Our Annual Roundup of

the Years Most Exciting Wines

WINE SPECTATORS 2012 TOP 100 AT A GLANCE
RANK SCORE PRICE

WINE

1 96 $60 ShaferRelentless Napa Valley 2008

2 95 $41 Chteau de St.-CosmeGigondas 2010
3 95 $69 Two HandsShiraz Barossa Valley
Bellas Garden 2010
4 98 $128 Clos des PapesChteauneuf-du-Pape 2010
5 96 $60 Chteau GuiraudSauternes 2009
6 95 $105 Chteau Loville BartonSt.-Julien 2009
7 94 $40 SheaPinot Noir Willamette Valley
Shea Vineyard Estate 2009
8 94 $45 BeringerCabernet Sauvignon
Knights Valley Reserve 2009
9 94 $60 Ciacci Piccolomini dAragonaBrunello di
Montalcino 2007
10 95 $120 Achval-FerrerMalbec Mendoza
Finca Bella Vista 2010
11 95 $55 PedestalMerlot Columbia Valley 2009
12 97 $58 Domaine St.-PrfertChteauneuf-du-Pape
Auguste Favier Rserve 2010
13 95 $55 Quinta do ValladoTouriga Nacional
Douro 2009
14 94 $32 MaysaraPinot Noir McMinnville Estate
Cuve 2009
15 94 $48 AlbanSyrah Edna Valley Patrina
Alban Estate 2009
16 96 $66 Le Vieux DonjonChteauneufdu-Pape 2010
17 95 $40 PunsetBarbaresco 2007
18 96 $70 ArgyleExtended Tirage
Willamette Valley 2002
19 96 $70 BookerSyrah Paso Robles Fracture 2010
20 95 $75 Poas JuniorVintage Port 2009
21 97 $85 SaxumJames Berry Vineyard
Paso Robles 2009
22 96 $75 CayuseSyrah Walla Walla Valley
Cailloux Vineyard 2009
23 96 $95 Chteau Canon-La Gaffelire
St.-Emilion 2009
24 95 $57 Elio GrassoBarolo Gavarini
Chiniera 2008
25 96 $119 FontodiColli della Toscana Centrale
Flaccianello 2009
26 94 $55 Mount Eden VineyardsChardonnay
Santa Cruz Mountains 2009

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WINE

27 96 $95 Chteau Peby FaugresSt.-Emilion 2009

28 93 $24 CaleraPinot Noir Central Coast
Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Vintage 2010
29 94 $56 Switchback RidgeMerlot Napa Valley
Peterson Family Vineyard 2009
30 92 $20 SchildShiraz Barossa 2010
31 92 $25 Castello di MonsantoChianti Classico
Riserva 2009
32 93 $32 Hamilton RussellChardonnay
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2010
33 91 $12 Can BlauMontsant Blau 2009
34 93 $29 Bertrand StehelinGigondas 2010
35 92 $18 Romero & MillerRioja Rentas de Fincas
Reserva 2005
36 93 $17 Domaine de lOlivetteBandol 2008
37 93 $30 Schloss VollradsRiesling Sptlese
Rheingau 2010
38 90 $13 M. ChapoutierCtes du RoussillonVillages Les Vignes de Bila-Haut 2010
39 92 $20 Domaines SchlumbergerPinot Gris
Alsace Les Princes Abbs 2010
40 93 $24 EberleSyrah Paso Robles
Steinbeck Vineyard 2010
41 90 $9 FolonariChianti 2010
42 90 $11 Charles & CharlesRos
Columbia Valley 2011
43 91 $18 Chteau de la GreffireMcon-La Roche
Vineuse Vieilles Vignes 2010
44 96 $125 Giuseppe Mascarello & FiglioBarolo
Monprivato 2007
45 90 $12 Georges VigourouxMalbec Cahors
Pigmentum 2010
46 90 $13 Roberto AnselmiVeneto White
San Vincenzo 2010
47 90 $15 Michele ChiarloBarbera dAsti Superiore
Le Orme 2009
48 92 $20 Guy SagetVouvray Marie de
Beauregard 2010
49 92 $24 Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Leone dOro 2009
50 96 $125 MarcassinPinot Noir Sonoma Coast
Marcassin Vineyard 2006


