WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for December 8, 2018

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for  December 8, 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 --

 

+662726    POLI VACA MORA AMARO  700 mL Veneto, Italy    $39.95

+315200    HENRY OF PELHAM CUVEE CATHERINE CARTE BLANCHE ESTATE BLANC DE BLANC 2013  $44.95

 

20 under $20

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W+147512    13TH STREET JUNE'S VINEYARD RIESLING    VQA Creek Shores, Niagara Peninsula    2016    $19.95    12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+341586    FEATHERSTONE FOUR FEATHERS    VQA Niagara Peninsula        2017    $14.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+43281    FLAT ROCK RIESLING    VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment        2016    $17.95    11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+483875    THE TRAGICALLY HIP AHEAD BY A CENTURY CHARDONNAY    VQA Niagara Peninsula    Stoney Ridge Estate Winery    2017    $19.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+919514    WITHER HILLS SAUVIGNON BLANC    Marlborough, South Island    2017    $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+618280    LA CELIA RESERVA MALBEC/CABERNET FRANC    Uco Valley, Mendoza        2015    $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+132365    VIÑA COBOS FELINO CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Mendoza    Paul Hobbs    2016    $19.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+723478  ZUCCARDI Q MALBEC Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $19.95 13.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+486043    PRIMUS CABERNET SAUVIGNON    DO Maipo Valley    2014    $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+66738    THE BLACK CHOOK SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER    McLaren Vale/Padthaway, South Australia    2016    $18.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+485839    MARCEL CABELIER VIEILLES VIGNES CHARDONNAY    AP Côtes du Jura        2014    $19.95    12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

W+391847    THIERRY DELAUNAY TOURAINE SAUVIGNON BLANC    AP    2017 $16.95     12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+175232    SAINT-ROCH VIEILLES VIGNES CÔTES DU ROUSSILLON    AP    2017    $16.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

W+562546    TERRANERA GRECO    IGT Campania 2017    $17.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+518977    TERRA TANGRA ORGANIC CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT/MAVRUD    PGI Thracian Valley        2016    $14.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+560771    CHÂTEAU DE FAUZAN MINERVOIS AP  2016 $15.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89

R+413237    GÉRARD BERTRAND SYRAH/GRENACHE    AP Languedoc    2015    $16.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+561340    LES HAUTS DE VENTABREN CAIRANNE    AP    1752 Signature Wines    2015    $17.95  14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+452789    CONFIDENCIAL RESERVA    Vinho Regional Lisboa    Casa Santos Lima    2014    $13.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+582882    BISCARDO NEROPASSO    IGT Rosso del Veronese    2016    $18.95  13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+408138    QUINTA DO QUETZAL GUADALUPE WINEMAKER'S SELECTION RED    Vinho Regional Alentejano        2015    $16.95     14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

 

20 over $20

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W+127290    THE FOREIGN AFFAIR RIESLING    VQA Niagara Peninsula 2013    $23.95             12.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

W+377770    QUAILS' GATE CHARDONNAY    BC VQA Okanagan Valley     2016    $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+39271    YALUMBA SAMUEL'S GARDEN COLLECTION WILD FERMENT CHARDONNAY    Eden Valley, South Australia    2016    $24.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+359513    CLOUDY BAY CHARDONNAY    Marlborough, South Island        2015    $37.95

13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+343038    BURROWING OWL MERITAGE    BC VQA Okanagan Valley        2015    $57.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+56879    SEGHESIO OLD VINE ZINFANDEL    Sonoma County        2014    $54.95

14.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+421149    ACROBAT PINOT NOIR    Oregon    2015    $28.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+63891    EMILIANA COYAM    Los Robles Estate, DO Colchagua Valley        2014    $29.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91

R+76307    SANTA EMA AMPLUS CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Maipo Alto, DO Maipo Valley        2016    $21.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+377036    WAKEFIELD JARAMAN SHIRAZ    Clare Valley/McLaren Vale, South Australia        2016    $24.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+402685    GIESEN THE BROTHERS PINOT NOIR    Marlborough, South Island        2016    $32.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+557694    MAISON OLIVIER TRICON MONTMAINS CHABLIS 1ER CRU    AC        2014    $39.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+487868    CHÂTEAU L'ESPÉRANCE    AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye    2010    $20.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91

R+349308    CHÂTEAU PEY LA TOUR RÉSERVE DU CHÂTEAU    AC Bordeaux Supérieur    Vignobles Dourthe    2015    $21.95     15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+671289    CROIX CANON    Second wine of Château Canon, AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru        2012    $66.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+959627    CHÂTEAU MONT-REDON CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE    AC    Abeille-Fabre    2015    $49.95     14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+583039    NODO D'AMORE ROSSO    IGT Trevenezie    Remo Farina    2016    $22.95  14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+568691    GUERRIERI RIZZARDI 3E CRU AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO    DOCG        2012    $53.95  16% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+147876 TENUTA SAN GUIDO LE DIFESE IGT Toscana 2016 $34.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

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