Ormai è risaputo: non bisogna svenarsi per forza per bere grandi vini.
E, come ogni anno, gli esperti della rivista americana Wine Enthusiast, propongono la loro “top 100 Best Buy“, ossia la classifica dei 100 migliori vini italiani da acquistare con appena (o meno) di 15 dollari, circa 13 euro. Gli esperti degustatori hanno scelto le migliori cento etichette tra oltre 1.200 etichette, ssaggiandole alla cieca. Alla fine ecco una classifica che si compone di 38 vini statunitensi, 13 francesi, 11 italiani, 7 del Portogallo, 5 della Germania, 5 dalla Spga, 4 argentini, 4 australiani, 4 cileni, 2 greci.
ECCO LA CLASSIFICA DEI VINI ITALIANI
92 – Stemmari 2019 Estate Grown Sustainably Farmed Nero d’Avola (Sicilia)
86 – Cantina di Venosa 2018 Balì (Aglianico del Vulture)
75 – Umani Ronchi 2019 Podere (Montepulciano d’Abruzzo)
67 – Ruggeri & C. 2020 Argeo Rosé
64 – Cantina Frentana 2020 Vallevó Costa dei Trabocchi Rosato (Terre di Chieti)
61 – Monte Antico 2016 Red (Toscana)
53 – Colosi 2020 Acacia Grillo (Sicilia)
44 – Malvirà 2020 Roero Arneis (Piemonte)
41 – Castello di Gabbiano 2017 Cavaliere d’Oro (Chianti Classico)
38 – Villa di Corlo 2019 Primevo (Lambrusco di Sorbara)
17 – Gorgo 2020 Bardolino Chiaretto (Veneto)
ECCO LA TOP 100
100 – Sun Garden 2018 Sweet Red Dornfelder (Rheinhessen)
99 – Legado del Moncayo 2019 Garnacha (Campo de Borja)
98 – Golan Heights Winery 2019 Mount Hermon Red (Galilee)
97 – Toro 2019 Casillero del Diablo Reserva Carmenère (Central Valley)
96 – Karolyi 2019 Grüner Veltliner (Pannon)
95 – Oak Grove 2019 Family Reserve Winemaker’s Red (California)
94 – Schlink Haus 2020 Spätlese Riesling (Nahe)
93 – Villa Brici 2019 Ribolla Gialla (Primorska)
92 – Stemmari 2019 Estate Grown Sustainably Farmed Nero d’Avola (Sicilia)
91 – Three Pears 2019 Chenin Blanc-Viognier (California) C
90 – Château les Croisille 2020 Croizillon (Cahors)
89 – Fox Run 2019 Doyle Family Chardonnay (Seneca Lake)
88 – Tattoo Girl 2019 Chardonnay (Columbia Valley (WA))
87 – Matchbook 2019 Red Gravel Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon (Dunnigan Hills)
86 – Cantina di Venosa 2018 Balì (Aglianico del Vulture)
85 – Ego Bodegas 2019 Goru Verde Monastrell (Jumilla)
84 – Barefoot Bubbly NV Extra Dry Sparkling (California)
83 – Waterbrook 2019 Malbec (Columbia Valley (WA))
82 – Grounded Wine Co. 2020 Space Age Rosé (Central Coast)
81 – Wagner 2020 Dry Estate Bottled Riesling (Finger Lakes)
80 – Château La Rose du Pin 2019 Bordeaux
79 – Ryder Estate 2020 Pinot Noir Rosé (Central Coast)
78 – Foris 2020 Pinot Gris (Rogue Valley)
77 – Highlands 41 2019 Black Granite Red (Paso Robles)
76 – Vignobles Ravel 2020 Château Montaud Rosé (Côtes de Provence)
75 – Umani Ronchi 2019 Podere (Montepulciano d’Abruzzo)
74 – Bodegas Riojanas 2017 Monte Real Cuvée Crianza (Rioja)
73 – Broadbent NV White (Vinho Verde)
72 – Delas Frères 2019 Saint-Esprit White (Côtes du Rhône)
71 – Kirkland Signature 2018 Red (Napa Valley)
70 – SoDo 2019 Wingman G-S-M (Columbia Valley (WA))
69 – St. Urbans-Hof 2019 Nik Weis Urban Riesling (Mosel)
68 – Cline 2019 Ancient Vines Mourvèdre (Contra Costa County)
67 – Ruggeri & C. 2020 Argeo Rosé (Prosecco)
66 – Famille Lançon 2018 La Solitude Red (Côtes du Rhône)
65 – Viña Casablanca 2020 Céfiro Cool Reserve Pinot Noir (Casablanca Valley)
64 – Cantina Frentana 2020 Vallevó Costa dei Trabocchi Rosato (Terre di Chieti)
63 – Château Bois Malot 2020 Bordeaux Blanc B
62 – Underwood 2019 Pinot Noir (Oregon)
61 – Monte Antico 2016 Red (Toscana)
60 – Marqués de la Concordia 2018 Lagunilla Crianza (Rioja)
