Trionfa lo spagnolo Rioja, ma sono ben 19 i vini italiani nella prestigiosa Top 100 di Wine Spectator 2020.
E due italiani fra i primi 10: si tratta del Brunello di Montalcino Le Lucére 2015 dell’azienda San Filippo, che conquista un grande terzo posto; ed il Barolo 2016 di Massolino.
Fra i territori, oltre a Brunello e Barolo, bene il Chianti Classico e riconoscimenti fra i top 100 per molti vini di aree diverse. Dovendo fare una sintesi per provincia: sono 7 i vini prodotti in provincia di Siena; 3 Cuneo; 2 Trento; 1 Pisa; 1 Potenza; 1 Verona; 1 Ascoli Piceno; 1 Vercelli; 1 Brindisi; 1 Gorizia.
ECCO LA LISTA COMPLETA TOP 100 WINE SPECTATOR
100 vini che complessivamente, con i prezzi attuali, valgono 4.900 euro, se un winelover decidesse di acquistarli per assaggiarli tutti.
1 Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial / (annata) 2010 – (punteggio) 96 – (prezzo) $139
2 Aubert Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast UV Vineyard / 2018 – 95 – $85
3 San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino Le Lucére / 2015 – 97 – $90
4 Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder / 2016 – 96 – $135
5 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Trois Sources / 2016 – 96 – $90
6 Kistler Chardonnay Russian River Valley Vine Hill Vineyard / 2017 – 96 – $90
7 Massolino Barolo / 2016 – 95 – $53
8 Bodega Piedra Negra Chacayes Los Chacayes / 2015 – 96 $99
9 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge The Beaux Frères Vineyard / 2018 -95 – $95
10 Bollinger Brut Champagne La Grande Année / 2012 – 97 – $175
11 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva / 2016 – 97 $40
12 Bodegas y Viñedos Valderiz Ribera del Duero / 2016 – 96 – $40
13 Tolaini Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana Legit / 2016 – 95 – $45
14 Felton Road Pinot Noir Central Otago Bannockburn / 2018 – 95 – $52
15 Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley Three Palms Vineyard / 2017 -96 – $110
16 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino / 2015 – 95 – $60
17 Bodegas Godeval Valdeorras Viña Godeval Cepas Vellas / 2018 – 94 – $23
18 Hall Sauvignon Blanc Knights Valley / 2018 – 94 – $35
19 Résonance Pinot Noir Willamette Valley / 2017 – 93 -$35
20 Caiarossa Toscana Pergolaia / 2016 – 94 – $28
21 Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc California / 2019 – 92 – $12
22 Pierre Amadieu Gigondas Domaine Grand Romane / 2017 – 94 – $40
23 Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough / 2020 – 92 – $17
24 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva / 2015 -97 – $71
25 Bodegas Montecillo Rioja Reserva / 2013 – 92- $18
26 Quivira Sauvignon Blanc Dry Creek Valley Fig Tree Vineyard / 2018 – 93 – $24
27 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto Gravas del Maipo / 2017 – 95 $70
28 Bodegas Borsao Syrah Campo de Borja Zarihs / 2016 – 93 – $22
29 The Four Graces Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Reserve / 2017 – 94 – $40
30 Compañia de Vinos del Atlántico Garnacha Montsant Pinyolet / 2016 – 91 – $15
31 Forge Riesling Seneca Lake Dry Classique / 2018 – 91 – $19
32 Foradori Manzoni Bianco Vigneti delle Dolomiti Fontanasanta / 2018 – 93 – $30
33 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Willamette Valley / 2017 – 91 – $22
34 Glenelly Chardonnay Stellenbosch Estate Reserve / 2018 – 92 – $25
35 Trimbach Riesling Alsace / 2017 – 91 – $25
36 Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Chianti Classico Tenuta Perano / 2015 – 92 – $24
37 Bergström Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Cumberland Reserve / 2018 – 94 – $42
38 Bodegas Juan Gil Jumilla Blue Label / 2017 – 94 – $35
39 Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano / 2016 – 94 $41
40 Tensley Syrah Santa Barbara County Colson Canyon Vineyard / 2018 – 94 – $44
41 Penfolds Shiraz South Australia Bin 28 Kalimna / 2018 – 93 -$40
42 Gloria Ferrer Brut Carneros Royal Cuvée Late Disgorged / 2013 – 93 – $40
