90+ Point Wines
In the wine world, it’s pretty much agreed that any bottle scoring 90 points or above is a stand-out example of its grape, region or vintage, the kind of wine that makes you pause mid-sip and smile.
The 100-point scale has become the global yardstick for quality over the past few decades. Created in the late 1970s by lawyer-turned-wine-legend Robert Parker and his friend Victor Morgenroth, it first appeared in The Wine Advocate and went on to reshape how the world talks about wine.
So, when you pick up a 90+ point wine, you’re in safe hands; it’s as close to a sure thing as it gets for an exceptional drinking experience.
Just remember: scores are a guide, not gospel. There are countless brilliant wines out there that have never been scored at all, and discovering them is half the fun!
Guide to Scores
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96–100: Extraordinary, outstanding, or classic examples
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90–95: Outstanding to exceptional
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85–89: Good to very good
Filters
- Aglianico
- Albarino
- Alicante Bouschet
- Assyrtiko
- Barbera
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Öküzgözü
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Viognier
- Çal Karası
- Çal Karası, Kalecik Karasi
- Carignan
- Carignan, Garnacha, Mataró
- Cariñena, Garnacha, Monastrell, Cinsault, País
- Chardonnay
- Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco
- Chenin Blanc
- Cinsault
- Cinsault, Clairette, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah
- Corvina
- Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella
- Corvinone
- Encruzado, Uva Cão, Bical, Folgasão
- Fino
- Gamay
- Garganega
- Garnacha
- Gewurztraminer
- Glera
- Greco
- Grenache
- Grenache Noir
- Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
- Gruner Veltliner
- Limnio
- Malbec
- Malvasia
- Malvasia, Malvazija
- Marsanne
- Mencía
- Mencía, Brancellao, Sousón, Garnacha Tintorera
- Merlot
- Moscatel
- Mtsvane
- Nebbiolo
- Negroamaro
- Nerello Mascalese
- Öküzgözü
- Orange Muscat
- Palomino
- Petit Verdot
- Petite Syrah
- Picolit
- Pinot Blanc
- Pinot Gris
- Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer
- Pinot Meunier
- Pinot Noir
- Plavec, Shiraz, Vranec
- Primitivo
- Red and White Muscat de Frontignan
- Riesling
- Rondinella
- Roussanne
- Sagrantino
- Sangiovese
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
- Semillon
- Shiraz
- Shiraz, Öküzgözü
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Sousón
- Syrah
- Syrah, Grenache, Carignan
- Tannat
- Temjanika
- Tempranillo
- Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec
- Thraphsathiri
- Tinta Barocca
- Tinta Roriz
- Touriga Nacional
- Vermentino
- Viognier
- Viura
- Viura, Malvasía
- Vranec
- Xynesteri
- Zinfandel
- Zweigelt
- Auckland
- Central Otago
- Central Otago, South Island
- Champagne
- Charmes Chambertin, Burgundy
- Clos de Vougeot, Burgundy
- Franciacorta, Lombardy
- Hampshire
- Hawke's Bay
- Leyda Valley
- Marlborough
- Martinborough
- Mendocino County, California
- Mornington Peninsula
- North Canterbury
- Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
- Santa Maria Valley, Central Coast, California
- Sonoma Coast, California
- Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California
- Sussex
- Walker Bay
- Adelaide Hills
- Aegean Islands
- Alsace
- Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto
- Bandol, Provence
- Barbaresco, Piedmont
- Bardolino, Veneto
- Barolo, Piedmont
- Barossa Valley
- Beaujolais
- Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Bordeaux
- Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany
- Burgundy
- California
- Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
- Cauquenes, Maule Valley
- Chablis, Burgundy
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone Valley
- Chianti Classico, Tuscany
- Clare Valley
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene, Veneto
- Coonawarra
- Côtes Catalanes, Languedoc-Roussillon
- Côtes du Rhône, Rhone Valley
- Crete
- Duoro
- Eden Valley
- Etna, Sicily
- Fleurie, Beaujolais
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Grampians
- Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Hunter Valley
- Langenlois, Kamptal
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Loire Valley
- Macedonia
- Maipo Valley
- Margaret River
- Margaux, Bordeaux
- McLaren Vale
- Medoc, Bordeaux
- Mendoza
- Montalcino, Tuscany
- Monterey County, California
- Mosel
- Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
- Napa Valley, California
- Overberg
- Paso Robles, California
- Pauillac, Bordeaux
- Pessac Léognan, Bordeaux
- Piedmont
- Pouilly-Fume, Loire Valley
- Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia
- Provence
- Rheingau
- Rhône Valley
- Rias Baixas, Galicia
- Ribera del Duero
- Rioja
- Rioja Alavesa
- Rioja Alta, Rioja
- Riverina
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux
- Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux
- Salento, Puglia
- Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucía
- Santa Lucia Highlands, California
- Sonoma Valley, California
- South Island
- Stags Leap, Napa Valley, California
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Tikveš
- Tuscany
- Valpolicella, Veneto
- Western Cape
- Astrolabe
- Auntsfield
- Ben Glover Family Wines
- Champagne Henri Giraud
- Champagne Palmer & Co
- Craggy Range
- Creation
- Guido Berlucchi
- Kistler Vineyard
- Kumeu River
- Lake Chalice
- Masut
- Paringa Estate
- Pegasus Bay
- Pyramid Valley
- Saint Clair
- Sanford
- Sens3s
- Sugrue South Downs
- Talbott
- Ten Minutes By Tractor
- Valli
- Wiston Estate
- Alkina
- Andeluna
- Ataraxia
- Avignonesi
- Badia a Coltibuono
- Banfi
- Barros
- Bedrock Wine Co
- Berton Vineyard
- Biblia Chora
- Black Stallion
- Bodegas Lustau
- Bodegas Y Viñedos Pujanza
- Boekenhoutskloof
- Bonny Doon
- Brokenwood
- Brookdale Estate
- Castello di Volpaia
- Champagne Gaston Chiquet
- Champagne Gosset
- Champagne Joseph Perrier
- Champagne Valentin Leflaive
- Chanin Wine Company
- Château La Mascaronne
- Chimney Rock
- Delaire Graff
- Didier Dagueneau
- Domaine Didier Dagueneau
- Domaine Georges Vernay
- Domaine Sébastien Dampt
- Dopff Au Moulin
- El Enemigo
- Fattoria Le Pupille
- Feudi di San Gregorio
- Garage Wine Company
- Glaetzer
- Grant Burge
- Groot Constantia
- Guerrieri Rizzardi
- Hartenberg Wine Estate
- Il Marroneto
- Inglenook
- Isabel Estate
- Jim Barry
- Kershaw
- Kuzubağ
- La Rioja Alta
- Leeuwin Estate
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
- Loosen Barry
- Manolesakis Estate
- Masottina
- Michele Chiarlo
- Mount Pleasant
- Muratie
- Olifantsberg
- Palacios Remondo
- Paul Jaboulet Aîné
- Petaluma
- Querciabella
- Roagna
- Rockford
- Saint Cosme
- San Marzano
- Schloss Johannisberg
- Spoke
- St Hallett
- Tahbilk
- Tenuta San Guido
- Tikveš
- Torre de Oña
- Vietti
- Vincent Dauvissat
- Weingut Bründlmayer
- Yalumba
- Zephyr Wines
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