WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for November 25, 2017.
By DEAN TUDOR, Gothic Epicures Writing deantudor@deantudor.com. My "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.
These notes for wines available through the LCBO Vintages (on a bi-weekly basis) can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca/ or at http://www.deantudor.com
Scores are a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, e.g. a Southern Rhone tastes like a Southern Rhone) and QPR (Quality/Price Ratio value in the marketplace above or below its price).
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
R+538090 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Special 50th anniversary bottling, Columbia Valley 2015 MAGNUM 1500mL $44.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+461277 VIÑA OLABARRI CRIANZA DOCa Rioja 2013 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
20 under $20
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R+18721 VIÑA TARAPACÁ GRAN RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Maipo Valley 2014 $17.95 14 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+89029 TAWSE SKETCHES OF NIAGARA RIESLING VQA Niagara Peninsula 2015 $18.95 10% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+268342 HENRY OF PELHAM ESTATE CHARDONNAY VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+522342 ZONTE'S FOOTSTEP HILLS ARE ALIVE SHIRAZ Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2015 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+524892 LAPOSTOLLE RED BLEND Rapel Valley 2013 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+662775 D'ARENBERG THE HERMIT CRAB VIOGNIER/MARSANNE McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $17.95 13.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+81588 CRASTO VINHO TINTO DOC Douro 2015 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+167684 HONORO VERA MONASTRELL Jumilla 2016 $13.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+171371 LA FERME DU MONT LE PONNANT CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES Unfiltered, AP 2015 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+251645 LA FERME DU MONT PREMIÈRE CÔTE CÔTES DU RHÔNE Unfiltered, AP 2015 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+268136 PODERI ANGELINI PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DOC 2012 $18.95
15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+280552 BARÓN DE MAGAÑA DO Navarra 2011 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+380238 LORCA SELECCIÓN MONASTRELL DO Bullas 2008 $15.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
W+452540 DOMAINE DE LA CHAISE TOURAINE SAUVIGNON AC Christophe Davault, vign. 2016 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+508630 JERZU MARGHIA CANNONAU DI SARDEGNA DOC 2014 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+527853 CHÂTEAU JOININ AC Bordeaux 2015 $14.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+534602 ICARIO VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO DOCG 2011 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+526533 DOMAINE DE NUGUES BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES AC 2014 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+164491 FIELDING UNOAKED CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 $14.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
20 over $20
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R+18879 THE HESS COLLECTION 19 BLOCK MOUNTAIN CUVÉE Mount Veeder/Napa Valley 2013 $54.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+68817 HIDDEN BENCH ESTATE CHARDONNAY VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2015 $29.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+209858 FESS PARKER BIEN NACIDO VINEYARD PINOT NOIR Santa Barbara County 2014 $64.95 14.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+210039 RODNEY STRONG RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY RESERVE CHARDONNAY Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2014 $49.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+241182 CHARLES BAKER PICONE VINEYARD RIESLING VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Escarpment Stratus 2014 $34.95 10.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+392738 DOMAINE QUEYLUS TRADITION PINOT NOIR VQA Niagara Peninsula 2014 $29.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+410019 HOWARD PARK MIAMUP CABERNET SAUVIGNON Margaret River, Western Australia 2014 $22.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+566026 CAVE SPRING CSV RIESLING Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2015 $29.95 11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+906404 LA CREMA RUSSIAN RIVER PINOT NOIR Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2014 $45.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+961284 DOMAINE DROUHIN OREGON PINOT NOIR Dundee Hills 2014 $49.95 14.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+995910 REMO FARINA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $39.95 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+61176 DOMAINES SCHLUMBERGER KESSLER RIESLING AC Alsace Grand Cru 2014 $27.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+155408 MARCHESI DI BAROLO BARBARESCO DOCG 2013 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+216309 CASTELLO DI GABBIANO RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $22.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+216408 VALLE REALE MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO DOC 2007 $21.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+259770 JOSEPH CATTIN HATSCHBOURG GEWURZTRAMINER AC Alsace Grand Cru 2015 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+437954 CHÂTEAU PIERRE DE MONTIGNAC Cru Bourgeois, AP Médoc 2009 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+525931 CHÂTEAUX VIEUX CHEVROL AC Lalande-de-Pomerol 2010 $28.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+572230 CAVE DE TAIN GRAND CLASSIQUE CROZES-HERMITAGE AC 2015 $23.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+682492 CHÂTEAU L'HOSPITALET LA RÉSERVE ROUGE La Clape, AC Coteaux du Languedoc 2014 $28.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
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