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2018 was a great year. We sold $125M of wine, set 2150 World Records and passed $1 Billion in lifetime auction sales. I like hearing the sound of that again and again lol. As far as this year’s revenue, it only took me 141 flights and over 300,000 miles in the air, no big deal ; ) It was also an amazing year of drinking wine accordingly, where I more than tripled my top wines of the year from 2017, those wines that achieve the elusive 99 point score. This year, I had nineteen of them, although five of the wines on my list made it twice, theoretically making it a Top 24. I think last year it was only eight? Am I drinking better, or getting easier in my old age? Well, considering my 97 point wines and up more than doubled this year, and how many wines it took for me to taste to get to those nineteen (I would guestimate at least 1500-2000), I think I am drinking better! Now that’s a resolution to which I think we can all stick.

對於那些忘記或什至不知道的人，我從來沒有給葡萄酒打分100分。 99盡其所能，儘管在很長一段時間內，每隔一次酒都會使我前進99 +。我相信追求完美，而不是追求完美。因此，讓我們開始倒數計時，以下是我最喜歡的2018葡萄酒：

#19) 1989 Haut Brion – This is a perennial guest on my top wines of the year, certainly the greatest ‘young’ claret I have ever had, and nothing has topped it since, at least in my book.

與以往一樣，1989 Haut Brion幾乎完美。有深色的黑色水果，帶有堅果味的釉，雖然沉重，但毫不費力。它堅韌堅韌，富麗堂皇的酸度和長度。它在味覺上持續了很長時間，但仍然非常時尚。它與1989 Petrus（99 pts）一起，仍然是過去三十年來最出色的波爾多葡萄酒。

1989 Haut Brion與以往一樣完美。我懶得為此酒做筆記，因為我經常這樣做，它總是98或99分。葡萄酒的生活是如此平凡。 （99）

#18) 1989 Petrus – Right behind, or in front of, the 1989 Haut Brion is usually the 1989 Petrus. It is also my first 99 point wine of 2019, I am off to a good start ; ) I can never have enough of this wine, I recommend buying four cases so you can have it at least once or twice a year for the next 20-30 years!

我認為波爾多生產的葡萄酒很少有1989 Petrus釀造的葡萄酒，這再次說明了原因。它基本上粉碎了La Taches，沒有比賽。顯然，這是當晚最好的葡萄酒。豐富而decade廢的酒，其水嫩，糖漿的巧克力和紫色水果從玻璃杯中滲出。您幾乎不得不像擠在牙膏管中一樣擠壓它。它的完成是vim city碰到了一點，它的口感不僅僅富有-它很富有。它是隨時隨地的美酒。 （99）

我仍然可以識別的一些詞是激烈的，巧克力的，異國情調的，糖蜜和“一如既往”。 1989 Petrus和1989 Haut Brion是過去三十年來最偉大的波爾多葡萄酒。（99分）

#17) 2010 Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee – I will never forget this bonus bottle (thanks to BJ) on a Jayer night, because it came out at the end of the night, after all these great Jayers, Rougets and Meos, and it just exceeded everything else. Has the pupil become the master? Hell, yeah!

這是另一種奇妙的WOW葡萄酒，具有純正水果，薄荷醇和非凡香料的一流芳香。 BJ和我都為之震驚，我們都很快決定這是夜酒。它的酸度和長度既無盡又輕鬆。在我的筆記中，“最佳葡萄酒”就是這樣。當您在JK和BJ之間達成共識時，它將成為官方，儘管我敢肯定，大多數葡萄酒飲用者寧願擁有官方的BJ而不是官方的JK。那個笑話永遠不會老笑。 （99）

#16) 1996 DRC Montrachet – I had this wine at least three times in 2018, but this bottle took the top prize. It remains of the greatest modern day expressions of this legendary wine, which we will be seeing again soon in this article. You will notice that the wines also start to get older in this article, too. Yes, older is always better, except when it is too old lol.

