ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti vˈɪntɪdʒ wʌz nˈeɪmd "ɹˈɛd wˈaɪn ʌvðə jˈɪɹ" baɪ wˈaɪn spɛktˈeɪɾɚ mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈeɪɾᵻd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt vˈɪntɪdʒ ɐ nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn pˈɔɪnts ˌaʊɾəv ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd.
The 1990 vintage was named "Red Wine of the Year" by Wine Spectator magazine in 1995, which later rated the 1998 vintage a 99 points out of a possible 100.