葡萄酒新手選

公布WS百大應該是WS一年中最有人氣的時候，雖然已經可以找到完整資料，不過還是習慣給他倒數一下，日期公布如下。

今年100名中，台灣不熟悉的酒變多了，也比較走低價風（可能也是台灣不熟悉的原因），提醒我們酒海浩瀚，放開心胸阿。

 

(Left)Columbia Crest winemaker Ray Einberger
(Right)Ste. Michelle Wine Estates CEO Ted Baseler

Columbia Crest
Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve 2005

95 points / $27
5,000 cases made
Washington

Columbia Crest, founded in 1978, is part of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, which accounts for more than half the wine produced in Washington. The winery's ability to combine quality and value has earned it 14 spots in our Top 100. But it has reached new heights this year.

The Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has an enviable track record: four out of its seven most recent vintages scored 92 points or higher. With an excellent growing season in 2005, winemaker Ray Einberger, who worked at Château Mouton-Rothschild and Napa's Opus One, crafted an exceptional wine. He used grapes from six low-yielding vineyards to create a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with 5 percent Merlot and 4 percent Cabernet Franc. This wine belongs in the company of the world's great Cabernets and, with its low price and significant production, earns our 2009 Wine of the Year.

 

 

Brothers Miguel Angel and Marcos Eguren

Numanthia-Termes
Toro Termes 2005

96 points / $27
4,000 cases imported
Spain

This bodega helped transform the red wines of Spain's Toro region from rustic to opulent, with its focus on low-yielding, old-vine Tinto de Toro (the local variation of Tempranillo) and aging in new French oak barrels. Founded in 1998 by the Eguren family of Rioja, Numanthia-Termes was sold in 2008 to luxury giant Moët-Hennessy Louis Vuitton LVMH. The lowest-priced, largest-production of the bodega's three cuvées, Termes has earned outstanding scores in every vintage made except 2003. Reflecting the ripe vintage, the 2005 is a powerful yet balanced red.

 

Brothers Daniel and Frédéric Brunier

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2007

95 points / $70
17,000 cases made
France

When Châteauneuf-du-Pape became France's first Appellation d'Origine Côntrollée (AOC), in 1936, Vieux Télégraphe had already been in operation for nearly 40 years. Today, brothers Daniel and Frédéric Brunier farm the domaine's 173 acres of vineyards located in the appellation's famed La Crau sector. This red wine is a blend of 65 percent Grenache with 15 percent each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, plus a dash of Cinsault, Clairette and other varieties, all sourced from vines averaging 60 years of age.

 

 

Dan Kosta and Michael Browne

Kosta Browne Pinot Noir
Sonoma Coast 2007

95 points / $52
3,069 cases made
California

Few people have made as big an impact on the California wine scene in so short a time as Dan Kosta and Michael Browne. Founded in 1997, Kosta Browne has gone from strength to strength, releasing its best Pinot Noirs in the past four vintages. Kosta Browne made 11,000 cases of 2007 Pinot, split among nine bottlings, most of them single-vineyard wines. The Sonoma Coast (one of two broader, appellation bottlings) is sourced from four vineyards, including Kanzler and Gap's Crown. Chris Costello is managing director.

 

Francesco Ricasoli

Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico
Castello di Brolio 2006

96 points / $54
6,170 cases made
Italy

The Ricasoli family has been making wine in Chianti Classico for centuries. In 1872, Baron Bettino Ricasoli penned the original formula for the delicate reds of this Tuscan appellation. Today, Francesco Ricasoli continues the tradition of quality winemaking, crafting some of the region's most structured and beautiful wines. Castello di Brolio is made from Sangiovese with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and two-thirds of it was aged for 18 months in new barriques (a type of small oak barrel).

 

 

Molly and Donn Chappellet

Chappellet
Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Signature 2006

94 points / $42
7,650 cases made
California

Pritchard Hill, in the foothills east of St. Helena, has become a hot spot for Cabernet in the past decade, but Donn and Molly Chappellet recognized its potential as early as 1967. Signature is their flagship wine, culled from estate vineyards planted on shallow volcanic soils 1,000 feet or more above the Napa Valley floor. The 2006 is 76 percent Cabernet Sauvignon; winemaker Phillip Corallo-Titus added 18 percent Merlot plus dashes of Malbec and Petit Verdot.

