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
- Barbera
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Chardonnay
- Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco
- Corvina
- Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella
- Corvinone
- Garganega
- Glera
- Greco
- Malvasia
- Merlot
- Nebbiolo
- Negroamaro
- Nerello Mascalese
- Picolit
- Pinot Noir
- Primitivo
- Rondinella
- Sangiovese
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Syrah
- Vermentino
- Albarino
- Alicante Bouschet
- Assyrtiko
- Cabernet Franc
- 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
- Chenin Blanc
- Cinsault
- Cinsault, Clairette, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah
- Encruzado, Uva Cão, Bical, Folgasão
- Fino
- Gamay
- Garnacha
- Gewurztraminer
- Grenache
- Grenache Noir
- Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
- Gruner Veltliner
- Limnio
- Malbec
- Malvasia, Malvazija
- Marsanne
- Mencía
- Mencía, Brancellao, Sousón, Garnacha Tintorera
- Moscatel
- Mtsvane
- Öküzgözü
- Orange Muscat
- Palomino
- Petit Verdot
- Petite Syrah
- Pinot Blanc
- Pinot Gris
- Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer
- Pinot Meunier
- Plavec, Shiraz, Vranec
- Red and White Muscat de Frontignan
- Riesling
- Roussanne
- Sagrantino
- Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
- Semillon
- Shiraz
- Shiraz, Öküzgözü
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Sousón
- Syrah, Grenache, Carignan
- Tannat
- Temjanika
- Tempranillo
- Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec
- Thraphsathiri
- Tinta Barocca
- Tinta Roriz
- Touriga Nacional
- Viognier
- Viura
- Viura, Malvasía
- Vranec
- Xynesteri
- Zinfandel
- Zweigelt
- Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto
- Barbaresco, Piedmont
- Bardolino, Veneto
- Barolo, Piedmont
- Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany
- Chianti Classico, Tuscany
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene, Veneto
- Etna, Sicily
- Franciacorta, Lombardy
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Montalcino, Tuscany
- Piedmont
- Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia
- Salento, Puglia
- Tuscany
- Valpolicella, Veneto
- Adelaide Hills
- Aegean Islands
- Alsace
- Auckland
- Bandol, Provence
- Barossa Valley
- Beaujolais
- Bordeaux
- Burgundy
- California
- Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
- Cauquenes, Maule Valley
- Central Otago
- Central Otago, South Island
- Chablis, Burgundy
- Champagne
- Charmes Chambertin, Burgundy
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone Valley
- Clare Valley
- Clos de Vougeot, Burgundy
- Coonawarra
- Côtes Catalanes, Languedoc-Roussillon
- Côtes du Rhône, Rhone Valley
- Crete
- Duoro
- Eden Valley
- Fleurie, Beaujolais
- Grampians
- Hampshire
- Hawke's Bay
- Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Hunter Valley
- Langenlois, Kamptal
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Leyda Valley
- Loire Valley
- Macedonia
- Maipo Valley
- Margaret River
- Margaux, Bordeaux
- Marlborough
- Martinborough
- McLaren Vale
- Medoc, Bordeaux
- Mendocino County, California
- Mendoza
- Monterey County, California
- Mornington Peninsula
- Mosel
- Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
- Napa Valley, California
- North Canterbury
- Overberg
- Paso Robles, California
- Pauillac, Bordeaux
- Pessac Léognan, Bordeaux
- Pouilly-Fume, Loire Valley
- Provence
- Rheingau
- Rhône Valley
- Rias Baixas, Galicia
- Ribera del Duero
- Rioja
- Rioja Alavesa
- Rioja Alta, Rioja
- Riverina
- Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux
- Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux
- Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucía
- Santa Lucia Highlands, California
- Santa Maria Valley, Central Coast, California
- Sonoma Coast, California
- Sonoma Valley, California
- South Island
- Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California
- Stags Leap, Napa Valley, California
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Sussex
- Tikveš
- Walker Bay
- Western Cape
- Avignonesi
- Badia a Coltibuono
- Banfi
- Castello di Volpaia
- Fattoria Le Pupille
- Feudi di San Gregorio
- Guerrieri Rizzardi
- Guido Berlucchi
- Il Marroneto
- Masottina
- Michele Chiarlo
- Querciabella
- Roagna
- San Marzano
- Tenuta San Guido
- Vietti
- Alkina
- Andeluna
- Astrolabe
- Ataraxia
- Auntsfield
- Barros
- Bedrock Wine Co
- Ben Glover Family Wines
- Berton Vineyard
- Biblia Chora
- Black Stallion
- Bodegas Lustau
- Bodegas Y Viñedos Pujanza
- Boekenhoutskloof
- Bonny Doon
- Brokenwood
- Brookdale Estate
- Champagne Gaston Chiquet
- Champagne Gosset
- Champagne Henri Giraud
- Champagne Joseph Perrier
- Champagne Palmer & Co
- Champagne Valentin Leflaive
- Chanin Wine Company
- Château La Mascaronne
- Chimney Rock
- Craggy Range
- Creation
- Delaire Graff
- Didier Dagueneau
- Domaine Didier Dagueneau
- Domaine Georges Vernay
- Domaine Sébastien Dampt
- Dopff Au Moulin
- El Enemigo
- Garage Wine Company
- Glaetzer
- Grant Burge
- Groot Constantia
- Hartenberg Wine Estate
- Inglenook
- Isabel Estate
- Jim Barry
- Kershaw
- Kistler Vineyard
- Kumeu River
- Kuzubağ
- La Rioja Alta
- Lake Chalice
- Leeuwin Estate
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
- Loosen Barry
- Manolesakis Estate
- Masut
- Mount Pleasant
- Muratie
- Olifantsberg
- Palacios Remondo
- Paringa Estate
- Paul Jaboulet Aîné
- Pegasus Bay
- Petaluma
- Pyramid Valley
- Rockford
- Saint Clair
- Saint Cosme
- Sanford
- Schloss Johannisberg
- Sens3s
- Spoke
- St Hallett
- Sugrue South Downs
- Tahbilk
- Talbott
- Ten Minutes By Tractor
- Tikveš
- Torre de Oña
- Valli
- Vincent Dauvissat
- Weingut Bründlmayer
- Wiston Estate
- Yalumba
- Zephyr Wines
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