IVWA 2010: Top 25 Killer Values

While every winner in this issue is a great value, there are some wines that scored so big, and are available for so little, that they deserve to be singled out and recognized separately. These are our Top 25 Killer Values.

In order to be eligible for this list, a wine must be available for less than $15 and have a raw score higher than 87.

This list is, dollar for dollar, the best-buy wines from the competition this year.

Errazuriz 2009 Estate Chardonnay, Valle de Casablanca, Region de Aconcagua, Chile    90     $11

Frescobaldi 2008 Rèmole, Tuscany, Italy     90     $12

Cono Sur 2009 Organic Chardonnay, Valle de San Antonio, Chile    90     $14

Three Winds 2008 Syrah, Languedoc, France     90     $14

Cono Sur 2008 Merlot, Region del Valle Central, Chile     89     $10

Navarro Lopez 2006 Pedro Pergolas Old Vines Tempranillo, Valdepeñas, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain     89     $11

Cono Sur 2009 Organic Sauvignon Blanc, Valle de San Antonio, Chile    89     $13

Calona Vineyards 2009 Artist Series Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada     89     $13

Trivento 2008 Amado Sur, Mendoza, Argentina     89     $14

Nero by Giorgio & Gianni 2008 Negroamaro, Veneto, Italy     89     $14

Vila Real 2008 Douro White, Alto Douro, Douro Valley, Portugal     89     $14

Tamaya 2009 Reserva Syrah, Limari Valley, Chile     89     $14

McWilliams 2008 Hanwood Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, South Eastern Australia     89     $14

Jackson-Triggs Okanagan 2007 Proprietors’ Reserve Merlot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada     89     $14

Farnese 2008 Feudi di San Marzano Negroamaro, Taranto, Puglia, Italy     88     $7

Aliança 2008 Douro Foral, Portugal     88     $9

René Barbier 2009 Mediterranean White, Penedès, Cataluña, Spain    88     $9

Cono Sur 2009 Riesling, Bio-Bio Valley, Chile     88     $10

Big House 2009 California White, California, United States     88     $10

Finca Los Primos 2009 San Rafael Chardonnay, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina     88     $10

Trapiche 2008 Reserve Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina     88     $10

Finca Los Primos 2009 Malbec, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina     88     $10

Bodegas Castaño 2006 Lujuria, Yecla, Valencia and Murcia, Spain     88     $11

Robertson Winery 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Robertson, Breede River Valley, South Africa     88     $11

J. Lohr 2008 Painter Bridge California Zinfandel, Paso Robles, California, United States     88     $11

* Price listed is lowest available