WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for April 1, 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 FOR RELEASE ON APRIL FIRST– (please enjoy responsibly)
W-Pandemic Winery Pinot More 2017 VQA Viagara Falls, +171717, $15.95, QPR: 93
R-Erewhon Winery Cabernet Stupendous 2014 Napasnooze, +929495, $19.95, QPR: 94
W-Trump Winery Poisson d'Avril White Only Blend 2020 USA $18.95, QPR: 70
20 under $20
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W+9167 MOMO SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2015 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+37952 IN SITU RESERVA CARMENÈRE Aconcagua Vly 2015 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+276956 LES HALOS DE JUPITER CÔTES DU RHÔNE Michel Gassier 2014 $17.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+480988 DOMAINE PUIG-PARAHY CARIGNANE DE LA PERPIGNANE AC Cotes du Roussillon 2013 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+481457 SILVER PALM ZINFANDEL North Coast 2012 $19.95 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+481549 SENORIO DE LA ANTIGUA MENCÍA IGP Castilla y Léon Alvarez de Toledo 2012 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+485532 CHÂTEAU SAINT NABOR CÔTES DU RHONE WHITE 2015 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+999946 REMO FARINA RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2015 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.
W+129700 STRATUS WILDASS RIESLING VQA Niagara Peninsula Stratus Vineyards 2015 $16.95 11.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+231282 KEN FORRESTER OLD VINE RESERVE CHENIN BLANC WO Stellenbosch 2016 $17.95 MVC/QPR: 88
R+269464 SISTER'S RUN EPIPHANY SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2014 $16.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+355610 TRAPICHE FINCA LAS PALMAS GRAN RESERVA CHARDONNAY Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+413211 XAVIER VENTOUX AP 2015 $15.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+414615 BRUMONT TOUR BOUSCASSÉ Madiran 2011 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+451419 LEONARDO DA VINCI ROSSO DI MONTALCINO DOC 2011 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+91694 SANTA MARGHERITA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
R+482083 TRAPICHE PERFILES CALCAREOUS MALBEC Mendoza 2015 $18.95
14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
W+489807 CHATEAU GRAND MOUËYS 2015 Bordeaux Blanc $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
R+712463 PRIMUS THE BLEND Colchagua Valley 2014 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
20 over $20
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W+21253 DOMAINES SCHLUMBERGER LES PRINCES ABBÉS PINOT GRIS AC Alsace 2014 $21.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87.
W+106161 LOUIS MOREAU DOMAINE DE BIÉVILLE CHABLIS AC 2015 $27.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+167700 ARDAL RESERVA DO Ribera del Duero 2006 $21.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+183772 DOMAINE BESANCENOT BEAUNE CLOS DU ROI 1ER CRU 2013 $44.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+226035 CHÂTEAU TEYSSIER Montagne-Saint-Émilion 2012 $23.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+241307 LA LECCIAIA RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2010 $73.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+373548 DOMAINE BILLAUD-SIMON MONT DE MILIEU CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2012 $49.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+373688 CHÂTEAU BELGRAVE Haut-Médoc 2010 $67.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+378604 KIM CRAWFORD WILD GRACE SMALL PARCELS CHARDONNAY Hawkes Bay, North Island 2015 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+381079 DOMAINE PIERRE USSEGLIO ET FILS CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2013 $47.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+389221 ECHEVERRIA LIMITED EDITION CABERNET SAUVIGNON Central Valley 2011 $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+479071 BARACCHI O'LILLO IGT Toscana 2014 $20.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+483313 DOMAINE LAFAGE NARASSA LIEU DIT CÔTES DU ROUSSILLON 2014 $24.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+483800 TOMMASI CASISANO BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2011 $49.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+484303 CATENA APPELLATION AGRELO CABERNET SAUVIGNON Agrelo, Uco Valley, Mendoza 2014 $22.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
W+677450 DOG POINT SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2016 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+745638 GAJA CA'MARCANDA PROMIS IGT Toscana 2014 $54.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+951210 MARCHESI DE' FRESCOBALDI MORMORETO IGT Toscana Castello di Nipozzano 2012 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87
W+962886 LA CREMA SONOMA COAST CHARDONNAY Sonoma Coast 2014 $29.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+976811 COTO DE IMAZ GRAN RESERVA El Coto de Rioja 2010 $36.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+981787 DOMAINE DU GRAPILLON D'OR GIGONDAS AC Céline et Bernard Chauvet, Prop. 2014 $32.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
Chimo! www.deantudor.com
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