Australian Vintage Chart

The following charts show James Halliday's ratings for every Australian vintage over the last 20 years. The numbers represent a mark out of 10 for the quality of the vintage in each Australian wine region.

Red

White

New South Wales

Canberra District

Cowra

Gundagai

Hastings River

Hilltops

Hunter Valley

Lower Hunter Valley

Mudgee

Orange

Perricoota

RiverinaGriffith

Shoalhaven

Southern Highlands

Tumbarumba

Upper Hunter Valley

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
6	9	6	8	9	7	8	8	9	8	8	9	6	5	8	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	9	8
7	9	5	8	8	7	7	6	8	8	8	7	7	6	8	8	7	8	9	9	8	9	9	9
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	6	7	9	8	6	7	6	7	9	7	7	4
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5	8	7	5	9	5	8	6	6	7	8	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	6	7	9	8	6	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	7
8	8	7	4	7	6	8	6	7	5	5	7	6	8	5	9	6	7	9	6	8	5
6	6	8	5	6	6	8	7	8	6	8	9	6	9	7	9	6	8	9	7	7	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	7	-	9	9	5	9	9	10	6	9	8	8	7
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	7	-	9	8	6	6	8	9	6	8	8	9	6
																			6	8	2	7	7	6
																			7	10	7	10	9	7
9	4	5	4	10	4	5	7	5	6	5	8	8	9	4	8	10	8	7	6	8	2
8	4	5	6	8	8	5	6	7	8	4	8	8	9	8	7	7	8	9	7	10	7
5	6	7	8	7	6	5	8	6	8	8	8	5	4	5	9	6	8	7	8	5	8	8	6
7	7	9	8	8	6	7	8	7	8	7	9	5	5	6	7	6	7	9	7	7	7	9	8
5	6	5	8	6	8	6	8	7	9	8	8	6	5	6	9	10	9	8	9	6	8	8	9	6
7	6	5	7	7	9	7	7	8	8	9	8	7	6	5	9	9	7	9	8	7	7	9	9	7
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	6	7	9	7	7	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	8	6	8	6	8	9	8
6	6	5	8	7	9	7	6	8	9	8	8	7	5	5	10	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	6
6	6	5	8	7	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	6	4	8	7	8	6	7	7	8	6	8	7
										-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	7	4	7	8	5	7
										-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	8	4	7	8	7	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	8	8	3	9	6	7	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	9	8	5	8	9	7
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	-	7	8	5	5	7	7	7	7	8	8	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	5	-	6	6	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	9	7
8	7	8	5	9	5	6	7	8	9	7	9	7	8	5	7	8	6	7	6	7	2	7
6	7	7	6	9	6	7	7	8	9	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	8	9	7	8	6	9
1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011

Queensland

Granite Belt

South Burnett

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
8	8	10	9	9	8	10	10	9	9	-	9	8	10	8	9	8	7	9	8	8	8	6	7	5
8	7	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	-	5	6	9	7	8	7	9	9	7	7	8	8	7	4
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	8	8	6	9	7	8	6	7	9	5
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	8	8	6	10	8	8	7	8	8
1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011

South Australia

Adelaide Hills

Adelaide Plains

Barossa Valley

Clare Valley

Coonawarra

Eden Valley

Kangaroo Island

Langhorne Creek

McLaren Vale

Mount Benson Robe

Padthaway

Riverland

Southern Fleurieu

Wrattonbully

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
5	9	4	9	9	7	6	8	8	9	7	7	7	5	8	9	8	8	7	7	8	7	9	9	3
6	7	4	7	6	9	6	7	8	9	7	7	8	6	8	9	8	7	8	9	6	7	9	9	6
7	8	5	8	10	9	7	8	9	8	9	9	8	7	8	9	6	8	8	7	8	8		9	6
8	8	6	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	7	6	7	8	7	7	9	8	7	7		7
6	7	7	9	8	7	8	8	7	9	8	10	5	4	8	10	7	9	7	10	7	8	7	9	5
7	8	7	9	8	7	7	8	8	9	7	7	6	6	5	8	7	7	8	7	6	7	7	8	7
8	8	6	10	8	8	7	8	7	7	8	10	9	6	7	10	8	9	9	8	7	6	9	8	5
9	7	5	10	7	7	8	9	8	7	10	8	8	7	9	10	10	8	9	7	6	8	8	9	7
6	7	6	10	9	6	8	9	6	9	7	10	9	6	8	9	9	7	8	7	7	9	7	9	6
6	8	6	7	7	6	8	9	7	9	6	8	7	7	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	8	8
6	7	7	10	8	8	8	9	7	9	7	8	7	6	9	9	7	8	8	7	8	7	9	8	5
9	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	7	6	6	8	10	9	9	9	8	7	8	8	9	7
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	9	8	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	7	7	8	7	8	8	10	9	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	7	7	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	-	10	7
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	9	8	8	-	9	8
7	8	7	10	9	9	8	9	8	9	7	10	6	8	7	9	8	9	8	8	7	7	8	8	7
8	8	6	10	9	9	8	9	8	9	7	8	7	8	5	8	7	7	8	7	6	7	7	7	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	9	8	7	8	7	7	8	7	8	5
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	9	8	9	7	7	8	8	8	7
5	8	5	7	7	5	6	9	6	8	6	10	9	7	8	9	8	7	8	8	8	6	6	8	6
7	5	7	8	9	7	8	10	8	9	8	8	8	9	7	9	9	7	7	7	7	6	8	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	5	7	5	10	8	8	8	9	8	6	6	8	5
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	8	6	9	9	8	9	8	9	8	7	8	5
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	8	7
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	6	8	7	4	8	9	6	7	6	9	5
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	7	8	7	8	7	6	8	7	8	7
1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011

Tasmania

Northern Tasmania

Southern Tasmania

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
5	7	6	7	8	8	5	8	9	7	8	10	9	9	8	9	7	6	10	8	7	8	8	8	7
7	7	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	8	9	7	8	9	7	8	7	8	9	8
6	8	6	9	7	8	9	9	8	5	8	9	8	10	8	9	8	7	10	9	7	7	8	9	8
6	8	7	8	7	8	9	8	9	6	8	8	7	9	8	9	7	8	9	8	8	7	8	8	9
1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011

Victoria

Alpine Valleys

Beechworth

Bendigo

Geelong

Gippsland

Glenrowan Rutherglen

Goulburn Valley

Grampians

Heathcote

Henty

King Valley

Macedon

Mornington Peninsula

Murray Darling

Pyrenees

Strathbogie Ranges

Sunbury

Upper Goulburn

Yarra Valley

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	9	4	9	8	8	**	7	8	8	4
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	8	4	9	10	7	**	7	8	8	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	10	8	8	**	7	2	7	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	8	8	7	**	6	7	6	8
7	9	6	10	8	8	6	8	7	9	10	9	9	8	9	9	7	9	8	8	6	8	4	8	6
7	8	7	9	6	8	5	7	6	8	9	9	6	6	6	7	6	9	7	8	7	8	7	9	6
										-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	7	7	9	9	6
										-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	8	7	7	9	9	7
7	9	6	8	9	8	6	9	8	7	9	-	6	8	8	5	7	10	9	9	9	8	6	8	-
8	9	6	6	9	8	7	8	8	6	8	-	7	8	7	5	6	9	9	8	8	7	8	7	-
6	8	4	7	7	8	5	7	5	8	5	9	5	7	7	10	9	9	7	7	**	7	-	8	4
6	8	6	7	7	8	6	7	6	5	5	8	5	6	6	9	7	6	7	7	**	6	-	7	6
8	7	5	8	9	8	6	7	8	7	9	9	7	8	8	9	8	9	8	9	8	8	7	8	6
7	8	6	7	6	9	6	8	7	8	6	10	7	7	7	8	6	7	8	8	7	9	8	8
5	8	7	7	9	8	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	8	8	7	9	10	10	8	8	7	8	9	7
7	7	6	8	7	8	7	7	9	7	9	7	8	9	7	7	8	6	9	8	7	7	9	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	8	10	8	9	7	9	7	9	7
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	6	9	9	7	6	7	6	7	8
6	8	7	8	8	8	9	8	7	8	8	8	5	10	6	8	7	9	9	8	4	9	8	9	8
8	9	9	8	8	9	7	9	8	9	8	8	6	9	5	8	10	9	8	9	8	8	8	8
6	8	4	7	7	8	5	7	5	6	5	9	8	8	6	10	7	8	7	8	**	7	8	8	5
6	8	6	7	7	8	6	7	6	5	5	9	9	8	7	9	8	9	9	7	**	9	7	8	7
6	8	6	9	9	7	8	8	8	7	8	9	9	8	7	9	10	8	7	9	8	7	7	8	7
7	8	5	9	9	7	8	8	8	6	7	8	8	8	7	8	9	9	8	8	8	7	8	7	8
7	9	6	8	8	7	10	8	7	5	10	9	7	9	8	8	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	5
7	8	6	7	8	7	9	9	8	7	8	9	7	8	8	9	8	10	7	8	8	8	9	9	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	9	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	1
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	6	7	8	9	8	8	8	7	4
7	10	6	10	10	8	8	8	8	10	7	8	8	8	9	8	8	10	10	9	8	8	7	8	5
7	9	6	7	9	8	8	7	8	10	7	8	9	8	7	8	6	9	9	8	7	8	7	7	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	9	7	**	8	6	8	2
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	9	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	8	9	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	7
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	7	9	7	7	9	8	**	7	6	9	5
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	7	7	6	7	9	8	4	8	8	8	9
7	10	5	8	10	10	7	9	7	8	9	9	6	9	7	9	9	10	9	9	7	7	**	**	**
6	10	4	8	8	10	8	9	5	7	8	8	6	9	6	9	9	8	9	9	8	7	7	9
1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011

** Frost and bushfire smoke taint precludes ratings; virtually no wine made in these regions

Western Australia

Geographe

Great Southern

Manjimup

Margaret River

Peel

Pemberton

Perth Hills

Swan District

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	7	8	9	7	6	8	8	8	9
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	9	7	8	8
6	8	8	10	9	8	7	10	9	8	7	6	7	7	9	8	7	7	9	6	8	8	8	8	9
7	8	7	9	7	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	6	6	8	8	6	8	9	8	9	8	9	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	7	6	9	7	6	8	8	7	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	6	5	9	8	9	9	8	9	8
8	8	6	7	10	8	7	9	9	8	8	7	10	9	8	8	8	9	9	7	8	9	9	9
8	7	6	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	10	9	9	8	8	8	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	7	10	9	9	5	7	7	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	8	7	6	8	9	6	9	8	8	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	8	8	8	7	8	9	8	9	9	9	7	8
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	9	7	9	10	8	8	7	10	8	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	7	9	7	7	8	8	8	-
5	5	6	6	8	6	7	6	6	6	7	9	8	7	9	10	7	9	9	7	8	8	10	8
9	6	7	7	10	6	10	7	7	6	5	9	6	6	6	9	6	7	8	8	7	8	10	8	7
1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011

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Australian Vintage Chart

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

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