Wine Spectator's Top 10 wines of 2019
The top 3 according to 1,753 votes from people: Château Léoville Barton St.-Julien 2016 · Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder 2015 · San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico 2016. (Updated Jan 26, 2020.)
The top 10 of Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2019, chosen by its editors from the wines reviewed that year for quality, value, availability and excitement. Wine of the Year: Château Léoville Barton St.-Julien 2016.
Top 10
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Château Léoville Barton St.-Julien 2016
Wine of the Year: 97 points, $98. Bordeaux, France.
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Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder 2015
No. 2: 96 points, $125. Napa, United States.
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San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico 2016
No. 3: 95 points, $36. Tuscany, Italy.
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Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Reserve 2016
No. 4: 96 points, $150. Napa, United States.
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Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley L'Ermitage 2012
No. 5: 95 points, $48. Mendocino County, United States.
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Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016
No. 6: 97 points, $107. Southern Rhône, France.
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Ramey Chardonnay Napa Valley Carneros Hyde Vineyard 2016
No. 7: 95 points, $65. Carneros, United States.
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Château Pichon Baron Pauillac 2016
No. 8: 96 points, $176. Bordeaux, France.
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Viña Almaviva Puente Alto 2016
No. 10: 95 points, $130. Maipo, Chile.
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Penfolds Shiraz Barossa Valley RWT Bin 798 2017
No. 9: 96 points, $150. Barossa, Australia.
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Comments (24)
Beaucastel needs 10 years, don't open it now.
Almaviva is a joint venture between Mouton Rothschild and Concha y Toro, fun fact.
Almaviva in the top 10, Chile keeps impressing.
These lists are great but prices jump the week after they come out.
2016 was a fantastic year for Bordeaux, buy now, drink in 2030.
I tried the Léoville Barton at a tasting, so elegant.
Pichon Baron 2016, a stunning Pauillac, buy it if you see it.
San Giusto a Rentennano, one of my favourite Chianti producers.
Penfolds RWT is a great Barossa Shiraz for the price.
Roederer Estate L'Ermitage beat a lot of real Champagne in my blind tasting.
Great list for building a cellar.
Ramey Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay, Carneros at its best.
Mayacamas is the most old-school winery in Napa, love their style.
Groth Reserve is still underpriced for Oakville.
2016 Bordeaux are going to be amazing in 10 years.
Groth Reserve, old favourite.
Roederer Estate L'Ermitage, California bubbly at its best.
San Giusto Chianti, Sangiovese at its purest.
Nice diversity this year.
Mayacamas Mount Veeder, old-school Napa.
Why do these lists always ignore Spain and Portugal?
They don't always, Spanish wines topped the list in 2013 and 2020.
Beaucastel 2016, a beautiful Châteauneuf.
Léoville Barton 2016, great classic Bordeaux.