The Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines for 2005

The Wine Spectator produces it's Top 100 Wines on an annual basis. Below are the wines selected for 2005, in rank order (ie the "top" wine at the head of the list) with their Wine Spectator score.

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Vintage Wine Score
2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 96
2003 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 97
2003 Rosenblum Zinfandel Rockpile Rockpile Road Vineyard 94
2001 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto Don Melchor 95
2003 Sette Ponti Toscana Oreno 95
2003 Alban Syrah Edna Valley Reva 96
2002 Lewis Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 96
2002 Staglin Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 20th Anniversary 95
2001 Château d'Yquem Sauternes 100
2003 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 95
2004 Crocker & Starr Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 94
2002 Campo Eliseo Toro 94
2003 Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro Syrah Cortona Il Bosco 94
2003 W.H. Smith Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Maritime Vineyard 97
1995 Charles Heidsieck Brut Champagne 95
2003 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Beaux Frères Vineyard 95
2003 Thorn-Clarke Shiraz Barossa Valley Shotfire Ridge 93
2002 Château Latour Pauillac 96
2002 Barossa Valley Estate Shiraz Barossa Valley E&E Black Pepper 97
2003 Alain Jaume Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Grand Veneur Les Origines 94
2003 DuMOL Syrah Russian River Valley 95
2001 Conterno-Fantino Barolo Sorí Ginestra 99
2001 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc 95
2003 Quinta do Vallado Douro Reserva 94
2002 Leeuwin Chardonnay Margaret River Art Series 96
2003 Brancaia Maremma Toscana Ilatraia 96
2003 Rosenblum Zinfandel Paso Robles Richard Sauret Vineyards 92
2003 Achával-Ferrer Malbec Mendoza Finca Altamira 96
2001 Rosemount GSM South Australia 93
2002 Columbia Crest Walter Clore Private Reserve Columbia Valley 93
2003 Buehler Zinfandel Napa Valley 93
2002 Château Lagrange St.-Julien 92
2003 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 93
2002 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley 94
2003 Orin Swift The Prisoner Napa Valley 92
2004 Matua Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Paretai 93
2003 Two Hands Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella's Garden 94
2004 St.-Urbans-Hof Riesling QbA Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 91
2002 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza Viña Hormigas Reserva 92
2003 Finca Luzón Jumilla Altos de Luzón 93
2003 Novy Syrah Sonoma County 92
2002 Ehlers Estate Merlot Napa Valley 92
2001 Stefano Farina Barolo 92
2003 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills Botella 93
2002 Argyle Chardonnay Willamette Valley 91
2005 Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 91
2003 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 93
2003 Quinta de Roriz Douro Prazo 91
2005 Babich Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 90
2002 Greg Norman Estates Shiraz Limestone Coast 90
NV Duval-Leroy Brut Champagne 91
2001 Damilano Barolo 92
2002 La Chablisienne Chablis Mont de Milieu 93
2003 Forefathers Shiraz McLaren Vale 91
2001 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Landslide 92
2003 Álvaro Palacios Priorat Les Terrasses 92
2002 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Mendoza Alta 93
2004 Thierry Germain Saumur-Champigny Domaine des Roches Neuves 91
2003 Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage 92
2003 Fairview Goats do Roam In Villages Red Coastal Region 90
2003 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero 92
2002 Livio Felluga Colli Orientali del Friuli Terre Alte 92
2002 Argyle Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Reserve 91
2002 Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 91
2002 Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County 90
2003 Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County Sonoma 90
2004 Evans & Tate Chardonnay Margaret River 90
2001 Allegrini Verona Palazzo della Torre 90
2003 Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92
2002 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne 94
2003 Perrin & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Sinards 91
2003 Amisfield Pinot Noir Central Otago 91
2003 Bodegas Terrazas de los Andes Malbec Mendoza Reserva 90
2002 Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Chianti Rufina Castello Nipozzano Riserva 90
2003 Marquis Philips Cabernet Sauvignon South Eastern Australia 90
2001 Bodegas Monasterio Ribera del Duero Hacienda Monasterio Crianza 92
2001 Château de Lancyre Coteaux du Languedoc St.-Loup Vieilles Vignes 90
2003 Gunderloch Riesling Spätlese Rheinhessen Nackenheim Rothenberg 92
2002 Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz Victoria Billi Billi 90
2003 Luce della Vite Toscana Lucente 90
2004 Lagar de Fornelos Albariño Rias Baixas Lagar de Cervera 90
2003 Morgan Chardonnay Monterey 90
2003 Barnard Griffin Merlot Columbia Valley 90
2001 Château Lagrézette Cahors 90
2002 Spadina Nero d'Avola Sicilia Una Rosa 90
2003 Perrin & Fils Vacqueyras Les Christins 91
2002 Vincent Girardin Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 92

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