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Tasting Results 2020 - Present
See Also 2010-2019 Results
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2020 Balan Prosecco Mappale 1106 -11%
9 $25 12.8
2023 Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc - 12%
3 $17 14.7
2023 Sacy Sancere - 12.5%
6 $30 14.6
2021 Vina Robles Ltd Sel. Cab – 14.5%
4 $25 14.7
2016 Chateau Bel Air Gloria Cab – 13.5%
7 $25 14.4
2021 Mollydooker Boxer Shiraz – 16%
2 $28 15.7
2022 Bonnefond Sensation du Nord Syrah – 13%
5 $25 14.6
2020 Eden Dale Pinot Noir – 14.5%
1 $40 16.0
2022 Charleux Maranges Vielles Vignes – 13%
8 $40 14.2
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
nv Evolucio Frizzante
6 $20 13.5
2019 Krisztina Csetvei ‘Ollo” Olaszrizling, Mor, Hungary;
12% ABV
7 $32 12.0
2018 Arvay Dry Furmint, Tokaji, Hungary; 13% ABV
5 $20 14.1
2019 Turay Pince Pinot Noir, Baj, Hungary; 13% ABV
4 $40 15.4
2022 Teliani Saperavi; 13% ABV
3 $20 15.5
2020 Arvay Tokaji Edesem (Sweet Muscat Lunel), Hungary;
11% ABV
2 $30 15.6
2017 Öröm Metamorfózis Aszú 5 Puttonyos,
Tokaj Hungary;
10% ABV
1 $60 15.7
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2022 Arnot Roberts Falanghini Dry Creek, Healdsburg,
CA 8 $30 13.7
2022 Two Wolves Rose Santa
Barbara County
7 $45 14.2
2022 Three Wine Company Rose Sonoma County
6 $20 14.5
2021 Raffaldini Estate Sangiovese Swan CreekAVA Ronda, NC
5 $32 15.3
2013 Tensley Colson Canyon Syrah Santa Barbara County
3 $49 16.7
2010 Three Wine Company Red Blend
1 $44 17.8
2013 Concannon Reserve Petite Syrah
2 $75 17.1
2014 Concannon Reserve Petite Verdot
4 $75 16.6
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2022 Mersoleil Reserve Chardonnay Monterey County
5 $25 13.8
2020 Pegase Chardonnay Mitsuko's Vineyard Carneros Region
6 $28 13.0
2021 Stephan Ross Pinot Noir San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara Region
7 $28 12.2
2019 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
2 $45 14.3
2021 Frank Family Vineyards Pinot Noir
4 $45 13.8
2021 Obsidian Wine Co Pinot Noir Carneros, Napa Valley
3 $45 14.3
2021 Boen Pinot Noir Sonoma County /
Monterey County /
Santa Barbara County
1 $32 15.1
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2022 Delinquente Tuff Nutt Pét-Nat
6 $22 13.0
2022 Shaw And Smith Sauvignon Blanc
5 $26 14.1
2018 Glaetzer Wallace, Shiraz-Grenache
4 $28 15.6
2021 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 28
3 $32 16.2
2021 Mollydooker Gigglepot Cabernet
Sauvignon
1 $55 16.9
2021 Penfold’s BIN 389 Cabernet Shiraz
2 $64 16.8
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2022 Pielihueso Sav Blanc/Chardonnay
6 $30 13.3
2021 Bodegas Rutini Chardonnay
5 $27 15.6
2017 Bodegas Chacra Pinot Noir
4 $71 15.8
2006 Bodegas Weinert, Malbec
3 $65 16.5
2017 AMERI Organic Red Blend
2 $38 17.1
2019 Siesta Ernesto Catena Zapata Cab
Franc
1 $49 17.9
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
nv Weinhaus
Schloss Koblenz, Weisslack Trocken Sekt
1 $16 14.9
2021 Karl Erbes, Mosel Riesling Urzinger
Wurzgarten Trocken 2 $24 14.4
2021 Koster Wolf,
Mueller Thurgau
