(Wine-Searcher) - A look at the world's best wines in 2018.

As we are only four days into the new year, we thought it worth having a look at the top wines in 2018.

Of course, "best" is almost always subjective – any grand title of recognition foisted on someone or something is bound to be met with an equal amount of derision. Just look at some of the more controversial Oscar winners or misguided stars on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, all guaranteed to draw as much ire as respect.

Hopefully our top ten won't be too divisive although they will undoubtedly still spark the usual "I've drunk better" to "oh no, not these lot again." But please remember the below wines are far from hand-picked, each wine has been carefully selected based on its aggregated critic score which is in turn determined by Wine-Searcher's trusty algorithms.

So yes, it's unlikely any of these will come as a surprise, it is, as usual, a world-class assortment of top Burgundy and Napa with the occasional Bordeaux. But their regular appearances on these lists does suggest they're really rather good – enjoy.