WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for JULY 20, 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 portion is based on my sampling of the table 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. These wines are basically those that fit the categories of any of the Featured Themes, Wines of the Month, Local Talent, and "new" -- wines that the LCBO has ordered in sufficient quantities for the Ontario marketplace. Not put out for us are the re-orders (even though they may be of a different vintage) , ISDs, or the expensive wines. Thus, my report comes from a restricted database. I did not taste every one of these 50+ category wines, nor did I rate several of the wines I did sample because they did not seem to be of particularly good value in terms of their price.
NOTE: The second part (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 --
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
Fizz+647883 FAMÍLIA OLIVEDA JOVE BRUT CAVA Traditional method, DO, Spain $15.95. MVC/QPR: 90
Fortified+96834 ALVEAR 3 MIRADAS SIERRA DE MONTILLA VINO DE PUEBLO DOP
Montilla-Moriles 2017 $22.95. MVC/QPR: 91
Rose+450775 HACIENDA LOPEZ DE HARO ROSADO DOCa Rioja 2018 $13.95. MVC/QPR:90
Under $20
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W+644765 COLIO BRICKLAYER'S REWARD RIESLING VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $18.95 10.5 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+ 734798 THORNBURY SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2017 $18.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+698274 RUSTENBERG STELLENBOSCH CHENIN BLANC WO Stellenbosch 2018 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+391847 THIERRY DELAUNAY TOURAINE SAUVIGNON BLANC AP 2018 $16.95 MVC/QPR: 89
W+573683 CITRA FERZO ABRUZZO PECORINO SUPERIORE DOP 2017 $18.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+528786 JANARE FIANO DOP Sannio 2017 $16.95 MVC/QPR: 91
W+631739 LAVA GRECO DI TUFO DOCG 2017 $19.95 MVC/QPR: 89
W+646067 QUINTA DA AVELEDA COLHEITA SELECIONADA LOUREIRO DOC Vinho Verde 2017 $13.95 11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+666057 FOR A SONG CABERNET SAUVIGNON Columbia Valley 2015 $19.95 14.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+468280 CHÂTEAU ROC DE LEVRAUT AC Bordeaux Supérieur 2017 $15.95 MVC/QPR: 89
R+413245 GÉRARD BERTRAND GRAND TERROIR LES ASPRES SYRAH/MOURVÈDRE/GRENACHE AP Côtes du Roussillon 2016 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+952804 GÉRARD BERTRAND MINERVOIS SYRAH/CARIGNAN AC Minervois 2016 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R548867 CASA SANTOS LIMA COLOSSAL RESERVA Vinho Regional Lisboa 2016 $15.95 14%ABV/MVC/QPR: 91
R+349274 CHÂTEAU LA VERRIÈRE AC Bordeaux Supérieur 2016 $18.95 MVC/QPR: 89
R+116574 HEARTLAND STICKLEBACK RED South Australia 2015 $14.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+927723 THOMAS GOSS SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $16.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+413211 XAVIER VIGNON VENTOUX AP 2017 $16.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+994616 TERRA D'ALIGI TATONE MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO DOC 2014 $15.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+540930 VILLA PUCCINI TOSCANA IGT Toscana 2014 $14.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+ 543710 BALBÁS BARRICA 5 MESES OLD VINES TEMPRANILLO DO Ribera del Duero 2015 $15.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+646836 CIMAL GARNACHA DO La Mancha 2015 $15.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+648196 FINCA BACARA TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE MONASTRELL DOP Jumilla 2017 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
Over $20
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W+646182 RUTHERFORD RANCH SAUVIGNON BLANC Napa Valley 2017 $26.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+665943 FORIS CHARDONNAY Rogue Valley, Oregon 2017 $23.95 MVC/QPR: 90
W+928218 SERGIO ZENATO RISERVA LUGANA DOC 2016 $39.95 MVC/QPR: 91
R+597237 BENZIGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON Sonoma County 2016 $27.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10204 FLAVS AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG 2015 $39.95 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] --