4 $24 13.6
2022 Seebrich, Viognier
5 $35 13.4
2021 Weingut Max Muller Franken Red MaxTroken
6 $35 13.1
2020 Salwey, Pinot Noir Estate
3 $39 14.4
Results 2023 #1 Rated Wines from Each Tasting |
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score Bordeaux 2019 Chateau Prieure-Lichine Margaux 13.5% 1 $68 17.3 Malbec 2015 Salentein Single Vyd. Valle de Uco 1 $62 16.7 Wines of Abruzzo 2018 Sinello Montepulciano Reserva 1 $30 16.7 Aromatized Wines Cocchi Barolo Chinato 1 $56 16.4 How to Judge Wines 2019 Daou Bodyguard Red 65% Petite Verdot 35% Petite Sirah 14.8% ABV 1 $39 17.4 French Wines Taste-Off 2020 Domaine Giuliani Tradition Chateauneuf Du Pape 1 $40 16.4 2020 Chateau Les Barraillots Margaux Cru Artisan 1 $35 16.4 Southern Rhone 2019 E. Guigal Gigondas 1 $43 15.5 NV Domaine de Durban Muscat Beaume De Venise 1 $22 15.5 Red Blends 2019 Mollydooker Two Left Feet (Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot) - AU 1 $28 17.9 Taste of the Town 2016 Three Wine Company CMZ California 1 $49 17.8 Arizona Wines 2018 Naga Caduceus Cellars 1 $58 16.5 Bordeaux Wines 2018 Grand Periples 1 $44 16.7 |
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2022 Pierre Angulaire Bordeaux Blanc 12%
6 $15 15.0
nv Tentation Cremant de Bordeaux NV 12%
5 $21 15.3
2019 Chateau Potensac Medoc 14%
4 $42 15.3
2016 Chateau de Come Saint-Estephe 14%
3 $40 15.4
2018 Chateau La Fleur Garderose Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 14%
2 $47 16.2
2019 Chateau Prieure-Lichine Margaux
13.5%
1 $68 17.3
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
nv Gougenheim NV Extra Dry
"malbec-bubbles"
7 $14 14.8
2018 Polkura
4 $35 15.5
2020 Post House Reserve "Holy Grail"
5 $26 15.2
2019 Milbrandt Vineyards "The Estates" Wahluke Slope
3 $30 15.6
2018 Troteligotte "K2"
6 $35 15.1
2017 Hearst Ranch Winery "Babicora"
2 $35 16.5
2015 Salentein Single Vyd.
Valle de Uco
1 $62 16.7
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2021 La Gioiosa Brut Rose Millesimato
5 $10 14.5
2021 Baldovina Trebbiano
7 $22 14.2
2019 ColleCorviano Pecorino
4 $23 14.7
2021 Torre Dei Beati Montepulciano Rose
6 $21 14.3
2021 Barba Collemorino Montepulciano
3 $11 15.0
2018 Barba I Vasari Old Vines Montepulciano
2 $20 16.0
2018 Sinello Montepulciano
Reserva
1 $30 16.7
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
Lillet Blanc (Welcome Wine)
BRUT CATIN
3 $19 15.6
Oka Kura Japanese Bermutto
Sake
Grand Vin De Bourgogne Chablis
6 $33 14.1
Le Quintinye Vermouth Royal
Vin De Bourgogne LE CLOS 2 $32 15.7
Alma de Trabanco Quinquina En Rama ICI Lirac
7 $30 13.1
Cocchi Americano Rosa
Tradition Chateauneuf Du Pape 5 $17
14.6
Byrrh Grand Quinquina Margaux Cru Artisan
3 $17 15.6
Cocchi
Barolo Chinato
1 $56 16.4
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2022 Cantine Povero Arnesi 100% Arneis | 13% ABV DOCG
3 $9 14.9
2022 Tavernello Pinot Grigio 100% Pinot Grigio|
12% ABV DOCG 5 $9 13.3
2020 Grgich Hills Estate
Sauvignon Blanc 100% Sauvignon Blanc
13.5% ABV
6 $34 13.0
2019 Villa Cerna Primoclle Chianti Classico 95%
Sangiovese
5% Colorino | 14.5% ABV Not Decanted
