The Wine Spectator just released its Top 100 wines of 2008. As usual we have a number of these wines in the store now because we recognized them as great wines before the Wine Spectator did! Here are some examples, but come by the store to see the full line-up:
#1 Casa Lapostolle, Clos Apalta, Colchagua Valley, 2005
#3 Quinta do Crasto, Reserva Old Vines, Douro, 2005
#8 Chateau de Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2005
#10 Seghesio Zinfandel, Sonoma County, 2007
#12 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon, Don Melchor, 2005
#16 Elderton “Ode to Lorraine”, Barossa Valley, 2005
#25 Andrew Will, Champoux Vineyard, Horse Heaven Hills, 2005
#40 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, 2008
#47 Beringer Chardonnay, Private Reserve, Napa Valley, 2006
#62 Neyers Syrah, Old Lakeville Road, Sonoma Coast, 2006
#65 Bodegas Muga, Rioja Reserva, 2004
#68 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir, Evenstadt Rsv., Willamette Valley, 2005
#71 Bodegas Sierra Cantabria, Rioja, 2004
#77 Duval-Leroy, Brut, Champagne, NV
#98 Niepoort “Vertente”, Douro, 2005