Wine Spectator's Top 10 wines of 2008
The top 3 according to 647 votes from people: Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux 2005 · Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta Colchagua Valley 2005 · Château Guiraud Sauternes 2005. (Updated May 25, 2023.)
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.
Top 10
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Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux 2005
No. 2: 97 points, $100. Bordeaux, France.
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2
Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta Colchagua Valley 2005
Wine of the Year: 96 points, $75. Colchagua, Chile.
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Château Guiraud Sauternes 2005
No. 4: 97 points, $57. Bordeaux, France.
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Quinta do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines 2005
No. 3: 95 points, $40. Douro, Portugal.
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5
Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2005
No. 7: 96 points, $100. Bordeaux, France.
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Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005
No. 8: 96 points, $95. Southern Rhône, France.
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Mollydooker Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love 2007
No. 9: 95 points, $90. McLaren Vale, Australia.
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8
Pio Cesare Barolo 2004
No. 6: 94 points, $62. Piedmont, Italy.
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9
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2005
No. 5: 95 points, $55. Southern Rhône, France.
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10
Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County 2007
No. 10: 93 points, $24. Sonoma, United States.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (10)
Clos Apalta at #1, a historic moment for Chile.
2005 Bordeaux, legendary year.
I still have a bottle of the 2005 Rauzan.
Quinta do Crasto, Douro's moment.
Vieux Télégraphe, a Châteauneuf classic.
Rauzan-Ségla 2005, great vintage.
Clos Apalta 2005 as wine of the year, Chile's big moment.
Love seeing these older lists.
Guiraud Sauternes, sweet perfection.
Chile surprised everybody that year.