4 $26 13.6
2019 Villa Cerna Primoclle Chianti Classico 95%
Sangiovese
5% Colorino | 14.5% ABV Decanted
2 $26 15.3
2019 Daou Bodyguard Red 65% Petite Verdot 35% Petite
Sirah
14.8% ABV
1 $39 17.4
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
NV Cremant D’Alscace BRUT CATIN 4 $17 15.6
2022 Laurent & Celine NOTTON Grand Vin De Bourgogne
Chablis 5 $25 15.4
2021 Macon La Roche-Vineuse Vin De
Bourgogne LE CLOS 6 $20
15.3
2017 Domaine du joncier ICI Lirac 7 $20 15.1
2020 Domaine Giuliani Tradition
Chateauneuf Du Pape 1
$40 16.4
2020 Chateau Les Barraillots Margaux Cru Artisan 1 $35 16.4
2016 L Excellence Clos Des Menuts Saint-Emilion
Grand Cru 3 $50 15.8
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2021 Buti Nages Chateau de Nages Rose' ALC 13%
6 $13 14.3
2021 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Blanc 60% Viognier 15%
Roussanne 10% Marsanne 8% Clairette 5% Bourboulenc
2% Grenache blanc ALC 14%
7 $19 14.0
2020 Chateau La Nerthe Les Cassagnes Cotes Du Rhone
Villages
50% Grenache 40% Syrah 8% Mourve’dre 2%
other
indigenous varieties ALC 15%
5 $24 14.8
2019 Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf Du Pape 50% Grenache
35% Syrah 15% Mourve’dre ALC 16%
3 $55 15.2
2019 E. Guigal Gigondas 70%
Grenache 20% Syrah
10% Mourve'dre ALC 15%
1 $43 15.5
2018 Chateau de Trignon Rasteau 65% Grenache
35% Mourve'dre
ALC 14.5%
4 $30 15.0
NV Domaine de Durban Muscat Beaume De
Venise 100% Muscat
a Petits Grains Balance ALC 15%
1 $22 15.5
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2020 Conundrum Red (Monteray)
6 $20 16.0
2020 Daou Vineyards "Pessimist" (Paso Robles)
5 $20 16.1
2017 Smith & Hook Properietary Red Blend (Central
Coast) 3 $17 16.7
2021 Orin Swift
Abstract Red (Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino) 4
$32 16.5
2019 Shafer Vineyards TD9 Proprietary Red (Napa)
2 $55 17.1
2019 Mollydooker Two Left Feet
(Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot)-AU 1 $28 17.9
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2021 Curran Grenache Blanc California
6 $20 15.3
2021 Lagler Grüner Veltliner Austria
4 $35 16.0
2016 Coste Rouge Negrette France
5 $25 15.6
2019 Luca Malbec Argentina
2 $34 17.0
2020 Kanonkop Pinotage South Africa
2 $49 17.0
2016 Three Wine Company CMZ
California
1 $49 17.8
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2020 The Descendants Chateau Tumbleweed
3 $32 15.2
2020 Pretty Girls Viognier Four tails
6 $35 14.2
2019 The Boss Graciano Vino Stache
5 $38 14.8
2020 Willy Chateau Tumbleweed
4 $33 14.9
2020 Gallia Saeculum Cellars
2 $50 16.0
2018 Naga Caduceus Cellars
1 $58 16.5
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2019 Blanc Recto Verso
6 $20 13.4
2016 Chateau Carbon d'Artigues
4 $25 13.8
2020 Tellus Vinea
5 $25 13.5
2020 Chateau Petit Faurie Quet
3 $26 15.1
2018 Chateau Larose Trintaudon
2 $33 16.4
2018 Grand
Periples
1 $44 16.7
Results 2022 #1 Rated Wines from Each Tasting |
