The Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines for 2005

The Wine Spectator produces it's Top 100 Wines on an annual basis. Below are the wines selected for 2005, in rank order (ie the "top" wine at the head of the list) with their Wine Spectator score. Each wine is clickable to provide an example of a search using Wine-Searcher.

Vintage	Wine	Score
2002	Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley	96
2003	Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape	97
2003	Rosenblum Zinfandel Rockpile Rockpile Road Vineyard	94
2003	Sette Ponti Toscana Oreno	95
2003	Alban Syrah Edna Valley Reva	96
2002	Lewis Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley	96
2001	Château d'Yquem Sauternes	100
2003	Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast	95
2004	Crocker & Starr Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley	94
2002	Campo Eliseo Toro	94
2003	Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro Syrah Cortona Il Bosco	94
2003	W.H. Smith Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Maritime Vineyard	97
1995	Charles Heidsieck Brut Champagne	95
2003	Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Willamette Valley The Beaux Frères Vineyard	95
2003	Thorn-Clarke Shiraz Barossa Valley Shotfire Ridge	93
2002	Château Latour Pauillac	96
2002	Barossa Valley Estate Shiraz Barossa Valley E&E Black Pepper	97
2003	Alain Jaume Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Grand Veneur Les Origines	94
2003	DuMOL Syrah Russian River Valley	95
2001	Conterno-Fantino Barolo Sorí Ginestra	99
2001	Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc	95
2003	Quinta do Vallado Douro Reserva	94
2002	Leeuwin Chardonnay Margaret River Art Series	96
2003	Brancaia Maremma Toscana Ilatraia	96
2003	Rosenblum Zinfandel Paso Robles Richard Sauret Vineyards	92
2003	Achával-Ferrer Malbec Mendoza Finca Altamira	96
2001	Rosemount GSM South Australia	93
2002	Columbia Crest Walter Clore Private Reserve Columbia Valley	93
2003	Buehler Zinfandel Napa Valley	93
2002	Château Lagrange St.-Julien	92
2003	Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Willamette Valley	93
2002	Shafer Relentless Napa Valley	94
2003	Orin Swift The Prisoner Napa Valley	92
2004	Matua Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Paretai	93
2003	Two Hands Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella's Garden	94
2004	St.-Urbans-Hof Riesling QbA Mosel-Saar-Ruwer	91
2002	Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza Viña Hormigas Reserva	92
2003	Finca Luzón Jumilla Altos de Luzón	93
2003	Novy Syrah Sonoma County	92
2002	Ehlers Estate Merlot Napa Valley	92
2001	Stefano Farina Barolo	92
2003	Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills Botella	93
2002	Argyle Chardonnay Willamette Valley	91
2005	Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough	91
2003	Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau	93
2003	Quinta de Roriz Douro Prazo	91
2005	Babich Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough	90
2002	Greg Norman Estates Shiraz Limestone Coast	90
NV	Duval-Leroy Brut Champagne	91
2001	Damilano Barolo	92
2002	La Chablisienne Chablis Mont de Milieu	93
2003	Forefathers Shiraz McLaren Vale	91
2001	Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Landslide	92
2003	Álvaro Palacios Priorat Les Terrasses	92
2002	Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Mendoza Alta	93
2003	Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage	92
2003	Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero	92
2002	Livio Felluga Colli Orientali del Friuli Terre Alte	92
2002	Argyle Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Reserve	91
2002	Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley	91
2002	Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County	90
2003	Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County Sonoma	90
2004	Evans & Tate Chardonnay Margaret River	90
2001	Allegrini Verona Palazzo della Torre	90
2003	Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape	92
2002	Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne	94
2003	Perrin & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Sinards	91
2003	Amisfield Pinot Noir Central Otago	91
2003	Bodegas Terrazas de los Andes Malbec Mendoza Reserva	90
2002	Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Chianti Rufina Castello di Nipozzano Riserva	90
2003	Marquis Philips Cabernet Sauvignon South Eastern Australia	90
2001	Bodegas Monasterio Ribera del Duero Hacienda Monasterio Crianza	92
2001	Château de Lancyre Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St.-Loup Vieilles Vignes	90
2003	Gunderloch Riesling Spätlese Rheinhessen Nackenheim Rothenberg	92
2002	Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz Victoria Billi Billi	90
2003	Luce della Vite Toscana Lucente	90
2004	Lagar de Fornelos Albariño Rias Baixas Lagar de Cervera	90
2003	Morgan Chardonnay Monterey	90
2003	Barnard Griffin Merlot Columbia Valley	90
2001	Château Lagrézette Cahors	90
2002	Spadina Nero d'Avola Sicilia Una Rosa	90
2003	Perrin & Fils Vacqueyras Les Christins	91
2002	Vincent Girardin Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes	92

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