WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for February 20, 2016.

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for February 20, 2016.

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By DEAN TUDOR, Gothic Epicures Writing deantudor@deantudor.com. My Internet compendium "Wines, Beers and Spirits of the Net", a guide to thousands of news items and RSS feeds, plus references to wines, beers and spirits, has been at www.deantudor.com since 1994.

 

So many people have asked me for wine recommendations, with numbers only. The readers' most common response is that while they like what I say, they only relate to the score. The score is a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, where e.g. a Southern Rhone tastes like a Southern Rhone and not like a Northern Rhone) and Quality/Price Ratio. Let's take it for granted that, e.g., a Riesling tastes like a Riesling, and the wine has some value in the marketplace either above or below its selling price. This way too I can also cover more wines.

 

This restructured wine newsletter for the Ontario market, with wines available through the LCBO and Vintages on a bi-weekly basis can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca/ or at www.deantudor.com

 

20 under $20

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W- See Ya Later Ranch Pinot Gris 2014 BC VQA Okanagan Valley, +263699, $17.95: twist top, 13% ABV,    MVC/QPR:  90

W- Creekside Estate Marianne Hill Riesling 2014 VQA Beamsville Bench, +443572, $19.95: twist top, 10.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 92

W- Flat Rock Unplugged Chardonnay 2014 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +68015, $16.95: twist top, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88

W- Rosehall Run Righteous Dude Riesling 2014 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +426486, $19.95: twsit top, 9.5% ABV, $19.95,  MVC/QPR:  89

W- Delicato Irony Small Lot Reserve Chardonnay 2013 Napa, +27409, $19.95:  MVC/QPR: 90

W- Mountadam Riesling 2013 Eden Valley South Australia, +288266, $19.95: MVC/QPR: 90

W- Kono Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Marlborough, +441394, $19.95:  twist top, $13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W- Hugel Gentil 2014 Alsace, +367284, $16.95: cork closure, 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 87

W- Gadais Pere & Fils Vieilles Vignes Muscadet Sevre & Maine 2013 Sur Lie, +444406, $15.95: MVC/QPR: 89

R- Niagara College Teaching Winery Dean's List Pinot Noir 2010 VQA Four Mile Creek, +445759, $18.95: 12% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 91

R- Trapiche Fincas La Palmas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Mendoza, +143206, $16.95:  14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89

R- Caliterra Tributo Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Single Vineyard Colchagua, +205567, $16.95, MVC/QPR:  89

R- Undurraga Sibaris Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Maipo, +301200, $15.95:  MVC/QPR: 89

R- 3 Rings Shiraz 2013 Barossa, +15495, $18.85: 15.2% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88

R- Jip Jip Rockas Shiraz 2013 Padthaway South Australia, +673897, $16.95:  14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 91

R- Donnafugata Sedara Rosso 2013 Sicily, +900274, $15.95: 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR:  88

R- Montefino Tinto Reserva 2007 Vinho Regional Alentejano Portugal, +165159, $16.95: 13% ABV, MVC/QPR:  91

R-  Juan Gil Honoro Vera Monastrell 2014 Jumilla Spain, +167684, $13.95:  MVC/QPR:  88

R- Bod. Arzuaga Navarro La Planta 2014 Ribera del Duero, +439588, $17.95:  MVC/QPR: 89

R- Valdelacierva Crianza 2011 Rioja, +438713, $19.95: 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

 

20 over $20

W- Le Clos Jordanne Claystone Terrace Chardonnay 2012 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +56929, $40: cork closure, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 93

W- J.Lohr Arroyo Vista Chardonnay 2013 Arroyo Seco Monterey County, +171272, $34.95: MVC/QPR: 92

W- Mr. Riggs Cold Chalk Chardonnay 2014 Adelaide Hills South Australia, +438242, $20.95: MVC/QPR: 91

W- Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Marlborough, +164228, $23.95: twist top, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91

W- Trimbach Reserve Pinot Gris 2012 Alsace, +971762, $23.95: cork closure, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W- Domaine Bouchard Pere & Fils Les Clous Meursault 2013, +661322, $44.95: MVC/QPR: 89

W- Bertrand Jeannot & Fils Domaine de Riaux Pouilly-Fume 2014, +200063, $25.95: cork closure, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 92

R- Henry of Pelham Reserve Baco Noir 2013 VQA Ontario, +461699, $24.95:  MVC/QPR: 93

R- Le Clos Jordanne Claystone Terrace Pinot Noir 2012 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +33951, $36: MVC/QPR: 88

R- Sanctuary Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 Santa Maria Valley, +157248, $34.95: MVC/QPR: 90

R- Desert Wind Merlot 2013 Wahluke Slope Columbia Washington, +465559, $25.95: cork closure, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89

R- Cicchitti Gran Reserva Malbec 2008 Mendoza, +155713, $25.95: cork closure, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R- Katnook Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Coonawarra South Australia, +590471, $29.95: MVC/QPR: 90

R- Muriel Gran Reserva 2005 Rioja, +984187, $28.95: 13.5% ABV, cork closure,  MVC/QPR: 91

R- Marques de Murrieta Finca Ygay Reserva 2010 Rioja, +209148, $27.95: cork closure, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR:  93

R- Luigi Righetti Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso 2012, +575787,  MVC/QPR: 89

R- Cantina di Monteforte Clivus Amarone della Valpolicella 2011, +438499, $39.95: 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R- Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino 2010, +579094, $44.95: 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 91

R- Domaine Pavelot Aux Gravains Savigny-Les-Beaune 1er cru 2013, +206136, $59.95: 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR:  90.

R- Raymond Usseglo Cuvee Imperiale Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2012 Unfiltered, +22319, $57.95: 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92

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