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score Antolini Wines 2018 Antolini Amarone della Valpolocella Moropio DOCG 1 $75 17.7 Exploring the Wine of Bolgheri 2019 Gaja Ca'Marcanda "Magari" 60% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot 14.5% ABV 1 $72 17.6 Unusual Wine Varieties 2019 Visintini Schioppettino IT DOC Friuli Colli Orientali 1 $15 16.1 Burgundy 2018 Domaine Follin-Arbelet - Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru "Clos du Chapitre" 13.5% ABV 1 $102 17.5 Italian Wines by Sunrise Wines NV Il Covo Teatro Latino 33% Nero d'Avola, 33% Merlot, 33% Syrah 14% ABV 1 17.9 National Tasting Project - Wines of Sicily 2018 Donnafugata Ben Rye' 100% Zibibbo 14.0% ABV ½ 1 $36 16.5 Brothers from a Different Mother 2018 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon WA 13.9%ABV 1 $16 16.5 Rose All Day 2020 Les Lauzeraies Tavel Rose Rhone Region France 14.5% ABV 1 $17 16.8 |
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
NV Gianni Tessari Lesini Durello Brut
5 $44 15.3
2018 Antolini Corvina
4 $24 15.5
2019 Antolini Valpolicella Classico Superiore
Persega' DOC 6 $30 15.2
2018
Antolini Amarone della Valpolocella Moropio DOCG
1 $75 17.7
2017 Antolini Amarone della Valpolicella Ca'
Coato DOCG 2 $75 17.4
2019
Antolini Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
3 $40 15.6
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2018 Piccolo Fiore Bianco Terre Siciliane Catarratto and
Chardonnay 13.0% ABV
7 $7 14.1
2021 Poggio al Tesoro Solosole Vermentino 100%
Vermentino
13.0% ABV
5 $20 15.5
2020 Guado al Melo Rosso "Antillo" 50% Sangiovese,
30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot 13.5% ABV
5 $25 15.5
2021 Tenuta Argentiera Poggio ai Ginepri 40% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc,
10% Petit Verdot 14.5% ABV
4 $30 17.0
2018 Aia Vecchia Sor Ugo (Superiore) 57% Cabernet
Sauvignon,
22% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit
Verdot
15.0% ABV
2 $41 17.5
2019 Tenuta Argentiera Villa Donoratico 50% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc,
5% Petit Verdot 14.5% ABV
3 $50 17.4
2019 Gaja Ca'Marcanda "Magari"
60% Cabernet Franc,
30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10%
Petit Verdot 14.5% ABV 1 $72 17.6
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2021 Ameztoi Rubentis Spain DO Getariako Txkolina
50% Hondarribi Zuri, 50% Hondarribi Beltza 11.0% ABV 6
$23 13.8
2020 Schenk S.A. Glou Glou Switzerland AOC Geneva
100% Chasselas 12.0% ABV
7 $25 13.6
2020 Weingut Ecker-Eckhof Roter Veltliner Austria AOC
Wagram 12.5% ABV
2 $20 15.0
2019 Visintini Schioppettino
IT DOC Friuli Colli Orientali 1 $15 16.1
2021
Doamine La Grangette Cocoriko France
IGP Cotes de
Thau Picpoul Noir 13.0% ABV
3 $15 14.9
2021 J. Bouchon Pais Viejo Chile DO Maule Valley
12.5% ABV 5 $16 14.1
2020 Vina Zorzal Graciano Spain
DO Navarra 13.5% ABV 4 $12
14.6
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
NV Patrick Piuze - Val De Mer, Non Dose' Brut 12% ABV
6 $24 15.1
2019 Jean Collett - Chablis, Vielles Vignes 12.5% ABV
4 $34 15.5
2019 Domaine de Mntille - Meursault, Saint Christophe
4 $95 15.5
2018 Domaine Larue - Saint-Aubin 1er Cru,
'Murgers des Dents de Chien' 13.5% ABV
3 $82 16.0
