WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for November 10, 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+355743 URBINA GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 1996 $54.95
If you are celebrating a 22nd birthday, try this on...
20 under $20
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W+246579 CAVE SPRING ESTATE BOTTLED CHARDONNAY MUSQUÉ Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+286278 FLAT ROCK CHARDONNAY VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+734798 THORNBURY SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2017 $18.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+231282 KEN FORRESTER OLD VINE RESERVE CHENIN BLANC WO Stellenbosch 2017 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+542365 SANTA EMA GRAN RESERVA CHARDONNAY DO Leyda Valley 2016 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+959080 DELHEIM SHIRAZ WO Stellenbosch 2015 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+578179 SALENTEIN RESERVE PINOT NOIR Uco Valley, Mendoza 2016 $18.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+574780 DEMUERTE DO Yecla Winery On 2015 $18.95 14.5BV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+461657 BARON DE HOEN RÉSERVE PINOT GRIS AC Alsace 2016 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+557801 WILLY GISSELBRECHT TRADITION PINOT BLANC AC Alsace 2016 $17.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+444406 GADAIS VIEILLES VIGNES MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE Sur lie, AC 2015 $17.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+414011 TENUTE MESSIERI VISIONI PECORINO DOCG Offida 2015 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+437707 VETIVER VIURA DOCa Rioja 2014 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+559898 CAVE DU CHÂTEAU DE CHÉNAS CRU CHÉNAS AC 2016 $18.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+624973 CHÂTEAU CÔNE-TAILLASSON SABOURIN AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye 2015 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+119354 CHÂTEAU SAINT-ROCH CHIMÈRES AP Côtes du Roussillon-Villages 2016 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+413245 GÉRARD BERTRAND GRAND TERROIR LES ASPRES SYRAH/MOURVÈDRE/GRENACHE AP Côtes du Roussillon Les Aspres 2015 $18.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+437079 XAVIER VIGNON 100% CÔTES DU RHÔNE AP 2015 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+332114 CASTELLO DI MELETO CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $18.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+184986 DOGA DELLE CLAVULE MORELLINO DI SCANSANO DOCG Caparzo 2015 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+338939 TOMMASI GRATICCIO APPASSIONATO Product of Italy 2016 $15.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90+
R+462515 THE LANE VINEYARD BLOCK 5 SHIRAZ Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2016 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91+
20 over $20
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W+378570 SPERLING VISION SERIES CHARDONNAY BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2016 $32.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+302083 BACHELDER NIAGARA CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 $24.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+183921 KISTLER SONOMA MOUNTAIN CHARDONNAY Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma County 2016 $107.95 14.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+629477 ABACELA ALBARIÑO Umpqua Valley 2017 $29.95 13.2% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+609321 DOMAINE NATURALISTE DISCOVERY CHARDONNAY Margaret River, Western Australia Bruce Dukes 2016 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+626325 OSOYOOS LAROSE LE GRAND VIN BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2014 $47.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+332858 CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES PAUL BOSC ESTATE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 $38.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+657874 HENRY OF PELHAM SPECK FAMILY RESERVE PINOT NOIR VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $34.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+130997 TAWSE LAUNDRY VINEYARD CABERNET FRANC VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Escarpment 2013 $32.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+629162 FOXEN JOHN SEBASTIANO VINEYARD PINOT NOIR Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County 2015 $55.95 13.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+606533 NEWTON UNFILTERED CABERNET SAUVIGNON Unfiltered, Napa Valley 2014 $88.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+45476 SHAFER ONE POINT FIVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Stags Leap District, Napa Valley 2015 $149.95 15.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+950295 GORDON COLUMBIA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Columbia Valley 2015 $29.95 13.7% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+203364 ERRAZURIZ ACONCAGUA ALTO CABERNET SAUVIGNON DO Aconcagua Valley 2016 $21.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+84996 WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE BLACK LABEL CABERNET SAUVIGNON Coonawarra, South Australia 2014 $34.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+573451 CAPRAIA EFFE 55 GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $39.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+435156 LOUIS LATOUR MARSANNAY BLANC AC 2014 $32.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+356774 DUFOULEUR RULLY AC 2016 $26.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+560987 DOMAINE DE LA SOLITUDE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE AC Pierre Lançon 2015 $41.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+643205 CASTELLI DEL GREVEPESA CLEMENTE VII RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $23.95 14%ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+725895 ONTAÑÓN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2010 $25.95 12.5%ABV, MVC/QPE: 89
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