The best wines in the world chosen not by critics but by the large community of wine enthusiasts from all latitudes. They are the Vivino Wine Style Awards, an annual celebration created to recognize the best wines in the world, chosen by millions of wine enthusiasts, 35 million Vivino users to be exact, who buy, taste and evaluate their favorite wines. In total, the awards involve 183 categories of wines, from 16 different countries, with 1.330 wineries represented.
Italy has conquered flattering positions again this year. Among the Reds, the Belpaese placed no less than five wines in the top twenty, placing three consecutively at the top of the ranking after two wines from the Napa Valley and before the prestigious French Chateau Latour. Three are the Italian wines entered instead in the ranking of the thirty best white wines in the world. The ranking of the best thirty bubbles was almost the prerogative of the most important French maisons and among these Jacques Selosse who brought home a large bag of nominations. Italy managed to place a prosecco and a Moscato.
World's Best Reds:
First place for Napa Valley's 2014 Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. Second place for Scarecrow, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 also from Napa Valley which in 2019 was first in the world.
Then an Italian dry backbone
Third place for the San Guido Sassicaia 1985 estate from Bolgheri.
Fourth place for the Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino 2013 Barolo
Fifth place for the red Masseto 2006, Tuscany.
In sixth place we therefore find one of the most prestigious French wines, the Château Latour Grand Vin Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 1982, Bordeaux.
Followed by Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon;
Château Margaux (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2005, Bordeaux;
Darioush Darius II Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon;
Château Cheval Blanc Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 1990 Bordeaux Saint-Émilion;
Domaine de La Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand Cru 2006 Burgundy Côte de Nuits Red;
Hundred Acre Ark Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon;
Casa Ferreirinha Barca Velha Douro 1995 Portuguese Douro Red;
Harlan Estate Red 2006 Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend;
Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2003 Bordeaux Pauillac;
Promontory 2008 Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend;
Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 Australian Cabernet Sauvignon.
Two more Italian wines:
The Mattonara Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva 2006 Amarone;
From the Roman oven Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta 2008
Followed by Cartuxa Pêra-Manca Tinto 2011 Portuguese Alentejo Red.
Best White Wines of the World:
First classified white is the Spanish Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco 1986
Silver podium for Château d'Yquem Y 2015 Bordeaux White
Third place for Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2009 Burgundy Côte de Beaune White
A follow
Trimbach Clos Sainte Hune Riesling Alsace 2011 Alsace Riesling
Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2008 Burgundy Côte de Beaune White
Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay 2012 Californian Chardonnay
Domaine Coche-Dury Meursault Blanc 2012 Burgundy Côte de Beaune White
Cartuxa Pêra-Manca Branco 2013 Southern Portugal White
Nuala Sauvignon Blanc 2018 New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
Franz Hirtzberger Singerriedel – Riesling Smaragd 2017 Austrian Riesling
The first Italian wine to enter the rankings is Gaja & Rey Langhe 2015 Northern Italy White
Kongsgaard Chardonnay 2015 Napa Valley Chardonnay
Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) Silex 2010 Upper Loire White
Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Mirabilis Grande Reserva Branco 2016 Portugal White
Frank Family Lewis Vineyard Chardonnay Reserve 2016 Napa Valley Chardonnay
Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru 'Clos des Mouches' Blanc 2016
Burgundy Côte de Beaune White
Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot 1er Cru 'Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot' (Monopole) 2015 Burgundy
Château de la Gardine Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie
Franz Hirtzberger Honivogl – Grüner Veltliner Smaragd 2017 Austrian Grüner Veltliner
Hugel Schoelhammer Riesling 2009 Alsace Riesling
Italy is present again with: Montonale Orestilla 2017 Northern Italy White
Marlborough Sun Sauvignon Blanc 2019 New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
Colinas de São Lourenço Principal Grande Reserva Branco 2011 Northern Portugal White
Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre 2015 Burgundy Côte de Beaune White
Remelluri Rioja Blanco 2016 Spanish Rioja White
Another Italian wine: Isole e Olena Chardonnay Toscana Private Collection 2017
Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard White Bones Chardonnay 2015 Argentinian Chardonnay
Domaine Jacques Prieur Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Premier Cru 2015 Burgundy
Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese*** 2015 German Riesling
Paco de Santar Vinha do Contador Dão Branco 2014
Sparkle, the best bubbles in the world
Overall winner Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs (Cuvée S) Brut Champagne 1996 French Champagne
Runner-up Dom PérignonOenothèque Brut Champagne 1996French Champagne
Third place Krug Brut Champagne 2002 French Champagne
A follow
Dom Pérignon P2 Plénitude Brut Champagne 1998 French Champagne
Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne (Millésimé) 1999 French Champagne
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2002 French Champagne
Jacques Selosse Substance Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Avize' NV French Champagne
Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé Brut Champagne (Millésimé) 2008 French Champagne
Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Brut Champagne 1999 French Champagne
Bollinger James Bond 007 Brut Champagne 2011 French Champagne
Bollinger RD Extra Brut Champagne (Récemment Dégorgé) 1996 French Champagne
Jacques Selosse Lieux-dits La Cote Faron Extra Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' NV French Champagne
Jacques Selosse Les Carelles Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Le Mesnil-sur-Oger' (Lieux Dits) NV French Champagne
Jacques Selosse Lieux-dits Le Bout du Clos Extra Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' NV
French champagne
Jacques Selosse Brut Rosé Champagne NV French Champagne
Domaine Carneros Le Rêve Blanc de Blancs 2012 Californian Sparkling
Krug Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne NV French Champagne
Krug Brut Rosé Champagne NV French Champagne
Recaredo Turó d'en Mota 2006 Spanish Cava
Jacques Selosse VO Version Original Blanc de Blancs Extra BrutChampagne Grand Cru NV French Champagne
The first Italian winery in the standings is: Altaneve Prosecco Superiore NV Italian Prosecco
Egly-Ouriet Blanc de Noirs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' NV French Champagne
Jacques Selosse Initial Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Avize' NV French Champagne
Schramsberg J. Schram Brut 2010 Californian Sparkling
Another flag for Italy with Marchesi di Gresy La Serra Moscato d'Asti 2018 Italian Moscato d'Asti
Cave Geisse Terroir Nature 2015 Brazilian Sparkling
Recaredo Reserva Particular de Recaredo Gran Reserva Brut Nature 2007 Spanish Cava
Agusti Torello Mata Cava Kripta Gran Reserva Brut Nature 2008 Spanish Cava
Schramsberg Brut Rosé Querencia 2015 Californian Sparkling
Cave Geisse Terroir Rosé Brut 2014 Brazilian Sparkling
