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