My Top 5 Wines of 2013

Everyone who writes anything about wine seems to publish a list of the top wines they tried in the last year.  So, I decided to review my tasting notes and put together a list of my favorites that I opened in 2013.  Since I don’t actually rate the wines I taste, the list is a little more subjective than others.  Still, like all such lists, it represents my opinion of my experiences.  To form this list, I pulled out any stand-out wines that I opened during 2013 and found 14 of them.  Then I narrowed the list to just these five:

2002 Hewitt Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml
2001 Ridge Monte Bello 375ml
2002 Rudd Estate Red 375ml
2002 Rubicon Estate Red 375ml
2007 Gary Farrell Russian River Selection Pinot Noir 750ml

There were three others that are really worth mentioning (I could only select my top five):

2005 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red 375ml
2002 Opus One 375ml

2003 Hestan Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 375ml