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
-
96–100: Extraordinary, outstanding, or classic examples
-
90–95: Outstanding to exceptional
-
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
- Fino
- Gamay
- Garnacha
- Glera
- Greco
- Grenache
- 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
- Palomino
- Petit Verdot
- Petite Syrah
- Pinot Blanc
- Pinot Gris
- Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer
- Pinot Meunier
- Pinot Noir
- Plavec, Shiraz, Vranec
- Primitivo
- Riesling
- Rondinella
- Roussanne
- Sangiovese
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
- Semillon
- Shiraz
- Shiraz, Öküzgözü
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Syrah
- Syrah, Grenache, Carignan
- Tannat
- Temjanika
- Tempranillo
- Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec
- Thraphsathiri
- Vermentino
- Viognier
- Viura
- Viura, Malvasía
- Vranec
- Xynesteri
- Zinfandel
- Encruzado, Uva Cão, Bical, Folgasão
- Garganega
- Gewurztraminer
- Grenache Noir
- Orange Muscat
- Picolit
- Red and White Muscat de Frontignan
- Sagrantino
- Sousón
- Tinta Barocca
- Tinta Roriz
- Touriga Nacional
- Zweigelt
- Adelaide Hills
- Aegean Islands
- Alsace
- Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto
- Auckland
- 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
- Central Otago
- Central Otago, South Island
- Chablis, Burgundy
- Champagne
- Charmes Chambertin, Burgundy
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone Valley
- Chianti Classico, Tuscany
- Clare Valley
- Clos de Vougeot, Burgundy
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene, Veneto
- Coonawarra
- Côtes Catalanes, Languedoc-Roussillon
- Côtes du Rhône, Rhone Valley
- Crete
- Eden Valley
- Etna, Sicily
- Fleurie, Beaujolais
- Franciacorta, Lombardy
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 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
- Montalcino, Tuscany
- Monterey County, California
- Mornington Peninsula
- Mosel
- Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
- Napa Valley, California
- North Canterbury
- 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
- Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux
- Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux
- Salento, Puglia
- Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucía
- Santa Lucia Highlands, California
- Santa Maria Valley, Central Coast, California
- Sonoma Coast, California
- Sonoma Valley, California
- Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California
- Stags Leap, Napa Valley, California
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Sussex
- Tikveš
- Tuscany
- Valpolicella, Veneto
- Walker Bay
- Western Cape
- Duoro
- Riverina
- South Island
- Alkina
- Andeluna
- Astrolabe
- Ataraxia
- Auntsfield
- Badia a Coltibuono
- Banfi
- Bedrock Wine Co
- Ben Glover Family Wines
- 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 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
- Fattoria Le Pupille
- Feudi di San Gregorio
- Garage Wine Company
- Glaetzer
- Grant Burge
- Groot Constantia
- Guerrieri Rizzardi
- Guido Berlucchi
- Hartenberg Wine Estate
- Il Marroneto
- 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
- Masottina
- Masut
- Michele Chiarlo
- Mount Pleasant
- Muratie
- Olifantsberg
- Palacios Remondo
- Paringa Estate
- Paul Jaboulet Aîné
- Pegasus Bay
- Petaluma
- Pyramid Valley
- Querciabella
- Roagna
- Rockford
- Saint Clair
- Saint Cosme
- San Marzano
- Sanford
- Schloss Johannisberg
- Sens3s
- Spoke
- St Hallett
- Sugrue South Downs
- Tahbilk
- Talbott
- Ten Minutes By Tractor
- Tenuta San Guido
- Tikveš
- Torre de Oña
- Valli
- Vietti
- Vincent Dauvissat
- Weingut Bründlmayer
- Wiston Estate
- Yalumba
- Zephyr Wines
- Avignonesi
- Barros
- Berton Vineyard
2020 Moppa Springs Grenache-Mataro-Shiraz, Rockford
A stupendous blend of Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz is elegant and restrained with a subtle note of vanilla and pretty floral notes. The Grenache su...
View full details2018 Estate Grown Pinot Noir, Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, Talbott
Talbott Vineyards is defined by its iconic Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, where the conditions are ideal for exceptional, cool-climate Pinot Noir. Located...
View full details2020 'The Trouble with Dreams' Brut, Sugrue South Downs
The Trouble with Dreams is a classic blend of barrel-fermented Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, boasting great purity and elegance, with lemon and apple ...
