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1783 to 2024, year by yearHistorical Vintage Quality

A vintage rating for every year of the last two and a half centuries in Tokaj, drawn from the documents in this collection. Years for which a bottle is presented on this site are marked in gold.

Years rated
242An unbroken run, 1783 to 2024
Exceptional
81811 · 1888 · 1924 · 1956 · 1964 · 1972 · 1999 · 2000
Poor years
44Roughly one year in six
Bottled here
36 vintages18 inside the rated range, 18 before it

Please note

The observations on this page are a private collector’s research, not an expert opinion, a certificate, or advice on buying or selling. Attributions marked as open questions are unresolved. No warranty is given as to authenticity, condition or value.

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Vintage quality, 1783 to 2024

Each cell carries the year and its rating. Years shown with a gold frame have a bottle presented on this site; hover or tap the year to see which bottle, and follow the link to its section.

1780s Go to the bottle → Go to the bottle → Go to the bottle → 1783 *** 1783 Juliusz Grosse · Oremus Go to the bottle → 1784 * Go to the bottle → 1785 - Go to the bottle → 1786 - 1786 Flattened globular flask Go to the bottle → 1787 - Go to the bottle → 1788 *** Go to the bottle → 1789 * Go to the bottle →
1790s 1790 * Go to the bottle → 1791 - Go to the bottle → 1792 ** 1792 Andrássy Go to the bottle → 1793 ** 1793 Essence for Russia Go to the bottle → 1794 ** 1794 Essence, Cyrillic and French labels Go to the bottle → 1795 - Go to the bottle → 1796 * Go to the bottle → 1797 *** Go to the bottle → 1798 * Go to the bottle → 1799 - Go to the bottle →
1800s 1800 - Go to the bottle → 1801 * Go to the bottle → 1802 * Go to the bottle → 1803 * Go to the bottle → 1804 * Go to the bottle → 1805 * Go to the bottle → 1806 *** Go to the bottle → 1807 * Go to the bottle → 1808 * Go to the bottle → 1809 * Go to the bottle →
1810s 1810 * Go to the bottle → 1811 **** 1811 Leopold I military order Go to the bottle → 1812 *** Go to the bottle → 1813 - Go to the bottle → 1814 - Go to the bottle → 1815 - Go to the bottle → 1816 - Go to the bottle → 1817 - Go to the bottle → 1818 * Go to the bottle → 1819 * Go to the bottle →
1820s 1820 - Go to the bottle → 1821 *** Go to the bottle → 1822 *** Go to the bottle → 1823 *** Go to the bottle → 1824 * Go to the bottle → 1825 ** 1825 Honey wine (non-Tokaji) Go to the bottle → 1826 * Go to the bottle → 1827 *** Go to the bottle → 1828 ** Go to the bottle → 1829 ** Go to the bottle →
1830s 1830 ** Go to the bottle → 1831 ** Go to the bottle → 1832 ** Go to the bottle → 1833 - Go to the bottle → 1834 *** Go to the bottle → 1835 ** Go to the bottle → 1836 ** Go to the bottle → 1837 ** Go to the bottle → 1838 ** Go to the bottle → 1839 ** Go to the bottle →
1840s 1840 - Go to the bottle → 1841 *** Go to the bottle → 1842 - Go to the bottle → 1843 * Go to the bottle → 1844 * Go to the bottle → 1845 *** Go to the bottle → 1846 *** Go to the bottle → 1847 - Go to the bottle → 1848 *** Go to the bottle → 1849 * Go to the bottle →
1850s 1850 * Go to the bottle → 1851 - Go to the bottle → 1852 *** Go to the bottle → 1853 * 1853 Bretzenheim Go to the bottle → 1854 * Go to the bottle → 1855 *** Go to the bottle → 1856 *** Go to the bottle → 1857 * Go to the bottle → 1858 *** Go to the bottle → 1859 * 1859 Degenfeld Essencia Go to the bottle →
1860s 1860 - Go to the bottle → 1861 - Go to the bottle → 1862 *** Go to the bottle → 1863 *** Go to the bottle → 1864 - Go to the bottle → 1865 ** Go to the bottle → 1866 *** Go to the bottle → 1867 ** Go to the bottle → 1868 *** Go to the bottle → 1869 ** Go to the bottle →
1870s 1870 *** 1870 Uranium glass bottle Go to the bottle → 1871 *** Go to the bottle → 1872 * Go to the bottle → 1873 * Go to the bottle → 1874 *** Go to the bottle → 1875 - Go to the bottle → 1876 *** 1876 Baron Maillot Go to the bottle → 1877 * Go to the bottle → 1878 * Go to the bottle → 1879 - Go to the bottle →
1880s 1880 *** 1880 Palugyay and Dr. Beust Essencia Go to the bottle → 1881 * Go to the bottle → 1882 * Go to the bottle → 1883 - 1883 Waldbott · Sárospatak College Go to the bottle → 1884 *** Go to the bottle → 1885 *** Go to the bottle → 1886 *** Go to the bottle → 1887 * Go to the bottle → 1888 **** Go to the bottle → 1889 *** Go to the bottle →
1890s 1890 *** Go to the bottle → 1891 *** Go to the bottle → 1892 * Go to the bottle → 1893 - Go to the bottle → 1894 - Go to the bottle → 1895 *** 1895 Vörös Ménesi Aszú (non-Tokaji) Go to the bottle → 1896 - 1896 Kassa collage · Sárospatak College Go to the bottle → 1897 * 1897 Windischgraetz pincetok Go to the bottle → 1898 * Go to the bottle → 1899 * Go to the bottle →
