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The Top 100 Wines of 2001 at a Glance

Posted: December 10, 2001
For tasting notes, profiles and more, please see the Dec. 31, 2001 - Jan. 15, 2002 issue of Wine Spectator, on sale now.

Rank Score Price Wine
1. 96 $110 TENUTA DELL'ORNELLAIA Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 1998
2. 98 $190 CHÂTEAU CHEVAL-BLANC St.-Emilion 1998
3. 95 $65 VIADER Napa Valley 1998
4. 96 $40 AVIGNONESI Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Grandi Annate Riserva 1997
5. 95 $52 CHÂTEAU CANON-LA GAFFELIÈRE St.-Emilion 1998
6. 95 $65 ANTINORI Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso 1998
7. 95 $58 PIO CESARE Barolo 1997
8. 93 $19 ALAIN GRAILLOT Crozes-Hermitage 1999
9. 94 $36 CHÂTEAU SMITH-HAUT-LAFITTE Pessac-Léognan 1998
10. 93 $38 E. GUIGAL Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde 1998
11. 98 $143 CHÂTEAU L'EVANGILE Pomerol 1998
12. 95 $50 TENUTA SAN LEONARDO Vallagarina 1997
13. 94 $24 MONTIRIUS Gigondas 1999
14. 94 $18 DOMAINE DU PESQUIER Gigondas 1999
15. 94 $37 CLOS DE L'ORATOIRE St.-Emilion 1998
16. 93 $28 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE Chardonnay Columbia Valley Cold Creek Vineyard 1999
17. 95 $90 SPRING MOUNTAIN Reserve Napa Valley 1997
18. 97 $195 PENFOLDS Shiraz South Australia Grange 1996
19. 95 $108 CHÂTEAU LA MISSION-HAUT-BRION Pessac-Léognan 1998
20. 99 $370 KRUG Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Clos du Mesnil 1988
21. 93 $22 CHÂTEAU HAUT-CORBIN St.-Emilion 1998
22. 93 $29 CHATEAU REYNELLA Shiraz McLaren Vale Basket Pressed 1998
23. 93 $40 MER SOLEIL Chardonnay Central Coast 1998
24. 92 $25 LANDMARK Chardonnay Sonoma-Santa Barbara-Monterey Counties Overlook 1999
25. 96 $190 GAJA Langhe Sperss 1997
26. 94 $20 DOMAINE BRUSSET Gigondas Le Grand Montmirail 2000
27. 93 $35 DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER Pessac-Léognan 1998
28. 94 $29 FREIE WEINGÄRTNER WACHAU Riesling Smaragd Trocken Wachau Loibner Loibenberg 1999
29. 94 $13 CHÂTEAU ST.-MARTIN DE LA GARRIGUE Coteaux du Languedoc Bronzinelle 1999
30. 93 $32 PLANETA Chardonnay Sicilia 1999
31. 93 $31 FATTORIA DEL CERRO Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 1997
32. 93 $51 CHÂTEAU MONBOUSQUET St.-Emilion 1998
33. 95 $160 TENUTA SAN GUIDO Bolgheri-Sassicaia Sassicaia 1998
34. 93 $26 DOMAINE DE LA VIEILLE JULIENNE Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1999
35. 93 $31 CHÂTEAU LA GRAVE À POMEROL Pomerol 1998
36. 93 $45 CHÂTEAU GRAND-MAYNE St.-Emilion 1998
37. 92 $24 STONESTREET Chardonnay Sonoma County 1999
38. 92 $18 ALLEGRINI Verona Palazzo della Torre 1997
39. 92 $24 LA CHABLISIENNE Chablis Premier Cru 1999
40. 91 $11 COLUMBIA CREST Chardonnay Columbia Valley Grand Estates 1999
41. 91 $11 LOUIS BERNARD Côtes du Rhône-Villages 2000
42. 91 $12 WOLF BLASS Riesling South Australia Gold Label 2000
43. 91 $15 LEASINGHAM Shiraz Clare Valley Bin 61 1998
44. 92 $35 BERINGER Chardonnay Napa Valley Private Reserve 1999
45. 91 $22 ST. SUPÉRY Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1997
46. 91 $20 FOPPIANO Petite Sirah Sonoma County 1998
47. 91 $17 THORNBURY Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2001
48. 91 $20 CHÂTEAU FAUGÈRES St.-Emilion 1998
49. 91 $23 BODEGAS MONTECILLO Rioja Gran Reserva 1994
50. 90 $16 GEORGES DUBOEUF Moulin-à-Vent Aged in Oak 2000
51. 92 $19 BELLE PÈRE & FILS Crozes-Hermitage Les Pierrelles 1999
52. 93 $29 PIERRE USSEGLIO & FILS Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1999
