✓ 2025 Concentrated, precise, low-yielding · Heat spike, Drought, Harvest rain, Low yield A hot, early, small vintage with concentration, freshness and fine tannins. ✓ 2024 Fresh, moderate, bright, drinkable · Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield A wet, mildew-heavy year saved by August sun, giving fresh, drinkable wines. ✓ 2023 Balance after a turbulent season · Heat spike, Drought, Hail, Mildew / rot, Harvest rain Dry winter, rainy spring, late summer heat; a mid-September deluge in the north. ✓ 2022 Record heat, drought, August rain · Heat spike, Drought, Hail Hottest, driest vine cycle since 1950; August and September rain let ripening go on. ✓ 2021 Frost, rain, fresh and late · Frost, Hail April frost, rain and hail, a cool summer, then a late harvest of fresh wines. ✓ 2020 sunny, balanced, early · Drought Early, sunny and dry, with a drought scare, healthy fruit and uneven, lower yields. ✓ 2019 Hot, dry, localised greatness · Drought, Heat spike, Hail Hot, dry year; groundwater and northern showers carried vines to a near-average crop. ✓ 2018 ripe, supple, low acidity · Mildew / rot Wet June mildew hit the south hardest; sunshine and a cool September ripened the grapes. ✓ 2017 early, scarce, concentrated · Drought, Low yield Hot and dry with a record-early pick; coulure cut the crop, hardest in the south. ✓ 2016 Stormy north, sunlit south · Hail, Mildew / rot, Drought Hail and a wet spring tested the north; the south had a dry, near-ideal season. ✓ 2015 Hot year, concentrated reds · Heat spike Wet spring, July heatwave and a dry summer gave a healthy, normal-sized crop. ✓ 2014 Fresh whites, softer reds · Hail, Harvest rain, Botrytis Rainy July north, coolish summer south; fruit flies, hail and harvest rain tested growers. ✓ 2013 Late, small and fresh · Mildew / rot, Harvest rain, Low yield Cold spring and coulure cut the crop; a late harvest gave fresh, well-coloured wines. ✓ 2012 balanced, fresh, elegant · Drought, Mildew / rot Dry and sunny in the south, a wet spring and mildew fight in the north. ✓ 2011 grower-dependent, fresh to dense · Heat spike, Harvest rain Warm dry spring, cool July, early September rain, then a long Indian summer. ✓ 2010 Small, late, fresh and structured · Low yield Coulure and a wet, cool spring cut yields; a late harvest gave fresh, structured wines. ✓ 2009 Hot, dry and early · Heat spike Hot, dry summer and early harvest; low Chateauneuf yields, normal ones in the north. ✓ 2008 Wet, late, fresh and mineral · Hail, Harvest rain, Mildew / rot, Low yield Spring and September rain, mildew and rot; sun and a cool Mistral saved patient growers. ✓ 2007 Damp north, dry south · Hail, Mildew / rot, Drought A damp, cool north saved by September; a dry, windy south made rich, round reds. ✓ 2006 Dry, sunny Chateauneuf season Chateauneuf-du-Pape: a dry, sunny 2006 kept grapes healthy for generous wines. ✓ 2005 Dry, balanced, built to age · Drought, Low yield A dry year with cool nights; Decanter called it a classic 5/5 vintage. ✓ 2004 balanced south, uneven north A normal year after 2003: August rain, then a dry, windy September. ✓ 2003 Hot summer, August harvest · Heat spike, Drought One long, hot summer and very early picking; dense, ripe wines, uneven in the north. ✓ 2001 Powerful, juicy, concentrated Dry summer; September north wind and fine weather concentrated the crop, notably up north. ✓ 2000 Dry south, high-yield north · Hail A dry season and healthy grapes in the south; high yields and some hail in the north. 1999 outstanding, silky, generous · Mildew / rot, Harvest rain A wet June brought mildew risk, but a warm dry summer built superb wines. 1998 concentrated, tannic, long-lived · Frost April frost slashed yields; a hot dry summer built dense, ageworthy wines. 1997 concentrated north, charming south · Harvest rain A damp September rewarded patient growers who waited into October. 1996 firm, acidic north Syrah · Harvest rain A mild wet winter and cool harvest gave firm, average-quality wines. 1995 concentrated south, tannic north · Harvest rain A warm, dry year with an August mistral, but rain hurt northern harvest. 1994 austere, aromatic northern Syrah · Harvest rain A hot summer gave way to relentless September rain that hurt many wines. 1991 rich, fresh, structured Cote-Rotie · Harvest rain Rhone escaped spring frost; September rain hurt the south more than north. 1990 concentrated, powerful, legendary A hot, dry summer and cool sunny autumn produced a legendary vintage. 1989 rich, structured, powerful · Drought, Heat spike Drought-like heat drove an early harvest of rich, concentrated wines. 1988 structured, ripe, age-worthy · Hail Hail cut Cote-Rotie yields, but a hot summer built ripe, ageworthy wines. 1986 firm, austere, rain-affected · Harvest rain Warm summer promise was undercut by September rain and rot. 1985 opulent, succulent, aromatic · Frost Winter frost gave way to a hot, dry, aromatic summer with a large crop. 1983 powerful, tannic, structured · Harvest rain June rain gave way to a hot, dry summer that built structured, tannic wines. 1982 powerful, concentrated, Northern Syrah · Drought, Heat spike Extreme drought and heat gave the north dense, aromatic wines. 1981 uneven, light north, concentrated south · Harvest rain Rain before harvest hurt the north; heat and drought favored the south. 1979 light, elegant, bright · Harvest rain A cool, wet spring and harvest rain gave lighter, elegant Syrah. 1978 concentrated, fresh, powerful A cool wet spring gave way to warm, dry, near perfect ripening. 1970 elegant north, age-worthy south A warm season favored ripe, age-worthy Grenache in the south. 1969 structured, concentrated, age-worthy Warm, dry conditions gave Syrah full ripeness after a difficult prior year. 1967 intense, concentrated, warm · Harvest rain A hot summer built ripeness; harvest rains were milder here than elsewhere. 1966 dense, spicy, structured A warm, sunny autumn built classic depth in Hermitage and Cote-Rotie. 1961 concentrated, powerful, legendary · Drought Cool June cut yields sharply; a dry August and sunny fall built rare concentration. 1959 concentrated, powerful, dense · Drought The hottest, driest year in a decade produced small yields of concentrated wine. 1955 warm, structured, age-worthy A mild spring and hot, dry summer gave ripe, balanced fruit. 1947 powerful, velvety, concentrated · Drought, Heat spike One of France's hottest, driest years produced dense, opulent wines. 1945 dense, tannic, structured reds · Frost, Drought Spring frost cut yields; a hot dry summer concentrated the rest.