1900s 1900 *** Go to the bottle → 1901 *** 1901 Beregszász Aszú (non-Tokaji) Go to the bottle → 1902 * Go to the bottle → 1903 ** Go to the bottle → 1904 *** Go to the bottle → 1905 - Go to the bottle → 1906 *** Go to the bottle → 1907 ** Go to the bottle → 1908 * Go to the bottle → 1909 * Go to the bottle →
1910s 1910 ** Go to the bottle → 1911 * Go to the bottle → 1912 *** Go to the bottle → 1913 * Go to the bottle → 1914 ** Go to the bottle → 1915 *** Go to the bottle → 1916 *** Go to the bottle → 1917 ** Go to the bottle → 1918 * Go to the bottle → 1919 *** Go to the bottle →
1920s 1920 *** Go to the bottle → 1921 ** Go to the bottle → 1922 ** Go to the bottle → 1923 *** Go to the bottle → 1924 **** Go to the bottle → 1925 * Go to the bottle → 1926 * Go to the bottle → 1927 *** Go to the bottle → 1928 - Go to the bottle → 1929 * 1929 Hétszőlő Go to the bottle →
1930s 1930 ** Go to the bottle → 1931 *** Go to the bottle → 1932 *** Go to the bottle → 1933 * Go to the bottle → 1934 *** Go to the bottle → 1935 *** Go to the bottle → 1936 *** Go to the bottle → 1937 *** Go to the bottle → 1938 * Go to the bottle → 1939 * Go to the bottle →
1940s 1940 *** Go to the bottle → 1941 - Go to the bottle → 1942 *** Go to the bottle → 1943 ** Go to the bottle → 1944 ** Go to the bottle → 1945 *** Go to the bottle → 1946 ** Go to the bottle → 1947 *** Go to the bottle → 1948 ** Go to the bottle → 1949 *** Go to the bottle →
1950s 1950 *** Go to the bottle → 1951 * Go to the bottle → 1952 *** Go to the bottle → 1953 ** Go to the bottle → 1954 * Go to the bottle → 1955 ** Go to the bottle → 1956 **** Go to the bottle → 1957 *** Go to the bottle → 1958 ** Go to the bottle → 1959 *** Go to the bottle →
1960s 1960 - Go to the bottle → 1961 ** Go to the bottle → 1962 ** Go to the bottle → 1963 *** Go to the bottle → 1964 **** Go to the bottle → 1965 - Go to the bottle → 1966 ** Go to the bottle → 1967 * Go to the bottle → 1968 *** Go to the bottle → 1969 ** Go to the bottle →
1970s 1970 - Go to the bottle → 1971 ** Go to the bottle → 1972 **** Go to the bottle → 1973 ** Go to the bottle → 1974 - Go to the bottle → 1975 *** Go to the bottle → 1976 ** Go to the bottle → 1977 * Go to the bottle → 1978 - Go to the bottle → 1979 ** Go to the bottle →
1980s 1980 - Go to the bottle → 1981 ** Go to the bottle → 1982 ** Go to the bottle → 1983 *** Go to the bottle → 1984 * Go to the bottle → 1985 - Go to the bottle → 1986 *** Go to the bottle → 1987 * Go to the bottle → 1988 *** Go to the bottle → 1989 ** Go to the bottle →
1990s 1990 * Go to the bottle → 1991 ** Go to the bottle → 1992 - Go to the bottle → 1993 *** Go to the bottle → 1994 * Go to the bottle → 1995 ** Go to the bottle → 1996 ** Go to the bottle → 1997 - Go to the bottle → 1998 - Go to the bottle → 1999 **** Go to the bottle →
2000s 2000 **** Go to the bottle → 2001 ** Go to the bottle → 2002 ** Go to the bottle → 2003 *** Go to the bottle → 2004 * Go to the bottle → 2005 ** Go to the bottle → 2006 *** Go to the bottle → 2007 ** Go to the bottle → 2008 *** Go to the bottle → 2009 - Go to the bottle →
2010s 2010 - Go to the bottle → 2011 ** Go to the bottle → 2012 ** Go to the bottle → 2013 *** Go to the bottle → 2014 - Go to the bottle → 2015 ** Go to the bottle → 2016 * Go to the bottle → 2017 *** Go to the bottle → 2018 ** Go to the bottle → 2019 *** Go to the bottle →
2020s 2020 - Go to the bottle → 2021 *** Go to the bottle → 2022 ** Go to the bottle → 2023 ** Go to the bottle → 2024 ** Go to the bottle → Go to the bottle → Go to the bottle → Go to the bottle → Go to the bottle → Go to the bottle →

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Before 1783

The rated series begins in 1783. For the older vintages the documents give no consistent quality judgement, but bottles of eighteen of those years are presented on this site.

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How to read the ratings

The ratings are compiled from the documents in this collection — cellar books, price lists, harvest reports and correspondence — and they describe the aszú harvest of the year, not any single bottle. A poor year in the table does not disqualify a bottle of that vintage, and an exceptional year is no guarantee of a sound one; storage decides more than weather. Where sources disagreed the more cautious reading was taken.

The examination of bottles is described on the Bottle examination page, and the archive work behind these ratings on the Research page.

To settle before publication

Send me the document sources you want credited for the ratings, and any pre-1783 years you consider known good or bad, and I will add them to the table.