53. 92 $27 KENDALL-JACKSON Chardonnay Monterey Great Estates 1999
54. 92 $35 BODEGAS LAN Rioja Viña Lanciano Reserva 1996
55. 92 $30 CHÂTEAU MONT-REDON Châteauneuf-du-Pape White 2000
56. 92 $29 DOMAINE DU GRAPILLON D'OR Gigondas 1999
57. 93 $34 CHARLES ELLNER Brut Rosé Champagne NV
58. 93 $51 CHÂTEAU TROPLONG-MONDOT St.-Emilion 1998
59. 92 $31 TERRABIANCA Toscana Campaccio 1997
60. 94 $63 BEAUX FRÈRES Pinot Noir Yamhill County The Beaux Frères Vineyard 1999
61. 91 $15 CHÂTEAU LA VIEILLE CURE Fronsac 1998
62. 91 $15 PAUL COULON & FILS Côtes du Rhône-Villages Rasteau Domaine de Beaurenard 1999
63. 91 $28 CLOUDY BAY Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2000
64. 91 $20 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE-DR. LOOSEN Riesling Columbia Valley Eroica 2000
65. 91 $30 TRAVAGLINI Gattinara 1997
66. 91 $25 TENUTA DELL'ORNELLAIA Sauvignon Blanc Toscana Poggio alle Gazze 2000
67. 92 $37 SHAFER Chardonnay Napa Valley Carneros Red Shoulder Ranch 1999
68. 92 $39 BARONE RICASOLI Toscana Casalferro 1998
69. 92 $40 CHÂTEAU LA GAFFELIÈRE St.-Emilion 1998
70. 91 $32 CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ St.-Julien 1998
71. 91 $35 FRANCISCAN OAKVILLE ESTATE Magnificat Napa Valley 1997
72. 90 $17 BRANCOTT Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Reserve 2000
73. 90 $14 PAUL JABOULET AÎNÉ Crozes-Hermitage Les Jalets 1999
74. 90 $10 ST.-URBANS-HOF Riesling QbA Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 1999
75. 90 $20 BODEGAS ESMERALDA Malbec Mendoza Catena Lunlunta Vineyards 1999
76. 90 $22 PENFOLDS Shiraz Coonawarra Bin 128 1998
77. 93 $40 TRIMBACH Riesling Alsace Cuvée Frédéric Émile 1997
78. 91 $31 CHALONE Chardonnay Chalone 1999
79. 92 $30 CHÂTEAU PLINCE Pomerol 1998
80. 90 $14 LAWSON'S DRY HILLS Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2001
81. 90 $22 MULDERBOSCH Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2001
82. 90 $13 CHÂTEAU LA ROQUE Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St.-Loup 1999
83. 92 $91 VIÑA ALMAVIVA Puente Alto 1999
84. 90 $21 QUINTA DO NOVAL Late Bottled Port 1994
85. 90 $23 FATTORIA DI FELSINA Chianti Classico Berardenga 1999
86. 91 $21 LEONILDO PIEROPAN Soave Classico Superiore La Rocca 1998
87. 92 $40 KENDALL-JACKSON Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Great Estates 1997
88. 92 $50 HEITZ Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Bella Oaks Vineyard 1996
89. 90 $24 REX HILL Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 1999
90. 93 $23 DOMAINE DE L'ORATOIRE ST.-MARTIN Côtes du Rhône-Villages Cairanne Cuvée Prestige 1999
91. 91 $32 RUST EN VREDE Stellenbosch 1998
92. 93 $31 JOH. JOS. PRÜM Riesling Spätlese Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Wehlener Sonnenuhr 1999
93. 92 $40 VIANSA Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Reserve 1997
94. 93 $38 J. HOFSTÄTTER Lagrein Alto Adige Steinraffler 1997
95. 90 $30 CHÂTEAU BRANE-CANTENAC Margaux 1998
96. 92 $37 LEWIS Chardonnay Sonoma County 1999
97. 91 $30 L'ECOLE NO. 41 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 1998
98. 92 $25 CHÂTEAU DE LANCYRE Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St.-Loup Grande Cuvée 1998
99. 91 $45 BROLIO Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio 1997
100. 91 $46 CERETTO Barolo Zonchera 1997

Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 2001, including labels and notes

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