261586 LA POSTA ESTELA ARMANDO BONARDA Mendoza 2017 $15.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
63891 EMILIANA COYAM Los Robles Estate, Colchagua Valley 2015 $29.95 PMA CANADA LTD.
943456 D'ARENBERG THE HIGH TRELLIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $19.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
558692 SONS OF EDEN KENNEDY GRENACHE/SHIRAZ/MOURVÈDRE Barossa Valley, South Australia 2016 $24.95 VINOLUNA
534750 ANGOVE FAMILY CREST GRENACHE/SHIRAZ/MOURVÈDRE McLaren Vale, South Australia 2017 $21.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
5199 THE LACKEY SHIRAZ Australia 2017 $17.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
444455 SHINGLEBACK DAVEY ESTATE SINGLE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $22.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
738120 CHÂTEAU HAUT SELVE AC Graves 2015 $24.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
7112 CHÂTEAU LA FLEUR DES ROUZES AC Pomerol 2015 $41.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
463273 CHÂTEAU LANGLAIS AC Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion 2015 $36.95 VINETER
299859 ROCHE DE BELLENE CUVÉE RÉSERVE BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR AC 2017 $22.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
297317 XAVIER VIGNON CÔTES DU RHÔNE AP 2017 $17.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
998716 ORTAS TRADITION RASTEAU AC 2017 $17.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
295410 MICHEL GASSIER NOSTRE PAÏS AC Costières-de-Nîmes 2016 $22.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
445742 KONCHO SEMI-SWEET RED Alazanis Valley, Kakheti 2016 $15.95 GLOBAL CELLARS
4523 CASETTA BAROLO DOCG 2013 $34.95 SIGNATURE WINES & SPIRITS
356048 CARPINETO CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $19.95 UNIVINS AND SPIRITS CANADA INC.
991984 LE RAGOSE RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2014 $21.95 CARPE VINUM INTERNATIONAL
293431 VIVANCO RESERVA Selección de Familia, DOCa Rioja 2012 $29.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
552711 G. MARQUIS THE SILVER LINE PINK PINOT ROSÉ VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $17.95 MAGNOTTA WINERY
119453 LA CADIÉRENNE CUVÉE GRANDE TRADITION BANDOL ROSÉ AC 2018 $22.95 CONNEXION OENOPHILIA
719062 FAMILLE PERRIN RÉSERVE ROSÉ AC Côtes du Rhône 2018 $15.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
168237 KÖNIGSCHAFFHAUSER VULKANFELSEN TROCKEN PINOT NOIR ROSÉ Qualitätswein 2018 $14.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
111856 PLANETA ROSÉ DOC Sicilia 2018 $17.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
422584 DOM PÉRIGNON LUMINOUS BRUT CHAMPAGNE AC 2008 $286.00 CHARTON HOBBS INC
215210 FLOWERS CHARDONNAY Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County 2017 $59.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
696518 GLEN CARLOU CURATOR'S COLLECTION CHENIN BLANC WO Swartland 2018 $29.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
232967 ATARAXIA CHARDONNAY WO Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge 2016 $39.95 M.C.O.
485854 MICHEL GASSIER CHÂTEAU DE NAGES JT WHITE AC Costières de Nîmes 2015 $26.95 DU CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS
645762 PORMENOR RESERVA BRANCO DOC Douro 2016 $37.95 BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS
283986 BOEDECKER CELLARS ATHENA PINOT NOIR Willamette Valley 2014 $49.95 BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS
911974 YANGARRA SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $34.95 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE CANADA INC.
329672 DOG POINT PINOT NOIR Marlborough, South Island 2016 $49.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
480426 GLENELLY LADY MAY WO Stellenbosch 2012 $34.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
527986 DOMAINE ROUX PÈRE & FILS SAINT-AUBIN LES FRIONNES 1ER CRU AC 2016 $48.95 VINEXX
116079 DOMAINE MONTIRIUS TERRE DES AÎNÉS GIGONDAS AC 2016 $51.95 THE LIVING VINE INC.
10167 CONTUCCI MULINVECCHIO VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO DOCG 2014 $44.95 KYLIX WINES
544726 LAS QUEBRADAS MONASTRELL DO Alicante 2015 $45.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
378919 VALDESPINO INOCENTE SINGLE VINEYARD FINO DRY SHERRY DO $29.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
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