WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under $20 and over $20 for MAY 25, 2019
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 good wines available through 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 would taste like a Southern Rhone) and QPR (Quality/Price Ratio value in the marketplace above or below its price).
NOTE: The first report is based on my sampling of the wines chosen by the LCBO from this release for tasting. That presentation is about 50+ different labels out of about 125 released every two weeks. Thus, my report will not be as voluminous as in the past and comes from a restricted database. I did not taste every one of the 50+ wines, nor did I rate several of the wines I did sample because they did not seem to be of particularly good value.
NOTE: The second report (at the end) is a simple listing of those wines that were NOT presented to the media, and are given here simply as a record of what sampling I could not do. I have left in the name of the agency, in fairness to all.
PART ONE: The "best" of a reduced tasting based on 57 wines available to sample --
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
Rose+409870 GÉRARD BERTRAND GRIS BLANC ROSÉ IGP Pays d'Oc 2018 $16.95 Rated: 90pt
Fruit+341024 SOUTHBROOK FRAMBOISE Ontario $19.95 375 mL Rated: 92pts
Fizz+528752 BENAJMIN BRIDGE MÉTHODE CLASSIQUE BRUT NV Traditional method, Nova Scotia $32.95 Rated: 93pts
Under $20
W+520627 CREEKSIDE ICONOCLAST SÉMILLON/SAUVIGNON BLANC VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $22.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+284588 WATERKLOOF CIRCLE OF LIFE WO Stellenbosch 2015 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+918805 CATENA CHARDONNAY Mendoza 2017 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+429233 THE LANE VINEYARD BLOCK 1A CHARDONNAY Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2017 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+644518 MOULIN DE GASSAC CLASSIC IGP Pays d'Hérault 2018 $12.95 11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+644930 FEUDO ANTICO BIOLOGICO PECORINO IGP Terre di Chieti 2017 $14.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+629824 CASA MONTE PÍO ALBARIÑO DO Rías Baixas 2016 $18.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+645127 MURIEL FINCAS DE LA VILLA BLANCO DOCa Rioja 2018 $14.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+367318 KEW SOLDIER'S GRANT VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+632943 MONTGRAS LIMITED EDITION 25TH ANNIVERSARY RED DO Colchagua Valley 2015 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+91488 TYRRELL'S RUFUS STONE SHIRAZ Heathcote, Victoria 2016 $19.95 14.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+403683 GÉRARD BERTRAND FITOU GRENACHE/CARIGNAN AP 2016 $17.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+247882 HENRY OF PELHAM FAMILY TREE RED VQA Ontario 2016 $18.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+452789 CONFIDENCIAL RESERVA Vinho Regional Lisboa 2014 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+634014 CHÂTEAU GAUMARAN AC Médoc 2014 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+647479 ZACHARIAS CABERNET SAUVIGNON PDO Peloponnese 2016 $15.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+631606 NATIV RUE DELL'INCHIOSTRO AGLIANICO IGT Campania 2017 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+644989 LORNANO RISERVA CHIANTI COLLI SENESI DOCG 2016 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+39925 CVNE CUNE CRIANZA DOCa Rioja 2015 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
Over $20
W+155382 MARCHESI DI BAROLO GAVI DEL COMUNE DI GAVI DOCG 2017 $22.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+650135 SOUTHBROOK HEATHER'S HOME VINEYARD RIESLING VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula 2017 $22.95 MVC/QPR: 89
W+425322 WESTCOTT LILLIAS UNOAKED CHARDONNAY VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula 2018 $21.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+ 416511 VASSE FELIX FILIUS CHARDONNAY Margaret River, Western Australia 2018 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+ 374553 MARIE-PIERRE MANCIAT LES PETITES BRUYÈRES POUILLY-FUISSÉ AC 2017 $34.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+635847 DOMAINE DE LA GAVERIE SEC VOUVRAY AC 2017 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+168179 MARCHESI DI BAROLO LA TRADIZIONE BAROLO DOCG $42.