The 100 Best Wines in the World According to Wine Spectator
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the list of the 100 best wines, and it has been one of the most challenging as over 5,300 wines, from 19,500 tasted around the world, scored above 90 points out of a possible 100.
To score the various wines, Wine Spectator has followed four well-defined criteria: quality, price, availability in the market, and a factor X, which they call enthusiasm, which is nothing more than the satisfaction they derive from drinking a particular wine.
This year, the list includes wines from 14 different countries, making it the most diverse in the history of the Top 100, and the average price of a bottle of wine is $52, about €41.50.
As for the wines that appear among the 100 best wines in the world, the top 10 is:
- Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta Colchagua Valley 2005 (Chile)
- Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux 2005 (France)
- Quinta do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines 2005 (Portugal)
- Château Guiraud Sauternes 2005 (France)
- Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2005 (France)
- Pio Cesare Barolo 2004 (Italy)
- Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2005 (France)
- Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005 (France)
- Mollydooker Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love 2007 (Australia)
- Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County 2007 (USA)
It is not until position 34 that we find the first Spanish wine, the Condado de Haza, Ribera del Duero 2005, with only six Spanish wines on this list: three Riojas, one Toro, and one Albariño, in addition to this Ribera de Duero.
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