United States avalanche and then France, but above all the great revival of international vines in particular Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and also Chardonnay with the only white wine in the ranking (nine reds, none sparkling).
Italy defends itself with its spearheads placing in fifth and eighth place respectively a Brunello di Montalcino and a Barolo to break a monotony of once French but now international varieties.
A Californian wine wins
It is the Top 10 of the best wines in the world for 2021 according to Wine Spectator (for many aficionados “the” wine ranking) announced a few minutes ago. Dominus Estate Napa Valley 2018, a Californian red (90% Cabernet Sauvignon and small quantities of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) produced in Napa Valley by a Frenchman Christian Moueix who studied in Davis but who was born in Bordeaux and boasts vineyards in some of the most suitable areas of France and the USA.
In fifth place a Brunello
The Dominus Estate has a street price of $ 269. In second place the French Château Pichon Longueville Lalande Pauillac 2018 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) and in third another Californian; Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Martha’s Vineyard. At the fourth a Spanish red Merum Priorati Priorat Desti 2018 also this produced with Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah in Catalonia by Pere Ventura a producer of Cava sparkling wines. Finally, Italy is fifth with the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Le Chiuse label headed by Fiorella Biondi Santi and her husband Nicolò Magnelli.
After five red wines a white the Chardonnay gran cru Louis LatourCorton-Charlemagne 2018. In seventh still a French Château Léoville Poyferré St. Julien 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.