Global Reds and Whites the Wine World Continues to Grow and Quality Continues to Rise
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Global REDS AND WHITES The wine world continues to grow and quality continues to rise. Much of the excitement lies in the values category, which today offers an unprece- dented array of flavors. Below are 125 wines sure to please. WineSpectator.com members can access full reviews using the online Ratings Search. Score wine riceP Score wine riceP Score wine riceP ITALY 85 Viña Santa Rita Chardonnay $8 RED 88 Villa Pillo Toscana Borgoforte 2008 $12 Central Valley 120 2009 88 Piccini Chianti Classico 2008 $15 FRANCE ARGENTINA 87 Castello Banfi Toscana Centine Red 2009 $11 89 Kaiken Malbec Mendoza 2009 $14 89 Cave des Vignerons de Saumur $12 86 Piccini Chianti 2009 $9 Saumur White Réserve des Vignerons 2009 89 Bodega Norton Malbec Mendoza $14 85 Melini Chianti Borghi d’Elsa 2008 $9 Barrel Select 2007 89 E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône White 2008 $14 89 TriVento Amado Sur Mendoza 2008 $15 PORTUGAL 88 Jeanjean Vin de Pays d’Oc Naked Earth $10 88 Bodegas y Viñedos O. Fournier $11 87 Casa Agrícola Alexandre Relvas $9 White 2008 Malbec Uco Valley Urban 2009 Alentejo Ciconia 2009 88 HobNob Chardonnay Vin de Pays d’Oc 2007 $11 87 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza 2009 $13 87 Caves Aliança Dão Particular 2007 $11 87 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Côtes du Rhône $13 87 Bodega Elvira Calle Malbec Mendoza $13 86 Real Companhia Velha Douro $11 White Parallèle 45 2009 Alberti 154 2009 Porca de Murça 2008 86 J. & F. Lurton Chardonnay-Gros Manseng $9 86 Valentín Bianchi Malbec Mendoza $10 Vin de Pays des Côtes de Gascogne 2009 Sensual 2009 WASHINGTON 86 Mas de Daumas Gassac Vin de Pays de $10 86 Fincas Patagonicas Malbec Mendoza $11 89 The Magnificent Wine Company $13 l’Hérault White Guilhem Moulin de Gassac 2008 Zolo 2009 House Wine Red Columbia Valley 2007 86 La Vieille Ferme Côtes du Lubéron $10 85 Bodega Silvestre Hinojosa & Hijos $8 89 Waterbrook Merlot-Cabernet $13 White 2009 2 Copas Mendoza 2009 Columbia Valley 2007 85 J. & F. Lurton Gros Manseng-Sauvignon $9 88 Castle Rock Syrah Columbia Valley 2007 $12 Vin de Pays des Côtes de Gascogne 2009 AUSTRALIA 87 Snoqualmie Syrah Columbia Valley 2007 $10 ITALY 89 Paringa Shiraz South Australia 2008 $10 87 Columbia Crest Merlot Columbia Valley $11 89 Razor’s Edge Cabernet Sauvignon $12 Grand Estates 2007 90 Vesevo Falanghina Beneventano 2008 $12 McLaren Vale 2008 87 Castle Rock Cabernet Sauvignon $12 88 Cantina Girlan Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie $13 89 Four Sisters Shiraz Central Victoria 2008 $13 Columbia Valley 2007 Filadonna 2008 89 Inkberry Shiraz-Cabernet Central Ranges $14 86 Hogue Columbia Valley 2007 $10 87 Argiolas Vermentino di Sardegna $14 Mountain Estate 2008 Costamolino 2008 88 Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon $13 OTHER 87 Tommasi Lugana Il Sestante $14 South Australia Yellow Label 2008 88 Simonsig Pinotage Stellenbosch 2007 $15 Vigneto San Martino 2008 88 St. Hallett Gamekeeper’s Red Barossa 2008 $13 87 Kavaklidere Öküzgözü d’Elazig Turkey $10 85 Castello Banfi Toscana Centine White 2009 $11 88 2 Up Shiraz South Australia 2008 $14 Yakut 2008 NEW ZEALAND 87 Constantin Gofas Agiorgitiko Nemea $12 87 St. Kilda Shiraz South Eastern Australia 2008 $9 90 Kono Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2009 $10 87 R Wines Shiraz South Australia $10 Mythic River 2008 86 Achaia Clauss Nemea 2006 $11 89 Brancott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2009 $13 Strong Arms 2008 88 Chimney Creek Sauvignon Blanc $13 87 Red Heads Studio Yard Dog Red $10 Marlborough 2009 South Eastern Australia 2008 87 Rosemount Shiraz South Eastern Australia $10 WHITE PORTUGAL Diamond Label 2008 88 Terras de Alter Alentejo Fado White 2009 $10 87 Yalumba Cabernet Sauvignon South Australia$10 AUSTRALIA 87 Quinta das Arcas Vinho Verde $10 The Y Series 2008 89 St. Kilda Chardonnay $9 Arca Nova 2009 87 First Drop The Red One South Australia 2009 $12 South Eastern Australia 2009 86 Aveleda Vinho Verde