Wine Spectator top 100 wines of 2018

I am most grateful to Wine Spectator magazine for allowing me to publish their top 100 wines for 2018.

Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines reviewed over the previous 12 months and select their Top 100, based on quality, value, availability and excitement. This annual list honors successful wineries, regions and vintages around the world.

Of course this only reflects the many thousands of  wines tasted for the publication and as you will see there are some interesting selections. I am astonished that Felton Road Pinot Noir from Central Otago comes in at number 12 when constantly outclassed by many smaller boutique brands such as Two Degrees Pinot Noir in the major NZ wine shows.

However there are plenty of bargains here and I suggest whatever country you are in you google to find availability or the local distributor.

If you are interested I have every top 100 published by Wine Spectator magazine since 1988. If you are interested reply to me.

NOTE: All prices are in US dollars.

Enjoy
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Rank
Wine
Vintage
Score
Price
1
Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri-Sassicaia Sassicaia+
2015 97 $245
2
Château Canon-La Gaffelière St.-Emilion+
2015 96 $84
3
Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva+
2015 96 $35
4
La Rioja Alta Rioja 890 Gran Reserva Selección Especial+
2005 95 $175
5
Moët & Chandon Brut Champagne Dom Pérignon Legacy Edition+
2008 96 $180
6
Aubert Chardonnay Carneros Larry Hyde & Sons+
2016 96 $85
7
Colene Clemens Pinot Noir Chehalem Mountains Dopp Creek+
2015 95 $26
8
Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape+
2016 95 $70
9
Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna San Lorenzo+
2016 95 $60
10
Bedrock The Bedrock Heritage Sonoma Valley+
2016 95 $46
11
Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva+
2013 95 $30
12
Felton Road Pinot Noir Central Otago Bannockburn+
2017 96 $50
13
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva+
2013 96 $66
14
Warre Vintage Port+
2016 98 $98
15
Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino+
2013 97 $79
16
Château Monbousquet St.-Emilion+
2015 95 $53
17
Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino+
2013 95 $45
18
Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape+
2015 97 $99
19
San Felice Chianti Classico+
2016 94 $17
20
Jasper Hill Shiraz Heathcote Georgia’s Paddock+
2015 95 $85
21
Scott Base Pinot Noir Central Otago+
2016 93 $18
22
Vik Milla Cala Cachapoal Valley+
2012 94 $39
23
Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port+
2016 98 $120
24
Antinori Toscana Tignanello+
2015 97 $135
25
Tensley Syrah Santa Barbara County Colson Canyon Vineyard+
2016 94 $42
26
Bodegas y Viñedos Valderiz Ribera del Duero+
2015 94 $45
27
Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley+
NV 93 $24
28
Penley Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra Phoenix+
2016 93 $20
29
Bodegas Breca Garnacha Aragón Old Vines+
2015 92 $16
30
DeLille Syrah Yakima Valley Signature+
2015 94 $46
31
Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape+
2016 95 $55
32
Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough+
2017 92 $17
33
Château Branaire-Ducru St.-Julien+
2015 94 $58
34
Lingua Franca Chardonnay Willamette Valley Bunker Hill+
2016 94 $50
35
Descendientes de J. Palacios Bierzo Pétalos+
2016 92 $21
36
Ferrari-Carano Chardonnay Russian River Valley Tré Terre Vineyard Select Collection+
2016 93 $28
37
Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda La Gitana+
NV 92 $26
38
Leeuwin Chardonnay Margaret River Art Series+
2015 95 $89
39
Patricia Green Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Reserve+
2016 93 $27
40
Cline Zinfandel Contra Costa County Ancient Vines+
2016 91 $15
41
San Román Bodegas y Viñedos Toro+
2014 94 $67
42
Loveblock Pinot Noir Central Otago+
2015 92 $22
43
Milbrandt Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley+
2015 91 $17
44
