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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