Recently, the American wine website International Wine Report (IWR) released its TOP 100 WINES OF 2020 list.
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Twelve Italian wines were included in this year"s Top 100, with three Italian wines in the top ten. The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino from CASANOVA DI NERI in Tuscany was ranked seventh, the highest ranked Italian wine on the list.
The 12 Italian wines selected for the 2020 IWR Global Top 100 list are all red wines, concentrated in well-known regions such as Brunello, Super Tuscany, Barolo and Barbaresco. The largest number of wines was selected from the Toscana region with seven wines, followed by the Piedmont region with four wines, and one from the Sicilia volcanic region of Etna.
CASANOVA DI NERI Winery Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino 2015
VIETTI Winery Ravera Barolo Barolo 2016
Gaja GAJA Winery Barbaresco Barbaresco 2016
MONTEVERTINE Winery Le Pergole Torte 2016
TENUTA SAN GUIDO WINERY SISCAIA Sassicaia 2017 vintage
CIACCI PICCOLOMINI DARAGONA Winery Pianrosso Brunello di Montalcino 2015
TENUTA DI TRINORO Winery Tenuta di Trinoro Dry Red 2018
FULIGNI Winery Brunello di Montalcino 2015
FRANK CORNELISSEN Winery Munjebel Dry Red 2017
AZELIA Winery San Rocco Barolo Barolo 2016
PAOLO SCAVINO Winery Bric Dl Fiasc Barolo Barolo 2016
CASTELLARE DI CASTELLINA Winery I Sodi di San Niccol 2015
International Wine Report IWR is a website focused on the global scope of wine, aiming to provide users with objective and neutral, professional and in-depth wine reports, reviews and tasting notes, as well as related tasting, education and information exchange services. The annual IWR Top 100 Wines of the World list provides a comprehensive ranking of wines in terms of their ratings, U.S. market retail prices, and aging ability.
