Vintage Weather

Bordeaux

Temperature

Cold → Hot

Year	Temperature	Events	Read
2025	Hot	Heat spike, Drought, Low yield	The hottest recent growing season gave a record-small, deeply tannic crop.
2024	Cool	Frost, Mildew / rot, Low yield, Botrytis	Record rain and mildew made Bordeaux's smallest harvest since 1991.
2023	Warm	Mildew / rot, Botrytis	A mildew-plagued wet spring gave way to a hot, dry finish and fresh wines.
2022	Hot	Frost, Hail, Drought, Heat spike	The second-hottest year on record still produced remarkably fresh, concentrated wines.
2021	Cool	Frost, Mildew / rot, Low yield	April frost and relentless mildew were rescued by the sunniest October since 1991.
2020	Warm	Frost, Drought	The driest summer since 1959 gave an early harvest of great concentration.
2019	Warm	Frost	A warm, dry year was saved from drought stress by providential late-July rain.
2018	Warm	Mildew / rot, Hail	Severe spring mildew gave way to three months of perfect, dry summer weather.
2017	Cool	Frost, Low yield	Bordeaux's worst frost since 1991 cut the crop to its smallest since 1945.
2016	Warm	Mildew / rot	A soaking spring mildew scare gave way to near-drought and classic elegance.
2015	Hot	Heat spike, Drought	Extreme June heat and drought were relieved by a very wet August, giving rich wines.
2014	Cool	Hail	A cool, damp summer was rescued by a brilliant Indian summer through October.
2013	Cold	Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield, Botrytis	Widely called the worst Bordeaux red season this century, with a tiny, light crop.
2012	Cool	Mildew / rot, Harvest rain	A catastrophic wet April gave way to a hot summer, then October harvest rain.
2011	Average	Drought	The earliest flowering ever was followed by a cool wet summer and early picking.
2010	Warm	Drought, Low yield	The driest year since 1949 with cool nights built one of the great modern vintages.
2009	Hot	Hail	Warm days, cool nights, and a dry finish made one of Bordeaux's greatest vintages.
2008	Cool	Frost, Hail, Low yield	Frost, hail, and a damp summer were rescued by a warm mid-September finish.
2007	Cool	Mildew / rot, Low yield	A cold, wet summer made weak reds but Sauternes and dry whites triumphed.
2006	Average	Harvest rain	A hot start turned cool and wet, forcing severe selection into a slow-aging year.
2005	Warm	Drought	Severe drought rather than heat defined one of Bordeaux's finest modern vintages.
2004	Cool		Bordeaux's largest-ever crop was saved from a cold August by a warm September.
2003	Hot	Heat spike, Drought, Low yield	Europe's hottest summer since 1540 scorched Bordeaux into extreme concentration.
2002	Cool	Low yield, Mildew / rot	A cool, damp season was rescued by a dramatic sunny September for the Left Bank.
2001	No weather read	Harvest rain, Botrytis	An up-and-down season gave modest reds but one of the great Sauternes years.
2000	Warm	Mildew / rot	A mildew-plagued spring gave way to a spectacular dry summer and great wines.
1999	Warm	Hail, Harvest rain	A hot summer was undone by a St-Emilion hailstorm and a very wet September.
1998	Warm	Hail, Harvest rain	Scorching August heat and well-timed picking made this a Right Bank triumph.
1997	Average	Harvest rain, Botrytis	Early promise drowned by late-August rain, but Sauternes had a golden year.
1996	Warm	Harvest rain	A late-August storm spared the northern Medoc, giving a classic Left Bank year.