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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for September 15, 2018

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for September 15, 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 --
 
-Grgich Hills Fume Blanc Dry Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Napa +346296 $47.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
-Argot Estate Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma Mountain +588277 $52.95 14.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
-Chateau des Charmes Brut Sparkling VQA +224766 $25.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
 
20 under $20
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W+711556    WAKEFIELD CLARE VALLEY ESTATE CHARDONNAY    Clare Valley, South Australia    2016    $15.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+402677    MATAHIWI ESTATE SAUVIGNON BLANC    Wairarapa, North Island 2016    $18.95    12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+439554    AVONDALE JONTY'S DUCKS PEKIN WHITE    WO Paarl 2016    $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+469734    PFAFF SPECIAL    AC Alsace    Vignerons de Pfaffenheim    2016    $13.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+82461    PIERRE-LUC BOUCHAUD SUR LIE MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE 2016    $15.95    12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+310532    CREW MERLOT VQA Lake Erie North Shore 2016 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+617738    WAYNE GRETZKY WHISKY OAK AGED RED    VQA Niagara Peninsula        2017    $19.95    13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+282517    WILD THING OLD VINE ZINFANDEL    Mendocino County    Carol Shelton Wines    2015    $26.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+402081    BURIED CANE CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Columbia Valley        2015    $19.95    13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+575712    ANAKENA TAMA VINEYARD SELECTION CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Cachapoal Valley 2015    $16.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+550426    CHÂTEAU MOULIN DE CLOTTE    AC Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux    Françoise et Philippe Lannoye    2010    $19.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+414615    BRUMONT TOUR BOUSCASSÉ  Madiran 2012    $17.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+184937    CASTELLANI FILICHETO VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO    DOCG        2013    $19.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+573519    VILLA PUCCINI RISERVA CHIANTI    DOCG    Michele Puccini    2014    $15.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+268805    PAGO DE VALDONEJE MENCÍA    DO Bierzo    2016    $15.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+438713    VALDELACIERVA CRIANZA    DOCa Rioja        2013    $18.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+356873    FLAT ROCK GOOD KHARMA CHARDONNAY    VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2016    $16.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+38117    VINELAND ESTATES ELEVATION ST. URBAN VINEYARD RIESLING    VQA Niagara Escarpment        2016    $19.95    11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+158790 KENWOOD CHARDONNAY Sonoma County 2016 $18.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
 
20 over $20
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W+430991    CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES ST. DAVID'S BENCH VINEYARD CHARDONNAY VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2015     $23.95 15.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+28845    CLARENCE DILLON CLARENDELLE BLANC    AC Bordeaux        2016    $24.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+928218    SERGIO ZENATO RISERVA LUGANA    DOC    Zenato    2015    $39.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+268391    HENRY OF PELHAM ESTATE PINOT NOIR    VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment        2016    $24.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+581223    MASTRONARDI SYRAH    VQA Lake Erie North Shore        2016    $24.95 13.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+226944    RODNEY STRONG SONOMA COUNTY CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Sonoma County        2015    $26.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+671164    ST. FRANCIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Sonoma County    2015    $34.95 14.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+444802    XANADU DJL CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Margaret River, Western Australia        2014    $24.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+568550    CAVE DE SAINT-DÉSIRAT CUVÉE CÔTE-DIANE SAINT-JOSEPH    AP        2015    $26.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+560979 LOUIS BERNARD CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2015 $39.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+568741    BERTANI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA VALPANTENA    DOCG        2015    $39.95    15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+443945    EL GORÚ MONASTRELL/SYRAH/PETIT VERDOT    DOP Jumilla    Bodegas Ego    2016    $13.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+142646    MEGALOMANIAC MY WAY CHARDONNAY    VQA Niagara Peninsula        2016    $24.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+590414    OYSTER BAY PINOT NOIR    Marlborough, South Island        2016    $20.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+734855    TSANTALI RESERVE RAPSANI    PDO Rapsani        2014    $22.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+445262    NATIV TAURASI    DOCG        2012    $36.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+286070    SOBRERO CIABOT TANASIO BAROLO    DOCG     2013    $54.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+395186    NIPOZZANO VECCHIE VITI RISERVA CHIANTI RÚFINA    DOCG    Frescobaldi    2014    $29.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+702761    MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES RESERVA    DOCa Rioja        2012    $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+556514    DE MANCEY LES CADOLES PINOT NOIR    AC Bourgogne        2015    $22.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
 

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