Wine Spectator's Top 10 wines of 2009
The top 3 according to 643 votes from people: Bodega Numanthia Toro Termes 2005 · Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve 2005 · Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2007. (Updated Mar 6, 2021.)
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.
Top 10
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1
Bodega Numanthia Toro Termes 2005
No. 2: 96 points, $27. Toro, Spain.
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2
Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve 2005
Wine of the Year: 95 points, $27. Washington, United States.
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3
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2007
No. 3: 95 points, $70. Southern Rhône, France.
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4
Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2007
No. 4: 95 points, $52. Sonoma, United States.
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5
Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio 2006
No. 5: 96 points, $54. Tuscany, Italy.
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6
Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Signature 2006
No. 6: 94 points, $42. Napa, United States.
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7
Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco 2005
No. 7: 96 points, $44. Piedmont, Italy.
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8
Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley 2007
No. 9: 96 points, $29. Sonoma, United States.
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9
Fontodi Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello 2006
No. 8: 99 points, $110. Tuscany, Italy.
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10
Brancaia Toscana Tre 2007
No. 10: 93 points, $20. Tuscany, Italy.
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Comments (4)
Kosta Browne, Pinot cult.
Numanthia Termes from Toro, Spain on the list.
Great value year.
Columbia Crest at #1, a $27 wine as wine of the year!