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Dozens of Lipman wines featured in Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2009
December 2009 – Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines they have reviewed over the past 12 months and select the most exciting for their Top 100 This annual list, which debuted in 1988, reflects significant trends, spotlights successful regions and recognizes outstanding producers. In 2009, Wine Spectator reviewed more than 17,000 new releases from around the world in blind tastings. More than 3,800 of these wines earned outstanding ratings (90 points or higher on their 100-point scale). They narrowed the list down based on four criteria: quality (represented by score); value (reflected by release price); availability (measured by case produced or imported); and an X-factor Wine Spectator calls excitement. But no equation determines the final selections: These choices reflect Wine Spectator editors' judgment and passion about the wines they tasted.
Of the Top 100 wines selected this year by Wine Spectator, Lipman Brothers distributes the following:
Wine |
Rating |
1 |
Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Reserve |
2 |
Numanthia-Termes Toro Termes |
5 |
Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio |
6 | Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Signature |
8 | Fontodi Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello |
15 | Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo |
20 | Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Kathryn Hall |
21 | Neyers Chardonnay Carneros |
23 | Lewis Chardonnay Russian River Valley |
29 | Chalone Chardonnay Chalone |
38 | Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills Canoe Ridge Estate |
41 | Kumeu River Chardonnay Kumeu Estate |
44 | The Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos Red Label |
50 | Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Paso Robles |
52 | Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley |
56 | Provenance Sauvignon Blanc Rutherford |
60 | Spring Valley Uriah Walla Walla Valley |
62 | Loosen Bros. Riesling QbA Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Dr. L |
67 | Peter Michael Chardonnay Sonoma County Ma Belle-Fille |
75 | M. Chapoutier Cotes du Roussillon-Villages Les Vignes de Bila-Haut |
83 | Bodegas Juan Gil Jumilla |
89 | Perrin & Fils Vinsobres Les Cornuds |
95 | Louis Roederer Brut Champagne Premier |
99 | Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero |