Vintage Weather
2005 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2005, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Northern hemisphere
Exceptionally dry and warm with no heatwave: small berries and an unhurried harvest.
A very dry, grey summer kept grapes healthy; reds pair ripeness with acidity.
A dry year with cool nights; Decanter called it a classic 5/5 vintage.
An extraordinarily sunny year ripened grapes about two weeks ahead of schedule.
Hot June and late July, a cool August, early October rain and a smaller crop.
Cold winter, cool wet August in Chianti Classico, September rain, late harvest.
A dry, healthy year with cool harvest nights and a generous crop, rated Excelente.
A mild, even season ran late and delivered a big, balanced crop.
A cool year where late September rain brought balance and supple, fresh wines.
Record May-June rain cut Pinot Noir set; a cool, damp summer kept rot pressure high.
A hot summer saved by September cooling gave dense reds and ripe whites.
Southern hemisphere
Southern hemisphere: the vintage year is the harvest year, so the growing season began in the previous calendar year (spring in September to October, harvest in February to April of the vintage year).
A cooler, later year hit by frost and February hail, then 40 dry, warm autumn days.
A mild season with well-timed rain, a record crush and a heat-compressed Barossa finish.