Escono in questi giorni le classifiche dei vini Top 100 a livello mondiale, delle diverse riviste specializzate americane.
Wine Enthusiast ha degustato oltre 23 mila vini per elaborare una classifica con sole 100 etichette.
L’Italia in questa classifica è ben rappresentata con 14 vini in elenco, ed un vino piemontese al secondo posto. La lista intende dare al consumatore appassionato una sorta di consiglio sui vini da reperire e conservare in cantina.
Molti i vini americani, ma anche europei, con prezzi variabili intorno ai 35 dollari, quest’anno per la prima volta sul gradino piu’ alto del podio sale un vino bianco : lo chardonnay Gary Farrell 2015 della Russian River Valley.
La lista dal numero 100 al numero 1
100 – Curto 2012 Fontanelle Nero d’Avola (Eloro)
99 – No Girls 2014 La Paciencia Vineyard Grenache (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
98 – DeMorgenzon 2014 Maestro White (Stellenbosch)
97 – E. Guigal 2011 Château d’Ampuis (Côte Rôtie)
96 – Tolpuddle 2014 Chardonnay (Tasmania)
95 – Eradus 2015 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir (Awatere Valley)
94 – Alcance 2014 Gran Reserva Carmenère (Maule Valley)
93 – Cadence 2015 Coda Red (Red Mountain)
92 – Thörle 2016 Trocken Weissburgunder (Rheinhessen)
91 – Sangenís I Vaqué 2006 Vall Por Red (Priorat)
90 – Viña Tabalí 2013 Vetas Blancas Reserva Especial Syrah (Limarí Valley)
89 – Michel Vattan 2015 Cuvée Calcaire (Sancerre)
88 – Alloro 2014 Estate Pinot Noir (Chehalem Mountains)
87 – Atze’s Corner 2015 Estate Grown Shiraz (Barossa Valley)
86 – Andreola 2016 Dirupo Brut (Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore)
85 – Domaine du Pegau 2013 Cuvée Réservée Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
84 – Numanthia 2012 Numanthia (Toro)
83 – Woodward Canyon 2014 Artist Series #23 Cabernet Sauvignon (Washington)
82 – Raptor Ridge 2015 Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley)
81 – Domaine Saint-Rémy 2015 Ehrhart Hengst Grand Cru Gewurztraminer (Alsace)
80 – Lucatoni 2013 Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua Valley)
79 – Kevin White 2015 Red (Yakima Valley)
78 – Château Belle-Vue 2014 Haut-Médoc
77 – Fritz Haag 2015 Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel Riesling (Mosel)
76 – Meerlust 2014 Chardonnay (Stellenbosch)
75 – Esk Valley 2014 Gimblett Gravels Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec-Cabernet Franc Red (Hawke’s Bay)
74 – Aveleda 2015 Reserva da Familia Branco White (Bairrada)
73 – Kilikanoon 2015 Killerman’s Run Riesling (Clare Valley)
72 – Les Frères Couillaud 2016 Château de la Ragotière Sélection Vieilles Vignes Sur Lie (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
71 – Braida di Giacomo Bologna 2014 Monte Bruna (Barbera d’Asti)
70 – Mt. Brave 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mount Veeder)
69 – Domaine de la Bégude 2014 La Bégude Red (Bandol)
68 – Domäne Wachau 2016 Terrassen Federspiel Grüner Veltliner (Wachau)
67 – K Vintners 2014 The Boy Grenache (Washington)
66 – Pascual Toso 2014 Alta Barrancas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)
65 – Celler Pasanau 2012 Finca La Planeta Red (Priorat)
64 – Domaine Marcel Deiss 2014 Langenberg White (Alsace)
63 – Dalton 2014 Alma Red (Galilee)
62 – Quady North 2015 Steelhead Run Vineyard Viognier (Applegate Valley)
61 – Simonnet-Febvre 2014 Mont de Milieu Premier Cru (Chablis)
60 – Tornatore 2016 Bianco (Etna)
59 – Vina Robles 2013 Suendero Red (Paso Robles)
