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The silliest thing you can do is to write one of the usual introductions for such an article. Everyone knows what it's about anyway, and nothing more than commonplace blah-blah comes out of it. So we won't take much of your time. Below, just in time, are the best sparkling wines from hundreds of sparkling wines tasted this year from Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain and Hungary. No claim to completeness.

Links to all currently tasted sparkling wines with detailed descriptions can be found by clicking on the country headings.

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Germany

  • 91WP 2009 "Blanc de Blancs" Extra Brut, Battenfeld-Spanier
  • 91WP 2012 Brut Nature, Aldinger
  • 91WP 2012 Riesling Réserve VDP.Grosse Lage Extra Brut, Schlossgut Diel
  • 90WP 2013 "Zeró Grande Cuvée" Extra Brut, Oliver Zeter
  • 89WP 2014 "resolut" Brut Nature, Boessneck
  • 88WP "Provokateur Rosa" Brut, Bibo-Runge
  • 88WP 2013 Pinot Brut, Münzberg
  • 88WP 2016 Riesling Brut, Griesel & Compagnie
  • 88WP 2016 Blanc de Blancs Brut, Griesel & Compagnie
  • 88WP 2016 Rosé Brut, Griesel & Compagnie
  • 88WP "Cuvée Classic" Reserve Brut, Reinecker Privat-Sektkellerei
  • 88WP 2016 Pinot Noir Extra Brut, Max Geitlinger
  • 88WP 2015 Pinot Brut Nature, Kampf
  • 88WP "Crémant Cuvée Prestige" Extra Brut, Gut Nägelsförst
  • 88WP 2013 "Ohrechruebler" Rosé Brut, Ziereisen
  • 88WP 2016 Maximin Grünhaus Riesling Brut, von Schubert
  • 88WP 2018 "Privat Cuvée" Brut, Arndt Köbelin
  • 88WP 2017 Brut, Schmidt on Lake Constance
  • 88WP 2012 "resolut" Brut, Boessneck
  • 88WP 2014 "Melchisedec" Rosé Brut Nature, Heid

Austria

  • 92WP 2013 Sparkling wine PDO Grosse Reserve Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature, Fred Loimer
  • 91WP 2015 Grüner Veltliner Sparkling wine PDO Grosse Reserve Brut Nature, Zuschmann-Schöfmann
  • 89WP 2014 Sparkling wine PDO Grosse Reserve Rosé Brut, Schlossweingut Graf Hardegg
  • 89WP 2015 Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Rosé Brut, Domaines Kilger
  • 89WP 2015 Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Rosé Dosage Zero, Domaines Kilger
  • 89WP Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Extra Brut, Willi Bründlmayer
  • 89WP Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Extra Brut, Fred Loimer
  • 88WP 2015 Chardonnay Sekt PDO Grosse Reserve "R.Schlumberger" Brut, Schlumberger
  • 88WP 2014 Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Brut, Hannes Harkamp
  • 88WP Zero Dosage, Hannes Harkamp
  • 88WP 2012 Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Brut Nature, Malat
  • 88WP Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Brut, Willi Bründlmayer
  • 88WP Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Willi Bründlmayer
  • 88WP 2015 Sparkling wine PDO Reserve "Pinot" Brut Nature, Winkler-Hermaden
  • 88WP Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Rosé Brut, Johann Topf
  • 88WP Sparkling wine PDO Blanc de Blancs Brut, Schloss Gobelsburg
  • 88WP 2014 Brut, Schlossweingut Hardegg
  • 88WP 2015 Rosé Brut, Domaines Kilger
  • 88WP Gelber Muskateller Brut, Johann Böheim
  • 88WP Sparkling wine PDO Reserve Extra Brut, Fred Loimer
  • 88WP 2014 Pinot Noir Sekt PDO Grosse Reserve Blanc de Noirs Brut, Leth

