One usually values the wine's category from its vintage year, indicating the year it was harvested. Some years the climatic conditions are favourable and result in very good harvests or vintages. The year is marked on the bottle's label or back label.
| 1,3% | 15,5% | 25,8% | 27,1% | 17,4% | 12,9% |
| Best of the century | Excellent | Very Good | Good | Regular | Bad |
| YEAR | Vintage type | YEAR | Vintage type | YEAR | Vintage type |
| 2013 | Good | 2012 | Very Good | 2011 | Excellent |
| 2010 | Excellent | 2009 | Very Good | 2008 | Very Good |
| 2007 | Very Good | 2006 | Very Good | 2005 | Excellent |
| 2004 | Excellent | 2003 | Good | 2002 | Good |
| 2001 | Excellent | 2000 | Good | 1999 | Good |
| 1998 | Very Good | 1997 | Good | 1996 | Very Good |
| 1995 | Excellent | 1994 | Excellent | 1993 | Good |
| 1992 | Good | 1991 | Very Good | 1990 | Good |
| 1989 | Very Good | 1988 | Good | 1987 | Very Good |
| 1986 | Good | 1985 | Good | 1984 | Regular |
| 1983 | Good | 1982 | Excellent | 1981 | Excellent |
| 1980 | Good | 1979 | Regular | 1978 | Excellent |
| 1977 | Regular | 1976 | Good | 1975 | Very Good |
| 1974 | Good | 1973 | Good | 1972 | Bad |
| 1971 | Bad | 1970 | Very Good | 1969 | Regular |
| 1968 | Very Good | 1967 | Bad | 1966 | Regular |
| 1965 | Bad | 1964 | Best of the century | 1963 | Regular |
| 1962 | Very Good | 1961 | Good | 1960 | Good |
| 1959 | Very Good | 1958 | Excellent | 1957 | Regular |
| 1956 | Good | 1955 | Excellent | 1954 | Good |
| 1953 | Bad | 1952 | Excellent | 1951 | Regular |
| 1950 | Regular | 1949 | Very Good | 1948 | Excellent |
| 1947 | Very Good | 1946 | Regular | 1945 | Bad |
| 1944 | Good | 1943 | Good | 1942 | Very Good |
| 1941 | Good | 1940 | Regular | 1939 | Regular |
| 1938 | Good | 1937 | Regular | 1936 | Regular |
| 1935 | Very Good | 1934 | Excellent | 1933 | Regular |
| 1932 | Regular | 1931 | Excellent | 1930 | Bad |
| 1929 | Good | 1928 | Very Good | 1927 | Bad |
| 1926 | Bad | 1925 | Very Good | 1924 | Excellent |
| 1923 | Regular | 1922 | Excellent | 1921 | Good |
| 1920 | Excellent | 1919 | Very Good | 1918 | Good |
| 1917 | Good | 1916 | Regular | 1915 | Very Good |
| 1914 | Regular | 1913 | Good | 1912 | Bad |
| 1911 | Regular | 1910 | Regular | 1909 | Good |
| 1908 | Good | 1907 | Very Good | 1906 | Excellent |
| 1905 | Very Good | 1904 | Very Good | 1903 | Good |
| 1902 | Good | 1901 | Very Good | 1900 | Regular |
| 1899 | Very Good | 1898 | Best of the century | 1897 | Excellent |
| 1896 | Good | 1895 | Excellent | 1894 | Excellent |
| 1893 | Very Good | 1892 | Good | 1891 | Regular |
| 1890 | Very Good | 1889 | Very Good | 1888 | Very Good |
| 1887 | Regular | 1886 | Bad | 1885 | Bad |
| 1883 | Bad | 1882 | Bad | 1881 | Bad |
| 1880 | Good | 1879 | Very Good | 1878 | Very Good |
| 1877 | Very Good | 1876 | Very Good | 1875 | Very Good |
| 1874 | Bad | 1873 | Regular | 1872 | Bad |
| 1871 | Regular | 1870 | Bad | 1869 | Good |
| 1868 | Good | 1867 | Excellent | 1866 | Very Good |
| 1865 | Very Good | 1864 | Very Good | 1862 | Bad |
| 1860 | Good | 1859 | Good | 1858 | Bad |
| 1856 | Good | 1850 | Regular |
