WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for March 19, 2016.

 

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for March 19, 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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Fruit - Georgian Hills Bartlett Frozen to the Core 2014 Blue Mountains Ontario, +347401, $19.95 375 mL, sweet pear,  MVC/QPR: 92.

 

R-Zaccagnini dal Tralcetto Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2013, +396382, $19.95,  MVC/QPR:  89.

R-Antichi Poderi Jerzu Chuerra Riserva Cannonau di Sardegna 2011 Sardinia, +270272, $17.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Nozzole Chianti Classico Riserva 2011 Tuscany, +324160, $19.95,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Frascole Chianti Rufina 2012 Tuscany, +85167, $17.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Renzo Masi Erta e China 2012 IGT Rosso di Toscana, +132308, $16.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Konzelmann Late Harvest Gewurztraminer 2013 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +392357, $14.75, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Tawse Sketches of Niagara Riesling 2014 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +89029, $17.95, 10% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Indelible Wines Vintage Ink Sauvignon Blanc 2014 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +391953, $16.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Susana Balbo Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Uco Valley Mendoza, +260919, $19.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Vina Montgras Antu Syrah 2014 Colchagua Valley, +675371, $17.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Alto Casablanca Primus The Blend 2013 Colchagua Valley, +712463, $19.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Ad Lib Hen & Chicken Chardonnay 2014 Pemberton Western Australia, +297697, $19.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Winery of Good Hope Vinum Africa Chenin Blanc 2013 WO Stellenbosch, +739955, $15.95,

MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Cedre Heritage Malbec 2012 Cahors, +148635, $17.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Chateau Bellevue La Foret 2011 Fronton, +354134, $13.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Fontes de Cunha Mondeco Red 2010 Dao, +442210, $13.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-San Jose de Aguaron Monasterio de las Vinas Reserva 2006 Carinena, +166579, $14.95, 13% ABV. MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Arroyo Senorio de Sotillo Crianza 2011 Ribera del Duero, +438648, $19.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Vinicola Real Vina Los Valles Tempranillo/Graciano Crianza 2010 Rioja, +438721, $19.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

 

 

20 over $20

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R-Villa Mora Montefalco Sagrantino 2009 Umbria, +342394, $25.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-A & G Natale Fantino Cascina Dardi Bussia Barolo 2010 Piedmont, +268515, $49.95,  14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Barone Ricasoli Rocca Guicciarda Riserva Chianti Classico 2012, +943613, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Il Molino di Grace Il Margone Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2010, +435115, $39.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-La Braccesca Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2012, +566216, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Charles Baker Picone Vineyard Riesling 2012, +241182, $35.20, 11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 94.

W-Culmina Decora Riesling 2014 BC VQA Okanagan Valley, +444836, $24.95,  13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Henry of Pelham Estate Cabernet/Merlot 2012, +395855, $24.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2011 BC VQA Okanagan Valley, +626325, $44.95, 13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-L.F. Edwards Merea Chardonnay 2014 Leyda Valley Chile, +439349, $22.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Intriga Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Maipo, +57901, $22.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Burch Family Howard Park Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Margaret River, +410019, $22.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir 2013 WO Hemel-en-Aarde Valley South Africa, +999516, $57.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Michel Picard Les Chalumeaux Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 2008, +446237, $64.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Marnier-Lapostelle Chateau de Sancerre Sancerre 2014, +340893, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Chateau Coufran 2005 Haut-Medoc, +446666, $56.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Cheateau de L'Ou Infiniment Syrah 2012 IGP Cotes Catalanes, +440610, $26.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2011, +959627, $46.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92

R-Quinta Vale do Armo Vila Jardim Special Selection 2011 VR Tejo, +277624, $22.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Muga Seleccion Especial 2010 Rioja, +712067, $39.95,  MVC/QPR: 90.

 

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