Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2015
Soon to be published in the December 1 edition of Wine Spectator, here you will find their picks for top 100 releases of the year. These come from producers all over the world and different varietals. From my experience, this wine disappear quickly after this list is published. If you have any interest I would seek out quickly. Take note of the wines priced under 25.00 per bottle as the saying goes its easy to buy a good bottle of wine for 50.00 but a lot more work to find the best bottle under 25.00. This could be a head start. Enjoy for your upcoming holiday seasons.
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RANK
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WINE
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VINTAGE
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SCORE
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PRICE
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| 1 |
Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Au Paradis +
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2012 | 96 | $195 | |
| 2 |
Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley +
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2012 | 96 | $140 | |
| 3 |
Evening Land Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Seven Springs Vineyard La Source +
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2012 | 98 | $70 | |
| 4 |
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino +
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2010 | 95 | $85 | |
| 5 |
Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains +
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2012 | 95 | $60 | |
| 6 |
Bodegas Aalto Ribera del Duero +
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2012 | 94 | $54 | |
| 7 |
Escarpment Pinot Noir Martinborough Kupe Single Vineyard +
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2013 | 95 | $69 | |
| 8 |
Masi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Serègo Alighieri Vaio Armaron +
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2008 | 95 | $85 | |
| 9 |
Clos Fourtet St.-Emilion +
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2012 | 94 | $72 | |
| 10 |
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance Constantia +
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2009 | 95 | $80 | |
| 11 |
Big Table Farm Pinot Noir Willamette Valley +
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2012 | 95 | $40 | |
| 12 |
Limerick Lane Zinfandel Russian River Valley +
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2012 | 94 | $32 | |
| 13 |
La Serena Brunello di Montalcino +
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2010 | 96 | $60 | |
| 14 |
Bergström Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge Le Pré Du Col Vineyard +
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2013 | 95 | $60 | |
| 15 |
Abadia Retuerta Viño de la Tierra de Castilla y León Sardon de Duero Selección Especial +
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2011 | 94 | $30 | |
| 16 |
Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Port +
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2009 | 93 | $25 | |
| 17 |
Turley Petite Syrah Howell Mountain Rattlesnake Ridge +
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2013 | 95 | $44 | |
| 18 |
Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli +
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2010 | 98 | $125 | |
| 19 |
Dehlinger Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Altamont +
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2013 | 95 | $60 | |
| 20 |
Meiomi Pinot Noir Monterey-Sonoma-Santa Barbara Counties +
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2013 | 92 | $22 | |
| 21 |
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough +
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2014 | 93 | $28 | |
| 22 |
Gramercy Syrah Walla Walla Valley The Deuce +
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2012 | 95 | $52 | |
| 23 |
Bodegas LAN Rioja Edición Limitada +
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2011 | 94 | $50 | |
| 24 |
Blandy's Bual Madeira +
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2002 | 94 | $50 | |
| 25 |
Quinta do Crasto Douro Superior +
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2012 | 93 | $30 | |
| 26 |
Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva +
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2010 | 93 | $31 | |
| 27 |
Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali +
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2010 | 95 | $55 | |
| 28 |
Baer Ursa Columbia Valley +
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2012 | 94 | $39 | |
| 29 |
Tenshen White Santa Barbara County +
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2014 | 92 | $20 | |
| 30 |
Dominio de Tares Mencía Bierzo Cepas Viejas +
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2011 | 93 | $30 | |
| 31 |
K The Creator Walla Walla Valley +
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2012 | 94 | $55 | |
| 32 |
Viña Carmen Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Alto Gran Reserva +
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2012 | 91 | $15 | |
| 33 |
Pewsey Vale Riesling Eden Valley Dry +
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2014 | 91 | $17 | |
| 34 |
Tenet Syrah Columbia Valley The Pundit +
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2013 | 92 | $25 | |
| 35 |
Rombauer Chardonnay Carneros +
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2013 | 93 | $36 | |
| 36 |
Bodegas Godeval Valdeorras Viña Godeval Cepas Vellas +
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2013 | 92 | $20 | |
| 37 |
Viña Montes Syrah Colchagua Valley Alpha +
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2012 | 92 | $22 | |
| 38 |
Soléna Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Grande Cuvée +
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2012 | 92 | $25 | |
| 39 |
Real Companhia Velha Douro Porca de Murça Red +
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2013 | 90 | $10 | |
| 40 |
Pomelo Sauvignon Blanc California +
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2014 | 90 | $12 | |
| 41 |
Podere Sapaio Bolgheri Volpolo +
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2012 | 93 | $35 | |
| 42 |
Keplinger SUMŌ Amador County +
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2013 | 95 | $70 | |
| 43 |
Collosorbo Brunello di Montalcino +
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2010 | 94 | $50 | |
| 44 |
Piattelli Malbec Luján de Cuyo Premium Reserve +
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2013 | 90 | $17 | |
| 45 |
Colene Clemens Pinot Noir Chehalem Mountains Margo +
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2012 | 93 | $36 | |
| 46 |
Castello d'Albola Chianti Classico +
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2011 | 90 | $19 | |
| 47 |
Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Ste.-Claire +
