Wine Spectator has announced it’s 2013 Wine of the Year, and somewhat shockingly, it’s not what we would consider one of the usual suspects. [level-members]
Number one on Wine Spectator’s list this year is the 2004 Cune Rioja Imperial Gran Reserva. Even more shocking than a WS top pick hailing from somewhere other than California, France or Italy is the price: an almost-affordable $63.
Granted, you’ll never find it since only 4,000 cases were produced. No word on how many made it to the US.
Rounding out the top ten were reds from Bordeaux, Oregon, California, Italy, 2 Chateauneufs, and a white from California:
1. Cune Rioja Imperial Gran Reserva 2004
95 points, $63, 4,000 cases made
2. Château Canon-La Gaffelière St.-Emilion 2010
96 points, $103, 4,500 cases made
3. Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Evenstad Reserve 2010
95 points, $65, 6,000
4. Hewitt Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 2010
95 $92, 2,592
5. Kongsgaard Chardonnay Napa Valley 2010
95 points, $75, 1,050 cases made
6. Giuseppe Mascarello & Figlio Barolo Monprivato 2008
95 points, $110, 1,800 cases made
7. Domaine du Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 2010
97 points, $120, 6,580 cases made
8. Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2010
96 points, $120, 7,500 cases made
9. Lewis Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 2010
96 points, $135, 1,300 cases made
10. Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2010
95 points, $135, 4,150 cases made
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