Sur son site James Suckling.com, il se livre à l'exercice d'établir la liste des vins qu'il a préférés en 2012 :
MY TOP 10 WINES IN 2012
December 18th, 2012
1. Chateau Malescot-St.-Exupery Margaux 2009 98 points
2. Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino Altero 2007 98 points
3. Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2007 98 points
4. Zenato Amarone della Valpolicella Sergio Zenato Riserva 2006 98 points
5. Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Leognan 2009 97 points
6. Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato 2008 97 points
7. Casaloste Toscana Inversus 2009 96 points
8. Joseph Phelps Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Freestone Vineyards 2009 95 points
9. Best’s Shiraz Great Western Bin 1 2011: A wine with fascinating spice and black pepper. Medium to full body with fine tannins and a long finish. Fine. Drink or hold. 95 points
10. Pyramid Valley Canterbury Pinot Noir Angel Flower 2010: Aromas of roses and sweet plums with strawberry. Full body, with super fine tannins and beautiful fruit. Silky and fine with such beauty. This is insane with a rust and iron character. Fascinating. Drink or hold. 95 points
Il ajoute :
"I spent a lot of time deciding on my 10 Best Wines in 2012. I tasted close to 4,000 wines officially for this website and the Asia Tatler magazine group, which has monthly luxury magazines in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
It was hard to decide on just 10 wines. I just tasted too many outstanding wines this year – mostly Italian and Bordeaux, but a good number of Australian, Californian, and New Zealand as well as selected wines from other parts of the world. It was a fun and exciting year of tasting that lead to many discoveries and confirmed many of my thoughts from before."
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