43 Domaine Bousquet Malbec Tupungato / 2019 – 90 – $13
44 Hartford Court Chardonnay Russian River Valley / 2018 – 92 – $30
45 Ferraton Père & Fils Crozes-Hermitage Calendes / 2017 – 92 – $34
46 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Filius / 2017 – 92 – $28
47 Vietti Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne / 2017 – 91 – $18
48 Maggy Hawk Pinot Noir Anderson Valley Jolie / 2017 – 95 – $65
49 Istine Chianti Classico / 2016 – 93 – $25
50 Los Vascos Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley / 2019 – 90 – $14
51 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Goldrock Estate / 2018 – 95 – $75
52 Vincent Carême Vouvray Le Clos / 2018 – 93- $40
53 Dry Creek Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley Spencer’s Hill Vineyard Single Vineyard Series /
2016 – 94 – $44
54 Travaglini Gattinara / 2015 – 92 – $32
55 R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Rosado Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva / 2009 – 93 – $33
56 Familia Zuccardi Malbec Uco Valley José Zuccardi / 2016 – 94 – $45
57 Château Figeac St.-Emilion / 2017 – 96 – $180
58 Mount Veeder Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley / 2017 – 93 – $44
59 Southern Right Sauvignon Blanc Walker Bay / 2019 – 90 – $16
60 Il Conte Villa Prandone Rosso Piceno Superiore Marinus / 2017 – 91 – $24
61 Marichal Tannat Canelones Premium Varietal / 2018 – 90 – $16
62 Clos de la Grange Sauvignon Touraine / 2018 – 90 – $16
63 DeLille D2 Columbia Valley / 2017 – 93 – $48
64 La Crema Pinot Noir Willamette Valley / 2018 – 92 – $35
65 Ployez-Jacquemart Brut Champagne Extra Quality / NV – 92 – $45
66 Invivo Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough X, Sarah Jessica Parker / 2019 – 90 – $20
67 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape / 2017 – 95 – $112
68 Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder / 2017 – 95 – $100
69 Bodega Luigi Bosca Malbec Luján de Cuyo D.O.C Single Vineyard / 2017 – 91 – $27
70 Suavia Soave Classico Monte Carbonare / 2017 – 92 – $33
71 Stark-Condé Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch / 2017 – 91 -$27
72 Mercer Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills Mercer Bros. / 2017 – 90 – $20
73 Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough / 2019 – 90 – $20
74 Jermann Pinot Grigio Friuli / 2017 – 91- $30
75 Château de Pibarnon Bandol / 2016 – 92 – $46
76 El Cep Brut Cava Gelida Gran Reserva / 2015 – 90 – $20
77 Ridge Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains / 2017 – 96 – $230
78 Clos Fourtet St.-Emilion / 2017 – 95 – $111
79 Stoller Pinot Noir Willamette Valley / 2018 – 90 – $20
80 Reata Chardonnay Sonoma Coast / 2018 – 90 – $20
81 Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan White / 2017 – 96 – $127
82 Tormaresca Primitivo Salento Torcicoda / 2016 – 90 – $20
83 Golan Heights Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Galilee Yarden / 2017 – 91 – $36
84 Delas St.-Joseph White Les Challeys / 2019 – 94 – $35
85 Koehler-Ruprecht Pinot Noir Kabinett Trocken Pfalz / 2017 – 90 – $24
86 Château Thivin Brouilly Reverdon / 2018 – 91 – $26
87 Wine & Soul Douro Pintas / 2017- 96 – $115
88 Sleight of Hand The Archimage Reserve Columbia Valley / 2016 – 93 – $52
89 Château Cambon La Pelouse Haut-Médoc / 2017 – 90 – $20
90 Schäfer-Fröhlich Riesling Nahe Felseneck GG / 2018 – 96 – $110
91 Château Lamartine Malbec Cahors / 2016 – 90 – $20
92 Oremus Furmint Tokaji Mandolás / 2018 – 90 – $26
93 Château Pavie-Decesse St.-Emilion / 2017 – 97 – $127
94 Klinker Brick Grenache Blanc Lodi / 2019 – 90 – $15
95 Albert Morot Beaune Cent-Vignes / 2017 – 93 – $53
96 Tenuta San Leonardo Sauvignon Blanc Vigneti delle Dolomiti Vette / 2018 – 90 – $22
97 Fowles Shiraz Victoria Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Wild Ferment / 2018 – 90 – $35
98 Alain Voge Cornas Les Chailles / 2017 – 94 – $55
99 Grifalco della Lucania Aglianico del Vulture Gricos / 2017 – 90 – $20
100 Moric Burgenland Hausmarke / 2017 – 91 – $25
