Top scoring wines of 2019: 100 points

<p>Tasted over supper at the estate, the family served this after the main course and before dessert - so basically a Le Pin course all...

I almost picked Petit Mouton 2006 because it's at a great stage for drinking right now, but who am I kidding that Mouton 1945 wasn't...

A perfect wine: extraordinary chypre and warm earth notes and the powerful fruit follows. Phenomenal Shiraz with 2% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Tasted with Jean-Louis Chave in his cellar. One of the greatest Rhône wines I've ever tasted, this wine began with the most incredible soaring fragrance...

One of the first Napa wines that I fell in love with and still going strong at almost 30 years old, with a good long...

The paradox of Bordeaux is that some of the greatest vintages are almost unapproachable until they are 20 years old or more. 2010 almost certainly...

<p>If you want to drink a Margaux 2009 any time soon, you need to go for the Pavillon - the grand vin is still extremely...

<p>One of the most legendary vineyards in the Napa Valley, the Eisele Vineyard was purchased by Fran&ccedil;ois Pinault of Ch&acirc;teau Latour in Pauillac in the...

Jumps out of the glass, another one that stands out among the very best in the line-up; intense, well integrated flavours, blackberry, menthol, black olive,...

I love the 2012, but honestly the 2013 just has the edge, because it is just as concentrated and full of fruit but acidity and...

1990 is rightly touted as one of the greatest Rhône vintages, but it overshadows the excellent preceding year. Chave's 1989 is masterful. Still with a...

Wow – immediately as you lift the glass it's clear that this is the essence of Hermitage. Smoky berry fruits soar from the glass, joined...

The subtle smokiness of cured speck is mellowed on the nose by a touch of balsamic sweetness, edged with earthiness and a hint of juniper....

Right from the first moment you look at this wine you can see that it remains young, concentrated and full of life. Clear smoked caramel...

The 2016 Redigaffi is a wine of exquisite harmony and balance. It is still a wine I love. For Frascolla, '2016 was very, very good...

One of the secret of Bolgheri’s mediterranean and windy climate is to turn pyrazines from the Cabernets into extra-dimensional scents of citron and leafy aromas....

For the last two decades I have been perplexed by this wine. In that time it has not moved an inch. It is a wine...

<p>This has a complex nose with some earthy, hot-stone elements as well as smoked meat and kirsch characteristics. The tannins are finely-etched, effortlessly supporting the...

The reference chateau of the vintage, this wine is showing its class here and then some. It was the first year with Bernard Arnault and...

A profoundly generous wine with coffee grounds and patisserie notes revealing grilled oak that's subtle but extremely pleasing. The quality of the tannins is exceptional...

Truly flavoursome, the blackberry, raspberry puree and rich black cherry fruits here are dense, generous and fully ripe, but manage to retain a savoury rosemary,...

A long way from being ready to go – I would suggest at least another six years – but it is going to be worth...

An amazing wine packed full of concentrated, well-measured brambly hedgerow fruits, slate and bitter chocolate. It has a complexity at its centre that builds outwards...