WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for July 23, 2016.

 

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for July 23, 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 http://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    http://www.deantudor.com

 

20 under $20

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R-Atalaya Laya 2014 Almansa  Spain, +132605, $15.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR:  90.

R-Bod Piqueras Castillo de Almansa Old Vines Seleccion 2010 Almasa, +586719, $16.95, 14.5%ABV.

MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Gonzalez Byass Finca Constancia Seleccion 2013 Vino de la Tierra de Castilla, +376384, $16.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 92.

W-Maetierra Atlantis Albarino 2015 Rias Baixas, +452078, $16.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Gil Family Entresuelos Tempranillo 2013 Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon, +462440, $16.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Jackson-Triggs Grand Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2013 VQA Niagara, +367797, $19.95, 13% ABV,

MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Redstone Limestone Vineyard South Riesling 2012 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +381251, $19.20, 9.5%ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Watchdog Rock Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Columbia Valley, +461178, $17.95, 13.5%ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Zuccardi Q Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 La Consulta/Tupungato Valleys Mendoza, +140855, $19.95, 14%ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Zuccardi Serie A Malbec 2014 Uco Valley Mendoza, +167619, $16.95, 14%ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Indomita Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Maipo, +434191, $15.95, 14%ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Santa Carolina Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Maipo, +461202, $16.95, 14%ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Rockbare Mojo Shiraz 2013 Barossa Valley, +327767, $18.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 91.

R-Domaine Autrand Cotes du Rhone 2014, +380675, $13.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-M.Chapoutier Belleruche Cotes du Rhone 2014, +328831, $16.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Pala I Fiori Vermentino di Sardegna 2015, +52068, $15.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Abad dom Bueno Mencia 2008 Bierzo, +291989, $15.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Garces Dilva Boya Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Leyda Valley, +389726, $15.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Santa Rita Medalla Real Syrah 2012 Limari, +443523,  $17.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-St.Hallett Gamekeeper's Shiraz 2014 Baross, +166991, $17.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

 

 

20 over $20

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W-Markham Chardonnay 2014 Napa, +418277, $23.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Yacochuya 2006 Cafayate Calchaqui Valley Salta, +35964, $57.95, 16.3% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Stoneleigh Latitude Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +324228, $21.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Roger & Didier Raimbault Sancerre 2014, +82255, $26.95, 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Bachelder Hautes Cotes Cotes de Beaune 2013, +445247, $27.95, 13%ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Beni di Batasiolo Riserva Barolo 2006, +330704,  $39.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Le Arche Amarone della Valipolicella 2012, +95836, $34.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Flowers Chardonnay 2014 Sonoma Coast, +215210, $68.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Emmolo Merlot 2013 Napa, +96024, $69.95, 15.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Creation Pinot Noir 2014 WO Walker Bay So. Africa, +455279, $26.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Anselmi Capitel Croce 2014 IGT Veneto, +966655, $26.95,  13%ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-16 Mile Cellar Rebel Pinot Noir 2011 VQA Niagara, +461731, $22.95, 13.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Chareau des Charmes St.David's Bench Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2012 VQA St David's Bench NOTL, +434415, $27.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Silver Oak Twomey Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Napa/Sonoma, +458695, $44.95, 13.7% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Kim Crawford Small Parcels Spitfire Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +38240, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Chateau Blaignan 2010 Cru Bourgeois Medoc, +416727, $25.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Caiarossa Pergolaia 2009 IGT Toscana, +460097, $31.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Querciabella Chianti Classico 2013, +728816, $37.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Le Clos Jordanne Village Reserve Pinot Noir 2012 VQA Niagara, +33894, $30, MVC/QPR: 87.

W-William Fevre Champs Royaux Chablis 2014, +461640, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

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