Jane Anson's top fine wines of 2018

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Introduction by Decanter.com staff

Jane Anson has had the slightly enviable task of tasting hundreds of good wines for Decanter in 2018, for articles in the print magazine and on Decanter Premium.

This has covered vertical tastings of some of Bordeaux’s top estates – a certain 150-year Lafite anniversary sticks in our minds – plus a recent trip to California and Oregon.

So, we thought it be interesting to ask our Bordeaux-based contributing editor to pick her top 10 fine wines tasted in 2018.

There are naturally several Bordeaux greats in the following list, as you’d expect from our chief critic for this region, but you’ll also find top wines from California, Rioja, Oregon and New Zealand.

As well as tasting and writing regular articles for Decanter as a contributing editor, Anson is currently writing a comprehensive book on her specialist region, to be titled ‘Inside Bordeaux’.

Jane Anson’s top fine wines of 2018

Jane Anson was Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent until 2021 and has lived in the region since 2003. She writes a monthly wine column for Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, and is the author of Bordeaux Legends: The 1855 First Growth Wines (also published in French as Elixirs). In addition, she has contributed to the Michelin guide to the Wine Regions of France and was the Bordeaux and Southwest France author of The Wine Opus and 1000 Great Wines That Won’t Cost a Fortune. An accredited wine teacher at the Bordeaux École du Vin, Anson holds a masters in publishing from University College London, and a tasting diploma from the Bordeaux faculty of oenology.

Roederer awards 2016: International Feature Writer of the Year

Jane Anson’s top fine wines of 2018

Scroll down to see Jane Anson’s top fine wines of 2018

Jane Anson’s top fine wines of 2018

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Jane Anson’s top fine wines of 2017

Opus One, Napa Valley, Oakville, California, USA, 1980

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 1982

Marqués de Riscal, Reserva Historica, Rioja, Northern Spain, Spain, 1961

Bodegas Palacio, Glorioso, Rioja, Northern Spain, Spain, 1978

Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 1894

Arista, Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley, California, USA, 2016

Château Trotanoy, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2005

Felton Road, Block 3 Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2015

Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 1986

Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Cuvée Louise, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills, Oregon, USA, 2015