Vintage Weather
2001 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2001, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Frost cut yields early, then autumn rain diluted lesser sites.
Harvested autumn 2001
A hot summer and a record harvest made 2001 a landmark year for Australian reds.
Harvested autumn 2001
An up-and-down season gave modest reds but one of the great Sauternes years.
A cool, wet, hail-hit season made trim, fresh reds with firmer tannins than 2000.
A hot, dry summer and a perfect September mistral built concentrated wines.
A long, temperate summer and warm Indian summer created near-perfect balance.
A prolonged summer heatwave built one of the era's great vintages.
April frost and summer drought concentrated a rich, structured vintage.
The wettest year in 20 years and a cool summer delayed ripening.
A long, hot, dry season built one of Rioja's greatest Excelente vintages.
Frost and heat spells gave way to a cool September and ripe Cabernet.
A cool, slow-ripening year produced wines of natural acidity and restraint.