100-Point Wines
100-Point Wines
There is a huge difference between a good (or even great) wine and a heavenly blend of perfected fruit nectar concoctions. Only the finest wines can even get close to receiving the coveted 100-point score, a mark of quality that propels the producers into an elite club of world-class artisans. A single taste of one of these masterpieces can turn a normal person into a passionate wine aficionado, as these bottles each provide a unique, soul-enriching experience. Everything has to be perfect to justify a 100-point score; the texture, elegance, and complexity of the design, the carefully crafted flavor combination, and many other qualities.Every blend from this glorious court can singlehandedly serve as the centerpiece of your collection – a sentiment amplified by how difficult and expensive most of them can be to acquire. That’s where we come in. As a top-class wine retailer, we aim to guide you through the enchanting world of excellent wines, as your childlike wonder awakens anew in the face of these mouth-watering works of art. Our goal is to help you understand what makes these wines so desirable among passionate enthusiasts and eventually get your hands on them. There is a perfect blend for everyone in the world, and finding yours can be a life-changing moment. Let’s explore this
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1989 Chapoutier Hermitage Le Pavillon100RPThe 1989 Le Pavilion is a prodigious wine. Made from yields of 14 hectoliters per hectare, this parcel of old vines (averaging 70-80 years of age) has produced an opaque black/purp..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $730.00 -
1990 Paul Aine Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle100DECJaboulet's Hermitage La Chapelle 1961, 1978 and 1990 are considered to be among the greatest wines ever made in the Rhône Valley. The 1990 was sourced from Les Bessards, Le M..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,145.00 -
1995 Chapoutier Hermitage Le Pavillon100RPStill a youngster, the blockbuster 1995 Ermitage le Pavillon is a quintessential Hermitage in every way. Full-bodied, powerful, thick and unctuous, with tons of smoky, black, black..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $2,999.00 -
1998 Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline97RPThe awesome 1998 Cote Rotie La Mouline is a seamless, full-bodied classic with many characteristics of the 1997 La Landonne , but more structure, tannin, and muscle. It will need t..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $770.00 -
1999 Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne100RPI have given perfect scores to other vintages of La Landonne, but the black/purple-colored 1999 Cote Rotie La Landonne may be the finest effort Guigal has ever coaxed out of this v..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $945.00 -
1999 Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline100RPThe 1999 Cote Rotie la Mouline is straight-up awesome on all accounts. Drinking beautifully, with explosive aromas and flavors of blackberry, smoked meats, pepper and exotic flower..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $945.00 -
1999 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque100RPThe 1999 Cote Rotie La Turque reveals notes of toasty vanilla and espresso in addition to Asian spices, mocha, pepper, blackberries, creosote, and roasted meats. The exotic perfume..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,239.00 -
2001 Domaine du Caillou CDP Res. Clos du Caillou100RPAs frighteningly spectacular as the 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Le Clos du Caillou was (I’ve drunk a half dozen or more bottles since my initial report), the 2001 Chatea..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $375.00 -
2001 Mordoree CDP Reine De Bois100JDSeemingly unchanged since I first tasted the wine 5 years ago, the 2001 Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de la Reine des Bois is still utterly p..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $249.00 -
2007 Clos Des Papes CDP100RPOne of the great vintages from this estate, surpassing even the 1990, 2000, 2001, 2003, and maybe the 2010 (time will tell with this one), the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape from Vincent..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $639.00 -
2007 Domaine Ferrando Chateauneuf du Pape Colombis100RPA wine I’ve had numerous times, yet never as spectacular as on this occasion, the 100% Grenache 2007 Châteauneuf du Pape Colombis sports a deep ruby, opaque color to go..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $145.00 -
2009 Chapoutier Hermitage Le Meal Rouge100RPEven inkier in color than the 2010, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets. Locked and loaded with phenomenal notes of jammy black raspberries, creme de cassis, cru..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $665.00 -
2009 Chapoutier Hermitage Le Pavillon100RPA perfect wine, the 2009 Ermitage Le Pavillon (1,093 cases) boasts a black/purple color as well as an extraordinary bouquet of acacia flowers, blackberries, blueberries, roasted me..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $489.00 -
2009 Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne100JDI’ve been lucky to have drunk close to a case of the 2009 Côte Rôtie La Landonne, and if there’s a more perfect Syrah out there, I don’t know of it. R..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $629.00 -
2009 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque100JDPossibly my favorite vintage ever for the Northern Rhône (2010 and 2015 are both in the running), the 2009 Côte Rôtie La Turque is a mammoth of wine that offers e..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $625.00 -
2010 Chapoutier Hermitage de L'Oree100RPThere are 716 cases of the 2010 Ermitage de l’Oree. I have been following this cuvee since its debut vintage and this 100% Marsanne possesses more richness than most Burgundy..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $675.00 -
2010 Domaine Grand Veneur CDP Vieilles Vignes100RPA monumental effort meriting a perfect score, the super-rich 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a 4,000-bottle blend of 50% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah from 55- ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $569.00 -
2010 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque100JDAs with the 2009, the 2010 Côte Rôtie La Turque represents the pinnacle of red wine and, in this reviewer’s opinion, couldn’t be any better. A dense purple ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $589.00 -
2015 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque100JDA perfect wine in every way, the 2015 Côte Rôtie La Turque comes from an incredible terroir on the Côte Brune and includes 7% Viognier. Stylistically, it normally..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $469.00 -
2017 E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque100JDOne of the legendary vintages for this cuvée is the 2017 Côte Rôtie La Turque, a blend of 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier from a tiny parcel in the Côte Brune li..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $389.00 -
2018 E. Guigal Cote Rotie Chateau D'Ampuis97-99JDI was blown away by the 2018 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis, which is certainly in the same league as the famed La Las. Coming from seven single vineyards and seeing..." Learn MoreAs low as $109.00 -
2018 E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne98-100JDThe 2018 Côte Rôtie La Landonne is another wine that’s going to be up at the top of the scale, and all three of these 2018s will be candidates for perfection. Alw..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $449.00
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2018 E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline98-100RPLike the 2017, Guigal's 2018 Cote Rotie La Mouline boasts incredible aromatics, with highs ranging from violets and peppery spice to ripe blueberries and raspberries. The oak is in..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $439.00
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2018 E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque98-100JDTasting like the 2015, yet with perhaps slightly more elegance, the 2018 Côte Rôtie La Turque reveals a saturated purple color as well as blockbuster notes of crè..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $449.00
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2018 E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc100JDBuilt for the long haul, the 2018 Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc is a majestic, noble white that could only come from this incredible, south-facing hillside in Hermitage. Revealing a light..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $199.00