WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for November 12, 2016.

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for November 12, 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 SPARKLERS  --

 

-Henry of Pelham Cuvee Catharine Carte Blanche Blanc de Blanc 2011 Meth Trad VQA Short Hills Bench, +315200, $44.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  94.

-Cathedral Cellar Brut Sparkling 2010 Meth Trad WO Western Cape, +296426, $17.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.

 

20 under $20

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W-Henry of Pelham Estate Chardonnay 2014 VQA Short Hills Bench, +268342, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Megalomaniac Narcissist Riesling 2015 VQA Niagara Peninsula, 11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Stratus Wildass Sauvignon Blanc 2015 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +376814, $18.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Middle Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Nelson NZ, +391987, $17.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Deetlefs Chenin Blanc 2014 WO Breedekloof, +465443, $16.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Stratus Wildass Merlot 2014 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +376822, $18.95. 13 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Susana Balbo Signature Malbec 2013 Uco Valley Mendoza, +79798, $19.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Bisquertt La Joya Gran Reserva Syrah 2014 Colchagua Valley, +325407, $17.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Maycas de Limari Reserva Especial Pinot Noir 2014 Limari, +469213, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Vina Canepa Finisimo Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Marchigue Colchagua, +211920, $17.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.

R-Parker Coonawarra Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, +467571, $19.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Gerard Bertrand Cap Insula 2013 Languedoc, +474973, $17, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  91.

W-Pillitteri Gewurztraminer 2013 VQA NOTL, +471771, $17.95, 12.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Chateau Vignol Blanc 2015 Entre-Deux-Mers, +108522, $14.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Thierry Delaunay Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2015, +391847, $14.95,12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Chateau Macquin 2012 Saint-Georges-Saint-Emilion, +468371, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R-Tedeschi Capitel dei Nicalo 2014 IGT Rosso delle Venezie, +984997, $17.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.

R-Conde de Valdemar Reserva 2009 Rioja m +947309, $19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.

R-Otazu Premium Cuvee 2012 Navarra, +313809, $17.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.

R-Small Gully Mr. Black's Little Book Shiraz 2014 Barossa Valley, +287979, $18.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88.

 

20 over $20

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R-Hidden Bench Terroir Cache Meritage 2012 VQA Beamsville Bench, +505610, $38, 13.9% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.

W-Charles Baker Riesling Picone Vineyard 2013 VQA Vinemount Ridge, +241182, $35.20, 10.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Abeille-Fabre Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2012, +959627, $45.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92.

W-Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +677450, $24.95, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Bodega Piedra Negra Gran Lurton Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Uco Valley Mendoza, +980334, $24.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.

R-Barossa Valley Estate E&E Black Pepper Shiraz 2008, +731620, $89.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92.

W-Le Domaine Saget Pouilly-Fume 2013, +471540, $27.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Foxen Block 43 Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013 Santa Maria Valley California, +462770, $54.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.

R-Laura Catena Luca Malbec 2014 Uco Valley Mendoza, +167312, $33.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R-Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet/Shiraz 2013 South Australia, +309625, $69.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Chateau Larose Perganson 2009 Haut0Medoc, +365783, $36.95, 14.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90+

R-Fontanafredda Serralunga D'Alba Barolo 2011, +943290, $44.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Rivera Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte 2009 Puglia, +177295, $23.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R-Antinori Badia a Passignano Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2010, +384552, $44.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR:  90+

R-Le Volte Dell'Ornellaia 2014 IGT Toscana, +964221, $29.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto 2014 IGT Toscana, +72439, $51.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Cave Spring CSV Riesling 2014 VQA Beamsville Bench, +566026, $29.95, MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Evans & Tate Metricup Road Chardonnay 2014 Margaret River, +311449, $22.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Louis Moreau Vaulignot Chablis 1er Cru 2014, +525386, $36.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88.

R-Quintarelli Primofiore 2012 IGT Veneto, +20867, $66.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

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