Our Annual Roundup of the Years Most Exciting Wines

WINE SPECTATORS 2012 TOP 100 AT A GLANCE

RANK SCORE PRICE WINE RANK SCORE PRICE WINE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

96 $60 95 $41 95 $69 98 $128 96 $60 95 $105 94 $40 94 $45 94 $60 95 $120 95 $55 97 $58 95 $55 94 $32 94 $48 96 $66 95 $40 96 $70 96 $70 95 $75 97 $85 96 $75 96 $95 95 $57 96 $119 94 $55

ShaferRelentless Napa Valley 2008 Chteau de St.-CosmeGigondas 2010 Two HandsShiraz Barossa Valley Bellas Garden 2010 Clos des PapesChteauneuf-du-Pape 2010 Chteau GuiraudSauternes 2009 Chteau Loville BartonSt.-Julien 2009 SheaPinot Noir Willamette Valley Shea Vineyard Estate 2009 BeringerCabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley Reserve 2009 Ciacci Piccolomini dAragonaBrunello di Montalcino 2007 Achval-FerrerMalbec Mendoza Finca Bella Vista 2010 PedestalMerlot Columbia Valley 2009 Domaine St.-PrfertChteauneuf-du-Pape Auguste Favier Rserve 2010 Quinta do ValladoTouriga Nacional Douro 2009 MaysaraPinot Noir McMinnville Estate Cuve 2009 AlbanSyrah Edna Valley Patrina Alban Estate 2009 Le Vieux DonjonChteauneufdu-Pape 2010 PunsetBarbaresco 2007 ArgyleExtended Tirage Willamette Valley 2002 BookerSyrah Paso Robles Fracture 2010 Poas JuniorVintage Port 2009 SaxumJames Berry Vineyard Paso Robles 2009 CayuseSyrah Walla Walla Valley Cailloux Vineyard 2009 Chteau Canon-La Gaffelire St.-Emilion 2009 Elio GrassoBarolo Gavarini Chiniera 2008 FontodiColli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello 2009 Mount Eden VineyardsChardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 2009

27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

96 $95 93 $24 94 $56 92 $20 92 $25 93 $32 91 $12 93 $29 92 $18 93 $17 93 $30 90 $13 92 $20 93 $24 90 $9 90 $11 91 $18 96 $125 90 $12 90 $13 90 $15 92 $20 92 $24

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96 $125

Chteau Peby FaugresSt.-Emilion 2009 CaleraPinot Noir Central Coast Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Vintage 2010 Switchback RidgeMerlot Napa Valley Peterson Family Vineyard 2009 SchildShiraz Barossa 2010 Castello di MonsantoChianti Classico Riserva 2009 Hamilton RussellChardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2010 Can BlauMontsant Blau 2009 Bertrand StehelinGigondas 2010 Romero & MillerRioja Rentas de Fincas Reserva 2005 Domaine de lOlivetteBandol 2008 Schloss VollradsRiesling Sptlese Rheingau 2010 M. ChapoutierCtes du RoussillonVillages Les Vignes de Bila-Haut 2010 Domaines SchlumbergerPinot Gris Alsace Les Princes Abbs 2010 EberleSyrah Paso Robles Steinbeck Vineyard 2010 FolonariChianti 2010 Charles & CharlesRos Columbia Valley 2011 Chteau de la GreffireMcon-La Roche Vineuse Vieilles Vignes 2010 Giuseppe Mascarello & FiglioBarolo Monprivato 2007 Georges VigourouxMalbec Cahors Pigmentum 2010 Roberto AnselmiVeneto White San Vincenzo 2010 Michele ChiarloBarbera dAsti Superiore Le Orme 2009 Guy SagetVouvray Marie de Beauregard 2010 Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Leone dOro 2009 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 RANK SCORE PRICE WINE

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68

90 $18 90 $14 92 $20 90 $16 91 $17 91 $18 91 $22 91 $22 91 $23 96 $135 92 $28 91 $19 93 $29 90 $17 92 $29 90 $12 94 $32 92 $25

69 70 71 72 73 74

92 $25 92 $31 91 $24 93 $35 90 $15 93 $38

Bodega NortonMalbec Mendoza Reserva 2010 CavitVigneti delle Dolomiti Red Alta Luna Phases 2009 GreywackeSauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2011 Bodegas AtalayaAlmansa La Atalaya 2009 Jean Perrier & FilsSavoie Apremont Cuve Gastronomie 2011 Pewsey ValeRiesling Eden Valley Dry 2011 Descendientes de J. PalaciosBierzo Ptalos 2010 Perrin & FilsVinsobres Les Cornuds 2010 AstrolabeSauvignon Blanc Marlborough Province 2011 Quilceda CreekCabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2009 Bodegas BeroniaRioja Gran Reserva 2004 Via NinqunSyrah Colchagua Valley Antu 2009 NeyersChardonnay Carneros 2010 Domaine LafondTavel Roc-Epine 2011 NikolaihofGrner Veltliner Qualittswein Trocken Wachau Hefeabzug 2010 Marchesi di BaroloBarbera del Monferrato Maria 2011 Dr. LoosenRiesling Sptlese Mosel Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2011 Casa LapostolleCabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Cuve Alexandre Apalta Vineyard 2010 Antonio CaggianoGreco di Tufo Devon 2011 Chteau Latour-Martillac Pessac-Lognan 2009 WaterbrookMerlot Columbia Valley Reserve 2009 TurleyZinfandel Paso Robles Pesenti Vineyard 2010 Bodegas ValdemarRioja White Conde de Valdemar Finca Alto Cantabria 2011 Iron HorseBrut Green Valley of Russian River Valley Classic Vintage 2007

75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85

91 $25 93 $42 93 $44 93 $45 93 $45 96 $145 93 $48 90 $16 92 $32 93 $50 93 $49

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

94 $60 90 $18 92 $32 92 $40 90 $15 93 $58 94 $85 96 $150 95 $150 90 $20 94 $75 91 $27 94 $90 90 $22 90 $20

Marqus de CceresRioja Reserva 2005 Austin HopeSyrah Paso Robles Hope Family Vineyard 2010 Belle GlosPinot Noir Santa Maria Valley Clark & Telephone Vineyard 2010 Rust en VredeStellenbosch 2008 Evening LandPinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Seven Springs Vineyard 2010 SpottswoodeCabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Family Estate Grown 2009 CollosorboBrunello di Montalcino 2007 Emilio LustauAmontillado Jerez Dry Los Arcos Solera Reserva NV MorganPinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands Twelve Clones 2010 Piper-HeidsieckBrut Champagne NV Williams SelyemPinot Noir Russian River Valley Eastside Road Neighbors 2009 BrancaiaMaremma Toscana Ilatraia 2010 Concha y ToroChardonnay Limar Valley Marqus de Casa Concha 2010 Dominio de AtautaRibera del Duero 2008 HonigCabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2009 SkourasMoscofilero Ploponnse 2011 Kosta BrownePinot Noir Russian River Valley 2010 AltamuraCabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2009 Chteau Lynch BagesPauillac 2009 RidgeMonte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains 2009 VeramontePrimus The Blend Colchagua Valley 2009 PahlmeyerMerlot Napa Valley 2009 Claude RiffaultSancerre Les Boucauds 2011 MollydookerShiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love 2010 NobiloPinot Noir Marlborough Icon 2010 DonnachiaraAglianico Irpinia 2008

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