| Vintage assessments for Rioja from 1988 to 2007 |
| Year | VINES.ORG | Robert Parker | | Decanter | | | Alles-Ueber-Wein | | Details |
| 2003 | 80A | | | | | | | | The hottest, most dry vintage on record. |
| 2002 | | | | | | | | | Smallest vintage for 10 years (25% less than 2001). Season started with cool weather in December, then frosts in April, and summer rain. Overall the coldest, wettest vintage on record. |
| 2001 | 95A | 94E | | *****hold | | | 19 | | Superb; hold until mature. Conditions good throughout season, considered to rival 1964. |
| 2000 | 86B | 86E | | ***drink now | | | 17 | | Very hot year caused vines to shut down. Huge dilute vintage. Drink young. |
| 1999 | 86B | 86E | | *** hold/drink | | | 16 | | Vintage spoilt by dolution resulting from rain at harvest time. |
| 1998 | 90B | 82C | | **** hold/drink | | | 18 | | Classic reserva year: 44% of production was Reserva. Rain in September means that growers who held off picking until a later Indian summer made the best wines. |
| 1997 | 88B | 86R | | *** drink | | | 15 | | Little sun, good wines only from top bodegas. |
| 1996 | 85B | 85E | | **** hold/drink | | | 18 | | Very good, rich vintage. |
| 1995 | 90B | 90E | | ***** hold | | | 19 | | Very good vintage. |
| 1994 | 91B | 90E | | ***** hold | | | 19 | | Superb but small vintage. |
| 1993 | 80B | 87E | | ***drink | | | 15 | | Average quality as the result of summer drought and rain at the harvest. |
| 1992 | 80B | 85E | | *** drink soon | | | 14 | | Average as result of little sun and rain at harvest. |
| 1991 | 75B | 76E | | **** drink | | | 18 | | |
| 1990 | 90B | 87E | | *** drink soon | | | | | |
| 1989 | 87B | 90E | | *** drink soon | | | 17 | | |
| 1988 | 85B | 87E | | *** drink soon | | | 16 | | |