58 – Johannishof 2014 Rüesheim Berg Rottland GG Riesling (Rheingau)
57 – Château du Cèdre 2014 Malbec (Cahors)
56 – Quinta da Rede 2015 Grande Reserva Branco White (Douro)
55 – Moulin Touchais 1996 Chenin Blanc (Coteaux du Layon)
54 – Renato Ratti 2013 Marcenasco (Barolo)
53 – Galerie 2016 Naissance Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley)
52 – Mascota 2014 Unánime Gran Vino Tinto Red (Mendoza)
51 – Stolpman 2016 Para Maria de los Tecolotes Red (Santa Barbara County)
50 – Boutari 2016 Moschofilero (Mantinia)
49 – Domaine Laporte 2016 Le Rochoy (Sancerre)
48 – Le Fraghe 2015 Brol Grande (Bardolino)
47 – Bonterra 2014 Made With Organic Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon (California)
46 – Albert Morot 2015 Les Cent Vignes Premier Cru (Beaune)
45 – Talley 2015 Oliver’s Vineyard Chardonnay (Edna Valley)
44 – CVNE 2010 Imperial Gran Reserva (Rioja)
43 – Paltrinieri 2016 Radice (Lambrusco di Sorbara)
42 – Cave Spring 2015 Estate Riesling (Beamsville Bench)
41 – Xanadu 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon (Margaret River)
40 – Miraflores NV Muscat Canelli (El Dorado)
39 – Duménil 2012 Premier Cru Special Club (Champagne)
38 – Prieler 2015 Johanneshöhe Blaufränkisch (Burgenland)
37 – Gini 2015 La Froscà (Soave Classico)
36 – Clendenen Family 2013 Le Bon Climat Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
35 – Hermann J. Wiemer 2015 Dry Riesling (Seneca Lake)
34 – Mouchão 2012 Ponte das Canas Red (Alentejo)
33 – Stadlmann 2015 Classic Pinot Noir (Thermenregion)
32 – Robert Mondavi 2015 Reserve To Kalon Vineyard Fumé Blanc (Napa Valley)
31 – Two Vintners 2014 Syrah (Columbia Valley (WA))
30 – San Felice 2013 Il Grigio Gran Selezione (Chianti Classico)
29 – Famille Laplace 2014 Odé d’Aydie Tannat (Madiran)
28 – Jurtschitsch 2016 Stein Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal)
27 – Stolo 2014 Estate Syrah (San Luis Obispo County)
26 – Chapel Down 2011 Three Graces Sparkling (England)
25 – Tre Monti 2015 Vitalba in Anfora Albana (Romagna)
24 – Monte da Ravasqueira 2014 Vinha das Romãs Red (Alentejano)
23 – Gundlach Bundschu 2016 Estate Vineyard Dry Gewürztraminer (Sonoma Coast)
22 – Il Colle 2011 Brunello di Montalcino
21 – Koehler 2014 Mourvèdre (Santa Ynez Valley)
20 – Chateau Dereszla 2009 Aszú 5 Puttonyos (Tokaji)
19 – Valderiz 2014 Juegabolos (Ribera del Duero)
18 – Iron Horse 2013 Wedding Cuvée Sparkling (Green Valley)
17 – Shea 2014 Shea Vineyard Chardonnay (Willamette Valley)
16 – Domaines Dominique Piron 2015 Vieilles Vignes (Moulin-à-Vent)
15 – Heitz 2016 Grignolino Rosé (Napa Valley)
14 – Sineann 2015 Wy’east Pinot Noir (Columbia Gorge (OR))
13 – Cartuxa 2014 Pêra-Manca Branco White (Alentejo)
12 – Colombera & Garella 2013 Pizzaguerra (Lessona)
11 – Trisaetum 2016 Ribbon Ridge Estate Dry Riesling (Ribbon Ridge)
10 – Easton 2014 Old Vine Rinaldi Vineyard Zinfandel (Fiddletown)
9 – Taylor Fladgate NV 325 Anniversary (Port)
8 – Château Vignelaure 2016 Rosé (Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence)
7 – Abbazia di Novacella 2015 Praepositus Kerner (Alto Adige)
6 – Williams Selyem 2014 Coastlands Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
5 – Alvear NV Solera 1927 Pedro Ximénez (Montilla-Moriles)
4 – Trimbach 2013 Réserve Riesling (Alsace)
3 – Alta Vista 2013 Single Vineyard Temis Malbec (Mendoza)
2 – Produttori del Barbaresco 2011 Rabajà Riserva (Barbaresco)
1 – Gary Farrell 2015 Russian River Selection Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)
