WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for July 8, 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 FIND --
R+356089 CONDE DE VALDEMAR CRIANZA TEMPRANILLO DOCa Rioja 2012 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
20 under $20
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R+171025 DOMAINE PUIG-PARAHY CUVÉE GEORGES AC Côtes du Roussillon 2015 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+194753 RIOJA BORDÓN RESERVA DOCa Rioja, Spain Bodega Francos-Espanolas 2011 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+268805 PAGO DE VALDONEJE MENCIA DO Bierzo Vinos Valtuille 2015 $14.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+313791 LUDOVICUS TINTO DO Terra Alta 2013 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+320499 BASTIDE MIRAFLORS SYRAH/VIEILLES VIGNES GRENACHE Côtes de Roussillon Domaine Lefage 2015 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+439398 EMILIANA NATURA UNOAKED CHARDONNAY Casablanca Valley 2016 $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+481093 OCHOA CRIANZA TEMPRANILLO DO Navarra 2012 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+486043 PRIMUS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Maipo Valley 2013 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+499855 INVIVO CHARDONNAY Gisborne, North Island 2016 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+675421 MULDERBOSCH CHENIN BLANC WO Western Cape 2016 $14.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+951889 IRONSTONE OLD VINE ZINFANDEL Lodi 2014 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+561142 CATHEDRAL CELLAR SHIRAZ WO Western Cape KWV 2014 $16.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+155804 CAVE DE ROQUEBRUN LA GRANGE DES COMBES SAINT-CHINIAN-ROQUEBRUN AC 2015 $18.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+161398 LANDER-JENKINS CABERNET SAUVIGNON California 2014 $19.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+376822 WILDASS MERLOT VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake Stratus Vineyards 2015 $16.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+383547 AVONDALE JONTY'S DUCKS PEKIN RED WO Paarl 2013 $15.95
14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+488882 HERSANDIERE MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE Sur lie, AC 2015 $15.95 11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+492561 FARINA VALPOLICELLA DOC 2015 $14.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+173252 VELENOSI VILLA ANGELA PECORINO DOCG Offida 2015 $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+413948 CHÂTEAU HAUT PEYRAUD AC Côtes de Bordeaux – Blaye 2012 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
20 over $20
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W+68817 HIDDEN BENCH ESTATE CHARDONNAY VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2014 $29.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+74781 DOMAINE SIGALAS ASSYRTIKO/ATHIRI AP Santorini 2015 $21.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+172338 SOUTHBROOK TRIOMPHE CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2015 $24.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+269357 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Columbia Valley 2015 $20.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+312140 FINCA VILLACRECES PRUNO DO Ribera del Duero 2015 $21.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+396440 BUENA VISTA CHARDONNAY North Coast Boisset Collection 2015 $24.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+414219 FOXEN TINAQUAIC VINEYARD ESTATE CHARDONNAY Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara 2014 $52.95 13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+429142 SIGNAE MONTEFALCO SAGRANTINO DOCG 2009 $27.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+446484 DESCENDIENTES DE J. PALACIOS PÉTALOS DO Bierzo 2015 $24.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+446682 VASSE FELIX FILIUS CABERNET/MERLOT Margaret River, Western Australia 2015 $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+450734 TORRES SALMOS DOCa Priorat Miguel Torres 2014 $31.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+465724 RODNEY STRONG SONOMA COAST CHARDONNAY Sonoma Coast 2014 $29.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+512178 BACHELDER WISMER VINEYARD FOXCROFT BLOCK CHARDONNAY VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2013 $44.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+652875 RIDGE THREE VALLEYS Sonoma County 2014 $44.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+928622 LAN GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2008 $34.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+499558 DARK HORSE ONE HORSE TOWN PINOT NOIR VQA Ontario 2013 $24.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+219725 GIANT STEPS PINOT NOIR Yarra Valley, Victoria Innocent Bystander 2015 $30.95 13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+493379 INTRINSIC CABERNET SAUVIGNON Columbia Valley, Washington 2014 $39.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+184432 NORMAN HARDIE UNFILTERED CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2015 $39.20 11.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
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