# Wine Spectator's Top 10 wines of 2009

The top 10 of Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2009, chosen by its editors from the wines reviewed that year for quality, value, availability and excitement. Wine of the Year: Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve 2005.

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## Top 10

1. **Bodega Numanthia Toro Termes 2005** (81 · ▲88 ▼7) — No. 2: 96 points, $27. Toro, Spain.
2. **Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve 2005** (77 · ▲86 ▼9) — Wine of the Year: 95 points, $27. Washington, United States.
3. **Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2007** (68 · ▲72 ▼4) — No. 3: 95 points, $70. Southern Rhône, France.
4. **Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2007** (45 · ▲54 ▼9) — No. 4: 95 points, $52. Sonoma, United States.
5. **Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio 2006** (44 · ▲51 ▼7) — No. 5: 96 points, $54. Tuscany, Italy.
6. **Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Signature 2006** (41 · ▲50 ▼9) — No. 6: 94 points, $42. Napa, United States.
7. **Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco 2005** (35 · ▲43 ▼8) — No. 7: 96 points, $44. Piedmont, Italy.
8. **Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley 2007** (26 · ▲38 ▼12) — No. 9: 96 points, $29. Sonoma, United States.
9. **Fontodi Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello 2006** (20 · ▲34 ▼14) — No. 8: 99 points, $110. Tuscany, Italy.
10. **Brancaia Toscana Tre 2007** (16 · ▲32 ▼16) — No. 10: 93 points, $20. Tuscany, Italy.

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