The Wall.St Journal 21Feb2020

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Choosing wine can be

alottery.Do you stick with

whatyouknow—andmissouton

excitingnewwines—ordoyourisk

anexpensivemistake?It’shelpful

toknowawinehasalreadybeen

puttothetest—andreallyenjoyed.

Take our Top 12 wines. Most have

wonmajorawards.Manyhave

been‘favorited’bythousands

online. All are exceptional.

12

Fine California Pinot Noir

Sonoma-based Pinot

specialist DeLoach Vineyards is a

12-timeWine&SpiritsWinery of

theYear.Theirmulti-awarded

issmoothassilkandhasa100%

hitratewithWSJwinecustomers.

11

Double-Gold Australian

FavoriteAchocolatey-rich

blend of Shiraz and Durif, The

BlackStumphasimpressedfor

overadecade.Thelatestrelease

has already won two international

gold medals.

10

SouthernItalianSplendor

On the sun-drenched heel

of Italy’s boot, three-timeVinitaly

Winemaker of the Year Angelo

Maci blends Cabernet with local

Primitivotomakean“awesome

wine”witha“complextaste,”says

oneofmany5-starreviews.

9

Double-Gold Portuguese

BlockbusterPortugal is

“gushing with stunning wines”

(Wine Spectator) and attracting

wine fans in search of new flavors.

#9inourTop12isablack-fruited

blend of native grapes with two

biggoldsandaloyalfollowing.

8

Double-Gold Spanish

CabernetGrownhighin

the foothills of the Pyrenees,

agedayearinbarrelandfourin

bottle, this 2014 vintage Cabernet

Sauvignonhastwogoldmedals

andlayersofrichplumflavor.

7

Gold-Medal 2018 Bordeaux

Critics are raving about

2018: “unquestionably an

extraordinary vintage” (Jancis

Robinson,MW).Overachieving

Château Le Coin certainly made

themostofthevintage,winning

goldfortheirclassicCab/Merlot.

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6

Châteauneuf Star’s Special

ReserveJean-Marc

Diffontyisa“dynamic,young

revolutionary”(Parker)whotraces

hisfamilywinemakinghistory

back to 1673. We’re proud to list

his exceptional wines—from his

97-point Châteauneuf-du-Pape

to today’s exclusive Reserve (both

ofwhichhe’llbepouringatour

NYC tasting in May).

5

92-Point Chianti

Grownonhisfamilyestate

intheheartofTuscany,Paolo

Masi’sChiantiis“alwaysagood

buy” (Wine Spectator). His cherry-

rich 2018 release was rated

92 points by Italy’s top critic,

Luca Maroni.

4

The Portuguese Powerhouse

withFiveGoldMedals

TheysaidJoséNeivawascrazy

(‘Aluado’) when he released a 100%

AlicanteBouschet(thisdeep,

dark grape had traditionally been

reservedforaddingcolorand

flavortoblends).Thencamethe

acclaim—five golds already.

3

92-Point California Zinfandel

Winner of a San Francisco

goldandawarded92pointsin

New York, this coast-to-coast

hitisaclassic,no-holds-barred

Zinfandel from the ancient-vine

paradiseofLodi.Expectlotsof

jammyredfruitandsubtlenotes

of spice. Bring on the BBQ.

2

Mighty Argentine Malbec

HighintheAndes—atover

2,000 feet—intense sunlight

helps Opi Sadler make famously

goodMalbecwithalovelysoaked

blueberry character and 15,

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Therearefewbetterwinesto

servewithajuicysteak.

1

Best-of-Class Cabernet

SupercriticRobertParker

isnottheonlyfanofNapa’s

Raymond Vineyards (see quote

above).With1,584five-star

reviews—togowithagoldmedal

Best-of-Class Trophy—their

classic Cabernet Sauvignon takes

the#1spotinourTop12.

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“Raymond Vineyards

is one of the iconic

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—ROBERTPARKER

“2018isanexceptional

year for Bordeaux.”

— JAMES SUCKLING

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