The Top 10 Wines of 2005
Wine Spectator's editors reveal the most exciting wines of the year
Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Wine Spectator's annual Top 100 is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year in wine. To tide you over the Thanksgiving holiday, here are our Top 10 wines of 2005. Be sure to come back to Wine Spectator Online on Monday, Nov. 28, for the full Top 100, including profiles of every one of the year's most exciting wines.
| Rank | Wine | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSEPH PHELPS Insignia Napa Valley 2002 | 96 | $150 |
| 2 | CLOS DES PAPES Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2003 | 97 | $68 |
| 3 | ROSENBLUM Zinfandel Rockpile Rockpile Road Vineyard 2003 | 94 | $29 |
| 4 | CONCHA Y TORO Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto Don Melchor 2001 | 95 | $45 |
| 5 | SETTE PONTI Toscana Oreno 2003 | 95 | $95 |
| 6 | ALBAN Syrah Edna Valley Reva 2003 | 96 | $56 |
| 7 | LEWIS Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2002 | 96 | $65 |
| 8 | CASTELLO BANFI Brunello di Montalcino Poggio all'Oro Riserva 1999 | 96 | $125 |
| 9 | STAGLIN Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 20th Anniversary 2002 | 95 | $125 |
| 10 | CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM Sauternes 2001 | 100 | $400 |
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