Top 100 wines of 2009
1. 95 $27 Columbia Crest!Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve 2005
2. 96 $27 Numanthia-Termes!Toro Termes 2005
3. 95 $70 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe!Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2007
4. 95 $52 Kosta Browne!Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2007
5. 96 $54 Barone Ricasoli!Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio 2006
6. 94 $42 Chappellet!Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
7. 96 $44 Renato Ratti!Barolo Marcenasco 2005
8. 99 $110 Fontodi!Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello 2006
9. 96 $29 Merry Edwards!Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley 2007
10. 93 $20 Brancaia!Toscana Tre 2007
11. 96 $50 Poggio Il Castellare!Brunello di Montalcino 2004
12. 96 $45 Saxum!Broken Stones Paso Robles 2006
13. 95 $52 Fattoria di Felsina!Toscana Fontalloro 2006
14. 94 $60 Two Hands!Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella’s Garden 2007
15. 95 $65 Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi! Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo 2004
16. 97 $65 Uccelliera!Brunello di Montalcino 2004
17. 98 $43 Carlisle!Syrah Russian River Valley Papa’s Block 2007
18. 95 $60 Argyle!Extended Tirage Willamette Valley 1999
19. 94 $30 Landmark!Syrah Sonoma Valley Steel Plow 2006
20. 96 $75 Hall!Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Kathryn Hall 2006
21. 93 $29 Neyers!Chardonnay Carneros 2007
22. 94 $38 Tensley!Syrah Santa Barbara County Colson Canyon Vineyard 2007
23. 95 $48 Lewis!Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2007
24. 95 $65 Penfolds!Shiraz South Australia St. Henri 2005
25. 94 $40 Rodney Strong!Chardonnay Russian River Valley Reserve 2006
26. 95 $65 Cayuse!Syrah Walla Walla Valley Cailloux Vineyard 2006
27. 97 $65 La Massa!Toscana Giorgio Primo 2007
28. 92 $18 Brancott!Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Reserve 2008
29. 92 $25 Chalone!Chardonnay Chalone 2007
30. 93 $35 Sette Ponti!Toscana Crognolo 2007
31. 98 $75 Domaine St.-Préfert!Châteauneuf-du-Pape Collection Charles Giraud 2007
32. 92 $25 Bodega Colomé!Malbec Calchaquí Valley 2007
33. 92 $25 Novelty Hill!Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2006
34. 93 $28 Joseph Swan!Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Cuvée de Trois 2007
35. 93 $32 Viticcio!Chianti Classico Riserva 2006
36. 93 $29 Efeste!Syrah Red Mountain Ceidleigh 2006
37. 94 $40 Petrolo!Toscana Torrione 2007
38. 92 $28 Chateau Ste. Michelle!Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills Canoe Ridge Estate 2006
39. 92 $19 Yalumba!Viognier Eden Valley 2008
40. 92 $39 Château Haut-Bages-Libéral!Pauillac 2006
41. 92 $35 Kumeu River!Chardonnay Kumeu Estate 2007
42. 97 $115 Clos des Papes!Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2007
43. 92 $20 Schild!Shiraz Barossa 2007
44. 94 $41 The Royal Tokaji Wine Co.!Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Red Label
45 . 93 $12 Allram!Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein Trocken Kamptal Strassertaler 2007
46. 92 $28 I Greppi!Bolgheri Greppicante 2007
47. 92 $35 Orin Swift!The Prisoner Napa Valley 2007
48. 92 $28 Quinta do Vale Meão!Douro Meandro 2006
49. 95 $70 Tenimenti Luigi d’Alessandro!Syrah Cortona Il Bosco 2006
50. 93 $45 Tablas Creek!Esprit de Beaucastel Paso Robles 2006
51. 91 $14 Shoofly!Shiraz Adelaide 2007
52. 93 $44 Hamilton Russell!Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2007
53. 92 $40 Celler Mas Doix!Priorat Salanques 2006
54. 91 $16 Peter Lehmann!Shiraz Barossa 2006
55. 91 $18 Trimbach!Riesling Alsace 2007
56. 91 $19 Provenance!Sauvignon Blanc Rutherford 2008
57. 91 $20 Viña Santa Rita!Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Medalla Real Special Reserve 2006
58. 94 $45 Red Car!Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2007
59. 92 $33 Thorn-Clarke!Shiraz Barossa James Goddard 2006
60. 93 $50 Spring Valley!Uriah Walla Walla Valley 2006
61. 90 $12 Monte Antico!Sangiovese-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana 2006
62. 90 $12 Loosen Bros.!Riesling QbA Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Dr. L 2008
63. 92 $41 Concha y Toro!Carmenère Peumo Terrunyo 2006
64. 94 $75 Château Léoville Barton!St.-Julien 2006
65. 93 $54 Paloma!Merlot Napa Valley 2006
66. 90 $8 Barnard Griffin!Riesling Columbia Valley 2008
67. 95 $85 Peter Michael!Chardonnay Sonoma County Ma Belle-Fille 2007
68. 91 $16 Heartland!Viognier-Pinot Gris South Australia 2007
69. 91 $22 Bodega Catena Zapata!Malbec Mendoza 2007
70. 90 $15 St.-Michael-Eppan!Pinot Grigio Alto Adige 2008
71. 90 $15 Bodegas Bilbainas!Tempranillo Rioja Viña Zaco 2006
72. 91 $20 The Magnificent Wine Company!Syrah Columbia Valley 2006
73. 90 $13 Jacob’s Creek!Riesling South Australia Reserve 2008
74. 91 $22 Waterbrook!Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve 2006
75. 90 $14 M. Chapoutier!Côtes du Roussillon-Villages Les Vignes de Bila-Haut 2008
76. 90 $14 Clos La Coutale!Cahors 2007
77. 90 $17 King Estate!Pinot Gris Oregon Signature Collection 2008
78. 90 $20 Gloria Ferrer!Brut Sonoma County Sonoma NV
79. 91 $24 Livio Felluga!Pinot Grigio Collio 2008
80. 91 $25 Argiano!Toscana Non Confunditur 2007
81. 95 $90 Paolo Scavino!Barolo Carobric 2005
82. 90 $11 d’Arenberg!Shiraz McLaren Vale The Stump Jump 2008
83. 90 $16 Bodegas Juan Gil!Jumilla 2006
84. 90 $18 Château Malmaison!Moulis 2006
85. 91 $21 Domaine de Montvac!Vacqueyras 2007
86. 92 $35 Mas du Soleilla!Coteaux du Languedoc La Clape Les Bartelles 2007
87. 93 $48 Wittmann!Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken Rheinhessen Westhofener S 2007
88. 91 $28 Churchill!Touriga Nacional Douro 2007
89. 91 $22 Perrin & Fils!Vinsobres Les Cornuds 2007
90. 93 $49 R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia!Rioja White Viña Tondonia Reserva 1990
91. 91 $25 Four Vines!Zinfandel Paso Robles Biker 2007
92. 91 $30 Tohu!Pinot Noir Marlborough 2007
93. 92 $38 Bründlmayer!Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein Trocken Kamptal Langenloiser Berg-Vogelsang 2007
94. 90 $30 J.F. Gonon!Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes 2007
95. 91 $43 Louis Roederer!Brut Champagne Premier NV
96. 95 $145 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou!St.-Julien 2006
97. 92 $48 Evening Land!Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Seven Springs Vineyard 2007
98. 94 $150 Bonneau du Martray!Corton-Charlemagne 2006
99. 91 $27 Bodegas Emilio Moro!Ribera del Duero 2006
100. 93 $66 Les Vins de Vienne!Vin de Pays
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