法國悖論發現它是“激光”。剛開始時，它散發出富麗堂皇但又害羞的鼻子，散發著柑橘香氣，但總體而言卻顯得柔和。我寫道，但是口感是爆炸性的，絕對“瘋狂”。它的酸度極佳，完成時間長，且口感好，冰爽。這是一款優雅的葡萄酒，具有出色的壁爐功能和極好的礦物質味。它並沒有變得更好。 （99）

#15) 1979 Krug Clos du Mesnil – The first vintage of this single vineyard Champagne is still one of its best. Truth be told, there isn’t a bad vintage of Clos du Mesnil, which isn’t made every year. Every bottle of Clos du Mesnil is a special occasion; it is the true Romanee Conti of Champagne.

1979克魯格·克洛斯·迪·梅尼（Krug Clos du Mesnil）像蒙特拉切（Montrachet）一樣，帶有黃油狀的炸彈個性。起初有點橡木，但是變成了木質的美感。哇，這款酒的味道和甜度都像DRC Montrachet一樣。這是一種“史詩般”的香檳，根據法國悖論進行烤製，讓人聯想到“烤杏子”。根據孔戴（Comte）的說法，他雖然開始變得柔和而“不像其他人那麼悶”，但請不要誤會：這是一塊冰冷的電暈器。 （99）

#14) 1991 Henri Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux – I used to think that the 1978 Jayers were as good as it gets, but perhaps the sweet spot for Jayer is moving into the decade thereafter. There are few producers who get people to spend $500,000 on a case of wine, so it is only fitting that a bottle of it made my Top Wines of the Year.

真是太好了，就像是酒角質。它比我去年記得的更深，更暗，甚至更好。那瓶酒也很棒！它是豐富，decade廢，奶油狀和油性的，如此大而有力，雖然很小，但剛剛開始顯示出一些成熟的細微差別。 “薄荷”和“樟腦”來自人群。這是最好的。 （99）

#13) 1961 Latour in Magnum – The first magnum makes its way onto my list, and it was a near-perfect magnum of 1961 Latour. This was an experience that lived up to the greatest wines of the century hype, although I have found bottles to be inconsistently spectacular. Always great, but not always spectacular. This magnum was certainly spectacular.

壯觀的1961拉圖酒莊以精緻的方式結束了當晚，這是我有史以來最好的體驗之一，即使不是最好的。無論從哪方面來看，這都是經典的紫紅色，並且在玻璃杯中不斷收穫。（99 M）

#12) 1959 Lafite Rothschild – Certainly the greatest Lafite ever made for me, the 1959 always delivers an amazing experience, even when hunting truffles in Piedmont, which is where I had another glorious ’59 this Fall.

1959拉菲酒莊（Chateau Lafite-Rothschild）的酒香與雪松，角豆，焦糖和奇怪的是，更像木桐薄荷。這很美味，充滿了超級芳香的水果。結束是堅韌不拔的與平衡和表現力。法國悖論指出了該酒的出色“長度”。 （99）

#11) 1990 DRC La Tache in Magnum – The magnums are coming, the magnums are coming! This was an incredible magnum of this wine. While bottles can sometimes be inconsistent with the ’90 LT, similar to the ’61 Latour, I could see both the pleasure and the potential intertwined here like fine wine genetics. This will be a vintage to celebrate for DRC for the next 30+ years.

大男孩立即在1990 DRC拉塔奇大酒瓶中找到了“調料盒”。這使任何森林都需要雪松。那是一個骯髒的，性感的城市，還很年輕，但是很好。它比最近的瓶子好多了。太多的香料讓我打噴嚏。這真是一個偉大的大酒瓶，和它一樣好。如此年輕，如此悠久，如此出色的事物不斷出現在我的筆記中。（99 M）

#10) 1991 Chave Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin – There were some tough decisions to get here, but finally here is the Top Ten! This bottle of Cathelin was courtesy of the personal cellars of Jean-Louis Chave, and we drank it about five minutes from the Domaine. There is definitely some truth that it often tastes better when you are there, wherever there may be, but I have a feeling this vintage of Cathelin will be 99 points no matter where I have it.

