# Wine Spectator's Top 10 wines of 2012

The top 10 of Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2012, chosen by its editors from the wines reviewed that year for quality, value, availability and excitement. Wine of the Year: Shafer Relentless Napa Valley 2008.

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## Top 10

1. **Shafer Relentless Napa Valley 2008** (30 · ▲31 ▼1) — Wine of the Year: 96 points, $60. Napa, United States.
2. **Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas 2010** (23 · ▲27 ▼4) — No. 2: 95 points, $41. Southern Rhône, France.
3. **Two Hands Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella's Garden 2010** (23 · ▲25 ▼2) — No. 3: 95 points, $69. Barossa, Australia.
4. **Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley Reserve 2009** (15 · ▲19 ▼4) — No. 8: 94 points, $45. Sonoma, United States.
5. **Château Guiraud Sauternes 2009** (15 · ▲17 ▼2) — No. 5: 96 points, $60. Bordeaux, France.
6. **Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2010** (12 · ▲16 ▼4) — No. 4: 98 points, $128. Southern Rhône, France.
7. **Château Léoville Barton St.-Julien 2009** (10 · ▲14 ▼4) — No. 6: 95 points, $105. Bordeaux, France.
8. **Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino 2007** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — No. 9: 94 points, $60. Tuscany, Italy.
9. **Shea Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Shea Vineyard Estate 2009** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — No. 7: 94 points, $40. Oregon, United States.
10. **Achával-Ferrer Malbec Mendoza Finca Bella Vista 2010** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — No. 10: 95 points, $120. Mendoza, Argentina.

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