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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