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By the Numbers: 2019 New Releases

The following charts present a region-by-region overview of all new releases tasted in 2019 by Wine Spectator.
Each chart provides a breakdown of all reviews by score category, based on the Wine Spectator 100-point scale.
Because the percentages are rounded, totals for each chart may not equal 100%.

CHART KEY total number of wines xxxx varietal xx% (95–100) xx% (90–94) xx% (85–89) xx% (80–84) xx% (50–79) % of wines rated 95–100 points

CATEGORY
region or
% of wines rated 90–94 points
tasted in 2019

% of wines rated 85–89 points
average price of
% of wines rated 80–84 points
$xx
wines rated 90–100
% of wines rated 50–79 points
ALL WINES TASTED IN 2019 FRANCE

ALL FRANCE
15,111 $84 3% (95–100) 46% (90–94) 44% (85–89) 6% (80–84) <1% (50–79) 3,797 $109 6% (95–100) 49% (90–94) 41% (85–89) 3% (80–84) <1% (50–79)

CALIFORNIA Alsace
ALL
CALIFORNIA 88 $48 0% (95–100) 42% (90–94) 45% (85–89) 13% (80–84) 0% (50–79)

3,196 $88 3% (95–100) 51% (90–94) 39% (85–89) 6% (80–84) <1% (50–79)
Bordeaux
Cabernet
810 $116 6% (95–100) 35% (90–94) 54% (85–89) 4% (80–84) <1% (50–79)
692 $161 8% (95–100) 63% (90–94) 24% (85–89) 5% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Burgundy
Chardonnay
975 $163 10% (95–100) 62% (90–94) 26% (85–89) 1% (80–84) <1% (50–79)
567 $58 1% (95–100) 47% (90–94) 47% (85–89) 5% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Merlot Champagne

117 $79 2% (95–100) 42% (90–94) 43% (85–89) 13% (80–84) 0% (50–79) 285 $106 6% (95–100) 82% (90–94) 11% (85–89) 1% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Languedoc
Pinot Noir
& Roussillon
623 $63 1% (95–100) 56% (90–94) 39% (85–89) 4% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
182 $60 0% (95–100) 31% (90–94) 59% (85–89) 10% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Sauvignon
Blanc Loire

208 $36 0% (95–100) 28% (90–94) 60% (85–89) 12% (80–84) 0% (50–79) 463 $38 1% (95–100) 44% (90–94) 52% (85–89) 3% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Syrah
Rhône
177 $63 3% (95–100) 68% (90–94) 28% (85–89) 1% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
612 $75 11% (95–100) 56% (90–94) 32% (85–89) 1% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Zinfandel

302 $42 2% (95–100) 56% (90–94) 36% (85–89) 6% (80–84) 0% (50–79) Other France
382 $44 0% (95–100) 24% (90–94) 69% (85–89) 7% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Other
California
INTERNATIONAL
510 $65 1% (95–100) 36% (90–94) 48% (85–89) 14% (80–84) <1% (50–79)
Argentina
UNITED STATES
264 $66 2% (95–100) 39% (90–94) 50% (85–89) 9% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
New York
160 $28 0% (95–100) 12% (90–94) 80% (85–89) 7% (80–84) <1% (50–79) Australia

569 $96 2% (95–100) 32% (90–94) 53% (85–89) 13% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Oregon
598 $55 1% (95–100) 56% (90–94) 39% (85–89) 4% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Austria
Washington 503 $48 1% (95–100) 52% (90–94) 40% (85–89) 6% (80–84) <1% (50–79)

571 $54 1% (95–100) 52% (90–94) 41% (85–89) 6% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Chile
Other U.S. 185 $58 2% (95–100) 21% (90–94) 64% (85–89) 12% (80–84) 1% (50–79)
41 $75 0% (95–100) 2% (90–94) 64% (85–89) 34% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Germany
ITALY
619 $57 4% (95–100) 54% (90–94) 37% (85–89) 4% (80–84) <1% (50–79)
ALL ITALY

2,488 $76 4% (95–100) 45% (90–94) 43% (85–89) 7% (80–84) <1% (50–79) New Zealand
350 $37 <1% (95–100) 25% (90–94) 67% (85–89) 7% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Piedmont
694 $91 5% (95–100) 56% (90–94) 33% (85–89) 5% (80–84) <1% (50–79) Portugal

Tuscany 402 $98 9% (95–100) 35% (90–94) 44% (85–89) 12% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
639 $77 9% (95–100) 52% (90–94) 33% (85–89) 5% (80–84) 1% (50–79)
South Africa
Northern
302 $65 <1% (95–100) 37% (90–94) 46% (85–89) 16% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
534 $65 1% (95–100) 39% (90–94) 47% (85–89) 12% (80–84) <1% (50–79)
Spain
Central
783 $62 1% (95–100) 40% (90–94) 50% (85–89) 8% (80–84) <1% (50–79)
214 $49 0% (95–100) 20% (90–94) 69% (85–89) 11% (80–84) 0% (50–79)
Other
Southern International
407 $50 <1% (95–100) 34% (90–94) 57% (85–89) 7% (80–84) <1% (50–79) 283 $53 <1% (95–100) 26% (90–94) 62% (85–89) 10% (80–84) <1% (50–79)

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