View full details2019 Lovedale Semillon '1946 Vines', Mount Pleasant
“It is the finest single vineyard semillon in the world; you will not believe the class in Lovedale.” Matthew Jukes Mount Pleasant, based in the ...
View full details2020 'Villa Rizzardi' Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG, Guerrieri Rizzardi
A commanding yet refined expression of Amarone, the 2020 ‘Villa Rizzardi’ Riserva opens with a deep garnet hue, hinting at its richness and aging p...
View full details2022 Chardonnay Skin Contact, Ataraxia
Ataraxia, founded by celebrated South African winemaker Kevin Grant, is perched high in the dramatic hills of the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, one of the ...
View full details2021 Rosso di Montalcino 'Ignaccio', Il Marroneto
Il Marroneto produce some of the purest and most perfumed expressions of Sangiovese made anywhere. Part of the secret lies in their prime location ...
View full details2022 Pinot Noir, Sanford
Pacific Coast Pinot A beautifully poised Pinot from the cool, windswept Sta. Rita Hills. The 2022 opens with bright aromas of fresh cherry, wild st...
View full details2022 Estate Reserve Cuvée Blanc, Lismore Estate Vineyards
Lismore Estate is based in Greyton within the Overberg region of the Western Cape of South Africa. It’s here with the Sonderend mountains as a back...
View full detailsChampagne Rosé 1er Cru, Champagne Gaston Chiquet
Champagne Gaston Chiquet is one of finest grower estates in the Grand Vallée de la Marne. Chiquet’s wines combine a generous depth of fruit with a...
View full details2019 Bandol Rouge, Domaine de Terrebrune
The 2019 Domaine de Terrebrune Bandol Rouge is a distinguished expression of Provence’s Bandol appellation, crafted by the Delille family, who have...
View full details2022 Bannockburn Pinot Noir, Valli
Valli Vineyards, established in 1998 by pioneering winemaker Grant Taylor, is renowned for crafting single-vineyard wines that express the unique t...
View full details2023 Gibbston Pinot Noir, Valli
Valli Vineyards, founded in 1998 by renowned winemaker Grant Taylor, is dedicated to expressing the unique terroirs of Central Otago through single...
View full details2019 Mondot by Troplong Mondot, Saint Emilion Grand Cru
The Little Brother with Big Ambitions. A stunning introduction to the Troplong Mondot style, the 2019 Mondot delivers Saint-Émilion’s signature plu...
View full details2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River
Mineral Nerve Taut, sculpted and quietly commanding, the 2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay feels like one of those wines built as much from tension as f...
View full details2019 Tiers Chardonnay, Petaluma
Golden Icon This is one of Australia’s great Chardonnay names, from the legendary Tiers Vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley. Deep, poised and beautif...
View full details2008 The Florita Riesling, Jim Barry
This legendary dry Riesling from Jim Barry has matured under optimum conditions and displays the complexities that fine Australian Riesling develop...
View full details2022 Estate Reserve Chardonnay, Lismore
Lismore Estate is based in Greyton within the Overberg region of the Western Cape of South Africa. It’s here with the Sonderend mountains as a bac...
View full details2016 Pastourelle de Clerc Milon, Château Clerc Milon
Deep garnet with a ruby rim, this second wine of Château Clerc Milon opens with quiet confidence. Aromas of black cherry, cassis and brandied morel...
View full details2017 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Leeuwin Estate
Midnight Tailoring Deep, poised, and quietly commanding, this is Cabernet with all the detail and gravitas you hope for from Margaret River’s top t...
View full details2021 Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Mentelle
Wallcliffe Power Cape Mentelle’s 2021 Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon is Margaret River Cabernet with history in its bones and polish in every corner. ...
View full details2022 Los Alamos Chardonnay, Chanin
Golden Hour Tension Open, textural and beautifully composed, this is Chardonnay with a slightly broader, more generous feel than some of Chanin’s m...
View full details2015 ILR Reserve Semillon, Brokenwood
This is, without a doubt, one of the best Semillons produced anywhere in the world. Consistently regarded as the definition of Semillon and it has ...
View full details2023 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu River
The flagship wine of Kumeu River, the 2023 Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay is a profound expression of site, vintage, and precision winemaking. Sourced ...
View full details