Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 2013

This year Wine Spectator celebrates the 25th anniversary of  "the top100 wines of the year list".
This used to be a very exciting time in the wine world.
But I'm using the past tense, and here's why.
By the time the list comes out, you can't get most of the wines. And the ones you can get are often very expensive.
This wasn't always the case, but it has been for about the past 5-7 years.
Here's a look at this year's top 10, with the suggested retail price and with commentary on my ability as a retailer to get the wine:

#10: 2010 Quilceda Creek Cabernet, $135 - no longer available
#9:   2010 Lewis Reserve Cabernet, $135 - no longer available
#8:   2010 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape, $120 - no longer available
#7:   2010 Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape, $120 - no longer available
#6:   2008 Mascarello Monpravito Barolo, $110 - no longer available
#5:   2010 Kongsgaard Chardonnay, $75 - need to be on winery's mailing list to purchase
#4:   2010 Hewitt Cabernet Sauvignon, $92 - not available in Missouri
#3:   2010 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir, $65 - Balabans received a 6 bottle allocation
#2:   2010 Canon La Gaffeliere Bordeaux, $103 - no longer available in Missouri
#1:   2004 Cane Rioja Imperial Gran Reserva, $63 - not available in Missouri

See what I mean?
When a list like this comes out, wine enthusiasts want to buy the wines, and they get frustrated when they can't.
And they take their frustrations out on the retailers, not Wine Spectator.
So there you go.
Anybody want a bottle of Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir?

Have a great weekend!

Tom