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+471797 CREEKSIDE ICONOCLAST SYRAH VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+698142 COSENTINO CIGAR CABERNET SAUVIGNON Columbia Valley 2016 $24.95 14.2% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+665976 HEDGES THE BOURGEOISIE Columbia Valley 2016 $24.95 13.2% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+492413 CATENA PARAJE ALTAMIRA MALBEC Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza 2016 $22.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+638650 BEAUMIRAIL VACQUEYRAS AP 2016 $21.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+559872 VASSE FELIX FILIUS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Margaret River, Western Australia 2016 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+651471 WATERKLOOF CIRCUMSTANCE CABERNET SAUVIGNON WO Stellenbosch 2015 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+424804 STÉPHANE AVIRON VIEILLES VIGNES MORGON CÔTE DU PY AC 2014 $23.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+634055 L'ÉCLAT DE TOUR DE PEZ AC Saint-Estèphe 2014 $35.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+636746 PRIMO DU CHÂTEAU LA CLIDE AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2010 $57.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+636688 MICHELE CHIARLO PALÁS BARBARESCO DOCG 2014 $29.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+276584 MARZIANO ABBONA PRESSENDA BAROLO DOCG 2012 $53.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+995910 REMO FARINA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $42.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+ 668491 CA' DE' ROCCHI MONTERÈ VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO SUPERIORE DOP 2015 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+424390 CVNE IMPERIAL RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2014 $39.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] --
368415 LOUIS ROEDERER BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE AC 2013 $102.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
302752 SANTA MARGHERITA BRUT ROSÉ Italy $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
519009 THE FOREIGN AFFAIR UNOAKED CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $23.95 CORBY SPIRIT AND WINE LIMITED
251223 KISTLER LES NOISETIERS CHARDONNAY Sonoma Coast 2017 $99.95 THE VINE AGENCY
181453 MCMANIS PINOT GRIGIO River Junction, California 2018 $18.95 THE VINE AGENCY
662775 D'ARENBERG THE HERMIT CRAB VIOGNIER/MARSANNE McLaren Vale, South Australia 2017 $17.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
974527 VILLA MARIA CELLAR SELECTION SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018 $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
734517 TRIMBACH RIESLING AC Alsace 2016 $25.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
366419 DOMAINE DU COLOMBIER CHABLIS AC 2017 $28.95 C & E WORLDFINDS
350124 BEAUVIGNAC PICPOUL DE PINET AP 2018 $14.95 GRAPE EXPECTATIONS WINE AGENCY
645168 BALTHASAR RESS HALLGARTEN TROCKEN RIESLING Prädikatswein 2016 $18.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
707158 ZENATO SAN BENEDETTO LUGANA DOC 2018 $19.95 JOSEPH CIPELLI WINES & SPIRITS
647487 H. KENDERMANN CUPO LA NOTTE TENTAZIONE Romania 2018 $16.95 PMA CANADA LTD.
12617 LAKEVIEW CABERNET SAUVIGNON VQA Niagara Peninsula 2015 $29.95 TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
126763 MISSION HILL RESERVE SHIRAZ BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2015 $29.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
315002 CA' MOMI HEARTCRAFT CABERNET SAUVIGNON Napa Valley 2016 $34.95 KYLIX WINES
633966 SKYFALL MERLOT Columbia Valley 2016 $21.95 TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
687822 HOGUE GENESIS SYRAH Columbia Valley 2015 $18.95 ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
656363 WEINERT CABERNET SAUVIGNON Mendoza 2008 $27.95 THE CASE FOR WINE
260919 SUSANA BALBO SIGNATURE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Uco Valley, Mendoza 2016 $19.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
590380 THE BONSAI VINE GRENACHE/SHIRAZ/MOURVÈDRE McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $29.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
522235 PETER LEHMANN THE BAROSSAN SHIRAZ Barossa, South Australia 2017 $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
327403 PAXTON MV SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $19.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
660332 KATNOOK FOUNDER'S BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON Coonawarra, South Australia 2015 $19.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
