WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for April 14, 2018

 

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for  April 14, 2018

 

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+270645    LEGÓN PREMIUM    DO Ribera del Duero    2014    $32.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92

R+443945    EL GORÚ MONASTRELL/SYRAH/PETIT VERDOT    DOP Jumilla    2015    $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92

W+616466    HENRY OF PELHAM SPECK FAMILY RESERVE CHARDONNAY    VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2016    $29.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92

 

20 under $20

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W+80234    FEATHERSTONE BLACK SHEEP RIESLING    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2017    $16.95 10 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+483875    THE TRAGICALLY HIP AHEAD BY A CENTURY CHARDONNAY    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2016    $19.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+376814    WILDASS SAUVIGNON BLANC    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2016    $18.95 12.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+128421    CLINE VIOGNIER    North Coast    2016    $18.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+231282    KEN FORRESTER OLD VINE RESERVE CHENIN BLANC    WO Stellenbosch    2016    $17.95     14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+722413    DOMDECHANT WERNER HOCHHEIMER RIESLING KABINETT    Prädikatswein    2015    $19.95    12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+707158    ZENATO SAN BENEDETTO LUGANA    DOC    2016    $18.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+673236    LAURENT MIQUEL NORD SUD VIOGNIER    IGP Pays d'Oc    2015    $14.95 13.5%

% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+546432    VINA CONO SUR RESERVA ESPECIAL PINOT NOIR    San Antonio Valley    2015    $18.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+15495    3 RINGS SHIRAZ    Barossa Valley, South Australia    2015    $19.95    14.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+540286    ENCHANTED TREE SHIRAZ    South Australia    2014    $17.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+548495    FLEUR DU CAP UNFILTERED CABERNET SAUVIGNON    WO Stellenbosch    2014    $19.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+299917    VILLA PONCIAGO LA RÉSERVE FLEURIE    AC    2015    $19.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+528000    BERTRAND AMBROISE LETTRE D'ÉLOÏSE    AC Coteaux Bourguignons    2015    $19.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+537993    FRANÇOIS LURTON MJ MAS JANEIL LE PETIT PAS    AP Côtes du Roussillon    2015    $17.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+538017    MAISON VENTENAC LES HAUTS DE VENTENAC CUVÉE JULES    AP Cabardès    2014    $16.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+678086    MICHEL GASSIER LES PILIERS SYRAH    AC Costières de Nîmes    2015    $17.95    13.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+539916    ROC DES TEMPLIERS PLAN DE DIEU CÔTES DU RHÔNE VILLAGES    AC    2016    $14.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+541524    BARTALI RISERVA CHIANTI    DOCG    2013    $19.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+536250    ANTICA VIGNA APPASSIONATO    IGP Veneto Rosso    2011    $16.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+999946    REMO FARINA RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE    DOC    2016    $18.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+532283    FONTE DA LOBA VINHO TINTO    DOC Douro    2015    $14.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+488007    PERIQUITA RESERVA    Vinho Regional Península de Setúbal    2015    $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

 

20 over $20

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R+477620    BOSCARELLI VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO    DOC    2013    $39.95

13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+511568    URBINA RESERVA ESPECIAL    DOCa Rioja    2001    $39.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+962886    LA CREMA SONOMA COAST CHARDONNAY    Sonoma Coast    2016    $29.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+661322    DOMAINE BOUCHARD PÈRE & FILS LES CLOUS MEURSAULT    AC    2015    $62.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+548529    KWV THE MENTORS ORCHESTRA    WO Western Cape    2014    $24.95 14.5%ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+527994    ROUX PÈRE & FILS BEAUREPAIRE SANTENAY 1ER CRU    AC Côte de Beaune    2015    $54.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+743385    CHÂTEAU BOUSCASSÉ    AP Madiran    2013    $21.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+539387    VITE COLTE SPEZIE RISERVA BARBARESCO    DOCG    2008    $42.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+541078    CANTALICI BARUFFO RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO    DOCG    2012    $35.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91

R+306852    COL D'ORCIA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO    DOCG    2012    $49.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+234898    NOVAIA CORTE VAONA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO    DOCG    2012    $49.95    15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+445122    SÃO MIGUEL ESCOLHA DOS ENOLOGOS    Vinho Regional Alentejano    2015    $22.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+642496    BARÓN DE LEY GRAN RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2010    $29.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+424390    CVNE IMPERIAL RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2012    $39.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

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