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Wine Spectator's Top 10 wines of 2024
Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:31 am
Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:31 am
Every year Wine Spectator does a top 100 wines of the year, and does a countdown to the top 10. Here are the top 10 for the year, with some commentary below on wines that I am familiar with.
10. Ramey Chardonnay Russian River Valley ($50)
9. G.D Vajra Barolo Albe ($42)
8. Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Russian River Valley ($72)
7. Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chanteauneuf du Pape ($114)
6. Drouhin Oregon Roserock Pinot Noir ($44)
5. Chimney Rock Cabernet Stags Leap ($120)
4. Faust Cabernet Napa Valley ($65)
3. Antinori "Tignanello" ($180)
2. Bealieu Vineyard Georges De Latour Napa Valley Cab ($170)
1. Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon, Puente Alto ($175)
Number 9, Vajra Barolo - if you love Barolo, man this is an excellent value. Vajra makes some of the best northern italian wines and has a big time following, great price and you can age this bottle for years.
Number 6; Roserock - I sort of hate this being on the list in a very selfish hipster way. Sure, its not a secret, and Drouhin is one of the most famous producers in both Burgundy and Oregon, but this Roserock is one of my go-tos for guiding people towards a Pinot they might like that is of a higher quality at a great price. For $45 its about as good of an Oregon Pinot as you can buy. I really hope the price doesn’t go up because of this. I’m not a big PN guy but they could clearly charge more for this imo.
Number 4, Faust - Another of my absolute go-to recs that I give to people wanting a Napa cab. Its at a similar and often lower price than a completely inferior wine that eveyrone knows, Caymus. If people are familiar with Caymus and want a Napa Cab, this is one of the wines I recommend. Way better wine in my opinion at a competitive or lower price.
Number 3, Tignanello - Hell yeah, a Super Tuscan on the list. Obviously a very famous wine and a very famous producer, but its truly a great wine and great representative of STs. If you feel like splurging on a bottle its not a bad choice.
I've had several BV wines, but never the Georges de latour. I'm sure its awesome. Also never had Chimney Rock but I am familiar with it, a friend of mine has a bottle at home and he has loved it in the past.
Number 1: Don Melchor is an absolutely awesome wine, as good if not better than most Napa Cabs you get for substantially more. Possibly the best producer in South America. I’ve only had it once and was extremely impressed. Chile is killing the wine game these days.
The list feels very Cab heavy this year.
The Top 100 is released on Monday and will post some thoughts here.
LINK
10. Ramey Chardonnay Russian River Valley ($50)
9. G.D Vajra Barolo Albe ($42)
8. Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Russian River Valley ($72)
7. Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chanteauneuf du Pape ($114)
6. Drouhin Oregon Roserock Pinot Noir ($44)
5. Chimney Rock Cabernet Stags Leap ($120)
4. Faust Cabernet Napa Valley ($65)
3. Antinori "Tignanello" ($180)
2. Bealieu Vineyard Georges De Latour Napa Valley Cab ($170)
1. Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon, Puente Alto ($175)
Number 9, Vajra Barolo - if you love Barolo, man this is an excellent value. Vajra makes some of the best northern italian wines and has a big time following, great price and you can age this bottle for years.
Number 6; Roserock - I sort of hate this being on the list in a very selfish hipster way. Sure, its not a secret, and Drouhin is one of the most famous producers in both Burgundy and Oregon, but this Roserock is one of my go-tos for guiding people towards a Pinot they might like that is of a higher quality at a great price. For $45 its about as good of an Oregon Pinot as you can buy. I really hope the price doesn’t go up because of this. I’m not a big PN guy but they could clearly charge more for this imo.
Number 4, Faust - Another of my absolute go-to recs that I give to people wanting a Napa cab. Its at a similar and often lower price than a completely inferior wine that eveyrone knows, Caymus. If people are familiar with Caymus and want a Napa Cab, this is one of the wines I recommend. Way better wine in my opinion at a competitive or lower price.
Number 3, Tignanello - Hell yeah, a Super Tuscan on the list. Obviously a very famous wine and a very famous producer, but its truly a great wine and great representative of STs. If you feel like splurging on a bottle its not a bad choice.
I've had several BV wines, but never the Georges de latour. I'm sure its awesome. Also never had Chimney Rock but I am familiar with it, a friend of mine has a bottle at home and he has loved it in the past.
Number 1: Don Melchor is an absolutely awesome wine, as good if not better than most Napa Cabs you get for substantially more. Possibly the best producer in South America. I’ve only had it once and was extremely impressed. Chile is killing the wine game these days.
The list feels very Cab heavy this year.
The Top 100 is released on Monday and will post some thoughts here.
LINK
This post was edited on 11/15/24 at 10:32 am
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Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:35 am to Fun Bunch
cool to look at but i'll probably never drink any of those wines unless i'm at a restaurant & someone else (who knows wine) is ordering. what would you say about doing a best wines you can find at the grocery store under $40 list?
Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:40 am to cgrand
I mean...Roserock is 44 dollars. Its not exactly pricey, and its a very good wine. Faust at 65 bucks is really good value at its quality point for a Napa Cab which are routinely WAY overpriced.
95% of the wines I drink are below 40 bucks however, as well.
