2019 Vintage — A Great Modern Vintage of Depth, Balance and Precision

Buying a 2019 wine means choosing one of the finest recent vintages, with outstanding results across several major wine regions. The best wines combine ripe fruit, freshness, structure and elegance, offering both immediate appeal and excellent ageing potential.

The strongest buying priorities are found in Bordeaux, Burgundy and Piedmont, where the best Barolo wines rank among the great successes of the year. The Rhône Valley also produced many impressive bottles, Napa Valley stands out for its beautifully structured Cabernet Sauvignon, while Champagne appears highly promising, though still best approached house by house and cuvée by cuvée.

2019 Vintage Buying Guide

What is the style of 2019 wines?

The 2019 vintage is marked by well-controlled ripeness, ripe tannins and natural concentration, without excessive weight. In the most successful regions, the wines show depth, preserved freshness and genuine ageing potential. It is a particularly appealing year for collectors and wine lovers seeking complete, expressive and cellar-worthy bottles.

Bordeaux 2019: Freshness, Density and Great Mastery

In Bordeaux, 2019 stands out as a great modern vintage. The best wines combine ripe fruit, mature tannins, freshness and depth, with a style that is often more measured than in some very solar years. Success is widespread on both banks, from Pauillac to Margaux, from Saint-Julien to Pomerol and Saint-Émilion.

Recommended areas: Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe, Pessac-Léognan, Pomerol, Saint-Émilion.
Ideal for: collectors, long-term cellaring and lovers of deep, fresh and harmonious Bordeaux wines.
Buying priority: very high for great châteaux and benchmark cuvées.

Burgundy 2019: Richness, Energy and Harmony

In Burgundy, 2019 is a major success, both in red and white. The reds show depth of substance, expressive fruit, fine tannins and impressive poise. The whites stand out for their concentration, brightness and mineral precision. The Côte de Nuits shines particularly for great Pinot Noir, while the Côte de Beaune and Chablis produced superb white wines in the hands of the best producers.

Recommended areas: Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Chablis, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet.
Ideal for: lovers of fine, expressive wines with long ageing potential.
Buying priority: very high, both in red and white, from benchmark producers.

Piedmont 2019: A Great Classic Vintage for Barolo

In Piedmont, 2019 is a great year for Nebbiolo, especially in Barolo. The best wines combine structure, acidity, depth and aromatic definition, in a classical, serious and clearly age-worthy style. The 2019 Barolo wines deserve particular attention for their combination of power, freshness and longevity.

Recommended areas: Barolo, Barbaresco, leading Nebbiolo producers.
Ideal for: lovers of classical Nebbiolo, collectors and long-term cellaring.
Buying priority: very high, especially for top Barolo.

Rhône Valley 2019: Richness, Structure and Strong Successes

In the Rhône Valley, 2019 is an excellent vintage. The southern Rhône was particularly successful, with generous, sun-filled and structured wines, often very convincing in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Vacqueyras. The northern Rhône also produced beautiful Syrah wines, especially in Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage and Cornas, when the best domaines preserved lift and definition in the fruit.

Recommended areas: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, Cornas.
Ideal for: lovers of generous, spicy, structured reds with ageing potential.
Buying priority: high, with particular interest in the southern Rhône and the best northern Rhône producers.

Napa Valley 2019: Intensity, Balance and Great Potential

In Napa Valley, 2019 is a very strong year for Cabernet Sauvignon. The best wines are marked by intense fruit, depth, relative freshness and a structure perfectly suited to ageing. The style often feels more classical, more focused and more harmonious than in some hotter vintages.

Recommended wines: Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, great Bordeaux-style blends.
Ideal for: lovers of balanced, deep and cellar-worthy Californian reds.
Buying priority: very high for benchmark estates.

Champagne 2019: Ripeness, Tension and Potential Still to Confirm

In Champagne, 2019 appears to be a promising vintage, marked by good ripeness and often well-preserved freshness. The first releases show an appealing balance between richness, ripe fruit and tension, but judgement should remain selective.

The best purchases should be made house by house and cuvée by cuvée. The first available wines suggest strong potential, but it is still too early to place 2019 automatically alongside the region’s fully established great vintages.

Recommended styles: great houses, precise growers, Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs.
Ideal for: lovers of ripe, structured Champagnes still developing in bottle.
Buying priority: promising, but still selective.

2019: A Reference Vintage for Great Cellars

The 2019 vintage stands among the finest recent choices for lovers of great balanced wines. Bordeaux, Burgundy and Piedmont form its most obvious summits, complemented by excellent successes in the Rhône Valley and Napa Valley.

Deep without excess, ripe without heaviness, classical in balance yet modern in definition, 2019 is an ideal vintage for enriching a cellar with bottles capable of evolving with nobility. Discover our selection of 2019 wines and choose the cuvées best suited to your taste, your cellar and your drinking horizon.