儘管尚未成熟，1991凱瑟琳的其他細微差別和風格顯然比2003表現出更大的發展，但仍然感覺像是非常年輕的葡萄酒。 1991令我驚訝的是它柔滑的個性。這不是像2003那樣的炸彈，而且我可以看到讓·路易（Jean-Louis）更加堅信，Cathelin是一種不同的葡萄酒，並且是給定年份的表現形式。它的果實再次在黑色的一面上，帶有更多的紫色和淺色墨邊緣。戰爭之神的煙熏肉和壁爐crack啪啪啪啪聲，以及來自愛神女神的紫羅蘭和野花。它具有長長的感官效果，緩慢，確定且性感地展開。奶油但不重。 1991有種優雅和優雅，我的味蕾上像芭蕾舞女演員一樣翩翩起舞。它還充滿了鑽石，每一種（而且豐富）的方式都閃閃發光。我剛剛在2017的“年度最佳葡萄酒”文章中意識到自己完全忘記了這種葡萄酒！這些拍賣品鑑者對我來說很難追踪……但我不會再忘記它了。（99分）

#9) 1978 DRC Montrachet – I will never forget a dinner at Georges V, just Aubert de Villaine, Bipin Desai Wolfgang Grunewald and I, when Wolfgang served this wine to Aubert. Aubert was visibly touched, not only by Wolfgang’s gesture, but also by the wine itself. He remarked how it was the greatest of DRC Montrachets, at least in his book at that time. It was nice to see the wine holding up so well over fifteen years later.

送出的兩瓶中有一大瓶1978 DRC Montrachet，值得慶幸的是，我得到了一瓶。肯定有一些隆隆聲和抱怨聲，因為一瓶裝到房間的一半，另一瓶裝到另一半。由於大多數葡萄酒都是一瓶，所以每個人都可以品嚐第一瓶，然後再嘗試第二瓶，等等。白可可從鼻子上跳了出來。這是一杯豐富，decade廢而神聖的葡萄酒。我寫道：“太棒了！太棒了！”太陽剛好是葡萄酒的落腳點，但太陽仍然充滿陽光，照耀著天空。帶有白巧克力和濃郁煙熏味的遊戲性佳。實際上，它的煙熏味非常濃郁，這裡仍然殘留著大量的酸，可以與高等咖啡風味搭配。哇。 （99）

#8) 1959 Latour in Bottle and Magnum – Any bottle that can hit 99 points out of bottle and magnum definitely is a winner lol. I have always adored the 1959 Latour, usually enjoying it slightly more than the 1961. There is a sweetness to the ’59 that is tough to beat, and on two separate occasions in 2018, it proved my point.

當好醫生說1959拉圖爾是“我曾經品嚐過的最好的拉圖爾瓶之一”時，他設定了一個很高的標準。他是絕對正確的。我借調了那種情感！這是一個完美的瓶子，它是如此甜蜜（以正確的方式），並充滿了豐富的香料。人群塵土飛揚，又長又濃，光滑，咕'著“巧克力”和“黑醋栗”。這是一種堅韌而令人興奮的葡萄酒。我經常說，與“ 61”相比，這些天我通常更喜歡使用“ 59 Latour”，而這瓶是Exhibit AZ。 （99）

大酒瓶中的1959拉圖爾（Latour）酒香濃郁，帶有濃郁的辛辣味，雪松和黑醋栗風味。這在每一個方面都是經典。現在很難找到更好的波爾多酒，尤其是大瓶裝的{99 M）。

#7) TIE 1993 Rousseau Chambertin in Bottle and Magnum, 1993 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze in bottle – If there is one producer that has catapulted into Burgundy lovers’ hearts deeper and faster over the last handful of years, I do not know it. Well, that’s not true. The wines of Comte Liger-Belair, as well, for sure. But this is Rousseau’s turn to shine, and this magnum did just that. This is another wine whose evolution I will enjoy following for another three decades. I will also note that a bottle of Beze hit the magical 99 point score at our massive 40+ vintage of Beze. There were many 98 pointers but only one 99 for me, and that was the 1993, which says a lot for this vintage for Rousseau.

1993 Rousseau Chambertin是有史以來最偉大的竊賊之一，最近在洛杉磯的一次午餐也證實了這一點。紅色的水果，亞洲的香料，在這些方面都不是太豐富或太甜而完美。就像一把優雅的手提鑽。（99 M）

1993 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze具有更多的超級結構。這是一種夢幻，性感的酒，帶有海風和深紅色的水果。這是如此的豐富和偉大。它像假日週末一樣無休止地徘徊，您也要在星期二休假。它是如此肌肉，卻如此優美。超級，超級東西。 （99）

#6) 1992 Ramonet Montrachet in Jeroboam – What could be better than a perfect magnum of an aged, world-class wine? Yup, a jeroboam. This was not only a jeroboam; it was a perfect jeroboam purchased upon release and never moved by its original owner. The Germans know how to keep their white wines lol. A crisp Fall afternoon in Northern Germany was the perfect setting for this amazing bottle, which six to eight of us guzzled down in a couple of hours.

