Jeb Dunnuck Top 100

[JohnP]

Le Chiuse for the big win (#9).

Also made #2 w/ Wine Enthusiast and #5 w/ Wine Spectator

[John_Glas]

I thought he had way too many really high and 100 pt scores, then did a comparison of other 2021 lists. Holy Suckling. Couldn’t find a RP top 100 list.

JD
13 - 100 pts
12 - 99 pts
14 - 98 pts
18 - 97 pts
57/100 97 or higher.
Lowest score - 91 (1 wine)


Suckling
25 - 100 pts
45 - 99 pts
30 - 98 pts
100/100 - 98pts or higher.
Lowest Score = 98pts

WS:
0 100 pts
1 - 99 pts
3 - 98 pts
6 - 97 pts
2 - 96 pts
18 - 95pts
Lowest score: 90 (12 wines)

Of all the critics out there my best luck is with Wine Spectator. I get it they do advertising but they also are not handing out 97 point scores to every third wine.

[S_Rash]

I love seeing so many Santa Barbara County wines on this list. Tensley at #5 - Love it!!

[Daniel_Walsh]

Good to see some Paso Robles wines on the list too as 2019 is being hailed as possibly the best harvest ever for the region.

[John_Glas]

Too much Bordeaux. Not enough Zinfandel.

Top 100 Wines of 2021 - JebDunnuck.com

Not enough 100 pointers for me in the top 10!

[Michael_Martin]

I love seeing so many Santa Barbara County wines on this list. Tensley at #5 - Love it!!

Jaffurs too. Says a lot about the new crew taking over for Craig.

[Josh_H]

Interesting - a Charbono at #55. I really don’t follow Top 100 lists, but has anyone ever seen a Charbono/Bonarda on one before from a major publication? Anyone familiar with that one?

Matt Morris’ label is a pretty hot one right now. His wines are really excellent. Note that he’s arguably the most well-known wine photographer in Napa right now. He photographs for a lot of the top wineries.

[Adam_Frisch]

Is there a single 95+ pts wine that’s at 13.5% ABV or lower on these lists?

Plus ça change…

[J_Rock]

Dragonette does make great Sauvignon Blancs, so I’m happy to see them on there.

[Ben_M_a_n_d_l_e_r]

This was an extremely helpful list for me to read. I have long suspected that Jeb Dunnuck and I do not have a lot in common when it comes to preferences. I do have a question about Bordeaux for those who have had more opportunities to taste through recent vintages: what do his tastes seem to be there?

[Steve_Crawford]

Is there a single 95+ pts wine that’s at 13.5% ABV or lower on these lists?

it’s funny how the only people obsessed with alcohol levels are the ones that want them lower.

complaining about jeb’s taste for bigger wines is pretty tired. it probably was like 6 years ago.

[Adam_Lee]

Is there a single 95+ pts wine that’s at 13.5% ABV or lower on these lists?

Plus ça change…

The Clarice Pinot he chose (Garys’) isn’t below 13.5 but it’s just below 14. Just an FYI.

Adam Lee
Clarice Wine Company
Beau Marchais Wines

[Faryan_Amir-Ghassemi]

Is there a single 95+ pts wine that’s at 13.5% ABV or lower on these lists?

it’s funny how the only people obsessed with alcohol levels are the ones that want them lower.

complaining about jeb’s taste for bigger wines is pretty tired. it probably was like 6 years ago.

I couldn’t care less what any critic thinks, but imagine if say an art critic simply eschewed reviewing all sculptures, and some sculptors complained that they got short shrift.

‘it’s funny how the only people obsessed with sculpture are the ones that sculpt.’

:shrugmoji:

[Steve_Crawford]

Is there a single 95+ pts wine that’s at 13.5% ABV or lower on these lists?

it’s funny how the only people obsessed with alcohol levels are the ones that want them lower.

complaining about jeb’s taste for bigger wines is pretty tired. it probably was like 6 years ago.

I couldn’t care less what any critic thinks, but imagine if say an art critic simply eschewed reviewing all sculptures, and some sculptors complained that they got short shrift.

‘it’s funny how the only people obsessed with sculpture are the ones that sculpt.’

:shrugmoji:

i think your analogy isn’t apples to oranges. you infer that jeb isn’t reviewing lower alc wines. that’s patently false. certain people who like lower alc wines and winemakers who want to pick at 20 brix or don’t like new oak certainly won’t be a fan of jeb. no shït.
jeb doesn’t categorically review only wine with a certain alcohol level, or pH, whatever your arbitrary metric is.
his reviews tend to favor high alc. level wines.
this is not new, as i said. other critics prefer lower alcohol wines-the sky is blue.

my point is the lower alc/afwe crowd love beating this dead horse, whereas those that prefer the opposite type of wine almost always remain silent on critics who prefer lower alc levels/afwe wines.

[Scott_G_r_u_n_e_r]

I am outraged that the list is clearly skewed towards the regions that the reviewer focuses on!! Clear bias!

[Brian_Lynch]

Dude loves him some big syrah.

[John_Glas]

I am outraged that the list is clearly skewed towards the regions that the reviewer focuses on!! Clear bias!

One man operation can’t review everything. Plus 95 points for some regions would not look too good.

[John_Glas]

I am outraged that the list is clearly skewed towards the regions that the reviewer focuses on!! Clear bias!

One man operation can’t review everything. Plus 95 points for some regions would not look too good.

Meant two person operation. Checkout their website.

[JulianD]

What do they use for prices on these? He’s showing DDC at $120, but I can find it multiple places (WineExchange, K&L, Wine.com, HiTime) for $89

[Scott_Brunson]