Twelve Years of Top 10s

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Issue: December 31, 2000

December 31st, 2000 Twelve Years of Top 10s 1999 RANK / COUNTRY / SCORE 1 / CALIFORNIA / 95 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Cinq Cépages 1996 ($28) 2 / CALIFORNIA / 96 Opus One Napa Valley 1996 ($125) 3 / ITALY / 96 Isole e Olena Toscana Cepparello 1997 ($38) 4 / CALIFORNIA / 95 Kistler Chardonnay Sonoma Valley Durell Vineyard 1996 ($45) 5 / CALIFORNIA / 96 Peter Michael Les Pavots Knights Valley 1996 ($55) 6 / CALIFORNIA / 96 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay Napa Valley 1997 ($50) 7 / AUSTRALIA / 97 Barossa Valley Estate Shiraz Barossa Valley E&E Black Pepper 1996 ($60) 8 / FRANCE / 95 Château Montrose St.

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