2018 Domaine Montanet-Thoden - Bourgogne Rouge -
"Garance"
13.5% ABV
7 $40 14.6
2020 Didier Fornerol - Cote de Nuits Villages 13.5%
ABV 2 $41 17.1
2018 Domaine Follin-Arbelet - Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru
"Clos du Chapitre" 13.5% ABV
1 $102 17.5
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
NV '84 Prosecco '84 Winery 100% Glera
11.5% ABV 2
$17 16.4
NV San Biaggio Vecchio Cacciabruco Cantina
85% Trebbiano, 15% Malvasia Aromatica 13% ABV
5 15.5
NV Sauvignon
Venchiarezza 100% Sauvignon Blanc 12.5% ABV 6
15.1
2020 "Sirio" Montepulicano d'Abruzzo San Lorenzo
100% Montepulciano 13% ABV
3 16.0
2021 Frappato Poggio di Bortolone
100% Frappato 13% ABV 4
15.9
NV Il Covo Teatro Latino
33% Nero d'Avola, 33% Merlot, 33% Syrah 14% ABV
1 17.9
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2020 Donnafugata Sur Sur 100% Grillo 13.0% ABV
6 $20 14.8
2018 Tenuta di Fessina Erse 90% Carricane 10%
Catarratto &
Minnella 13.5% ABV
8 $24 13.8
2020 Donnafugata Lighea 100% Zibibbo 12.5% ABV
4 $20 15.3
2018 Tenuta di Fessina Erse 90% Nerello Mascalese,
8% Nerello Cappuccio, 2% Minella & Carricane 13.5%
ABV 7 $24 14.6
2017 Valle Dell'Acate Nero d'Avola 100%
Nero d'Avola
13.5% ABV
2 $18 16.0
2019 Planeta Cerasuolo di Vittoria 60% Nero d'Avola,
40% Frappato 12.5-13.0% ABV
5 $16 15.1
2018 Regaleali 100% Nero d'Avola 13.0% ABV
3 $13 15.6
2018 Donnafugata Ben Rye' 100%
Zibibbo 14.0% ABV half bottle 1 $36 16.5
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2020 Sombras De Sol Reserva Sauvignon Blanc Santa Rosa CA
14.5%ABV
4 $16 15.0
2020 Vina Robles Sauvignon Blanc Chile 13.5%ABV
8 $13 13.7
2020 Chalk Hill Chardonnay Sonoma Coast CA 14.5%ABV
6 $20 13.8
2018 Calathus Chardonnay Mendoza 14.0%ABV
6 $22 13.8
2019 Head High Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, CA 14.5%ABV
5 $27 14.8
2017 Yamhill Valley Pinot Noir Willamette Valley OR
13.9%ABV 3 $22 15.8
2018 Columbia Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon WA 13.9%ABV
1 $16 16.5
2019 Slingshot Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast
CA 14.5%ABV 2 $20 16.2
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
NV Le Grand Courtage Rose Brut Burgundy France 11.5% ABV
5 $18 15.6
2020 Cline Mourvedre Rose California 13.0% ABV
7 $17 15.0
2020 Frescobaldi Alie Rose Tuscany Italy 12.0% ABV
2 $24 16.7
2020 Goats Do Roam Rose South Africa 12.5% ABV
5 $13 15.6
2020 Les Lauzeraies Tavel Rose
Rhone Region France 14.5% ABV 1 $17 16.8
2020 The Pale by
Sacha Lichine Rose Provence France 12.5% ABV4 $18 16.1
2020
Villa Wolf Pfalz Pinot Noir Rose Pfalz Germany 12.0% ABV3 $16 16.3
Results 2021 #1 Rated Wines from Each Tasting |
