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San Francisco Chronicle Top Rated Wines of 2008

The following wines are from the San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate list of the 'Best of Class' rated wines of 2008. Each wine is clickable to provide an example of a search using Wine-Searcher.

You may also be interested in the San Francisco Chronicle's 'Best of class wines of 2009, 'Top rated white wines' and 'Top rated red wines' for 2007.

Sparkling
2000Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves - Royal Cuvee Brut, Carneros
NVMumm Blanc de Noirs Napa Valley

White
2005Merryvale Vineyards Chardonnay Carneros

Pink
2007Barnard Griffin Sangiovese Rose, Columbia Valley

Red
2005Rodney Strong Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve Jane's Vineyard
2005Savannah Chanelle Vineyards Pinot Noir Armagh

The following red wines are from the San Francisco Chronicle's list of the best rated red wines from a previous year. You will notice that the vintages are from the first half of 2000. Since then these wines have established themselves as some of the most interesting, not only in the US but throughout the world. Each wine is clickable to provide an example of a search using Wine-Searcher.

Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Hess Collection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Honig Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Robert Craig Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Shafer Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Duckhorn Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Hall Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Hewitt Vineyard Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Sebastiani Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot
2002 Lewis Napa Valley Merlot
2002 Powers Columbia Valley Merlot
2002 Pride Mountain Napa County/Sonoma County Merlot
2002 Three Rivers Columbia Valley Merlot
2003 Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot
2001 Hogue Genesis Columbia Valley Merlot

Syrah
2002 Reininger Walla Walla Valley Syrah
2002 Matanzas Creek Sonoma County Syrah
2003 Novy Rosella's Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Syrah
2002 Lewis Napa Valley Syrah

Zinfandel
2003 JanKris Paso Robles Zinfandel
2003 Mia's Playground Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
2002 Peachy Canyon Especial Paso Robles Zinfandel
2003 Ravenswood Barricia Vineyard Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
2003 Bradford Mountain Grist Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

Pinot Noir
2002 Argyle Nuthouse Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
2002 Goldeneye Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
2003 Castle Rock Carneros Pinot Noir
2002 Toulouse Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
2003 Bearboat Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2003 Merry Edwards Olivet Lane Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2003 Miner Rosella's Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
2003 Morgan Rosella's Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
2003 Roar Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir
2003 Russian Hill Tara's Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2003 Sea Smoke Botella Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2003 Tudor Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
2003 Vision Cellars Rosella's Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
2003 Williams Selyem Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2004 Siduri Sonoma County Pinot Noir
2003 Etude Carneros Pinot Noir
2003 Gary Farrell Rochioli Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

Other Red
2001 Beckmen Purisima Mountain Vineyard Santa Ynez Valley Grenache
2002 Lolonis Orpheus Redwood Valley Petite Sirah
2002 Tablas Creek Paso Robles Esprit de Beaucastel
2003 Decoy Napa Valley Red Wine
2003 Hahn Estates Central Coast Meritage
2003 Ridge Geyserville Sonoma County

Refer to the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2008 for the full list of the 'Best of Class' award winners.


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