WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for MAY 14, 2016.

 

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for  MAY 14, 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-Te Pa Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +450668, $19.95, MVC/QPR:  88.

W-Rosewood Sussreserve Riesling 2015 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +258806, $14.95, 10.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Famiglia Bianchi Chardonnay 2015 Mendoza, +1461, $17.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-San Pedro 1865 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Maipo, +37911, $19.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Terra Noble Gran Reserva Carmenere 2012 Maule, +957050, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Zonte's Footstep Lake Doctor Shiraz 2013 Langhorne Creek, +72975, $17.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Chateau de Panigon 2010 Cru Bourgeois Medoc, +348250, $19.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Chateau du Chatelard Cuvee Les Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais-Villages 2014, +445320, $17.95, 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-D'Angelo Sacravite 2013 IGT Basilicata, +440834, $15.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Rendola Rosso de Montalcino 2009, +438564, $15.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR:  89.

R-San Leonino Chianti Classico 2012, +412387, $19.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Oro de Castilla Verdejo 2014 Rueda Spain, +745562, $15.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Bod. Balbas Ardal Crianza 2010 Ribera del Duero, +167601, $18.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Marin Old Vine Garnacha 2010 Carinena, +214205, $14.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Monterebro Seleccion 2013 Jumilla, +443929, $19.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel 2014 Lodi, +460659, $17.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Liberty School Syrah 2013 Central Coast, +942383, $18.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Graham Beck Game Reserve Chenin Blanc 2014 WO Paarl, +443366, $15.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Rabl Kittmansberg Gruner Veltliner 2014 Kamptal, +346007, $15.95, 12.5% ABV.  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Gerard Bertrand Syrah/Grenache 2013 Languedoc, +413237, $16.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

 

20 over $20

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W-Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +677450, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Ernest Meurgey-Perron Pouilly-Fuisse 2012, +448852, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Pierre Amadieu Romane-Machotte Gigondas 2013, +17400, $24.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Val di Suga Brunello di Monmtalcino 2010, +713719, $48.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Latium Morini Campo Leon Amarone della Valpolicella 2010, +334300, $47.95,  MVC/QPR: 92.

R-Bod. Altanza Lealtanza Gran Reserva Rioja 2008, +453548,  $29.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-La Regola Vallino 2008 IGT Rosso Toscano, +440602, $26.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88,

R-Casetta Barolo 2011, +4523, $29.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Cave de Rasteau Ortas Prestige Rasteau 2011, +985929, $21.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Nuiton-Beaunoy Beaune 2012, +447573, $37.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Chateau Brande-Bergere Cuvee O'Byrne 2009 Bordeaux Superieur, +446674, $25.95, 13.5%ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Tawse Sketches of Niagara Cabernet/Merlot 2012 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +130252, $20.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Nyarai Cellars Cadence 2011 VQA Niagara Peninsula,  +451781, $21.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88

R-Domaine Queylus Tradition Pinot Noir 2012 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +392738, $29.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Auntsfield Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Southern Valleys Marlborough, +663286, $22.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Thornbury Pinot Noir 2014 Central Otago, +329706, $24.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Elephant Hill Le Phant 2014 Hawkes Bay, +447367, $22.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Pascual Toso Alta Cabernet 2013 Barrancas Vineyards Mendoza, +441907, $32.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Viewpointe Focal Point Cabernet Franc 2010 VQA Lake Erie North Shore, +450916, $24.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay 2013 Sonoma County, +275552, $24.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

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