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score Zinfandel Blends 2019 The Prisoner (The Prisoner) Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Charbono 15.5% ABV 1 $45 17.0 Dr Konstantin Frank Winery 2019 Gruner Veltiner 12.5% ABV 1 $12 16.0 Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2017 Chateau de Beaucastel 30% Grenache 30% Mourvedre 15% Syrah 10% Counoise 5% Cinsault 14.5% ABV 1 $56 17.7 Wines of Lebanon 2018 Musar Jeune Chateau Musar 50% Cinsault, 30% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 13.5% ABV 1 $23 16.8 Unusual Varietals 2014 Tofanelli Bonardo (Charbono) Napa 14.1% ABV 1 $40 17.6 Rickety Bridge Winery 2019 Rose' of Pinotage 13% ABV 1 $18 16.5 Wines to Die For!!! Killer Wines For a Great Price 2018 Eagle Glen, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 1 $27 17.7 The Wines of Illyria 2016 Carski Vinogradi Deep Red Cuvee Mostar, Bosnia Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Trnjak, Vranac 13.7% ABV 1 $45 17.0 France vs. Italy 2016 Dei, Vino Nobilo De Montelpuciano 90% Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese), 10% Canaiolo Nero Italy 1 $34 16.3 Special Occasion Wines 2012 Tenuta II Palagio Sting Wine Message in a Bottle Rosso Toscano IGT 70% Sangiovese 15% Syrah 15% Merlot 13.0% ABV Italy 1 $22 16.2 |
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
Lillet Blanc (Maison Lillet, Lillet Freres, Podensac, France)
85% Semillon, 15% macerated fruit liqueurs 17% ABV
8 $19 15.5
NV 1858 Red Blend (Caymus) Zindandel, Petite Sirah
and
Cabernet Sauvignon, a sparkling wine (Pinot
Gris,
Viognier, Muscat Canelli and Chenin Blanc)
14.2% ABV 7 $25 15.7
2020 Torial Red Blend
(Michael Wagner) Zinfandel, Grenache
and Carignane
14.7% ABV
4 $35 16.0
2019 The Fugitive (Truett-Hurst) Zinfandel, Petite
Sirah,
Shiraz/Syrah 15.0% ABV
5 $30 15.9
2019 Scouts Honor (Venge Wineyards) 63% Zinfandel,
16% Charbono, 12% Petite Sirah, 9% Syrah 15.3% ABV
5 $35 15.9
2019 Saldo Red Blend (The Prisoner) Petite Sirah,
Syrah,
Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel 15.0% ABV
3 $35 16.4
2019 The Prisoner (The
Prisoner) Zinfandel, Petite Sirah,
Syrah, Charbono
15.5% ABV
1 $45 17.0
2019 8 Years in the Desert (Orin Swift)
Zinfandel, Syrah,
Petite Sirah 16.1% ABV
2 $40 16.7
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2019 Gruner Veltiner 12.5% ABV
1 $12 16.0
2020 Rkatsiteli 12.5% ABV
2 $14 15.8
2020 Gewurztraminer 13.0% ABV
3 $14 15.7
2019 Old Vines Pinot Noir 13.0% ABV
7 $20 13.6
2019 Blaufranksich 13.0% ABV
6 $18 15.0
2019 Saperavi 13.0% ABV
4 $24 15.5
2018 Amur 12.5% ABV
4 $24 15.5
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
NV Cremant de Savoie Brut 40% Chardonnay 40% Jacquere
20% Altesse 12.5% ABV
7 $20 14.9
2017 Clos Sain Michele Blanc 30% Grenache Blanc
30% Clairette 20% Bourboulenc 20% Roussanne 13.5% ABV 6 $45
15.2
2017 Pierre Usseglio Blanc 60% Clairette 35% Grenache Blanc
5% Bourboulenc 14.0% ABV
4 $40 16.1
2016 Brotte Les Hauts de Barville 70% Grenache 15%
Syrah
15% Mourvedre 14.5% ABV
5 $23 16.0
2016 Domaine Tour Saint-Michel Cuvee des deux Soeurs
85% Grenache 15% Syrah 14.5% ABV
3 $25 16.9
2017 Halos de Jupiter 88% Grenache 12% Syrah 15.0%
ABV 2 $45 17.0
2017 Chateau de Beaucastel 30% Grenache 30% Mourvedre
15% Syrah 10% Counoise 5% Cinsault 10% Others 14.5% ABV 1 $56 17.7
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2017 Altitudes Rose-iXiR 40% Syrah, 20% Caladoc,
40% Cinsault 13% ABV
4 $16 15.8
2017 Merwah White-Chateau Ksara 100% Merwah 12.5% ABV
5 $16 15.3
