WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for April 16, 2016.

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for April 16, 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. This 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

 

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.

 

 

20 under $20

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W-Henry of Pelham Estate Chardonnay 2014 VQA Short Hills Bench Niagara, +268342, $19.95. 13.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 90

R-Ironstone Petite Sirah 2014 Lodi, +361915, $17.95. 14.5% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Chateau des Charmes Old Vines Riesling 2013 VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, +277228, $16.95. 12% ABV. MVC/QPR: 91.

W-Flat Rock Chardonnay 2013 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +286278, $18.95. 13% ABV. MVC/QPR: 91

R-Alamos Syrah 2014 Mendoza, +183848, $14.95. 13.5% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Vinalba Reserva Malbec/Touriga Nacional 2013 Uco Valley Mendoza, +442459, $18.95. 14.5% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-L F Edwards Claro Magnolio Reserve Malbec 2014 Colchagua, +365932, $13.95. 14% ABV MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Highfield Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Marlborough NZ, +444380, $19.95. 13% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Chateau Sainte-Marie Vieilles Vignes Entre-Deux-Mers 2014, +447565, $14.95. 12.5%. ABV

MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Cuvee Joseph Talmard Macon Chardonnay 2014, +392712, $16.95. 13% ABV  MVC/QPR: 89

W-J Perrier & Fils Apremont Cuvee Gastronomie Savoie 2014, +320093, $18.95. 11.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Chateau La Rose Vieilles Vignes 2010 Cotes de Bordeaux – Castillon, +444349, $16.95. 13% ABV.

MVC/QPR: 90

R-Couly-Dutheil Les Gravieres d'Amador Abbe de Turpenay Chinon 2014, +446328, $19.95. MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Carpineto Chianti Classico 2013, +356048, $19.95. 13% ABV. MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Rede Reserva 2010 Douro, +431262, $14.95. 13.5% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-CUNE Vina Real Crianza 2012 Rioja, +657411, $18.95. 13.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Bodega del Abad Gotin del Risc Mencia 2010 Bierzo, +391581, $15.95. 14% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay 2013 Limari, +342857, $19.95. 13.5% ABV.

MVC/QPR: 88.

R-William Fevre Chile Espino Gran Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Maipo Valley, +444430, $19.95. 13.8%  ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Chateau Nozieres Cuvee Ambroise de L'Her Malbec Cahors 2012, +276055, $17.95. 13.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

 

 

20 over $20

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R-Edmeades Zinfandel 2013 Mendocino County, +105924, $23.95. 15% ABV. MVC/QPR: 88.

W-J.Lohr October Night Chardonnay 2014 Arroyo Seco Monterey, +225375, $34.95.  MVC/QPR: 88

R-Henry of Pelham Estate Pinot Noir 2010 VQA Short Hills Bench Niagara, +268391 $24.95. 13.5%  ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Kacaba Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 VQA Niagara Escarpment, +326496, $24.95. 13.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Culmina R&D Red Blend 2014 BC VQA Golden Mile Bench Okanagan, +445494, $25.95. 14% ABV  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Barossa Valley Estate Ebenezer Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Barossa Valley, +39537, $39.95. 14.5% MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Dandelion Vineyards Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz 2014 Barossa, +167189, $21.95. 14.5% ABV.

MVC/QPR:  90.

R-Shingleback Davey Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 McLaren Vale, +444455, $23.95. 14.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Miguel Torres Cordillera de los Andes Special Reserva Carmenere 2009 Curico Valley, +301432, $21.95. 14.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 87.

W-Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2014 Margaret River, +416511, $24.95. 12.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Pirathon by Kalleske Shiraz 2012 Barossa Valley, +130278, $29.95. 14.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Two Rivers Convergence Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Marlborough, +277707, $23.95.  13% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

W-F.Tinel-Blondelet L'Arret Buffatte Pouilly-Fume 2014, +169730, $24.95.  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Chateau Clarke 2009 Listrac Medoc, +503904, $42.95. 14% ABV. MVC/QPR: 91.

W-Darting Durkheimer Nonnengarten Gewurztraminer Kabinett 2013 Pfalz, +944181, $20.95. 10% ABV. MVC/QPR: 92.

R-Patrizi Barolo 2011, +653527, $34.95. 14% ABV. MVC/QPR: 92.

R-Antinori Guado Al Tasso Il Bruciato 2013 Bolgheri, +674135, $25.95. 14% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Cune Reserva 2011 Rioja, +417659, $24.95. 13.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

R-La Lecciaia Brunello di Montalcino 2010, +121905, $57.95. 14.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

R-San Felice Il Grigio Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2011, +403477, $46.95. 14.5% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Domaine de Viaud 2004 Lalande-de-Pomerol, +282475, $31.95. 13% ABV. MVC/QPR: 89.

 

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