WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for June 11, 2016.

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for June 11, 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

 

BONUS:  La Guita Manzanilla Sherry, 15% ABV, +337022, $15.95, MVC/QPR: 93.

 

20 under $20

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R-Rosenblum Zinfandel 2012 Paso Robles,  14.1% ABV, +450544, $19.95, MVC/QPR:  89.

W-Cave Spring Estate Bottled Chardonnay 2013 CSV VQA Beamsville Bench, 13% ABV, +256552, $18.95,  MVC/QPR: 90

W-Tawse Sketches of Niagara Riesling 2014 VQA Niagara, 10% ABV, +89029, $17.95, MVC/QPR:91

R-Chateau des Charmes Estate Bottled Old Vines Pinot Noir 2011 VQA NOTL, 13% ABV, +256834, $18.95, MVC/QPR: 91

R-Rainier Wine Diversion Majestic Red 2013 Washington, 13.6%, +446997, $18.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Zonte's Footstep Baron Von Nemesis Whiraz 2013 Barossa, 14.5% ABV, +212936, $17.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Jardin Sauvignon Blanc 2014 WO Stellenbosch, 13% ABV, +663302, $15.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Cave de Beblenheim Heimberger Reserve Sylvaner 2014, 12% ABV, +446443, $13.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Sourdais Chinon 2014 Loire, 13% ABV,  +451898, $16.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Chateau Grand Moulin Vieilles Vignes 2012 Corbieres, 13.5% ABV, +440842, $15.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Domaine Les Verrieres Les Sept Fonraines 2009 Langedoc, 13.5% ABV, +362913, $18.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Loosen Bros. Dr. L Riesling 2014 Mosel, 8.5% ABV, +599274, $13.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Lopez de Haro Crianza 2010 Rioja,  13.5% ABV, +377481, $15.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Fielding Estate Riesling 2014 VQA Beamsville Bh, 10.5% ABV, +251439, $19.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Creekside Estate Laura's Red 2012 VQA Niagara, 13.5% ABV, +117960, $19.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Seven Falls Merlot 2011 Wahluke Slope Columbia Vly, 14% ABV, +420711, $19.95, MVC/QPR: 88

R-Balbo Crios Pinot Noir 2014 Uco Vly, 14% ABV, +450098, $14.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-San Felice Chianti Classico 2013, 13% ABV, +282996, $19.95, MVC/QPR: 88

R-Concha y Toro Serie Riberas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Ribera del Tinguiririca Machigue Central Valley Chile, 14% ABV, +256693, $17.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Byron & Harold Rose & Thorns Shiraz 2013, 14% ABV, +453183, $19.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

 

 

20 over $20

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R-Ca' Momi Zinfandel 2014 Napa, 13.9% ABV, +396168, $22.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Paul Dolan Zinfandel 2013 Mendocino, 15% ABV, +46342, $29.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Candor Lot 7 Zinfandel Lodi, 14.5% ABV, +133389, $22.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Quails' Gate Pinot Noir 2014 BC VQA Okanagan Vly, 13% ABV, +585760, $27.95, MVC/QPR:88

W-Casa Lapostelle Cuvee Alexandre 2013 Atalaysa Vyd Casablanca, 14.5% ABV,+947937, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Forest Hill Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Great Southern Western Australia, 14% ABV, +380840, $29.95, MVC/QPR: 89

W-Seresin Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Marlborough, +735043, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Alain Geoffroy Beauroy Chablis 1er Cru 2014, 13% ABV,  +733501, $31.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Chaumeau-Balland & Fils Domaine La Grande Maison Sancerre 2014, 13% ABV, +452532, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiller Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese 2013 Mosel, 8.5% ABV, +339150, $26.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Cafaggio Basilica Solatio Riserva Chianti Class 2010, 14.5% ABV, +441279, $39.95, MVC/QPR:88.

R-Poggio Stella Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2011, 13.5% ABV, +444810, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 88

R-Tenuta La Fuga Brunello di Montalcino 2010, 15% ABV, +212837, $42.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Brunelli Amarone dell Valpolicella Classico 2012, 15% ABV,  +439745, $51.95,  MVC/QPR:  90.

R-Caparzo Rosso di Montalcino 2013, 13% ABV, +333575, $20.95, MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Olivier & Lafont Gigondas 2013,  14.4% ABV, +452300, $29.95, MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Domaine Belle Les Pierrelles Crozes-Hermitage 2012, 13% ABV, +451880, $27.95. MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Chateau Maurac 2013 Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc, 13.5% ABV, +365817, $26.95,  MVC/QPR: 87.

W-Paquet Chateau de Chaintre Pouilly-Fouisse 2014, 13.5% ABV, +445239, $27.95, MVC/QPR: 87.

W-Flat Rock Nadja's Vineyard Riesling 2015 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 9.5% ABV, +578625, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 87.

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