat spike A warm, dry year with a February heat spike and an early harvest. 2008 cool, elegant, acid-driven, age-worthy · Hail, Frost, Low yield Hail and frost cut yields in a cool year of elegant, acid-driven reds. 2007 cool, wet, site-selective, fresh · Hail, Harvest rain El Nino humidity and hail made a difficult, site-selective cool year. 2006 warm, concentrated, hail-thinned, structured · Hail A warm year marked by a damaging December hailstorm. 2005 cool, structured, age-worthy, elegant A cool year with an extended ripening season built for cellaring. 2004 warm, balanced, smooth tannin A warm year with a cool, dry harvest that kept acidity fresh. 2003 hot, concentrated, high-alcohol, altitude-saved · Heat spike, Drought Mendoza's hottest year on record produced concentrated, high-alcohol Malbec. 2002 warm, ripe, concentrated, well-rounded One of the best harvests in a decade: warm, dry, and deeply ripe. 2001 cool, fresh, well-drained-site elegance · Frost, Harvest rain Frost cut yields early, then autumn rain diluted lesser sites. 2000 aromatic, fresh, fruit-forward · Harvest rain A warm-wet year with early-March rain that delayed picking. 1999 warm, concentrated, age-worthy structure A warm, dry La Nina year that produced concentrated, structured reds. 1998 cool, wet, restrained and fresh · Low yield A cool, wet El Nino year that favored well-drained, higher sites. 1997 warm, concentrated, structured Cabernet · Frost A warm, dry year cut short by an early frost that concentrated ripe fruit. 1996 warm, concentrated, structured Malbec A warm, dry year that gave rich, structured Malbec. 1995 concentrated, structured, classic Mendoza A dry, sun-soaked season that gave deep, structured Malbec. 1994 Untitled year