WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for August 4, 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 --
White +443382 WATERKLOOF SERIOUSLY COOL CHENIN BLANC WO Stellenbosch 2017 $17.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
Rose +680801 Famille Perrin Tavel 2017 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
20 under $20
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W+918805 CATENA HIGH MOUNTAIN VINES CHARDONNAY Mendoza 2016 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+569665 BOYA CHARDONNAY DO Leyda Valley Viña Garcés Silva 2016 $14.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+465989 DASHWOOD SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2016 $18.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+483495 OLD COACH ROAD SAUVIGNON BLANC Nelson, South Island Seifried Estate 2017 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+387787 CHÂTEAU HAUTS DE LAGARDE BLANC AC Bordeaux 2017 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+556340 LA CHABLISIENNE LE FINAGE CHABLIS 2014 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+161828 PAUL ANHEUSER SCHLOSSBÖCKELHEIMER KÖNIGSFELS RIESLING KABINETT Estate bottled, Prädikatswein 2016 $17.95 9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+417667 PAZO DAS BRUXAS ALBARIÑO DO Rîas Baixas Familia Torres 2016 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+267146 OAK BAY PINOT NOIR BC VQA Okanagan Valley Gebert Family, St. Hubertus Estate Winery) 2014 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+612 MONTES ALPHA SYRAH DO Colchagua Valley 2015 $19.95 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+569673 VIU MANENT GRAN RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON DO Colchagua Valley 2016 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+550384 CHÂTEAU TOUR GRAND MAYNE AC Puisseguin Saint-Émilion La Guyennoise 2015 $18.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+952804 GÉRARD BERTRAND MINERVOIS SYRAH/CARIGNAN AP 2015 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+492561 FARINA VALPOLICELLA DOC 2016 $14.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+84053 TEZZA MA ROAT RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE DOC 2015 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+451724 ZENATO ALANERA IGT Rosso Veronese 2014 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+574368 FINCA MONICA TEMPRANILLO DOCa Rioja 2016 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+574467 PABLO CLARO BIODYNAMIC CABERNET SAUVIGNON/GRACIANO Vinos de la Tierra de Castilla Dominio de Punctum 2015 $18.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+86363 WILDASS RED VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake Stratus Vineyards 2014 $19.95 13.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
20 over $20
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W+172338 SOUTHBROOK TRIOMPHE CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
W+655381 STAGS' LEAP WINERY CHARDONNAY Napa Valley 2016 $39.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+16725 TERRES SECRÈTES SAINT-VÉRAN CHARDONNAY AC 2016 $20.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+562454 INDOMITO FALANGHINA DEL BENEVENTANO IGT Francesco Minini 2016 $14.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+396267 THE ORGANIZED CRIME BREAK-IN PINOT NOIR VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $21.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+46003 BONTERRA THE MCNAB Single vineyard, McNab Ranch, Mendocino County 2013 $59.95 14.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+135152 PAUL DOLAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON Mendocino County 2015 $31.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+503904 CHÂTEAU CLARKE AC Listrac-Médoc Baron Edmond de Rothschild, prop. 2010 $42.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+286336 DOMAINE LES GRANDS BOIS CUVÉE MAXIMILIEN CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES CAIRANNE Farjon Besnardeau, vign.-récolt. 2015 $24.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+570077 MASSERIA PASSAMANTE NEGROAMARO IGP Salento 2016 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+334300 LATIUM MORINI CAMPO LEÒN AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG 2012 $48.95 16.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+976662 FAUSTINO I GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja Bodegas Faustino Martinez 2005 $35.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+939736 ONTAÑÓN GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2005 $39.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+578864 LEANING POST THE FIFTY CHARDONNAY VQA Ontario 2015 $21.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+947309 CONDE VALDEMAR RESERVA Rioja 2011 $21.9513.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+663286 AUNTSFIELD SINGLE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC Southern Valleys, Marlborough, South Island 2017 $21.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+93112 MASTROBERARDINO AGLIANICO IGT Campania 2015 $23.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+138818 TAHBILK CABERNET SAUVIGNON Nagambie Lakes, Victoria 2015 $23.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+344416 CASTELGREVE RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $21.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
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