Wine Spectator just released its top 10 wines for 2025! John Jackson, DipWSET a/k/a Attorney Somm provides his reactions to the Wine Spectator Top 10 Wines of 2025 in this video as well as his advice for consumers and wine collectors who are considering purchasing these wines for his or her wine collection.
00:00 Wine Spectator Top 10 Introduction
00:14 Criteria Used By Wine Spectator to Select Top 100 Wines of 2025
01:11 Wine No. 10: 2022 Famille Isabel Ferrando Chateauneuf-du-Pape – St. Prefert
02:25 Wine No. 9: 2021 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Gran Selezione “San Lorenzo”
04:16 Wine No. 8: 2023 Wayfarer The Estate Wayfarer Vineyard Fort-Ross Seaview Sonoma Pinot Noir
05:27 Wine No. 7: 2021 Produttori del Barbaresco
07:08 Wine No. 6: 2021 Clos Apalta
08:31 Wine No. 5: 2022 Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot
09:30 Wine No. 4: 2023 Williams Selyem “Eastside Road Neighbors” Russian River Valley Sonoma Pinot Noir
10:33 Wine No. 3: 2023 Ridge “Lytton Springs” Dry Creek Valley Sonoma
11:52 Wine No. 2: 2023 Aubert “UV-SL Vineyard” Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
13:05: Wine Spectator Wine of the Year for 2025: 2022 Chateau Giscours
Here is a link to the Wine Spectator’s announcement regarding its Top 10 Wines of 2025: https://top100.winespectator.com/2025/
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22 Comments
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I always laugh at their pricing. I have never paid over $60 for the Ama, and only $35 for the Produttori (this is getting overpriced)
Great video as always John. I think the list is too red wine dominant…
Just bought 3 bottles of Chateau Giscours 2022 in magnum ! yei !!!!! For sure they will be opened in 2035 at the earliest
Interesting list. Good to see many US wines on the top 10. Good to see too that critics are using other factors to have more affordable wines on the lists.
Great video my friend! It's always great to get your thoughts on these and appreciate your insight!
Bordeaux is under represented in Wine Spectators top 10, this is the new trend it seems.
I always find it hard and unjustifiable to rank white and red wine together. I think there should be different lists for them.
Thanks for your review of the list. I was at Chateau Giscours in 2024. I will have to see if I can find the 2022 anywhere.
Good video. Always a nice feeling when I own a few of any top 10 or 100 list before it’s released!
That 22 Sejour is really being up charged since the list came out. I’ve seen it at 130 to 185.00😬😬😬
Always great to get your knowledgeable commentary, John! The 2022 Giscours is indeed very special, but the 2022 offerings from other Margaux chateaux (in particular) and other Bordeaux producers in general are typically also delicious. Glad to be on my way to spending much more time in Bordeaux in the near future!
I like Red Zinfandel at around 10 years old too.
Always enjoy your videos. I have a few from this years top ten, I haven’t tried any of them yet. I think the wine spectator top 10 is a good guide, it introduces people to wines they may not know. I used to try and chase down as many of the top ten that I could in the past. I ended up finding a lot of them overrated
Thank you for the video! I agree with the selection of all 10. I would be happy to enjoy any wine on that list.
The Ridge Lytton Springs bounces back and forth between Zin and Red Blend as the Zin percentage hovers right around 75%. We sell the 2021 Red Blend for $90 in our little tavern. We also have the Wayfarer wf2 which I'm told comes from the younger vines, but still all from the wayfarer vineyard (which as far as I can tell really is a group of non-contiguous small parcels).
How do you compare this Giscours with 2022 D’Issan? I just opened a 2022 D’Issan and liked its great structure but it definitely needs some time aging. I’m hesitated to open this Giscours I’m afraid it’s too young.
$90 for Giscours.😳 Spectator gave Brane Cantenac 93 Points.🙄 I think the wine shops added for Tariff, even though they ordered futures without the tariff.
Suckling didn't even rate the Beau-Sejour Becot.
The best wine I have ever tasted was, as I remember, a Ridge Zinfandel blend of Petit Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, I think it was a ‘74, but I could be off a few years.
Wine Spectator has turned into just a big hype machine for American wine, I wouldn’t put any American wines in the Top10 this year.
I dont understand why they should care if a wine is widely available…..a wine should speak for itself. Sounds like a marketing ploy.
Would love to see overview of 2022 Pauillacs!