這是一個完美的瓶子。它的顏色在陽光下閃閃發亮，就像一小筆財富。它的鼻子充滿了性感的玉米/黃油釉，並帶有淡淡的特色薄荷味。它具有那種寒冷，冰冷的性格，與香料，黑森林和豐富的礦物質完美平衡。這沒有1992過度成熟的情況，這個年份的許多白人都不會遭受這種影響。它仍然很緊，但是它繼續打開並且在我第四次喝完之後處於一個很好的位置。它的表面有真正的沙礫和昂貴的泥土。很高興看到，即使在Jeroboam中，1992 Ramonet Montrachet仍然是有史以來最偉大的白葡萄酒之一。（99 J）

#5) 1978 Ramonet Montrachet – So I like white wines, you got a problem with that? It was a Ramonet year for JK and Acker, and there are at least five other guys who know what I am talking about lol. The 1978 Ramonet is a legend, and deservedly so. It marks the beginning of decades of greatness for this elite producer of white Burgundy.

1978 Ramonet Montrachet的鼻子奇妙，如此乳脂狀，如此濃郁，那麼鬱鬱蔥蔥。這是堅果性的，還原性的，極富遊戲氣，充滿可可脂。酸是令人難以置信的明亮，這一直是WOW的葡萄酒，然後是一些。我曾經喝過的最好的白葡萄酒之一，使這一時期成為了葡萄酒。 （99）

#4) 1961 Lafleur – I have another Bipin memory, having this bottle with him at one of his legendary LA weekends. There was this flight of four 1961 Pomerols: Petrus, Lafleur, L’Evangile and Trotanoy, and they were all 99 point wines. It was one of the greatest flights of my life. Bottles of this nectar have become increasingly rare, so it was a thrill to have another great bottle of this wine at our Top 100 weekend in Hong Kong after so many years.

很難找到一瓶好葡萄酒，但是當您這樣做時，那是不可思議的。它的鼻子深沉，豐滿，巧克力般的味道，充滿皇家花園的香氣。這是一個豐富而奢華的酒瓶，濃郁而強烈，具有令人驚奇的質地和令人難以置信的酸度。這是一個完美的瓶子，真是不可思議。它拍打嘴唇和驢子。 （99）

#3) 1945 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape – There is Chateauneuf du Pape, and there is Chateau Rayas, one of the truly unique, great wines of the world. I was fortunate enough to visit there this year (thanks Martine!), and a deeper explanation would require a whole article. Suffice it to say that it is a special place with special soil. Old Rayases (prior to 1978) are impossible to find, so when they show up, grab them if you can. A 1945 from the cellar of Wilf Jaeger was an absolute thrill.

這是那些令人難忘的葡萄酒之一，由於我可能再也看不到它了，所以釀製出的葡萄酒更加出色。我必須感謝Wilf Jaeger先生從他的壯觀收藏中拿出的這個壯觀的瓶子，是的，時間就是一切。根據禪宗大師的說法，這種美味的紅色充滿了胡椒粉，卻“香氣撲鼻”。冰人注意到“甘草”。它有一些閃爍的海風，但是它以豐富，decade廢的草莓果味為主。這讓我sm舌，表明需要更多偉大的釀酒師來釀製歌海娜。 （99）

#2) 1959 DRC Romanee Conti in Magnum – This incredibly rare artifact was shared with about thirty people on a snowy night in New York this Fall. But this wasn’t just any snowy night, it was the first snow of the season, and it threw the city into absolute chaos. I came a long way to get there, actually from Europe, and it took me – no lie – four and a half hours to get from JFK to Legacy Records. I was bouncing off the walls in that Uber. Just watching my 730pm arrival time go to 8pm…to 830pm…to 9pm…I think I got there just after 10, and I needed fifteen drinks. I had come to the right place lol. It was one of the most spectacular dinners we have ever hosted, and the agony of my commute went away with one sip of the 1959 RC. The ’59 La Tache after dinner was pretty spectacular, too.

