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ColdCoolAverageWarmHot Very dryDryNormalWetVery wet 19211985199820092019 1921 · Hot One of the hottest, driest seasons on record produced legendary botrytis sweetness. 1949 · Warm Favorable warmth made this a mid-century benchmark alongside 1953 and 1959. 1953 · Warm A warm season pushed musts into Auslese-to-Beerenauslese range with real botrytis. 1959 · Hot An exceptionally warm, sunny season made this a gold-standard benchmark vintage. 1964 · Warm Warmth and sunshine delivered a sweet, ripe classic, especially on the Saar and Ruwer. 1971 · Warm Rain hurt flowering, but long balanced ripening made the best wines since 1959. 1975 · Average An underrated vintage prized for elegant, fine-acid Riesling in classic Spatlese style. 1976 · Hot The hottest summer in a century concentrated fruit into legendary sweet wines. 1983 · Warm A near-perfect summer and long dry autumn produced one of the finest vintages of the era. 1985 · Average A brutal January freeze and wet summer were rescued by a sunny, dry autumn. 1988 · Average A rainy August and September gave way to a warm October that rewarded patient growers. 1989 · Warm A warm summer and perfect autumn made this a legendary noble-rot vintage. 1990 · Hot Near-40C heat and a small, concentrated crop made this Germany's finest since 1971. 1992 · Average Excessive yields diluted a warm year, then October rain added further trouble. 1993 · Warm An early warm spring gave way to rain and botrytis pressure, but the Mosel excelled. 1994 · Hot A hot July and a month of October sun produced musts unseen since the great 1976. 1995 · Warm Rain-plagued late summer was redeemed by the warmest October in a decade. 1996 · Cool Cold flowering and hail made for a lean, high-acid, classically structured year. 1997 · Hot Catastrophic spring frost gave way to a glorious summer that rescued the vintage. 1998 · Average A hot August and rainy autumn still produced a solid, all-round vintage. 1999 · Hot A near-perfect hot summer was tempered by late rain, still yielding excellent wines. 2001 · Warm A long, temperate summer and warm Indian summer created near-perfect balance. 2002 · Warm A wet October curbed noble rot, but a rare December freeze delivered abundant Eiswein. 2003 · Hot Europe's most extreme heatwave in 500 years split producers into stars, letdowns. 2004 · Cool A cool, disappointing summer produced crisp, precise, age-worthy dry Rieslings. 2005 · Hot Record sunshine and an early, low-yield harvest made this an instant classic. 2008 · Cool A cool, wet season made for lean, piercingly high-acid, age-worthy wines. 2009 · Warm A warm, dry summer made for a big, ripe, crowd-pleasing vintage. 2010 · Cool A cold, low-yield season produced piercingly acidic, age-worthy wines. 2011 · Warm A warm, frost-interrupted season made generous wines rather than razor acidity. 2012 · Cool A cool, mildew-troubled growing season was redeemed by a superb, late-picked autumn. 2013 · Cool A very cold spring and rainy September made for a lean, low-yield, high-acid vintage. 2014 · Cool October rain split the vintage; selection made some of the finest Kabinetts in decades. 2015 · Hot The driest, hottest summer since 1961 still delivered exceptional balance and depth. 2016 · Average A rainy spring gave way to a hot, dry summer, yielding elegant, moderate wines. 2017 · Warm A brutal April frost cut yields in half, concentrating superb, structured wines. 2018 · Hot The hottest four-month stretch since 1881 produced a huge, ripe, early harvest. 2019 · Hot Frost, blistering heat, and drought still produced Germany's best Riesling in decades. 2020 · Warm One of the sunniest summers on record brought an early harvest of elegant, fresh wines. 2021 · Cool A cool, rain-soaked season and the Ahr flood still yielded crisp, mineral wines. 2022 · Hot Germany's driest year ever still produced crisp, low-alcohol wines via September rain. 2023 · Warm A dry spring, wet August, and warm September made a fast harvest of elegant wines. 2024 · Cool A brutal April frost and cool season made the smallest Mosel harvest in 50 years. 