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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for March 18, 2017.

 
WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for  March 18, 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
 
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
 
W+456020    RUSTENBERG STELLENBOSCH SAUVIGNON BLANC WO Stellenbosch 2015 $14.95      13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+469700    BOECKEL GEWURZTRAMINER    Alsace 2015    $17.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+480889    CHATEAU DE SÉRAME MINERVOIS 2010    $16.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
 
20 under $20
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W+946848    PIEROPAN SOAVE CLASSICO    DOC    2015    $18.95     12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+13755    TOMMASI POGGIO AL TUFO ROMPICOLLO    IGT Toscana    2014    $17.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+23325 BORGO SCOPETO CHIANTI CLASSICO 2013 $18.95  13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+38117    VINELAND ESTATES ELEVATION ST. URBAN VINEYARD RIESLING    St. Urban Vineyard, VQA Niagara Escarpment    2015 $19.95  9.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+46508    PUKLUS PINCÉSZET TOKAJI SEMI-SWEET YELLOW MUSCAT 2015    Tokaj-Hegyalja $16.95  12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+70573    14 HANDS WINERY CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Columbia Valley 2014 $18.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89
R+92536    CHÂTEAU LARROQUE Bordeaux 2012    $15.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+148577    ADRO DA SÉ RESERVA    DOC Dão Udaca 2012 $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR:  90
R+203364    ERRAZURIZ ACONCAGUA ALTO CABERNET SAUVIGNON Aconcagua Valley 2014    $19.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88
W+225557    ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC    Awatere Valley, Marlborough, South Island    2015 $18.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+251116    HENRY OF PELHAM FAMILY TREE WHITE    VQA Niagara Peninsula 2013 $17.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+256834    CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES ESTATE BOTTLED "OLD VINES" PINOT NOIR VQA Niagara-on-the-lake    2012    $19.95      13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+273672    STORIA ANTICA RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE 2014 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+488015 QUINTA DO ESPÍRITO SANTO Vinho Regional Lisboa Casa Santos Lima 2014 $12.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+343509    TESSELLAE VIEILLES VIGNES CARIGNAN    IGP Côtes Catalanes    Domaine Lafage, vignobles d'altitude    2014    $17.95     14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+363150    LE FILS DES GRAS MOUTONS MUSCADET SÈVRE-ET-MAINE SUR LIE    AC 2015    $14.95     12% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89
R+379768    SCHOLA SARMENTI ROCCAMORA NARDO' NEGROAMARO DOC Nardò     2013 $16.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+380683    CHÂTEAU DU PORT CUVÉE PRESTIGE MALBEC    AC Cahors    2012    $19.95
12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+413237    GÉRARD BERTRAND SYRAH/GRENACHE    AP Languedoc 2013    $16.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+481416    FAUSTINO RIVERO ULECIA SILVER LABEL RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2009 $17.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
 
20 over $20
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R+958868    BARÓN DE LEY RESERVA DOCa Rioja    2011    $21.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+931600    CORIOLE ESTATE GROWN SHIRAZ    McLaren Vale, South Australia 2014    $28.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+109116    BOASSO SERRALUNGA BAROLO DEL COMUNE DI SERRALUNGA D'ALBA DOCG     2011    $41.95  14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+112607    FANTI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2011 $62.95 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+206409    CONVENTO SAN FRANCISCO    DO Ribera del Duero     2010    $20.95
14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  90
R+236927    VIÑA HERMINIA RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    Bodegas Vina Herminia 2010 $27.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR:  90
R+279059    LAURENT GAUTHIER GRAND CRAS VIEILLES VIGNES MORGO     2014    $21.95
12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+353086    CASAS DEL BOSQUE GRAN RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Maipo Valley 2014    $22.95     14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+421362    2027 WISMER VINEYARD FOX CROFT BLOCK CHARDONNAY    VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2014    $22.95 12.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+429308    SPY VALLEY ENVOY SAUVIGNON BLANC    Johnson Vineyard, Waihopai Valley, Marlborough, South Island    2014    $29.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+107383    POGGIO VERRANO DRÒMOS    IGT Maremma Toscana 2007    $39.95
14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+189126    JEAN-MAX ROGER CUVÉE GENÈSE SANCERRE 2015 $27.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+340513    BRANDLIN ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON     Mount Veeder, Napa Valley    2013 $59.95     15.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+374454    ASTROLABE VALLEYS PINOT NOIR    Wairau Valley, Marlborough, South Island 2014    $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+472480    STONEY RIDGE EXCELLENCE MERITAGE    VQA Niagara Peninsula 2014 $24.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+472811    VIÑA HERMINIA EXCELSUS DOCa Rioja 2012    $23.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+481044    JUNIPER ESTATE CHARDONNAY Margaret River, Western Australia    2014    $34.95   
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+485219    ROLAND LAVANTUREUX VAUPRIN CHABLIS 2014    $36.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
R+660597    FESS PARKER PINOT NOIR Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara 2013  $34.95 14.2% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+488585    LE G DE CHÂTEAU GUIRAUD  Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2015 $27.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+655399 STAGS' LEAP WINERY MERLOT Napa Valley 2013 $39.95 14.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
 
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