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
- Alicante Bouschet
- Barbera
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Öküzgözü
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Viognier
- Çal Karası
- Carignan
- Carignan, Garnacha, Mataró
- Cariñena, Garnacha, Monastrell, Cinsault, País
- Cinsault
- Cinsault, Clairette, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah
- Corvina
- Corvinone
- Gamay
- Garnacha
- Grenache
- Grenache Noir
- Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
- Limnio
- Malbec
- Mencía
- Mencía, Brancellao, Sousón, Garnacha Tintorera
- Merlot
- Nebbiolo
- Negroamaro
- Nerello Mascalese
- Öküzgözü
- Petit Verdot
- Petite Syrah
- Pinot Noir
- Plavec, Shiraz, Vranec
- Primitivo
- Rondinella
- Sagrantino
- Sangiovese
- Shiraz
- Shiraz, Öküzgözü
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Sousón
- Syrah
- Syrah, Grenache, Carignan
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- Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec
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- Etna, Sicily
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- Leyda Valley
- Macedonia
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- Margaret River
- Margaux, Bordeaux
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- Martinborough
- McLaren Vale
- Medoc, Bordeaux
- Mendocino County, California
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- Monterey County, California
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- Napa Valley, California
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- Chablis, Burgundy
- Champagne
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- Hampshire
- Langenlois, Kamptal
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- South Island
- Sussex
- Alkina
- Andeluna
- Astrolabe
- Auntsfield
- Badia a Coltibuono
- Banfi
- Barros
- Bedrock Wine Co
- Ben Glover Family Wines
- Bodegas Y Viñedos Pujanza
- Boekenhoutskloof
- Bonny Doon
- Brokenwood
- Castello di Volpaia
- Château La Mascaronne
- Chimney Rock
- Craggy Range
- Creation
- Delaire Graff
- Domaine Georges Vernay
- El Enemigo
- Fattoria Le Pupille
- Feudi di San Gregorio
- Garage Wine Company
- Glaetzer
- Grant Burge
- Groot Constantia
- Guerrieri Rizzardi
- Il Marroneto
- Inglenook
- Jim Barry
- Kershaw
- Kistler Vineyard
- Kumeu River
- Kuzubağ
- La Rioja Alta
- Lake Chalice
- Leeuwin Estate
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
- Manolesakis Estate
- Masut
- Michele Chiarlo
- Mount Pleasant
- Muratie
- Olifantsberg
- Palacios Remondo
- Paringa Estate
- Paul Jaboulet Aîné
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- Roagna
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- Ten Minutes By Tractor
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- Ataraxia
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- Biblia Chora
- Black Stallion
- Bodegas Lustau
- Brookdale Estate
- Champagne Gaston Chiquet
- Champagne Gosset
- Champagne Henri Giraud
- Champagne Joseph Perrier
- Champagne Palmer & Co
- Champagne Valentin Leflaive
- Chanin Wine Company
- Didier Dagueneau
- Domaine Didier Dagueneau
- Domaine Sébastien Dampt
- Dopff Au Moulin
- Guido Berlucchi
- Hartenberg Wine Estate
- Isabel Estate
- Loosen Barry
- Masottina
- Petaluma
- Schloss Johannisberg
- Spoke
- Sugrue South Downs
- Vincent Dauvissat
- Weingut Bründlmayer
- Wiston Estate
- Zephyr Wines
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