WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for January 21, 2017.
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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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W+119099 VIÑA COBOS FELINO CHARDONNAY Mendoza 2015 $19.95 MVC/QPR: 90
R+31005 ROCCA DI MONTEMASSI LE FOCAIE Maremma Toscana 2014 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+66738 THE BLACK CHOOK SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER McLaren Vale/Padthaway, South Australia 2015 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+68163 BASCIANO CHIANTI RUFINA DOCG 2013 $15.95 13/5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+168708 FERRATON PÈRE & FILS SAMORËNS CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2014 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+167684 HONORO VERA MONASTRELL Jumilla 2015 $13.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
+205807 CAVE VINICOLE DU VIEIL ARMAND RIESLING Alsace 2015 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+228528 MICHELE CHIARLO LE MARNE GAVI 2015 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89+
R+260919 SUSANA BALBO SIGNATURE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Uco Valley, Mendoza 2014 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+357913 COLOMÉ TORRONTÉS Calchaquí Valley, Salta Arg. 2015 $15.95 MVC/QPR: 89
R+383539 MOJO CABERNET SAUVIGNON Coonawarra 2013 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+404194 RUSTENBERG MERLOT WO Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2014 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+410704 GRAN PASSIONE ROSSO IGT Veneto 2015 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89+
R+477711 ALBUM RESERVA RED VR Alentejano 2013 $14.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+599274 LOOSEN BROS DR. L RIESLING Qualitätswein 2015 $13.95 8.5 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+208249 CHÂTEAU PEYROS TANNAT/CABERNET FRANC Madiran 2011 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+470377 CASA DE CAMBRES RESERVA RED Douro 2009 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90+
R+346742 CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES ST. DAVID'S BENCH VINEYARD GAMAY NOIR DROIT VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2015 $17.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+408120 BEYRA VINHOS DE ALTITUDE RED Beira Interior Portugal 2014 $12.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+172726 GUICCIARDINI STROZZI VILLA CUSONA VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO 2015 $14.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
20 over $20
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W+57737 SPY VALLEY CHARDONNAY Marlborough, South Island 2014 $22.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+414557 MARCHAND-TAWSE BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY 2014 $28.95 12.5%ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+90191 THE HEDONIST SHIRAZ McLaren Vale South Australia 2013 $21.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+168286 BIBBIANO CHIANTI CLASSICO 2013 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.
R+263517 BENMARCO EXPRESIVO UcoValley, Mendoza 2014 $39.95 14.5 % ABV, MVC/QPR:88
R+651141 ANTINORI PIAN DELLE VIGNE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2011 $62.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+424390 CVNE IMPERIAL RESERVA Rioja 2010 $38.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+465963 BABICH BLACK LABEL PINOT NOIR Marlborough 2014 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+469288 SANTA ALICIA MILLANTU Maipo Valley 2012 $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+477968 VIGNETI ZABU IMPARI NERO D'AVOLA IGT Sicilia 2011 $36.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+681262 BANFI ROSSO DI MONTALCINO 2014 $22.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+297945 CHÂTEAU LAROSE-TRINTAUDON Haut-Médoc 2012 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+320168 DOMAINE DURIEU CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2014 $41.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+73817 RUTHERFORD RANCH CABERNET SAUVIGNON Napa Valley 2014 $26.95 MVC/QPR: 89
R+313270 DON JACOBO RESERVA Rioja 2009 $22.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+480152 FORESTER CABERNET/MERLOT Margaret River, Western Australia 2013 $27.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+959965 CATENA ALTA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Mendoza 2013 $47.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
R+104927 LAVAU VACQUEYRAS AC 2014 $25.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
W+196667 JEAN-MAX ROGER CUVÉE C.M. SANCERRE BLANC 2014 $27.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+468249 CHÂTEAU PITRAY Côtes de Castillon 2012 $21.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
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