Tuesday, 31 December 2013

The 2013 top 100

This is the list of my top 100 wines in 2013. It was a brilliant year for wine drinking. One of the best ever. The top half a dozen wines were consumed in and around my 50th birthday, and will always remain etched in my memory. 

By country 89% are French, 7% are Italian, 2% Australian and one each Spain and Portugal.  

Of the total 51% are from Bordeaux (57% of the French wine), 20% from Burgundy (22%), 16% from the Rhone (18%) and 2% from other regions (one Alsace and one Champagne).

Within Bordeaux 31% of the total (61% of Bordeaux) are from the left bank excluding Pessac/Graves, 16% (31%) from the right bank, three from Sauternes/Barsac and one from Graves/Pessac.  On the left bank 13% of the total (42% of the left bank) are from Pauillac and 6% (19%) from St-Julien and 7% (23%) from the Margaux commune. The most popular estates are Latour (six wines), Chateau Margaux (six), Chateau Montrose (four) and Chateau Talbot (four). On the right bank there are 12 wines from Pomerol and four from St-Emilion. Within Pomerol there are four wines from La Fleur Petrus, three from Certan De May and two each from La Conseillante and Lafleur.  Within Sauternes Barsac two of the three wines are Chateau d’Yquem.

Within Burgundy there are eight Cotes De Nuits reds, and ten Cotes De Beaune whites, with one Cote De Beaune red and one Chablis. Within the Rhone half the wines, eight in total, are Cote Rotie. There are two whites and only one Southern Rhone. In Italy all the wine are Piedmont and either Barolo or Barbaresco.

100. Chateau Montrose 1986
99. Chateau Lafleur Petrus 1995
98. Chateau Certan De May 2001
97. Feyles Barbaresco Riserva 1989
96. Henri Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Pruliers 2006
95. Raul Perez Ultreia La Claudina 2010
94. Ratti Barolo Marcenasco 1995
93. J L Chavy Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres 2011
92. Drouhin-Laroze Chambertin Clos De Beze 2008
91. Chateau Duhart Milon 1996
90. Henschke Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
89. Patrick Javiller Meursault Tillets 2009
88. Chateau Beaucastel 1994
87. Ascheri Barolo Vigna Dei Pola 1995
86. M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 1996
85. Louis Latour Romanee Saint Vivant Les Quatre Journaux 2002
84. Louis Latour Criots-Batard Montrachet 2000
83. Chateau Angelus 1989
82. Vincent Bouzereau Meursault Narvaux 2010
81. Jasmin Cote Rotie 1981
80. Chateau Talbot 1986
79. Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1989
78. Chateau Palmer 1996
77. Michel Chapoutier Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers 1995
76. Chateau Beausejour Becot 1996
75. Chateau Talbot 1982
74. Chateau Haut-Bailly 1998
73. J L Chavy Puligny Montrachet Les Perrieres 2011
72. Chateau Chasse Spleen 1982
71. Chateau Batailley 1989
70. Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1970
69. Chateau Latour 1981
68. Michel Colin Deleger Chassagne Montrachet En Remilly 2011
67. Bernard Moreau Chassagne Montrachet, 1erCru, Grandes Ruchottes, 2007
66. Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 2007
65. Chateau Talbot 2001
64. Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse 2004
63. Chateau La Dominique 1996
62. Sorrel Hermitage Blanc Les Recoules 2001
61. Trimbach Cuvée Frederic Emile Riesling 2001
60. Chateau Talbot 1996
59. Chateau Latour 1997
58. Noel Verset Cornas 1998
57. Pavillon Blanc Du Chateau Margaux 2003
56. Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudroittes 1992
55. Chateau Grillet 2005
54. Robert Arnoux Clos De Vougeot 2002
53. Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne 1992
52. Chateau Certan De May 1990
51. Chave Hermitage 1988
50. Mount Mary Quintet 1999
49. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau D’Ampuis 1997
48. Chateau Leoville Lascases 1970
47. Noel Verset Cornas 1990
46. Philipponnat Clos De Goisses 2002
45. Chateau Margaux 2009
44. Daniel Rion Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts 2007
43. La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos de La Bousse d'Or 1996
42. Guigal Cote Rotie 1976
41. Jamet Cote-Rotie 1997
40. Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet 2008
39. Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Blanchots 2004
38. Chateau Montrose 2005
37. Chateau La Conseillante 1989
36. Roberto Vierzio Barolo La Serra 1995
35. Gilles Barge Cote Rotie Cuvee Du Plessis 1991
34. Cuilleron, Gaillardia, Villard Cote-Rotie Les Essartailles 1999
33. Marchesi Di Gresy Barbaresco Martinenga 2001/07
32. Chateau Latour 1983
31. Chateau Montrose 2003
30. Chateau La Conseillante 1990
29. Chateau Latour 1985
28. Chateau La Fleur Petrus 2012
27. Chateau Montrose 2010
26. Chateau d'Yquem 1986
25. Chateau Climens 1988
24. Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1990
23. Grahams Port 1963
22. Chateau Certan De May 1998
21. Chateau Figeac 1990
20. Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1983
19. Chateau La Fleur Petrus 1998
18. Camille-Giroud Charmes Chambertin 2006
17. Jasmin Cote Rotie 1984
16. Cappellano Barolo Pie Rupestris 1999
15. Aldo Conterno Barolo Gran Bussia 1974
14. Chateau Lafleur 2001
13. Chateau Margaux 2001
12. Chateau Petrus 1990
11. Chateau Latour 1970
10. Chateau Lafleur 1995
9. Chateau Lafleur-Petrus 1971
8. Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1985 
7. Chateau Margaux 1959
6. Chateau Margaux 1996
5. Ramonet Montrachet 1988
4. Chateau Latour 1982
3. Chateau Margaux 2010
2. Chateau D’Yquem 2001
1. Domaine De La Romanee Conti, Romanee Conti 1980




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