Wine Spectator Wine of the Year Top Ten: #6 and #5 Revealed
Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Mollydooker, Pio Cesare, Pontet-Canet, Seghesio, Top 10 Wines of the Year, Vieux Telegraphe, Wine Spectator, WOTY
I was wrong. The Burgundy-shaped bottle for the number five wine was not for a Pinot Noir or Chardonnay, but for another Rhone, the 2005 Vieux Telegraphe Le Crau. I find it fairly amazing and intriguing that no Chards or Pinots will make the top ten. Unless the WS pulls a graphical switch, the remaining bottles all appear to be of the Bordeaux variety.
Expect at least two more 2005 Bordeaux, a Napa Cab, and who knows what else? Maybe a super-Tuscan.
Right now, wines ten through five have been revealed, and they are:
10. 2007 Seghesio Sonoma County Zinfandel
9. 2007 Mollydooker Carnival of Love Shiraz
8. 2005 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape
7. 2005 Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac
6. 2004 Pio Cesare Barolo
5. 2005 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape Le Crau
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November 12th, 2008 at 7:37 am
OOOh, addendum! It also could be a clean sweep for red wines, unless a Sauternes makes it in the top four which is a possibility.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Did anyone guess wines #5 or #6?
November 12th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Richard,
Just looked through the entries (which didn’t take me too long, you slackers who never emailed me!). Lo and behold, we have a contestant who placed the Vieux Telegraphe at position 4. So we’re more or less in a dead heat at this point.
Jill
November 12th, 2008 at 9:25 am
I don’t expect to get any of the others correct so is there a tie-breaker if this thing is deadlocked?
November 12th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Tim,
I think if it goes to a tie I’ll send each of you 3 bottles instead of the winner six. Otherwise, I can publish the contenders’ lists and put it to a poll to see who the general public perceives as the winner.
Thoughts?
November 12th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Splitting the 6 bottles would be fine for me if there is a tie.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Either works for me… splitting them would be probably the easiest thing for you to do, Jill.
November 13th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
What will number one be? My guess
Chateau Pape Clement 2005