2025 · Warm A fast, early harvest after the frost year gave small but very clean Riesling. 1921 · Very dry One of the hottest, driest seasons on record produced legendary botrytis sweetness. 1959 · Dry An exceptionally warm, sunny season made this a gold-standard benchmark vintage. 1971 · Normal Rain hurt flowering, but long balanced ripening made the best wines since 1959. 1975 · Normal An underrated vintage prized for elegant, fine-acid Riesling in classic Spatlese style. 1976 · Very dry The hottest summer in a century concentrated fruit into legendary sweet wines. 1983 · Dry A near-perfect summer and long dry autumn produced one of the finest vintages of the era. 1985 · Wet A brutal January freeze and wet summer were rescued by a sunny, dry autumn. 1988 · Wet A rainy August and September gave way to a warm October that rewarded patient growers. 1989 · Dry A warm summer and perfect autumn made this a legendary noble-rot vintage. 1990 · Dry Near-40C heat and a small, concentrated crop made this Germany's finest since 1971. 1992 · Wet Excessive yields diluted a warm year, then October rain added further trouble. 1993 · Wet An early warm spring gave way to rain and botrytis pressure, but the Mosel excelled. 1994 · Normal A hot July and a month of October sun produced musts unseen since the great 1976. 1995 · Normal Rain-plagued late summer was redeemed by the warmest October in a decade. 1997 · Dry Catastrophic spring frost gave way to a glorious summer that rescued the vintage. 1998 · Wet A hot August and rainy autumn still produced a solid, all-round vintage. 1999 · Dry A near-perfect hot summer was tempered by late rain, still yielding excellent wines. 2002 · Wet A wet October curbed noble rot, but a rare December freeze delivered abundant Eiswein. 2003 · Very dry Europe's most extreme heatwave in 500 years split producers into stars, letdowns. 2005 · Dry Record sunshine and an early, low-yield harvest made this an instant classic. 2006 · Wet Late rains triggered rampant botrytis, forcing an early harvest of stunning sweet wines. 2007 · Dry Record-early flowering and a long, cool summer built exceptional aromatic depth. 2008 · Normal A cool, wet season made for lean, piercingly high-acid, age-worthy wines. 2009 · Dry A warm, dry summer made for a big, ripe, crowd-pleasing vintage. 2010 · Wet A cold, low-yield season produced piercingly acidic, age-worthy wines. 2011 · Normal A warm, frost-interrupted season made generous wines rather than razor acidity. 2012 · Normal A cool, mildew-troubled growing season was redeemed by a superb, late-picked autumn. 2013 · Wet A very cold spring and rainy September made for a lean, low-yield, high-acid vintage. 2014 · Wet October rain split the vintage; selection made some of the finest Kabinetts in decades. 2015 · Very dry The driest, hottest summer since 1961 still delivered exceptional balance and depth. 2016 · Wet A rainy spring gave way to a hot, dry summer, yielding elegant, moderate wines. 2017 · Dry A brutal April frost cut yields in half, concentrating superb, structured wines. 2018 · Very dry The hottest four-month stretch since 1881 produced a huge, ripe, early harvest. 2019 · Dry Frost, blistering heat, and drought still produced Germany's best Riesling in decades. 2020 · Dry One of the sunniest summers on record brought an early harvest of elegant, fresh wines. 2021 · Wet A cool, rain-soaked season and the Ahr flood still yielded crisp, mineral wines. 2022 · Very dry Germany's driest year ever still produced crisp, low-alcohol wines via September rain. 2023 · Normal A dry spring, wet August, and warm September made a fast harvest of elegant wines. 2024 · Wet A brutal April frost and cool season made the smallest Mosel harvest in 50 years. 2025 · Normal A fast, early harvest after the frost year gave small but very clean Riesling.

Dashed: each vintage. Solid: five-year running average of season temperature.

Temperature here is relative to Mosel's own normal, not an absolute scale across regions. Every value comes from that year's own vintage report; a missing value means the report did not describe that part of the season, not that nothing happened.