632646 ROCKCLIFFE THIRD REEF PINOT NOIR Great Southern, Western Australia 2017 $18.95 JOHN GIBSON AGENCIES
682005 JIM JIM THE DOWN-UNDERDOG SHIRAZ South Australia 2017 $16.95 VINEXX
129353 THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK WO Swartland 2017 $39.95 UNIVINS AND SPIRITS CANADA INC.
419390 BULGARIANA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Thracian Valley 2015 $15.95 BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS
10538 CHÂTEAU PEYRABON AC Haut-Médoc 2015 $28.95 RARE EARTH WINES
NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
572230 CAVE DE TAIN GRAND CLASSIQUE CROZES-HERMITAGE AC 2015 $24.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
566844 FAMILLE PERRIN LES CORNUDS VINSOBRES AC 2016 $17.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
681668 CHÂTEAU CROZE DE PYS PRESTIGE MALBEC CAHORS AP 2015 $19.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
120907 VESEVO BENEVENTANO AGLIANICO IGT Beneventano 2015 $16.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
5405 UMBERTO CESARI MOMA ROSSO IGT Rubicone 2016 $15.95 UNIVINS AND SPIRITS CANADA INC.
339937 CASTELLO DI ALBOLA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $19.95 IMPRESE INC.
378257 BANFI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2013 $56.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
91694 SANTA MARGHERITA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $22.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
483818 LEONARDO ROSSO IGT Toscana 2016 $14.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
470351 ODISSEIA RESERVA TINTO DOC Douro 2015 $19.95 VINYA
443804 PATA NEGRA RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2014 $18.95 CHRISTOPHER STEWART WINE & SPIRITS
114306 CERRO AÑON RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2014 $20.95 MACDONALD AND COMPANY
210872 TORRES CELESTE CRIANZA DO Ribera del Duero 2015 $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
545939 MARQUÉS DE TORO FINCA LA MOURA Single vineyard, DO Mencía 2012 $13.95 TERRA FINE WINES
644906 W. & J. GRAHAM'S THE TAWNY MATURE RESERVE TAWNY PORT DOP $24.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
547703 LAKEVIEW CELLARS GEWÜRZTRAMINER ICEWINE VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2017 $34.95 TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
614842 PALATINE HILLS VIDAL ICEWINE VQA Niagara Lakeshore, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 2012 $19.95 VINTAGES
48819 CREEKSIDE ROSÉ VQA Ontario 2018 $15.95 HOBBS & COMPANY
468652 CHARLES SMITH VINO SANGIOVESE ROSÉ Washington 2018 $17.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
556233 CHÂTEAU VAL JOANIS CUVÉE JOSÉPHINE ROSÉ AP Luberon 2018 $25.95 THE VINE AGENCY
636787 JEEPER BRUT GRAND ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE AC $93.95 DBINO INC.
409326 PIPER-HEIDSIECK BRUT CHAMPAGNE AC 2006 $79.95 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE CANADA INC.
632034 TYRRELL'S HUNTER VALLEY SERIES SEMILLON Hunter Valley, New South Wales 2017 $28.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
557710 DENIS RACE MONTMAINS 1ER CRU CHABLIS AC 2016 $38.95 THE CASE FOR WINE
940809 REICHSGRAF VON KESSELSTATT KASELER NIES'CHEN RIESLING KABINETT VDP Grosse Lage 2016 $27.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
992354 POGGIO ALLE GAZZE DELL'ORNELLAIA IGT Toscana 2016 $69.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
14217 CLIFF LEDE STAGS LEAP DISTRICT CABERNET SAUVIGNON Stags Leap District, Napa Valley 2016 $119.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
379313 SAURUS BARREL FERMENTED MALBEC Patagonia 2017 $34.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
630731 VIÑA LEYDA LOT 8 SYRAH Leyda Valley 2013 $29.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
668681 SERAFINO CABERNET SAUVIGNON McLaren Vale, South Australia 2015 $29.95 LOYAL IMPORTS
636233 CHÂTEAU CAMILLE GAUCHERAUD AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye 2010 $20.95 AMV - WHIZ TRADING LRD
109876 PLANETA BURDESE IGT Sicilia 2013 $43.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
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