The ’99 League’ Awards bring together those wines that the Tasting Committee grants its highest rating to: 99 points on a scale of 100. These are sublime wines that stand out for their considerable personality, elegance and exceptional qualities.
Only the best wines in Spain enjoy the honour of appearing in the most discerning pages of the ’Guía de Vinos Gourmets, Los Mejores de España’ (GVG), a pioneering, objective, independent and critical publication that, year after year, brings together the best wine-growers throughout Spain.
And in response to the occasional question such as ‘If they are the best, then why not give them 100 points?’, the experts state: “because perfection does not exist. We leave the final point for our readers/users to grant, given that only wine-tasters and wine-buffs have the power to decide this."
The wines that have reached the highest rating (99/100) in this 33 GVG, have been:
Benjamín Romeo Colección nº 3: El Chozo del Bombón, 14 (Bodega Contador) DOCa Rioja
Clos Erasmus, 15 (Clos i Terrasses) DOCa Priorat
Contador, 15 (Bodega Contador) DOCa Rioja
Félix Callejo "Viñedos de la Familia", 14 (Bodegas Félix Callejo) DO Ribera del Duero
Gramona Enoteca brut nature gran reserva, 01 (Gramona) DO Cava
Grans Muralles, 10 (Bodegas Torres) DO Conca de Barberà
L'Ermita, 14 (Álvaro Palacios) DOCa Priorat./ PREMIADO CATA QUIM VILA
La Faraona, 14 (Descendientes de J. Palacios) DO Bierzo
Pérez Pascuas Gran Selección gran reserva, 12 (Bodegas Hnos. Pérez Pascuas) DO Ribera del Duero
Pesus, 14 (Bodegas Hnos. Sastre) DO Ribera del Duero
Pingus, 14 (Dominio de Pingus) DO Ribera del Duero./PREMIADO CATA QUIM VILA
Privilegio 1860 palo cortado (Emilio Hidalgo) DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Regina Vides, 14 (Bodegas Hnos. Sastre) DO Ribera del Duero
Termanthia, 13 (Bodega Numanthia) DO Toro
Terreus, 15 (Bodegas Mauro) VT de Castilla y León
Teso La Monja, 12 (Teso La Monja) DO Toro
Tradición Pedro Ximénez VOS (Bodegas Tradición) DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial, CVC de las cosechas 05, 06 y 07 (Bodegas Vega Sicilia) DO Ribera del Duero
Viña El Pisón, 15 (Bodegas y Vñedos Artadi) Otros Vinos- sin DO. La Rioja
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