| Vintage assessments for Sauternes from 1988 to 2007 |
| Year | VINES.ORG | Robert Parker | Wine Spectator | Decanter | Broadbent | RVF | | Wine Report | Details |
| 2004 | | | | | | ** | | | Light wines, only semi-liquoreux. |
| 2003 | | | | | | ****(*) | | 98 | A very rich year, resulting from the heat. |
| 2002 | | | | | | **** | | 88 | Well balanced between sweetness and acidity. |
| 2001 | 97A | 98T | | | | ***** | | 98 | A great year for the sweet whites resulting from good conditions in the Automn. |
| 2000 | 80A | 88E | | | | *** | | 85 | Elegant but not many great successes. |
| 1999 | 85A | 88E | | ***** hold | **** | **** | | 92 | A great year, generally successful. |
| 1998 | 85A | 87E | | **** hold | **** | ***(*) | | | Some good wines but quality rather variable. |
| 1997 | 90B | 89E | 92 drink/hold | ***** hold | **** | **** | | | Rich and powerful with high levels of botrytis. |
| 1996 | 90B | 87E | 89 drink/hold | ***** hold | ***** | ****(*) | | | Very pure with good structure and supporting acidity. |
| 1995 | 85B | 85E | 87 drink/hold | ***** hold | **** | **** | | | Unctuous and powerful. |
| 1994 | 80B | 78E | | ** drink soon | * | *** | | | Small crop, some will keep. |
| 1993 | 75B | 70C | | ** drink soon | | ** | | | Small crop, occasional successes due to drastic tries. |
| 1992 | 75B | 70C | 72 Drink | * drink soon | * | ** | | | Poor year for botrytis/ |
| 1991 | 75B | 70C | 77 Drink | * drink soon | | ** | | | Average year but rather small crop. |
| 1990 | 96B | 96T | 97 hold | **** hold | ***** | ***** | | | Generally successful with good botrytis. |
| 1989 | 95B | 90E | 98 Hold | ***** hold | ***** | ***** | | | Rich wines, good botrytis generally. |
| 1988 | 94B | 98T | 93 Hold | **** drink soon | **** | ***** | | | Very pure wines, top sweet wines. |
