WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for October 29, 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
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
R-El Guardian Reserva 2010 Rioja, +461301, $15.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 93
W-Marynissen Platinum Chardonnay 2013 VQA Four Mile Creek, +471532, $25, 13.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92.
20 under $20
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W-Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling 2015 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +80234, $16.95, 9.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W-Scheid Vineyards District 7 Chardonnay 2013 Monterey County, +458844, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
W-Andre Blanck & Fils Altenburg Gewurztraminer 2015 Alsace, +168906, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
W-Mallory & Benjamin Talmard Macon-Uchizy 2015, +733956, $17.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
W-Les Trois Versants Vieilles Vignes Sur Lie Muscadet Sevre & Maine 2014, +470989, $15.95, 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
W-Peter & Peter Zeller Feinherb Riesling 2015 QmP Mosel, +466078, $14.95, 11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Cave Spring Cabernet Franc 2013 VQA Niagara Escarpment, +391995, $19.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Marynissen Cabernet Franc 2014 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +472274, $18, 12.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Vina Errazuriz Syrah 2013 Aconcagua Costa, +387910, $18.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Vina Tarapaca Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Maipo, +18721, $17.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-Rustenberg Stellenbosch Shiraz 2013 WO, +399246, $19.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chateau Haut-Canteloup 2010 Medoc, +466565, $17.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-Chateau La Caussade 2010 Medoc, +177014, $19.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chateau Lamartine Merlot 2014 Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux, +368159, $15.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Chateau de Gourgazaud Reserve 2013 Minervois La Liviniere, +986083, $17.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Chateau de Nages Vieilles Vignes Costieres de Nimes 2013, +40964, $19.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Lornano Chianti Classico 2011, +211599, $17.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Sassoregale Sabgiovese 2014 Maremma Toscana, +251785, $15.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Niepoort Dao Rotulo Red 2013, +452722, $18.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Bodegas Olarra Anares Reserva 2010 Rioja, +244723, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-Borsao Berola 2012 Campo de Borja, +371518, $18.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
20 over $20
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W-Kendall-Jackson Camelot Highlands Chardonnay 2013 Santa Maria Valley, +59139, $45.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
W-Jean-Max Roger Cuvee Les Caillottes Sancerre 2015, +65573, $26.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Creekside Iconoclast Syrah 2013 Queenston Road Vineyard VQA St. David's Bench, +471797, $22.95, 12.2% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Queylus Reserve Du Domaine Pinot Noir 2012 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +392886, $44.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-La Crema Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2014, +385757, $38.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-San Pedro 1865 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Maipo, +469353, $39.95 1500mL, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Chateau Siaurac 2010 Lalande-de-Pomerol, +309831, $43.95, 15(!!)% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Domaine de Pignan Chateauneuf Du Pape 2013, +473678, $36.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Fattoria de Felsina Rancia Riserva Chianti Classico 2011, +82362, $69.96, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Mezzei Ser Lapo Riserva Chianti Classico 2012, +288530, $23.95, 13 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-I Castei Amarone della Volpolicella Classico 2012, +739979, $44.95, 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-Heredad de Baroja Gran Reserva 2002, +276113, $29.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 93.
R-Barons de Rothschild Legende Pauillac 2012, +468397, $43.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chateau Teyssier 2012 Montagne-Saint-Emilion, +226035, $24.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chateau Herve-Laroque 2010 Fronsac, +446393, $26.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Chateau Dufort-Vivens 2010 Margaux Grand Cru Classe, +466540, $54.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chakana Estate Selection Malbec 2014 Mendoza, +219261, $21.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
W-Stoneleigh Latitude Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +324228, $21.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2013 IGT Toscana, +735597, $79.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
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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
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
R-El Guardian Reserva 2010 Rioja, +461301, $15.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 93
W-Marynissen Platinum Chardonnay 2013 VQA Four Mile Creek, +471532, $25, 13.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92.
20 under $20
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W-Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling 2015 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +80234, $16.95, 9.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W-Scheid Vineyards District 7 Chardonnay 2013 Monterey County, +458844, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
W-Andre Blanck & Fils Altenburg Gewurztraminer 2015 Alsace, +168906, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
W-Mallory & Benjamin Talmard Macon-Uchizy 2015, +733956, $17.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
W-Les Trois Versants Vieilles Vignes Sur Lie Muscadet Sevre & Maine 2014, +470989, $15.95, 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
W-Peter & Peter Zeller Feinherb Riesling 2015 QmP Mosel, +466078, $14.95, 11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Cave Spring Cabernet Franc 2013 VQA Niagara Escarpment, +391995, $19.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Marynissen Cabernet Franc 2014 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, +472274, $18, 12.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Vina Errazuriz Syrah 2013 Aconcagua Costa, +387910, $18.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Vina Tarapaca Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Maipo, +18721, $17.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-Rustenberg Stellenbosch Shiraz 2013 WO, +399246, $19.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chateau Haut-Canteloup 2010 Medoc, +466565, $17.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-Chateau La Caussade 2010 Medoc, +177014, $19.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chateau Lamartine Merlot 2014 Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux, +368159, $15.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Chateau de Gourgazaud Reserve 2013 Minervois La Liviniere, +986083, $17.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Chateau de Nages Vieilles Vignes Costieres de Nimes 2013, +40964, $19.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Lornano Chianti Classico 2011, +211599, $17.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Sassoregale Sabgiovese 2014 Maremma Toscana, +251785, $15.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Niepoort Dao Rotulo Red 2013, +452722, $18.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Bodegas Olarra Anares Reserva 2010 Rioja, +244723, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-Borsao Berola 2012 Campo de Borja, +371518, $18.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
20 over $20
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W-Kendall-Jackson Camelot Highlands Chardonnay 2013 Santa Maria Valley, +59139, $45.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
W-Jean-Max Roger Cuvee Les Caillottes Sancerre 2015, +65573, $26.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Creekside Iconoclast Syrah 2013 Queenston Road Vineyard VQA St. David's Bench, +471797, $22.95, 12.2% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Queylus Reserve Du Domaine Pinot Noir 2012 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +392886, $44.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-La Crema Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2014, +385757, $38.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-San Pedro 1865 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Maipo, +469353, $39.95 1500mL, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Chateau Siaurac 2010 Lalande-de-Pomerol, +309831, $43.95, 15(!!)% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Domaine de Pignan Chateauneuf Du Pape 2013, +473678, $36.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Fattoria de Felsina Rancia Riserva Chianti Classico 2011, +82362, $69.96, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-Mezzei Ser Lapo Riserva Chianti Classico 2012, +288530, $23.95, 13 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
R-I Castei Amarone della Volpolicella Classico 2012, +739979, $44.95, 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.
R-Heredad de Baroja Gran Reserva 2002, +276113, $29.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 93.
R-Barons de Rothschild Legende Pauillac 2012, +468397, $43.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chateau Teyssier 2012 Montagne-Saint-Emilion, +226035, $24.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chateau Herve-Laroque 2010 Fronsac, +446393, $26.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
R-Chateau Dufort-Vivens 2010 Margaux Grand Cru Classe, +466540, $54.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Chakana Estate Selection Malbec 2014 Mendoza, +219261, $21.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
W-Stoneleigh Latitude Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +324228, $21.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R-Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2013 IGT Toscana, +735597, $79.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
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