Vintage Weather
Bordeaux
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| Year | Temperature | Events | Read | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hot | Heat spike, Drought, Low yield | The hottest recent growing season gave a record-small, deeply tannic crop. | Verified |
| 2024 | Cool | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Harvest rain, Botrytis, Low yield | A soaking, mildew-heavy year gave a tiny crop of fresh, fruity wines. | Verified |
| 2023 | Warm | Mildew / rot, Drought, Heat spike, Botrytis | A wet, mildew-hit June gave way to a dry, sunny finish and fresh wines. | Verified |
| 2022 | Hot | Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Drought, Low yield | Record heat and drought, yet small, healthy berries made fresh, balanced reds. | Verified |
| 2021 | Cool | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield | April frost, a wet June and a cool summer gave Bordeaux a small, late 2021 crop. | Verified |
| 2020 | Warm | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Drought, Heat spike, Low yield | A wet spring, 54 days of summer drought and an early harvest cut the crop. | Verified |
| 2019 | Warm | Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Drought, Harvest rain | A long, dry summer with a July heat record gave balanced reds and fresh whites. | Verified |
| 2018 | Warm | Mildew / rot, Hail, Heat spike | A mildew-hit wet spring gave way to three sunny, dry months and a stress-free harvest. | Verified |
| 2017 | Average | Frost, Heat spike, Hail, Harvest rain, Botrytis, Low yield | April frost cut the crop by around 40 percent; spared vineyards made fruity reds. | Verified |
| 2016 | Warm | Drought, Heat spike | A soaking first half and a bone-dry summer gave a big, healthy crop and a late harvest. | Verified |
| 2015 | Warm | Heat spike, Drought, Harvest rain | Hot, dry June and July, a saving August rain, then a clean, unhurried harvest. | Verified |
| 2014 | Cool | Hail, Mildew / rot, Botrytis | A cool, damp summer rescued by a hot, dry September and a warm October. | Verified |
| 2013 | Cool | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Harvest rain, Botrytis, Low yield | Cold wet spring, poor flowering and harvest rot; smallest crop since 1991. | Verified |
| 2012 | Average | Frost, Mildew / rot, Heat spike, Drought, Harvest rain | A soaked spring and hot, dry August, then autumn rain that favored Merlot over Cabernet. | Verified |
| 2011 | Average | Drought, Heat spike, Hail, Mildew / rot, Botrytis | Summer came in spring, a cool damp summer followed, and September sun saved the harvest. | Verified |
| 2010 | Average | Drought, Low yield, Botrytis | A dry, sunny summer without scorching heat gave small berries, big tannins and freshness. | Verified |
| 2009 | Warm | Hail, Harvest rain, Botrytis | A warm, sunny summer with cool nights and a dry harvest gave ripe, powerful wines. | Verified |
| 2008 | Cool | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield | Frost, a wet spring and mildew, then a dry July and sunny autumn for a small, late crop. | Verified |
| 2007 | Cool | Mildew / rot, Botrytis | A cool, damp summer and heavy mildew, rescued by a dry, sunny September and October. | Verified |
| 2006 | Warm | Frost, Heat spike, Harvest rain, Botrytis | A hot July and cool August ended in mid-September storms and a hurried harvest. | Verified |
| 2005 | Warm | Drought, Hail | Exceptionally dry and warm with no heatwave: small berries and an unhurried harvest. | Verified |
| 2004 | Cool | Hail, Harvest rain, Botrytis | A wet August, then a sunny September saved a big, late crop of classic Bordeaux. | Verified |
| 2003 | Hot | Heat spike, Drought, Hail, Botrytis | An unprecedented August heatwave and a very early harvest; terroir decided quality. | Verified |
| 2002 | No weather read | Hail, Harvest rain, Botrytis, Low yield | A wet flowering and cool summer, then a dry, sunny September ripened a small crop. | Verified |
| 2001 | No weather read | Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Harvest rain, Botrytis | A soaked winter and patchy summer, a cool late harvest, and a standout sweet wine year. | Verified |
| 2000 | Warm | Mildew / rot, Heat spike, Drought, Harvest rain | A wet spring and an early mildew scare gave way to a warm, dry summer and healthy grapes. | Verified |
| 1999 | Warm | Hail, Harvest rain | A hot summer was undone by a St-Emilion hailstorm and a very wet September. | Not yet verified |
| 1998 | Warm | Hail, Harvest rain | Scorching August heat and well-timed picking made this a Right Bank triumph. | Not yet verified |
| 1997 | Average | Harvest rain, Botrytis | Early promise drowned by late-August rain, but Sauternes had a golden year. | Not yet verified |
| 1996 | Warm | Harvest rain | A late-August storm spared the northern Medoc, giving a classic Left Bank year. | Not yet verified |