Casal Garcia NV $8 85 Lindemans Cabernet Sauvignon $7 89 Angove’s Viognier South Australia $12 86 Casal Branco Tejo Quinta White 2009 $9 South Eastern Australia Bin 45 2008 Nine Vines 2009 87 Oxford Landing Chardonnay $8 SOUTH AFRICA CALIFORNIA South Australia 2009 88 Simonsig Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2009 $12 88 Pedroncelli Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley $15 87 Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio South Eastern $8 88 Neil Ellis Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape $14 Mother Clone 2008 Australia 2009 Sincerely 2009 87 Bogle Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2007 $13 87 d’Arenberg The Stump Jump White $10 86 Valley Vineyards Chenin Blanc Swartland $10 87 Kenwood Zinfandel Sonoma County 2007 $14 McLaren Vale-Adelaide Hills 2009 The Royal Old Vines 2009 86 Red Rock Malbec California Reserve 2008 $11 87 First Drop The White One $10 WASHINGTON 86 Montevina Zinfandel Amador County 2006 $12 South Australia 2009 89 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling $9 85 Line 39 Cabernet Sauvignon Lake County 2007 $10 87 Frisk Prickly Victoria 2009 $10 Columbia Valley 2009 CHILE 87 Yalumba Viognier South Australia $10 89 Pacific Rim Riesling Columbia Valley $11 The Y Series 2009 Sweet 2009 90 Viña Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah $15 86 Yellow Tail Riesling South Eastern $8 Maule Valley Gran Devoción 2007 88 The Magnificent Wine Company $13 Australia 2009 House Wine White Columbia Valley 2008 90 De Martino Syrah Choapa Valley $15 85 Banrock Station Chardonnay $7 Legado Reserva 2007 87 Snoqualmie Sauvignon Blanc $10 South Eastern Australia 2009 Columbia Valley 2008 86 Viu Manent Malbec Colchagua Valley 2008 $9 85 Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay $8 86 Viñedos Emiliana Carmenère $11 86 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling $9 South Eastern Australia 2009 Columbia Valley Harvest Select 2009 Central Valley Natura 2009 85 Yellow Tail Sauvignon Blanc Australia- $8 FRANCE New Zealand NV OTHER 90 Cave de Rasteau Côtes du Rhône-Villages $15 89 Nik. Weis Selection Riesling QbA $11 Rasteau La Domelière 2009 CALIFORNIA Mosel Urban 2008 88 Domaine de la Présidente Côtes du $10 88 Sterling Chardonnay Napa Valley 2008 $15 88 Cave Spring Riesling Niagara Peninsula 2008 $12 Rhône Grands Classiques 2009 87 Lucky Star Chardonnay California 2008 $9 88 Nasiakos Moschofilero Mantinia 2009 $14 88 Cave de Rasteau Côtes du Rhône Ortas $13 87 Big House White California 2008 $10 88 Standing Stone Riesling Finger Lakes 2009 $14 Les Viguiers 2009 87 Pomelo Sauvignon Blanc California 2009 $10 87 Cooper Mountain Pinot Gris $10 87 Tresch Coteaux du Languedoc $9 87 Dancing Bull Chardonnay California $12 Willamette Valley Cooper Hill 2009 Château de Fourques 2007 Vintage Blend 2008 87 Acrobat Pinot Gris Oregon 2009 $12 87 Vignerons de Caractère Vin de Pays $10 86 Fetzer Pinot Grigio California Valley Oaks 2008 $9 87 Meinhard Forstreiter Grüner Veltliner $12 Portes de Méditerranée Petit Caprice 2009 86 Parducci Sustainable White $11 Qualitätswein Trocken Niederösterreich 87 Maison Badet Clément Corbières $11 Mendocino County 2008 Grooner 2009 Château Lamy 2008 85 Beaulieu Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc $8 87 Alamos Torrontés Salta 2009 $13 87 Cave des Vignerons de Saumur $12 California Coastal Estates 2009 87 Château des Charmes Riesling $13 Saumur Réserve des Vignerons 2009 CHILE Niagara-On-The-Lake 2008 86 Raoul Clerget Côtes du Rhône $9 86 Skouras Roditis-Moscofilero $10 Pont du Rhône Terroirs 2007 90 De Martino Chardonnay Limarí Valley $15 Legado Reserva 2008 Péloponnèse 2009 86 Delas Côtes du Ventoux 2008 $10 85 Wimmer Grüner Veltliner Qualitätswein $13 86 La Vieille Ferme Ventoux 2009 $10 88 Viña Cono Sur Chardonnay $10 Casablanca Valley 2008 Niederösterreich 2009 (1L) 86 Vignerons de Caractère Vin de Pays de $10 Méditerranée Culture Sud 2009 88 Veramonte Chardonnay Casablanca Valley $11 Reserva 2008 85 Domaine de Couron Côtes du Rhône 2009 $10 88 Viña Maipo Sauvignon Blanc $14 Casablanca Valley Gran Devoción 2009 .