The top 100 list will likely have several wines in that category, last year they had a bunch.
The key to finding wines at that price point is to not be married to places like Napa, Burgundy, Bordeaux etc.
Find places that produce excellent wines at better values. Spain and Portugal, South America, non-Napa regions in the US, all come to mind. You can also find some great bargains in Italy.
White wine you can find some great ones under 30 bucks, more than red imo.
95% of the wines I drink are below 40 bucks however, as well.
The top 100 list will likely have several wines in that category, last year they had a bunch.
The key to finding wines at that price point is to not be married to places like Napa, Burgundy, Bordeaux etc.
Find places that produce excellent wines at better values. Spain and Portugal, South America, non-Napa regions in the US, all come to mind. You can also find some great bargains in Italy.
White wine you can find some great ones under 30 bucks, more than red imo.
This post was edited on 11/15/24 at 10:41 am
Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:41 am to Fun Bunch
quote:The 1968 George de Latour is one of, if not the, greatest wines I've ever had. It was, for a long time, one of the benchmarks for Napa Cabernet.
I've had several BV wines, but never the Georges de latour.
Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:45 am to coolpapaboze
quote:
The 1968 George de Latour is one of, if not the, greatest wines I've ever had.
Jealous.
Speaking of, the baseline BV Cab for 30 bucks is a perfectly good wine at that price point.
I'd certainly pay 10 dollars more to drink that than swill like Bonanza
And the BV Tapestry at 20-25 bucks is certainly very good at that price too
This post was edited on 11/15/24 at 11:00 am
Posted on 11/15/24 at 11:12 am to Fun Bunch
They've had up and down periods as a winery, but they have great vineyard sources and when they have a competent winemaker make very good to great wines that are varietally correct and reasonably priced.
quote:Me too.
I'd certainly pay 10 dollars more to drink that than swill like Bonanza
Posted on 11/15/24 at 11:28 am to Fun Bunch
quote:
familiar with Caymus and want a Napa Cab, this is one of the wines I recommend.
Will have to try it, we enjoy the Caymus 50th.
Posted on 11/15/24 at 4:05 pm to Fun Bunch
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:58 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:
Chimney Rock Cabernet Stags Leap
Very, good and my Sam's club carried it for awhile
quote:
Faust Cabernet Napa Valley
One of my go-to's in that price range. 100% agree about it vs Caymus. It's great without being a fruit bomb.
quote:
Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon, Puente Alto
Had a side by side with this and Opus one and everyone chose the former. South American wines are just so good and such an incredible bargain.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:14 am to cgrand
Back when I used to buy higher end wines, #1 and #3 were always in my rotation. Tignanello is probably still my favorite wine, but I rarely buy it anymore except for special occasions like Thanksgiving dinner, etc. Even then I "hide" the open bottle in a location only disclosed to my nephews.
Under $30/40 is my retail range now also. Life has changed my $ priorities. Dining out I stopped paying 2 to 3 times retail for expensive wine years ago, unless it was an "client entertainment" expense on the company card. I dine often at DiGiulio's and they have a good Italian Sangiovese for $42 that works just fine.
Under $30/40 is my retail range now also. Life has changed my $ priorities. Dining out I stopped paying 2 to 3 times retail for expensive wine years ago, unless it was an "client entertainment" expense on the company card. I dine often at DiGiulio's and they have a good Italian Sangiovese for $42 that works just fine.
This post was edited on 11/16/24 at 10:27 am
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:20 am to coolpapaboze
quote:
They've had up and down periods as a winery, but they have great vineyard sources and when they have a competent winemaker make very good to great wines that are varietally correct and reasonably priced.
quote:
I'd certainly pay 10 dollars more to drink that than swill like Bonanza
Me too.
For the last 30+ years, most/almost all California reds are over-engineered swill. They all taste the same vintage after vintage. frick Frank Family, The Prisoner, and the like.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:47 am to Fun Bunch
3. Antinori "Tignanello"
Fantastic.
I remember tasting this at the Antinori winery. We stayed at a villa about 10 minutes south of there.
Fantastic.
I remember tasting this at the Antinori winery. We stayed at a villa about 10 minutes south of there.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:57 am to geauxpurple
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3. Antinori "Tignanello"
Fantastic
Yep. If I had to pick one geographic location and style, it would be "Super Tuscans".
Posted on 11/16/24 at 12:11 pm to geauxpurple
May I recommend Antinori Marchese Chianti Classico Riserva?
It was in WS’s top 10 last year. Same producer. Some people refer to it as “Baby Tignanello”
And it’s $50 instead of $175. Fantastic wine at that price point and much more attainable than Tig.
It was in WS’s top 10 last year. Same producer. Some people refer to it as “Baby Tignanello”
And it’s $50 instead of $175. Fantastic wine at that price point and much more attainable than Tig.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:58 pm to Fun Bunch
9 or 10 years ago I got a bottle of the Don Melchor at my local Costco in Los Angeles for $49. Helluva wine
Posted on 11/27/24 at 7:54 pm to Fun Bunch
Got the Faust, will report back on it!!!
Posted on 11/27/24 at 8:17 pm to Fun Bunch
Unsure how Jarvis does not make that list.
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