Written by: Wine Spectator | November 22, 2021
We’ve revealed the Top 100 Wines of 2021!
Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines reviewed over the previous 12 months and select our Top 100, based on quality, value, availability and excitement. This annual list honors successful wineries, regions and vintages around the world.
Here you’ll find every Top 100 list from 2021 back to the debut year, 1988. Since then, new regions, grapes and styles have appeared on the list, but the classics are still going strong. Enjoy browsing more than 30 years of the world’s top wines!
For detailed profiles of the 2021 picks, check out the complete Top 100 Wines of 2021 package in the Dec. 31, 2021, issue of Wine Spectator, available on newsstands in December, or buy a back issue when they become available.
(Note: In 1998, some wines share the same rank, as the list was divided into top reds, whites and dessert wines.)
#43. Carol Shelton Zinfandel Mendocino County Wild Thing Old Vine 2018 – 91 points
A juicy bomb of fruit, this red is also well-structured, with lively raspberry, toasty spice and roasted sage flavors that linger on a snappy finish. Drink now through 2028. 9,085 cases made. – T.F.
