The Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines for 2008

The Wine Spectator produces it's Top 100 Wines on an annual basis. Below are the Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2008, in rank order (ie the "top" wine at the head of the list) with their score. Each wine is clickable to provide an example of a search using Wine-Searcher.

You may also be interested in the top 100 wines of 2006 or 2007 and the 100 point wines as at July 2006.

Vintage	Wine	Score
2005	Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta Colchagua Valley	96
2005	Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux	97
2005	Quinta do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines	95
2005	Château Guiraud Sauternes	97
2005	Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau	95
2004	Pio Cesare Barolo	94
2005	Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac	96
2005	Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape	96
2007	Mollydooker Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love	95
2007	Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County	93
2005	Château Clerc Milon Pauillac	95
2005	Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto Don Melchor	96
2004	Mount Eden Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains	94
2004	Aldo & Riccardo Seghesio Barolo Vigneto La Villa	95
2006	Sette Ponti Toscana Oreno	96
2005	Elderton Ode To Lorraine Barossa	95
1998	Argyle Extended Tirage Willamette Valley	95
2005	Château Malescot-St.-Exupéry Margaux	97
2005	Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan White	96
2005	Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley T6 Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard	97
2005	Château L’Evangile Pomerol	100
2004	Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Grandi Annate Riserva	95
2005	Jean-Paul & Jean-Luc Jamet Côte-Rôtie	96
2005	Chappellet Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Napa Valley	96
2005	Andrew Will Champoux Vineyard Horse Heaven Hills	94
2005	Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays	95
2005	Peter Michael Les Pavots Knights Valley	97
2005	Château Cos-d’Estournel St.-Estèphe	98
2005	A. Clape Cornas	96
2005	Byron Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley	93
2006	La Massa Toscana	93
2005	Château Puygueraud Côtes de Francs	92
2006	Winzer Krems Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein Trocken Kremstal Edition Chremisa	93
2005	Condado de Haza Ribera del Duero Crianza	93
2005	Pride Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma-Napa Counties Reserve	96
2004	Bodegas y Viñedos Maurodos Toro San Román	94
2006	Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley	93
2006	Bodega Colomé Malbec Calchaquí Valley	92
2005	Perrin & Fils Gigondas La Gille	93
2008	Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough	91
2005	Domaine La Roquète Châteauneuf-du-Pape	93
2005	Amavi Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley	92
2005	Château Pipeau St.-Emilion	92
2007	Leasingham Riesling Clare Valley Magnus	91
2006	Jermann Venezia-Giulia Vintage Tunina	94
2005	Warwick Estate Reserve Simonsberg-Stellenbosch	93
2006	Beringer Chardonnay Napa Valley Private Reserve	92
2005	DeLille Doyenne Aix Red Columbia Valley	93
2005	Dierberg Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley	92
2006	Firriato Nero d’Avola-Syrah Sicilia Santagostino Baglio Soria	91
2006	Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Berardenga	90
2004	Bodegas LAN Rioja Reserva	90
2005	François Pelissié Cahors Croix du Mayne	90
2007	Robert Eymael (Mönchhof) Riesling Kabinett Mosel Ürzig Würzgarten	91
2007	Yalumba Viognier Eden Valley	91
2007	St.-Urbans-Hof Riesling QbA Mosel-Saar-Ruwer	90
2005	Sogrape Dão Callabriga	90
2005	Louis Latour Marsannay	90
2007	Terredora Falanghina Irpinia	90
2006	La Sauvageonne Coteaux du Languedoc Les Ruffes	91
2005	Januik Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley	93
2006	Neyers Syrah Sonoma Coast Old Lakeville Road	93
2005	Montirius Vacqueyras Le Clos	93
2006	Achával-Ferrer Malbec Mendoza Finca Altamira	96
2004	Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva	91
2006	Altocedro Malbec La Consulta Reserva	92
2005	Outpost Zinfandel Howell Mountain	93
2005	Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Evenstad Reserve	93
2005	Hewitt Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford	94
2007	Attems Pinot Grigio Collio	90
2004	Bodegas Sierra Cantabria Rioja Crianza	90
2006	Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Alsace	91
2006	Cardwell Hill Pinot Noir Willamette Valley	91
2006	Gemtree Shiraz McLaren Vale Uncut	92
2007	Suavia Soave Classico	90
2005	Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Chianti Rufina Castello di Nipozzano Riserva	90
NV	Duval-Leroy Brut Champagne	91
2004	Domaine de Nizas Coteaux du Languedoc	90
2007	Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Riesling Kabinett Mosel Piesporter Goldtröpfchen	90
2006	Les Verrières de Montagnac Coteaux du Languedoc Clos des Soutyères	92
2006	Querciabella Chianti Classico	91
2007	Luca Malbec Uco Valley	93
2007	Two Hands Shiraz McLaren Vale Angels Share	92
2004	Stefano Farina Barolo	91
2005	Ghost Block Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville	93
2007	Adegas Morgadío Albariño Rias Baixas Legado del Conde	90
2005	William Fèvre Chablis Montmains	92
2006	Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas	92
2006	Stadt Krems Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein Trocken Kremstal Sandgrube	90
2006	Churchill Douro Churchill Estates	90
2004	Golan Heights Cabernet Sauvignon Galilee Yarden	90
2006	Domaine Gilles Noblet Pouilly-Fuissé	90
2006	Meinhard Forstreiter Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein Trocken Kremstal Schiefer	92
2005	Château Giscours Margaux	93
2005	Merus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley	96
2006	Cabreo Toscana Il Borgo	93
2005	Vincent Girardin Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes	91
2005	Niepoort Douro Vertente	92
2005	Domaine Clusel-Roch Côte-Rôtie	93
2006	Konzelmann Vidal Niagara Peninsula Ice Wine 2006	94

Refer to the Wine Spectator's site for the full list of wines.

You may also be interested in:

• Robert Parker's 100 Perfect Score wines
• Cellar Tracker's top rated wines by it's users for 2008
• Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2008 Double Gold or Gold winners
• Robin Garr's 'best value' wines for 2008
• Sydney Royal Wine Show 'Gold' Wines for 2008
• The San Diego International Wine Competition 2008 'Gold Sweep' winners
• International Wine & Spirits Competition 2008 Best in Class winners
• West Coast Wine Competition "Best of Class" Winners
• The Sydney International Wine Competition 2008 award winners
• The San Francisco International Wine Competition 'Double-Gold & Best in Class Wines' for 2008

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