France

  • 93WP 2009 Champagne "Cuvée William Deutz" Brut, Deutz
  • 92WP 2013 Champagne "Hommage Parcellaire - Les Vignes Blanches" Brut Nature, André Heucq
  • 92WP 2011 Champagne "Les Rachis" Brut Nature, Francis Boulard & Fille
  • 91WP Champagne Grand Cru "Prisme.14" Extra Brut, Guiborat
  • 91WP 2004 Champagne Grand Cru Bnc de Blancs "Orpale", De Saint-Gall
  • 91WP Champagne Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes Rosé Brut, André Roger
  • 91WP 2009 Champagne "Amour de Deutz" Brut, Deutz
  • 90WP Champagne Cuvée Saphir, Bouché Père et Fils
  • 90WP 2005 Millésime, Bouché Père et Fils
  • 90WP Champagne Blanc de Noir Brut Nature, Bauché Père et Fils
  • 90WP Champagne "Temporis" Extra Brut, Eric Collinet
  • 90WP Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut, De Saint-Gall
  • 90WP Champagne Premier Cru "Triptyque" Brut Nature, Stroebel
  • 90WP 2012 Champagne "Cuvée Prestige" Brut, Gervais Gobillard
  • 90WP Champagne Réserve Rosé Brut, Charles Heidsieck
  • 90WP Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature, Laurent-Perrier
  • 90WP Champagne Brut, Pertois Moriset
  • 89WP Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Marne "Atmosphères" Brut Nature, Domaines Landron
  • 89WP Champagne "La Cuvée" Brut, Laurent-Perrier
  • 89WP Champagne Blanc de Noirs Brut, Gervais Gobillard
  • 89WP Champagne Premier Cru "Tradition" Brut, De Saint-Gall
  • 89WP 2012 Champagne Grand Cru Brut, De Saint-Gall
  • 89WP Cuvée Réservée Brut, Buché Père et Fils
  • 89WP Champagne Grand Cru "Grande Réserve Brut, André Roger
  • 89WP Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut, Charles Heidsieck

Italy

  • 90WP 2012 South Tyrol Riserva Extra Brut, Arunda
  • 90WP 2013 South Tyrol Riserva Extra Brut, Arunda
  • 90WP 2009 Trentino Riserva "Masetto Privé" Dosage zero, Endrizzi
  • 89WP South Tyrol "Cuvée Muggi" Extra Brut, Arunda
  • 89WP 2009 South Tyrol Riserva "Hausmannhof" Brut, Haderburg
  • 89WP Reggiano "Quaranta" Extra Brut, Venturini Baldini
  • 88WP "Sällent" Brut, Oswald Schuster - Befehlhof
  • 88WP 2011 Valle d'Aoste "Cuvée du Prince" Brut Nature, Cave Du Vin Blanc De Morgex Et De La Salle
  • 88WP South Tyrol "Cuvée Marianna" Extra Brut, Arunda
  • 88WP Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene Superiore "Cartizze" Brut, Ruggeri

Spain(Cava / Corpinnat)

  • 89WP 2013 Cava Riserva "Gran Claustro" Brut Nature, Perelada & Chivite
  • 89WP 2014 Cava Gran Reserva "Guillem Carol" Brut Nature, Cellers Carol Valles
  • 89WP 2012 Corpinnat Gran Reserva Brut Nature, Sabaté i Coca
  • 88WP 2010 Corpinnat "Huguet" Brut Nature, Can Feixes
  • 88WP 2015 Hondarrabi Zuri Vintage Brut, Artadi
  • 88WP 2016 Cava "Privat Rosé" Brut Nature, Celler Privat
  • 88WP 2014 Cava "Cuvée Especial", Perelada & Chivite
  • 88WP 2015 Cava Gran Reserva "Pica Soques" Brut Nature, Cellers Carol Valles
  • 88WP 2015 Cava "Odisea" Extra Brut, Caves Naverán

Hungary

  • 88WP 2016 Villány "Morizz Red" Brut Nature, Wassmann Pince

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