# Wine Spectator's Top 10 wines of 2008

The top 10 of Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2008, chosen by its editors from the wines reviewed that year for quality, value, availability and excitement. Wine of the Year: Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta Colchagua Valley 2005.

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## Top 10

1. **Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux 2005** (77 · ▲81 ▼4) — No. 2: 97 points, $100. Bordeaux, France.
2. **Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta Colchagua Valley 2005** (76 · ▲83 ▼7) — Wine of the Year: 96 points, $75. Colchagua, Chile.
3. **Château Guiraud Sauternes 2005** (65 · ▲71 ▼6) — No. 4: 97 points, $57. Bordeaux, France.
4. **Quinta do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines 2005** (53 · ▲64 ▼11) — No. 3: 95 points, $40. Douro, Portugal.
5. **Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2005** (35 · ▲46 ▼11) — No. 7: 96 points, $100. Bordeaux, France.
6. **Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005** (35 · ▲45 ▼10) — No. 8: 96 points, $95. Southern Rhône, France.
7. **Mollydooker Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love 2007** (33 · ▲44 ▼11) — No. 9: 95 points, $90. McLaren Vale, Australia.
8. **Pio Cesare Barolo 2004** (33 · ▲42 ▼9) — No. 6: 94 points, $62. Piedmont, Italy.
9. **Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2005** (31 · ▲43 ▼12) — No. 5: 95 points, $55. Southern Rhône, France.
10. **Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County 2007** (13 · ▲30 ▼17) — No. 10: 93 points, $24. Sonoma, United States.

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