WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for MARCH 5, 2016.

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for MARCH 5, 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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Gonzalez Byass Cristina Oloroso Abocado Sherry, +196808, $18.95. MVC/QPR: 92.

Vietti Moscato d'Asti 2014 Piedmont, +441253, $19.95. 5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Fielding Gewurztraminer 2013 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +146753, $18.95. 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W- Flat Rock Riesling 2014 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +043281, $16.95. 9.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88

W-Henry of Pelham Family Tree White 2012 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +251116,  $17.95,  13%ABV,

MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Henry of Pelham Family Tree Red 2013 VQA Ontario, +247882, $18.95. 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Kew Vineyards Old Vine Chardonnay 2012 VQA Beamsville Bench, +438374, $18.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92.

W-Peninsula Ridge Barrel Aged Chardonnay 2014 VQA Beamsville Bench, +211490, $15.95, 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Joseph Carr Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 California, +412320, $17, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Columbia Valley, +240093, $17.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Finca El Origen Gran Reserva Malbec 2013 Uco Valley Mendoza, +65425, $19.95, 14.6%, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Falernia Reserva Syrah 2013 Elqui Valley Chile, +208371, $19.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 92.

R-Nativa Single Vineyard Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Maipo, +456921, $17.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Excelsior Sauvignon Blanc 2014 WO Robertson, +382085, $13.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Pierre Sparr Reserve Gewurztraminer 2014 Alsace, +747600, $18.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Foucher-Lebrun Le Petit Mont Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Loire, +443127, $14.95, 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Chateau La Roche Doree 2010 Medoc, +165381, $17.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Syrousse 2012 Cotes du Roussillon Villages, +357343, $16.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-I Sodi Chianti Classico 2011, +435123, $17.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Vizcarra Senda del Oro Roble 2012 Ribera del Duero, +331249, $18.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

 

20 over $20

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Forbidden Fruit Pearsuasion 2013 Similkameen Valley BC, +447151, $20.95. 13% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 89.

Henriot Souverain Brut Champagne, +959643, $62.95.  MVC/QPR: 92

R-J. Lohr Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Paso Robles, +686584, $46.95. 14.9% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Casa Rojo Alexander The Ham Factory 2012 Ribera del Duero 2012, +439687, $36.95. MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Nk'Mip Qwam Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 BC VQA Okanagan Valley, +303719, $28.95.MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Sperling Vineyards Pinot Noir 2013 BC VQA Okanagan Valley, +382283, $27.95. 13.3% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Macrostie Chardonnay 2013 Sonoma Coast, +244467, $35.95. 14.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Elk Cove Pinot Gris 2014 Willamette Valley, +955906, $24.95. 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Laura Catena Luca G Lot Chardonnay 2013 Tupungata Mendoza, +167338, $34.95. 14% ABV,

MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Clos de Los Siete 2012 Uco Valley Mendoza, +622571, $23.95. 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Claymore Walk on the Wild Side Shiraz 2013 Clare Valley, +166983, $21.95. 13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Rustenberg John X Merriman 2013 WO Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, +707323, $24.95. 14% ABV,

MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Domaine Le Verger Chablis 2014, +181289, $22.95. 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Jean-Max Roger Cuvee Les Caillottes Sancerre 2014, +065573, $27.95. 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Faiveley Mercurey 2014, +341925, $29.95. 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-La Celestiere Tradition Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2010, +247999, $47.95. 15% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Tenuta Roveglia Vigne di Catullo Lugana Riserva 2012,  437004, $23.95. 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Luca Bosio Barbaresco 2011, +437046, $29.95. 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-La Mannella Brunello di Montalcino 2010, +279083, $47.95. 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Quercecchio Brunello di Montalcino 2010, +438580, $29.95. 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.

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