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2014 | 91 | $22 | |
| 48 |
Calera Chardonnay Central Coast +
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2013 | 90 | $20 | |
| 49 |
Felton Road Pinot Noir Central Otago Bannockburn +
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2013 | 95 | $65 | |
| 50 |
Bartolo Mascarello Barolo +
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2010 | 97 | $138 | |
| 51 |
Alain Brumont Madiran Château Bouscassé +
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2009 | 91 | $20 | |
| 52 |
Brancaia Toscana Ilatraia +
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2012 | 94 | $60 | |
| 53 |
Descendientes de J. Palacios Bierzo Pétalos +
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2013 | 91 | $23 | |
| 54 |
Kumeu River Chardonnay Kumeu Estate +
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2012 | 93 | $34 | |
| 55 |
Arcanum Toscana Il Fauno +
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2010 | 92 | $30 | |
| 56 |
Cune Rioja Imperial Reserva +
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2010 | 93 | $44 | |
| 57 |
Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley +
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2012 | 95 | $90 | |
| 58 |
Torre de Oña Rioja Finca San Martín Crianza +
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2012 | 91 | $14 | |
| 59 |
Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Rockaway Single Vineyard +
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2012 | 94 | $75 | |
| 60 |
Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley L'Ermitage +
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2007 | 93 | $48 | |
| 61 |
Clarendon Hills Grenache Clarendon Romas +
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2009 | 95 | $75 | |
| 62 |
Oddero Barolo +
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2011 | 93 | $48 | |
| 63 |
Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch W Block +
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2013 | 93 | $33 | |
| 64 |
Grapes of Roth Merlot Long Island +
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2010 | 92 | $44 | |
| 65 |
Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Signature +
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2012 | 93 | $56 | |
| 66 |
Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz-Viognier Victoria +
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2013 | 91 | $18 | |
| 67 |
Feudo di Santa Croce Primitivo di Manduria LXXIV +
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2013 | 91 | $22 | |
| 68 |
Booker Syrah Paso Robles Fracture +
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2013 | 94 | $85 | |
| 69 |
Bodegas Monasterio Ribera del Duero Hacienda Monasterio +
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2011 | 93 | $51 | |
| 70 |
Allram Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein Trocken Kamptal Hasel Alte Reben Reserve+
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2014 | 92 | $37 | |
| 71 |
Antinori Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso +
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2012 | 95 | $102 | |
| 72 |
Lavau Gigondas +
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2013 | 91 | $28 | |
| 73 |
Alpha Estate Malagouzia Florina Turtles Vineyard +
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2014 | 90 | $18 | |
| 74 |
d'Angelo Aglianico del Vulture +
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2012 | 90 | $20 | |
| 75 |
Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé +
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2014 | 92 | $40 | |
| 76 |
Leeuwin Chardonnay Margaret River Art Series +
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2012 | 94 | $89 | |
| 77 |
M. Chapoutier Hermitage White Chante-Alouette +
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2014 | 95 | $100 | |
| 78 |
Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley +
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2012 | 91 | $30 | |
| 79 |
Bérêche & Fils Brut Champagne Réserve +
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NV | 92 | $46 | |
| 80 |
Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta Viura Rioja Capellanía +
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2010 | 92 | $28 | |
| 81 |
Bodega Luigi Bosca Malbec Luján de Cuyo Single Vineyard +
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2013 | 91 | $27 | |
| 82 |
Viña Polkura Syrah Marchigue +
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2011 | 91 | $23 | |
| 83 |
Torre Rosazza Pinot Grigio Friuli Colli Orientali +
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2014 | 90 | $20 | |
| 84 |
Duorum Douro +
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2013 | 91 | $20 | |
| 85 |
Hecht & Bannier Côtes du Roussillon-Villages +
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2011 | 91 | $25 | |
| 86 |
Ravines Riesling Finger Lakes Dry Argetsinger Vineyard +
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2012 | 92 | $30 | |
| 87 |
Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna +
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2013 | 90 | $24 | |
| 88 |
Viña Koyle Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Royale Los Lingues Vineyard +
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2012 | 91 | $26 | |
| 89 |
Zisola Sicilia +
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2013 | 90 | $26 | |
| 90 |
Philippe Alliet Chinon +
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2014 | 91 | $23 | |
| 91 |
Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spätlese Rheingau +
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2013 | 91 | $25 | |
| 92 |
Rotem & Mounir Saouma Châteauneuf-du-Pape Omnia +
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2012 | 95 | $116 | |
| 93 |
Schola Sarmenti Nardò Nerìo Riserva +
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2012 | 90 | $22 | |
| 94 |
Domaine du Gros Noré Bandol +
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2012 | 93 | $39 | |
| 95 |
Grosset Riesling Clare Valley Springvale +
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2014 | 93 | $42 | |
| 96 |
Bouchard Père & Fils Beaune Teurons Domaine +
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2012 | 92 | $55 | |
| 97 |
Orin Swift Machete California -
Plush, fleshy tannins never get in the way of the expansive flavors and aromas. White pepper, violet, plum, blackberry, vanilla bean, nutmeg, black tea and espresso notes mingle effortlessly, lingering on the finish. Petite Sirah, Syrah and Grenache. Drink now through 2030. 6,800 cases made. —MW
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2013 | 93 | $48 | |
| 98 |
Château Figeac St.-Emilion +
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2012 | 93 | $81 | |
| 99 |
Jean-François Ganevat Côtes du Jura Les Chamois du Paradis +
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2011 | 93 | $53 | |
| 100 |
Sadie Family Palladius Swartland +
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