1959羅曼尼康帝酒莊（Domaine de la Romanee-Conti）羅曼尼康帝酒莊引人注目，富麗堂皇。根據Jetski的說法，這“既輕巧又優雅”，而Arvid認為它的口感只會更好。無論從字面意義上還是比喻意義上來說，葡萄酒對於勃艮第的愛好者來說就像聖誕節一樣。這就像穿著最高品質的石板路在皇家花園裡穿，穿著熱紅色的褲子，路易斯·米歇爾（Louis Michel）的笑聲。這是神必定要喝的紅酒。（99 M）

#1) 1945 Mouton Rothschild – Yes, I love the 1945 vintage, and yes, I think it is the greatest universal vintage of all-time. I was fortunate to have two practically perfect bottles of this all-time legend, including one bottle that sucked out that extra, elusive plus out of me! If you want to create the dinner party of a lifetime, start right here. We have done that ourselves for two consecutive Top 100 weekends, and both years this wine was at the top. It’s like the Alabama of fine and rare wine, or should I say Clemson? Either way, that’s impressive!

1945木桐羅斯柴爾德（Mouton Rothschild）具有薄荷和桉樹的甜味，是該酒在這個時代的標誌。那是古怪，華麗和異國情調的。每個孔德都有一些“辣胡椒”，我得到了Shishito。我也吃了豬肉菠蘿和一點菠蘿。我告訴你這很異國！太妃糖和動物將我們帶入輪“叢林布吉舞”，隨後迅速發生“電擊”。這是Comte明天迫切需要的喚醒電話，哈哈。 （99 +）

有一個完美的瓶子，或者說它接近我想要的完美。 1945木桐羅斯柴爾德酒再次被證明是有史以來最偉大的葡萄酒之一。薄荷，桉樹，大豆，茶葉……上面有條日誌。有人發現“葡萄乾”，毫無疑問，這是當晚最重，最濃郁的葡萄酒。確實，這是每個人的華麗，異國情調，幾乎“中世紀”的風格。如果您想證明這是有史以來最好的葡萄酒，儘管我可能有3-4條建議，而且都是以DRC或Petrus開頭的，但很難以其他方式爭論。 （99）

可是等等！這篇文章還沒有結束！好吧，這篇文章是，但是我今年沒有剩下的最偉大的葡萄酒清單。因此，我認為97分或更高的分數都是我所擁有的最偉大的葡萄酒之一。這是ne plus ultra類別。您最近有過出色的葡萄酒嗎？抱歉，僅95-96分。這太棒了？就是93-94分。很好，您說？ 90-92分，伙計。我們正在談論年度最佳葡萄酒！在這裡，它們按照分數從大到小的順序排列：

最後一個解釋性段落。多次品嚐葡萄酒時，我的得分最高。有時，多個品嚐筆記會產生相同的分數，有時會略有不同。有時，97 +葡萄酒可以在不同的一天等時候成為98分的葡萄酒，但是上面列出的每種葡萄酒在多次品嚐時至少達到97分。如果葡萄酒獲得99分，我也再次列出了該葡萄酒，並在“年度最佳葡萄酒”中列出，但是當葡萄酒未達到99分時又再次品嚐。最後，我錯過了一種99點的葡萄酒，即1999 DRC La Tache。那是在好萊塢傑夫的生日聚會上，我沒有品嚐筆記，那是DRC Pandemonium，而且我沒有第四次重寫本文，所以請大聲笑。因此，在2018中有二十個頂級葡萄酒和25個99積分經驗，這是我最後的故事，我堅持！

這就是我的2018頂級葡萄酒。 198我認為是“我一生中最好的葡萄酒”的葡萄酒，不錯，也不錯。我今年大幅度地破解了100，完成了2018的任務！而且我確定我以某種方式錯過了至少十個或更多。好吧，我知道如何–我沒有寫下來，或者我丟失了筆記，或者我的研發團隊喝得太多，無法獲取數據。他們都發生大聲笑。

讓我們一起使2019成為更好的年份！！！ Grande Fete de Bourgogne我們來了！！！