 

 

Pietro Ratti

Renato Ratti
Barolo Marcenasco 2005

96 points / $44
5,000 cases made
Italy

This Piedmont red comes from the Ratti family's hillside vineyards known as Marcenasco, below the village of La Morra. The 25-year-old vines are planted on steep slopes facing west, providing the Nebbiolo maximum exposure for optimum ripening. The Rattis recently completed construction of an ultramodern winery, which has enabled them to fine-tune the winemaking. After fermentation, the wine is aged in a mix of Slovenian oak casks and smaller, neutral oak barrels.

 

Giovanni Manetti

Fontodi
Colli della Toscana
Centrale Flaccianello 2006

99 points / $110
5,000 cases made
Italy

The 2006 Flaccianello earned the honor of being the highest-rated wine in this year's tasting report on Tuscany. It's a pure Sangiovese produced from vines more than 30 years old, grown in the hillside vineyard of Flaccianello, near the town of Panzano in the Chianti Classico region. The Manetti family has owned this historic estate since 1968. The 2006 was aged in Allier oak barrels for 18 months, then spent an additional year in bottle before release.

 

 

Merry Edwards

Merry Edwards
Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley 2007

96 points / $29
3,880 cases made
California

Merry Edwards, whose eponymous label also produces Pinot Noir in Sonoma, shows her magic here with Sauvignon Blanc: This wine earns the highest rating to date for the varietal in the Golden State. Edwards, who prefers the aromatic Sauvignon Blanc Musqué clone, barrel-ferments the wine and performs bâtonnage (stirring on the lees) while it ages in barrel, which she says adds body and showcases riper flavors.

 

 

Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer

Brancaia
Toscana Tre 2007

93 points / $20
25,000 cases made
Italy

Brancaia consists of two properties in Tuscany—the Widmer family's original two vineyards in the heart of Chianti Classico, and their younger estate on the coast, Brancaia in Maremma. Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer, daughter of the Swiss founders, oversees production with assistance from top Tuscan enologist Carlo Ferrini. Tre, the label's third wine, is a blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from all three Brancaia vineyards. The 2007 represents the wine's highest score to date.

 

 

