We rated no less than 20 perfect wines after tasting more
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We rated no less than 20 perfect wines after tasting more
We rated no less than 20 perfect wines after tasting more than 10,000 bottles, and our Top 10 are all rated 100 points. All the wines in our list were tasted from bottle, so barrel samples were not included. That’s why we didn’t include categories like 2015 Bordeaux, which is a fantastic vintage but not available in bottle until 2018. Most of the tastings were done in the region themselves. Our Wine of the Year — Opus One Napa Valley 2013 — is a point of reference for America’s greatest reds. It’s a wine that waves the Stars and Stripes around the world from San Francisco to Seoul with as much as 40 percent of its production sold outside of the United States. This is particularly important to me as most American wines have little to no international distribution. Beyond its impressive availability, the 2013 Opus One is of superb quality and character. The Opus One 2013 is a shining star for Napa Valley and proves why this place is one of the most exciting winemaking regions in the world. No longer is the region obsessed with crude power and muscular wines. Napa has instead turned towards a new classicism of vibrant fruit and tension. Opus has all that and more. My No. 2 Wine of the Year shares much of the same energy as Opus One. The Viñedo Chadwick Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 shows the incredible beauty, harmony, and character that the best wines of Chile possess. Produced in the historic Maipo Valley, the Chadwick cab mesmerizes you the moment you stick your nose in the glass. It is truly a subtle elixir with incredible complexity and elegance. 1. Opus One Napa Valley 2013 saabub novembris 2016 2. Viñedo Chadwick Cabernet Sauvignon Valle de Maipo 2014 saabub novembris 2016 3. Renieri Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2010 4. Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 1986 5. Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Malbec Mendoza Fortuna Terrae 2012 6. Dominus Napa Valley 2013 7. Krug Champagne Brut 2002 8. Tyrrell’s Shiraz Hunter Valley Old Patch 1867 2014 9. Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Wachau Singerriedel Smaragd 2015 10. Gaja Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo 2013 saabub mais 2017 11. Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier Canberra District 2015 12. Dönnhoff Riesling Nahe Hermannshöhle Niederhausen GG 2015 13. Trapiche Malbec Cabernet Franc Mendoza Iscay 2011 14. Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Vigna di Pianrosso Santa Caterina d’Oro Riserva 2010 15. Château de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin Grand Cuvée 2013 16. Realm Cellars Napa Valley Oakville Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2013 17. Aldo Conterno Barolo Gran Bussia Riserva 2008 18. El Enemigo Gualtallary Valle de Uco Gran Enemigo Gualtallary 2012 19. Orma Toscana 2013 20. Dana Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Rutherford Helms Vineyard 2013 21. Aristos Chardonnay Valle de Cachapoal Duquesa d’A 2011 22. Viña Cobos Malbec Mendoza Cobos 2013 23. Abreu Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Cappella 2012 24. Duemani Cabernet Franc Costa della Toscana Duemani 2013 25. Soter Vineyards Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton Mineral Springs Ranch 2014 26. Peter Michael Winery Napa Valley Oakville Au Paradis 2013 27. Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano Riserva 2010 28. Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato 2012 29. Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Oakville Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2013 30. Château Rieussec Sauternes 2013 31. Escarpment Pinot Noir Martinborough Kupe 2014 32. Kapcsandy Family Winery Napa Valley State Lane Vineyard Roberta’s Reserve 2013 33. Eredi Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2010 34. Wittmann Riesling Rheinhessen Morstein GG 2015 35. Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto 2010 36. Susana Balbo Wines Valle de Uco Nosotros Single Vineyard 2011 37. Harlan Estate Napa Valley 2013 38. Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 2002 39. Famille Hugel Riesling Alsace Grossi Laüe 2010 40. Bellaria Brunello di Montalcino Assunto Riserva 2010 41. Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Schrader 2013 42. Felton Road Pinot Noir Central Otago Block 3 2015 43. La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2007 44. Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio Allle Mura Riserva 2010 45. Continuum Napa Valley Continuum 2013 46. Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Monogram 2012 47. Screaming Eagle Napa Valley Oakville 2013 48. Montes Valle de Colchagua Alpha M 2013 49. By Farr Geelong Tout Près 2015 50. Tor Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Black Magic 2013 51. Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto Don Melchor Puente Alto Vineyard 2012 52. Bond Napa Valley Pluribus 2013 53. Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2013 saabub 2017 54. Domaine Valentin Zusslin Riesling Alsace Monopole Clos Liebenberg 2013 55. Matetic Syrah Valle de San Antonio 2012 56. Château Pape Clément Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2013 57. S.C. Pannell McLAren Vale The Vale 2012 58. Villard Syrah Valle de Casablanca Tanagra 2014 59. Masi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Campoluogo di Torbe 2009 60. Muga Rioja Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2009 61. David Arthur Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Rutherford Elevation 1147 2013 62. Leeuwin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Art Series 2012 63. Arrow & Branch Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard 2013 64. Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia 2012 65. Quintodecimo Aglianico Irpinia Terra D’Eclano 2013 66. Ceretto Barolo Bricco Rocche 2012 67. Inglenook Napa Valley Rutherford Rubicon 2013 68. Artadi Rioja Viña El Pisón 2013 69. Mauro Molino Barolo Conca 2012 70. Marchesi Antinori Toscana Tignanello 2013 71. Clos des Fous Malbec San Rosendo Tocao 2013 72. Château d’Yquem Sauternes 2013 73. Foradori Teroldego Vigneti delle Dolomiti Sgarzon 2014 74. Domaine Zind Humbrecht Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Clos Saint Urbain Rangen de Thann 2014 75. Larkmead Napa Valley The Lark 2013 76. Château Mouton Rothschild Bordeaux Blanc Aile d’Argent 2013 77. Tedeschi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Monte Olmi Riserva 2010 78. Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal 2009 saabub 2017 79. Alvaro Palacios Priorat L’Ermita 2014 80. Abremundos Malbec Valle de Uco Octava Bassa 2013 81. Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri-Sassicaia Sassicaia 2013 82. Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart Brut 2002 83. Descendientes de J. Palacios Bierzo La Faraona 2014 84. Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2013 85. Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Patagonia Sin Azufre 2015 saabub 2017 86. Louis Latour Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru Les Demoiselles 2014 87. Luce della Vite Toscana Luce 2013 88. Martin Ray Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Synthesis 2012 89. Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Gravelly Meadow 2013 90. Domaine Jamet Côte-Rotie 2012 91. Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley St. Helena 2013 92. Cheval des Andes Mendoza 2013 93. Oddero Barolo Villero 2012 94. Roberto Voerzio Barbera d’Alba Pozzoannunziata 2012 95. Quintessa Napa Valley Rutherford 2013 96. Schiopetto Friulano Collio M 2015 97. Guigal Côte-Rotie Château d’Ampuis 2012 98. Château Haut-Brion Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2013 99. Thierry Allemand Cornas Sans Soufre 2011 100. Château Suduiraut Sauternes 2013