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
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
- Chardonnay
- Grenache
- Marsanne
- Pinot Noir
- Riesling
- Sagrantino
- Semillon
- Shiraz
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Syrah
- Viognier
- Aglianico
- Albarino
- Alicante Bouschet
- Assyrtiko
- Barbera
- Cabernet Franc
- 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, Pinot Bianco
- Chenin Blanc
- Cinsault
- Cinsault, Clairette, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah
- Corvina
- Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella
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- Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
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- Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer
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- Plavec, Shiraz, Vranec
- Primitivo
- Red and White Muscat de Frontignan
- Rondinella
- Roussanne
- Sangiovese
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
- Shiraz, Öküzgözü
- Sousón
- Syrah, Grenache, Carignan
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- Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec
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- Champagne
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- Clos de Vougeot, Burgundy
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- Santa Lucia Highlands, California
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- Sussex
- Tikveš
- Tuscany
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- Walker Bay
- Western Cape
- Alkina
- Berton Vineyard
- Brokenwood
- Glaetzer
- Grant Burge
- Jim Barry
- Leeuwin Estate
- Loosen Barry
- Mount Pleasant
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- Petaluma
- Rockford
- St Hallett
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- Ten Minutes By Tractor
- Yalumba
- Andeluna
- Astrolabe
- Ataraxia
- Auntsfield
- Avignonesi
- Badia a Coltibuono
- Banfi
- Barros
- Bedrock Wine Co
- Ben Glover Family Wines
- Biblia Chora
- Black Stallion
- Bodegas Lustau
- Bodegas Y Viñedos Pujanza
- Boekenhoutskloof
- Bonny Doon
- Brookdale Estate
- Castello di Volpaia
- Champagne Gaston Chiquet
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- Champagne Palmer & Co
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- Chanin Wine Company
- Château La Mascaronne
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- Creation
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- Domaine Didier Dagueneau
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- Dopff Au Moulin
- El Enemigo
- Fattoria Le Pupille
- Feudi di San Gregorio
- Garage Wine Company
- Groot Constantia
- Guerrieri Rizzardi
- Guido Berlucchi
- Hartenberg Wine Estate
- Il Marroneto
- Inglenook
- Isabel Estate
- Kershaw
- Kistler Vineyard
- Kumeu River
- Kuzubağ
- La Rioja Alta
- Lake Chalice
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
- Manolesakis Estate
- Masottina
- Masut
- Michele Chiarlo
- Muratie
- Olifantsberg
- Palacios Remondo
- Paul Jaboulet Aîné
- Pegasus Bay
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- Querciabella
- Roagna
- Saint Clair
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- San Marzano
- Sanford
- Schloss Johannisberg
- Sens3s
- Spoke
- Sugrue South Downs
- Talbott
- Tenuta San Guido
- Tikveš
- Torre de Oña
- Valli
- Vietti
- Vincent Dauvissat
- Weingut Bründlmayer
- Wiston Estate
- Zephyr Wines
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