Wine Spectator’s Top 100

Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines they've reviewed over the past 12 months and select the most exciting for their Top 100.

This year, they reviewed more than 15,000 wines from around the world in blind tastings for their list. You might be surprised to learn the average price for the wines on this year's list is $42.

I'm not going to bore you with all of them, so for a full list click here: Wine Spectator's Top 100

Below are the Wine Spectator’s Top 10 :

1. Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005 (Wine of the Year)

2. Ridge Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Mountain Estate 2005

3 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005

4. Antinori Toscana Tignanello 2004

5. Two Hands Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella’s Garden 2005

6. Château Léoville Las Cases St.-Julien 2004

7. Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 2004

8. Mollydooker Shiraz McLaren Vale Carnival of Love 2006

9. Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 2004

10. Krug Brut Champagne 1996

We were excited to see that Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005 was the wine of the year. We visted this place on our honeymoon and loved it.

I’d like to give an honorable mention to #12 Domaine du Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 2004. We had this in France and were really amazed by it.

We also had #20, Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneufdu-Pape La Crau 2004 which was outstanding as well.