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Our Top-Rated Wines for 2024
These bottles are not simply the highest-scoring or most expensive. They might have an outstanding quality-to-price ratio, or have opened our reviewers’ eyes and stimulated their palates or imaginations. They may be exceptional wines from new wineries, under-the-radar regions or are made from unusual grape varieties or in innovative styles.
What makes a top wine? We provide reputable reviews for readers across the globe and assign helpful designations that direct consumers to their ideal bottles. Our reviews are the backbone of our annual lists, including our Cellar Selections, as well as bottle round-ups that break down the best bottles of the moment by varietal, region and more.
All lists are editorially driven and selected. There is no nomination or submission process, nor a fee associated with inclusion in any list. Many factors are considered, including price, distribution of region, wine types and varieties and availability.
2022 Williams Selyem Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
93 Points | Wine Spectator
This sports delicious mulberry and boysenberry preserve flavors, offering dashes of fig, anise, and licorice. The fruit is showy, with tension on the apple wood–accented finish for balance. Drink now through 2031.
2022 J. Lohr Riverstone Chardonnay 
(Arroyo Seco)
92 Points | Wine Enthusiast
Though this wine's production level is rather massive, the quality does not suffer. The nose engages with aromas of lemon chiffon cake and wet stone. The palate starts with tantalizing acidity and stony texture, giving the edge to the richer cream and vanilla-meringue flavors arising from the finish.
2019 Ko
sta Browne Pinot Noir Santa Rita
94 Points | Jeb Dunnuck
Rocking spiced herbs, red and black fruits along with some meaty, exotic notes all emerge from the 2019 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills, a complex, medium to full-bodied Pinot Noir with a round, expansive, seamless texture that's already a joy to drink.
2017 Epoch "Veracity - Paderewski Vine
yard"
96 Points | Jeb Dunnuck
Veracity is beautifully done, revealing a core of blue fruits, plenty of peppery herbs, violets, spice, and floral notes, medium to full body, and a great finish. It's one of those wines that grows on you with time in the glass.
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