Nik Weis St.-Urbans-Hof Riesling Qualitätswein Mosel From Old Vines+
2016 91 $19
45
Easton Zinfandel Amador County+
2015 92 $22
46
Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Les Baronnes+
2017 92 $25
47
Edetària Garnatxa Blanca Terra Alta Via Terra+
2017 91 $15
48
Nigl Grüner Veltliner Niederösterreich Freiheit+
2016 91 $20
49
Domaine Gerovassiliou Malagousia Epanomi Single Vineyard+
2016 91 $23
50
The Four Graces Pinot Noir Willamette Valley+
2015 93 $32
51
Radikon Venezia-Giulia Slatnik S Label+
2015 95 $35
52
Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume+
2015 98 $80
53
Sequoia Grove Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley+
2015 93 $42
54
Terre del Barolo Barolo Undicicomuni Arnaldo Rivera+
2013 93 $30
55
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot St.-Emilion+
2015 95 $65
56
Yalumba Viognier South Australia The Y Series+
2017 90 $13
57
Hamilton Russell Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley+
2017 93 $40
58
Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Filius+
2015 92 $27
59
R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja White Viña Gravonia Crianza+
2008 93 $36
60
Fontodi Chianti Classico Vigna del Sorbo Gran Selezione+
2015 95 $89
61
Merlin Mâcon-La Roche Vineuse+
2016 92 $25
62
Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc California+
2017 90 $15
63
Château Gloria St.-Julien+
2015 93 $44
64
Terra Santa Île de Beauté White+
2017 90 $15
65
Bodega El Esteco Malbec Calchaquí Valley Don David Reserve+
2017 90 $16
66
Peter Lauer Riesling Qualitätswein Feinherb Mosel Barrel X+
2016 91 $22
67
Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio Vigneti delle Dolomiti+
2017 90 $16
68
Louis Jadot Bourgogne+
2015 90 $19
69
Bookwalter Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Readers+
2015 92 $28
70
Concha y Toro Carmenère Peumo Serie Riberas Gran Reserva+
2016 90 $17
71
Odette Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District+
2015 95 $140
72
Casa Ferreirinha Douro White Papa Figos+
2016 90 $18
73
Prà Soave Classico Otto+
2017 90 $20
74
Big Table Farm Pinot Noir Willamette Valley+
2016 93 $45
75
Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner Kamptal+
2016 90 $20
76
La Stoppa Emilia Trebbiolo+
2014 91 $22
77
A. Clape Cornas+
2015 98 $140
78
Landmark Chardonnay Sonoma County Overlook+
2016 91 $25
79
Henri Gouges Nuits-St.-Georges Clos des Porrets St.-Georges+
2015 95 $94
80
Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley+
2015 92 $36
81
Librandi Val di Neto White Critone+
2017 90 $15
82
Pendulum Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley+
2016 90 $19
83
HW Wine Company Languedoc Rosé Diving Into Hampton Water+
2017 90 $25
84
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St.-Julien+
2015 97 $177
85
Sleight of Hand Syrah Columbia Valley Levitation+
2015 93 $45
86
Massican Annia Napa Valley+
2017 92 $30
87
Golan Heights Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Galilee Yarden+
2014 91 $33
88
Paolo Scavino Barolo+
2014 93 $49
89
Lucienne Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands Doctor’s Vineyard+
2016 93 $50
90
Domaine St.-Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Auguste Favier Réserve+
2016 97 $62
91
Ridge Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley+
2015 92 $40
92
Sadie Family Skerpioen Swartland+
2016 95 $60
93
Carol Shelton Rosé Wild Thing Rendezvous Mendocino County+
2017 90 $15
94
Matervini Malbec Luján de Cuyo Finca Perdriel+
2015 94 $90
95
Ghost Pines Pinot Noir Yolo-Sonoma-Monterey Counties Winemaker’s Blend+
2016 90 $23
96
Tabarrini Montefalco Sagrantino Colle alle Macchie+
2013 95 $75
97
Drouhin Oregon Roserock Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills+
2016 91 $35
98
Loring Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills+
2016 92 $38
99
Cleto Chiarli e Figli Lambrusco di Sorbara del Fondatore+
2016 90 $17
100
Foley Johnson Meritage Rutherford+
2014 92 $45
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