11 Poggio Il Castellare Brunello di Montalcino 2004 96 -$50
12 Saxum Broken Stones Paso Robles 2006 96 -$45
13 Fattoria di Felsina Toscana Fontalloro 2006 95 -$52
14 Two Hands Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella's Garden 2007 94 -$60
15 Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo 2004 95 -$65
16 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino 2004 97 -$65
17 Carlisle Syrah Russian River Valley Papa's Block 2007 98 -$43
18 Argyle Extended Tirage Willamette Valley 1999 95 -$60
19 Landmark Syrah Sonoma Valley Steel Plow 2006 94 -$30
20 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Kathryn Hall 2006 96 -$75
21 Neyers Chardonnay Carneros 2007 93 -$29
22 Tensley Syrah Santa Barbara County Colson Canyon Vineyard 2007 94 -$38
23 Lewis Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2007 95 -$48
24 Penfolds Shiraz South Australia St. Henri 2005 95 -$65
25 Rodney Strong Chardonnay Russian River Valley Reserve 2006 94 -$40
26 Cayuse Syrah Walla Walla Valley Cailloux Vineyard 2006 95 -$65
27 La Massa Toscana Giorgio Primo 2007 97 -$65
28 Brancott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Reserve 2008 92 -$18
29 Chalone Chardonnay Chalone 2007 92 -$25
30 Sette Ponti Toscana Crognolo 2007 93 -$35
31 Domaine St.-Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Collection Charles Giraud 2007 98 -$75
32 Bodega Colomé Malbec Calchaquí Valley 2007 92 -$25
33 Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2006 92 -$25
34 Joseph Swan Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Cuvée de Trois 2007 93 -$28
35 Viticcio Chianti Classico Riserva 2006 93 -$32
36 Efeste Syrah Red Mountain Ceidleigh 2006 93 -$29
37 Petrolo Toscana Torrione 2007 94 -$40
38 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills Canoe Ridge Estate 2006 92 -$28
39 Yalumba Viognier Eden Valley 2008 92 -$19
40 Château Haut-Bages-Libéral Pauillac 2006 92 -$39
41 Kumeu River Chardonnay Kumeu Estate 2007 92 -$35
42 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2007 97 -$115
43 Schild Shiraz Barossa 2007 92 -$20
44 The Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Red Label 2005 94 -$41
45 Allram Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein Trocken Kamptal Strassertaler 2007 93 -$12
46 I Greppi Bolgheri Greppicante 2007 92 -$28
47 Orin Swift The Prisoner Napa Valley 2007 92 -$35
48 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro Meandro 2006 92 -$28
49 Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro Syrah Cortona Il Bosco 2006 95 -$70
50 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Paso Robles 2006 93 -$45
51 Shoofly Shiraz Adelaide 2007 91 -$14
52 Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2007 93 -$44
53 Celler Mas Doix Priorat Salanques 2006 92 -$40
54 Peter Lehmann Shiraz Barossa 2006 91 -$16
55 Trimbach Riesling Alsace 2007 91 -$18
56 Provenance Sauvignon Blanc Rutherford 2008 91 -$19
57 Viña Santa Rita Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Medalla Real Special Reserve 2006 91 -$20
58 Red Car Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2007 94 -$45
59 Thorn-Clarke Shiraz Barossa James Goddard 2006 92 -$33
60 Spring Valley Uriah Walla Walla Valley 2006 93 -$50
61 Monte Antico Sangiovese-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana 2006 90 -$12
62 Loosen Bros. Riesling QbA Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Dr. L 2008 90 -$12
63 Concha y Toro Carmenère Peumo Terrunyo 2006 92 -$41
64 Château Léoville Barton St.-Julien 2006 94 -$75
65 Paloma Merlot Napa Valley 2006 93 -$54
66 Barnard Griffin Riesling Columbia Valley 2008 90 -$8
67 Peter Michael Chardonnay Sonoma County Ma Belle-Fille 2007 95 -$85
68 Heartland Viognier-Pinot Gris South Australia 2007 91 -$16
69 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Mendoza 2007 91 -$22
70 St.-Michael-Eppan Pinot Grigio Alto Adige 2008 90 -$15
71 Bodegas Bilbainas Tempranillo Rioja Viña Zaco 2006 90 -$15
72 The Magnificent Wine Company Syrah Columbia Valley 2006 91 -$20
73 Jacob's Creek Riesling South Australia Reserve 2008 90 -$13
74 Waterbrook Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve 2006 91 -$22
75 M. Chapoutier Côtes du Roussillon-Villages Les Vignes de Bila-Haut 2008 90 -$14
76 Clos La Coutale Cahors 2007 90 -$14
77 King Estate Pinot Gris Oregon Signature Collection 2008 90 -$17
78 Gloria Ferrer Brut Sonoma County Sonoma NV 90 -$20
79 Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio Collio 2008 91 -$24
80 Argiano Toscana Non Confunditur 2007 91 -$25
81 Paolo Scavino Barolo Carobric 2005 95 -$90
82 d'Arenberg Shiraz McLaren Vale The Stump Jump 2008 90 -$11
83 Bodegas Juan Gil Jumilla 2006 90 -$16
84 Château Malmaison Moulis 2006 90 -$18
85 Domaine de Montvac Vacqueyras 2007 91 -$21
86 Mas du Soleilla Coteaux du Languedoc La Clape Les Bartelles 2007 92 -$35
87 Wittmann Riesling Qualitätswein Trocken Rheinhessen Westhofener S 2007 93 -$48
88 Churchill Touriga Nacional Douro 2007 91 -$28
89 Perrin & Fils Vinsobres Les Cornuds 2007 91 -$22
90 R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja White Viña Tondonia Reserva 1990 93 -$49
91 Four Vines Zinfandel Paso Robles Biker 2007 91 -$25
92 Tohu Pinot Noir Marlborough 2007 91 -$30
93 Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein Trocken Kamptal Langenloiser Berg-Vogelsang 2007 92 -$38
94 J.F. Gonon Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes 2007 90 -$30
95 Louis Roederer Brut Champagne Premier NV 91 -$43
96 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St.-Julien 2006 95 -$145
97 Evening Land Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Seven Springs Vineyard 2007 92 -$48
98 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne 2006 94 -$150
99 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero 2006 91 -$27
100 Les Vins de Vienne Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes Sotanum 2007 93 -$66 

 

2008百大詳見: 
http://top100.winespectator.com/

之前百大資料:
http://blog.xuite.net/cxc113/wine?st=c&p=1&w=923739