2010 Musar Blanc Chateau Musar 60% Obaideh, 40%
Merwah
12.5% ABV
6 $57 15.0
2018 Musar Jeune Chateau Musar
50% Cinsault, 30% Syrah,
20% Cabernet Sauvignon
13.5% ABV
1 $23 16.8
2017 Resrve Du Couvent Chateau Ksara 40%
Syrah,
30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc
13.5% ABV 3 $17 16.3
2011 Le Chateau Chateau
Belle-Vue 40% Syrah, 40% Cabernet
Franc, 10%
Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot 15% ABV 1
$50 16.8
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2016 Krasno Ribolla Gialla Slovinia 13.5% ABV
7 $17 14.3
2019 Versus Furmint Slovinia 12.5% ABV
5 $20 15.2
2019 Natte Valley Cinsault South Africa 13.0% ABV
6 $22 14.6
2017 En Calma Bobal Spain 14.0% ABV
4 $17 16.1
2017 Dominum QP Tourica Nacional Portugal 15.0% ABV
3 $24 16.7
2014 Tofanelli Bonardo
(Charbono) Napa 14.1% ABV
1 $40 17.6
2015 Raina Sagrantino Unbria, Italy 16.0% ABV
2 $35 16.9
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
NV Blanc de Blanc 12% ABV
7 $24 14.7
2019 Chenin Blanc 12.5% ABV
6 $19 14.8
2018 Chardonnay 12.5% ABV
4 $26 15.8
2019 Rose' of Pinotage 13% ABV
1 $18 16.5
2019 Pinotage 14% ABV
3 $23 16.1
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 15% ABV
5 $42 15.1
2017 Noble Lake Harvest Chenin Blanc 17.5% ABV
2 $23 16.4
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2017 Mont Marcal, Cava Brut Penedes Xarel-Lo,
Macabeo and Chardonnay
4 $16 15.7
2020 Domaine Colombe, Rose Provence
Grenache, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon
6 $19 14.5
2018 Cochon "Pape Rocks" Blanc 100% Viognier
7 $23 14.4
2019 Hunky Dory, Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
100% Sauvignon Blanc
3 $18 15.8
2018 Bodegas Sierra Norte, "Pasion" Alicante
100% Monastrell Raspay, Spain
5 $14 15.0
2018 Foppiano Estate, "1896" Red California Blend
66% Petit Syrahh, 14% Carignane, 8% Barbera,
7%
Mourvedre, 4% Zinfandel
2 $16 16.9
2018 Eagle Glen, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Napa Valley
1 $27 17.7
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2018 Terra Madre Posip Kormana, Croatia
85%
Posip 15% Chardonnay 13.0% ABV
6 $15 14.9
2019 Galerija Vukoje Tamjanika Mostar, Bosnia
100% Tamjanika 12.7% ABV
7 $22 14.4
2019 Blatina Rose, Premium (Vrhunsko) Mostar, Bosnia
100% Blatina 13.0 % ABV
8 $19 14.0
2016 Teuta (Warrior Queen of the Illyrians)
Blatina Reserve Mostar, Bosnia 100% Blatina 13.0% ABV 5 $40
15.9
2015 Trnjak Premium (Vegan) Mostar, Bosnia
100% Trnjak 13.5% ABV
3 $30 16.1
2017 Rizman Winery Tribidrag Komarna, Croatia
100% Tribidrag 13.5% ABV
4 $45 16.0
2016 Komarna 7 Komarna, Croatia 100% Plavac Mali 14.5%
ABV 2 $19 16.2
2016 Carski
Vinogradi Deep Red Cuvee Mostar, Bosnia Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Trnjak, Vranac 13.7% ABV
1 $45 17.0
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2020 Elicio, Rose' Cote Du Ventoux 80% Grenache,
20% Syrah France
2 $17 15.9
2019 Stefano Masone, Cortese Gavi 100% Cortese Italy
4 $14 15.6
2018 Giles Lesimple, Sancerre 100% Sauvignon Blanc
France 6 $30 15.2
2019 Jean-Marc Brocard,
Chablis "Saint Claire"
100% Chardonnay France