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Our Annual Roundup of

the Years Most Exciting Wines
WINE SPECTATORS 2012 TOP 100 AT A GLANCE
RANK SCORE PRICE

WINE

51 90 $18 Bodega NortonMalbec Mendoza

Reserva 2010
52 90 $14 CavitVigneti delle Dolomiti Red
Alta Luna Phases 2009
53 92 $20 GreywackeSauvignon Blanc
Marlborough 2011
54 90 $16 Bodegas AtalayaAlmansa La Atalaya 2009
55 91 $17 Jean Perrier & FilsSavoie Apremont
Cuve Gastronomie 2011
56 91 $18 Pewsey ValeRiesling Eden Valley
Dry 2011
57 91 $22 Descendientes de J. PalaciosBierzo
Ptalos 2010
58 91 $22 Perrin & FilsVinsobres Les Cornuds 2010
59 91 $23 AstrolabeSauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Province 2011
60 96 $135 Quilceda CreekCabernet Sauvignon
Columbia Valley 2009
61 92 $28 Bodegas BeroniaRioja Gran Reserva 2004
62 91 $19 Via NinqunSyrah Colchagua Valley
Antu 2009
63 93 $29 NeyersChardonnay Carneros 2010
64 90 $17 Domaine LafondTavel Roc-Epine 2011
65 92 $29 NikolaihofGrner Veltliner Qualittswein
Trocken Wachau Hefeabzug 2010
66 90 $12 Marchesi di BaroloBarbera del Monferrato
Maria 2011
67 94 $32 Dr. LoosenRiesling Sptlese Mosel
Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2011
68 92 $25 Casa LapostolleCabernet Sauvignon
Colchagua Valley Cuve Alexandre Apalta
Vineyard 2010
69 92 $25 Antonio CaggianoGreco di Tufo Devon 2011
70 92 $31 Chteau Latour-Martillac
Pessac-Lognan 2009
71 91 $24 WaterbrookMerlot Columbia Valley
Reserve 2009
72 93 $35 TurleyZinfandel Paso Robles
Pesenti Vineyard 2010
73 90 $15 Bodegas ValdemarRioja White Conde de
Valdemar Finca Alto Cantabria 2011
74 93 $38 Iron HorseBrut Green Valley of
Russian River Valley Classic Vintage 2007

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75 91 $25 Marqus de CceresRioja Reserva 2005

76 93 $42 Austin HopeSyrah Paso Robles
Hope Family Vineyard 2010
77 93 $44 Belle GlosPinot Noir Santa Maria Valley
Clark & Telephone Vineyard 2010
78 93 $45 Rust en VredeStellenbosch 2008
79 93 $45 Evening LandPinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills
Seven Springs Vineyard 2010
80 96 $145 SpottswoodeCabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena Family Estate Grown 2009
81 93 $48 CollosorboBrunello di Montalcino 2007
82 90 $16 Emilio LustauAmontillado Jerez Dry
Los Arcos Solera Reserva NV
83 92 $32 MorganPinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands
Twelve Clones 2010
84 93 $50 Piper-HeidsieckBrut Champagne NV
85 93 $49 Williams SelyemPinot Noir
Russian River Valley
Eastside Road Neighbors 2009
86 94 $60 BrancaiaMaremma Toscana Ilatraia 2010
87 90 $18 Concha y ToroChardonnay Limar Valley
Marqus de Casa Concha 2010
88 92 $32 Dominio de AtautaRibera del Duero 2008
89 92 $40 HonigCabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley 2009
90 90 $15 SkourasMoscofilero Ploponnse 2011
91 93 $58 Kosta BrownePinot Noir
Russian River Valley 2010
92 94 $85 AltamuraCabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley 2009
93 96 $150 Chteau Lynch BagesPauillac 2009
94 95 $150 RidgeMonte Bello
Santa Cruz Mountains 2009
95 90 $20 VeramontePrimus The Blend
Colchagua Valley 2009
96 94 $75 PahlmeyerMerlot Napa Valley 2009
97 91 $27 Claude RiffaultSancerre
Les Boucauds 2011
98 94 $90 MollydookerShiraz McLaren Vale
Carnival of Love 2010
99 90 $22 NobiloPinot Noir Marlborough Icon 2010
100 90 $20 DonnachiaraAglianico Irpinia 2008

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