59 – Doña Paula 2018 Estate Black Edition Red (Luján de Cuyo)
58 – Giesen 2020 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
57 – Sierra Cantabria 2020 Rosado (Rioja)
56 – Aveleda 2020 Alvarinho (Minho)
55 – Château Guiot 2020 Rosé (Costières de Nîmes)
54 – Castle Rock 2019 Pinot Noir (Monterey County)
53 – Colosi 2020 Acacia Grillo (Sicilia)
52 – Wine by Joe 2020 Rosé of Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
51 – Wirra Wirra 2019 Scrubby Rise Shiraz (McLaren Vale)
50 – Domaine Labouré-Gontard NV Brut (Crémant de Bourgogne)
49 – J. Lohr 2020 Flume Crossing Sauvignon Blanc (Arroyo Seco)
48 – Barossa Valley Estate 2018 G-S-M (Barossa Valley)
47 – Pratsch 2019 Grüner Veltliner (Niederösterreich)
46 – Quinta da Alorna 2017 Reserva Touriga Nacional-Cabernet Sauvignon (Tejo)
45 – Tatomer 2019 Hinter der Mauer White (Central Coast)
44 – Malvirà 2020 Roero Arneis
43 – Underground Wine Project 2020 And Why Am I Mr Pink Rosé (Columbia Valley (WA))
42 – Oak Ridge 2019 Ancient Vine Estate Grown Zinfandel (Lodi)
41 – Castello di Gabbiano 2017 Cavaliere d’Oro (Chianti Classico)
40 – Zacharias 2019 Assyrtiko (Peloponnese)
39 – Pacific Rim 2020 Sweet Riesling (Columbia Valley (WA))
38 – Villa di Corlo 2019 Primevo (Lambrusco di Sorbara)
37 – Sterling 2019 Vintner’s Collection Chardonnay (California)
36 – Domaine Guillaman 2020 Colombard-Sauvignon Blanc (Côtes de Gascogne)
35 – Willamette Valley Vineyards 2019 Riesling (Willamette Valley)
34 – Adega Mãe 2020 Dory White (Lisboa)
33 – Louis Jadot 2019 Beaujolais-Villages
32 – Domaine Bousquet 2020 Cameleon Made with Organic Grapes Malbec (Tupungato)
31 – McManis 2020 Estate Grown Certified Sustainable Viognier (River Junction)
30 – Doudet Naudin 2020 Chardonnay (Vin de France)
29 – Plungerhead 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon (Lodi)
28 – Jacques Bourguignon 2020 Pinot Noir (Vin de France)
27 – Bieler Family 2018 Born To Run Cabernet Sauvignon (America)
26 – Freire Lobo 2020 Vigno Branco White (Dão)
25 – Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi NV Pinot Grigio (California)
24 – Villa Wolf 2019 Gewürztraminer (Pfalz)
23 – Rough Day 2019 Cabernet (Thracian Valley)
22 – Amalaya 2020 White (Salta)
21 – Two Birds One Stone 2020 Rouge Carignan (Vin de France)
20 – San Pedro 2020 Gato Negro Sauvignon Blanc (Chile)
19 – Chronic Cellars 2019 Suite Petite Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)
18 – Quinta do Portal 2019 Mural Reserva Red (Douro)
17 – Gorgo 2020 Bardolino Chiaretto
16 – Firehouse Can Company NV Graham+Fisk’s Wine in a Can with Bubbles White (California)
15 – Yellow Tail 2019 Pinot Noir (South Eastern Australia)
14 – Ryer Estate 2018 Red (California)
13 – Kuranui 2020 Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
12 – Bonny Doon 2019 Le Cigare Volant Red (Central Coast)
11 – Greek Wine Cellars 2018 Flowers Agiorgitiko (Nemea)
10 – Cigar Box 2019 Old Vine Hand Harvested Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley)
9 – Gnarly Head 2019 Merlot (Central Coast)
8 – L’Ecole No. 41 2019 Semillon (Columbia Valley (WA))
7 – Inkarri 2019 Made with Organic Grapes Estate Bottled Malbec (Luján de Cuyo)
6 – Bogle 2019 Pinot Noir (California)
5 – Raimund Prüm 2019 Solitär Trocken Riesling (Mosel)
4 – Sogrape 2019 Silk & Spice Red (Portuguese Table Wine)
3 – D’Arenberg 2017 The Stump Jump Grenache-Shiraz-Mourvèdre Red (McLaren Vale)
2 – Four Vines 2019 Naked Chardonnay (Central Coast)
1 – Chateau Ste. Michelle 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley (WA))
C.d.G.