3 $31 15.8
2019 Emilio Bufon, Piculit Neri Venezie Forgiarin,
Piculit Neri, Sciaglin, Ucelut Italy
4 $24 15.6
2017 Bula Haut, "Occultum Lapidem" Rousillon Syrah,
Grenache, Carignan France
7 $34 14.8
2016 Dei, Vino Nobilo De
Montelpuciano 90% Prugnolo
Gentile (Sangiovese),
10% Canaiolo Nero Italy
1 $34 16.3
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2018 Arnot Roberts Falanghina 13.2% ABV Santa Rosa CA
8 $36 14.1
2017 Diving Into Hampton Water Rose' Jon Bon Jovi
Wines
60% Grenache 15% Cinsault 15% Mourvedre 10%
Syrah
13.0% ABV Languedoc Region France
7 $25 14.3
2015 Cremaschi Furlotti Carmenere 13.0% ABV Loncomilla
& Maule Valley Chile
4 $23 15.9
2012 Tenuta II Palagio Sting Wine Message in a Bottle
Rosso Toscano IGT 70% Sangiovese 15% Syrah 15%
Merlot
13.0% ABV Italy
1 $22 16.2
2012 Beaufort Estate Winery Ca Beautage James Cameron
Wines
Leon Millot, Marechal Foch, Cabernet Foch
13.7% ABV
Comox Valley, Vancouver, BC Canada
3 $23 16.1
2016 Wilson Creek Teroldego Cellar Select 14.1% ABV
Temecula CA
1 $35 16.2
2017 D.V. Catena Tinto Historico 72% Malbec 21%
Bonarda
7% Petit Verdot 13.5% ABV Mendoza Argentina
6 $19 15.6
2016 Wilson Creek Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel 17.4% ABV
Temecula CA
4 $65 15.9
Results 2020 #1 Rated Wines from Each Tasting |
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score Washington State Wines 2016 Chateau Ste. Michelle Born of Fire 13.5% ABV 1 $22 17.5 Priorat 2016 Clos Mogador 15% ABV 1 $80 17.5 Ancient Wines of Sicely 2018 Colosi Nero d'Avola 14% ABV 1 $20 16.2 |
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
NV Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut Sparkling Wine 11.5% ABV
4 $13 16.3
NV Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut Sparkling
Wine 11.5% ABV 4 $13 16.3
2018 Chateau
Ste. Michelle Eroica Riesling 12% ABV
5 $20 15.5
2018 Columbia Crest Horse Heaven Hills Chardonnay
13.5% ABV 7 $15 14.5
2015 Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian
Wells Merlot 14.5% ABV 8 $17 14.2
2016
Columbia Crest Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 15% ABV
5 $14 15.5
2016 Intrinsic Wine - Red Blend 14.5% ABV
3 $20 16.6
2016 Chateau Ste. Michelle
Born of Fire 13.5% ABV
1 $22 17.5
2012 Hedges Estate (Red Mountain) Anne Marie
Liegeois Cuvee
Marcel Dupont 14% ABV
2 $26 17.1
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2017 Conreria d"Scala Dei Les Brugueres 13.5% ABV
6 $37 14.7
2018 Scala Dei Pla Dels Angels 14.5% ABV
5 $26 15.3
2016 Celler Cal Pla Black Slate Porrera 15% ABV
4 $20 16.1
2015 Bodegas Mas Alta Artigas Priorat 15% ABV
3 $37 16.7
2017 Clos I Terrasses Laurel 15% ABV
2 $40 17.3
2016 Clos Mogador 15% ABV
1 $80 17.5
Year Wine
Rank Cost Score
2018 Gorghi Palmares Sparkling Grillo 11% ABV
7 $16 14.0
2017 Gorghi Tondi Rajah Zibibbo Reserve 13% ABV
5 $23 14.8
2018 Donnafugata Anthilia 12% ABV
3 $19 15.1
2016 Fazio Nerello Mascalese 13% ABV
2 $12 15.4
2010 Tenuta Monte Ilice Etna Rosso 13% ABV
6 $29 14.5
2018 Colosi Nero d'Avola 14% ABV
1 $20 16.2
2017 Planeta Cerasuolo di Vittoria 13% ABV
3 $24 15.1