France · 16 vintages on record

Northern Rhône

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16 of 16 verified

7Warm years
3Cool years
1Frost
0Smoke
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ColdCoolAverageWarmHotVery dryDryNormalWetVery wet20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252010 · Cool A wet, cool spring and coulure cut yields; a late, healthy harvest gave fresh wines. Verified2012 · Average A wet, mildew-prone start gave way to a warm, dry finish and late-ripened grapes. Verified2015 · Hot A hot, dry year kept in balance by cool nights and well-timed late-summer rain. Verified2017 · Warm An early, warm, very dry season with small berries and lower yields. Verified2018 · Hot A very hot, dry northern year with a ripe, plentiful crop and lush, low-acid wines. Verified2019 · Hot Very hot, dry year; well-timed showers kept freshness and Cote-Rotie led. Verified2020 · Warm A very dry, early year with short yields and more freshness than the heat suggested. Verified2021 · Cool April frost, a cold wet summer and a later harvest, with elegant wines expected. Verified2022 · Hot A hot, dry northern season eased by August rain, with fine tannins and balance. Verified2024 · Cool A wet spring and cool finish gave fresh, early-drinking reds and excellent whites. Verified2025 · Hot A hot northern season with small crops, but growers judged quality high. Verified2011 · Wet Odd season: fine late August, then early September rains diluted a big crop. Verified2012 · Normal A wet, mildew-prone start gave way to a warm, dry finish and late-ripened grapes. Verified2014 · Wet (thin record) A rainy July offset by wind and sun into September; whites excellent, Syrah uneven. Verified2015 · Dry A hot, dry year kept in balance by cool nights and well-timed late-summer rain. Verified2017 · Dry An early, warm, very dry season with small berries and lower yields. Verified2018 · Dry A very hot, dry northern year with a ripe, plentiful crop and lush, low-acid wines. Verified2019 · Dry Very hot, dry year; well-timed showers kept freshness and Cote-Rotie led. Verified2020 · Dry A very dry, early year with short yields and more freshness than the heat suggested. Verified2021 · Wet April frost, a cold wet summer and a later harvest, with elegant wines expected. Verified2022 · Dry A hot, dry northern season eased by August rain, with fine tannins and balance. Verified2023 · Wet (thin record) Storms, mildew and mid-harvest rain tested the north, yet growers praised balanced wines. Verified2024 · Very wet A wet spring and cool finish gave fresh, early-drinking reds and excellent whites. Verified

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

Temperature here is relative to Northern Rhône'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.

Verified reports were rebuilt from the regional body's own vintage reports and independent trade coverage, with every claim traced to a fetched source.