Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Takes Prime Honors; Full Checklist of Prime 100 Wines of 2022 Out there Now
November 18th – New York, NY—Wine Spectator, the world’s main authority on wine, introduced Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Double Diamond 2019 because the 2022 Wine of the 12 months. The total Prime 100 record is now out there at top100.winespectator.com.
The Schrader Cellars Double Diamond gives an emphatic reply to the Napa Cabernet worth query, punching above its weight whereas costing nicely beneath the triple-digit entry level for top-flight Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. For its compelling mixture of high quality and worth in a class that’s awash in expense-account bottlings, the Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Double Diamond 2019 is called Wine of the 12 months for 2022.
Wine Spectator’s Prime 10 Wines of 2022 are:
- Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Double Diamond 2019 (94 Factors, $80, 10,000 Instances Made)
- Fattoria dei Barbi | Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 | 95 Factors | $130 | 2,094 Instances Imported | Tuscany, Italy
- HdV | Chardonnay Napa Valley Hyde Winery 2019 | 96 Factors | $78 | 2,323 Instances Made | Napa Valley, California
- Château Talbot | St.-Julien 2019 | 95 Factors | $65 | 1,167 Instances Imported | Bordeaux, France
- Antinori | Toscana Tignanello 2019 | 96 Factors | $145 | 5,000 Instances Imported | Tuscany, Italy
- Robert Mondavi | Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville The Estates 2019 | 94 Factors | $85 | 13,500 Instances Made | Napa Valley, California
- Château de Beaucastel | Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019 | 96 Factors | $121 | 1,700 Instances Imported | Southern Rhône, France
- Fattoria Le Pupille | Toscana Saffredi 2019 | 96 Factors | $100 | 1,400 Instances Imported | Tuscany, Italy
- Quilceda Creek | Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2018 | 95 Factors | $200 | 5,300 Instances Made | Columbia Valley, Washington
- Louis Roederer | Brut Champagne Cristal 2014 | 98 Factors | $359 | 9,181 Instances Imported | Champagne, France
By way of blind tastings carried out by Wine Spectator’s editors, these 100 bottles have been chosen from over 8,800 wines. Alternatives are based mostly on 4 standards: high quality (based mostly on rating), worth (based mostly on worth), availability (based mostly on the variety of instances made or imported into the U.S.) and, most importantly, the “X-factor”—a compelling story and pleasure behind the wine.
“The Prime 100 paints an image of the yr in wine, from new releases of high vintages in key areas around the globe to new and rising developments in how we get pleasure from wine,” mentioned Jeffery Lindenmuth, Govt Editor, Wine Spectator. “We’re thrilled to share this thrilling record of distinguished wineries, new discoveries and glorious values with our readers.”
The Prime 100 record will likely be featured within the journal’s December concern.
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