WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for AUGUST 3, 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 --
Sherry+645267 HIDALGO FINO SECO SHERRY DO Jerez $21.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
Under $20
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W+645770 VITESE GRILLO DOC Sicilia 2017 $14.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+149542 DELTA ESTATE CHARDONNAY Marlborough, South Island 2017 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+536276 HUNTAWAY RESERVE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2017 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+651711 CEDERBERG CHENIN BLANC WO Cederberg 2018 $18.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+355438 DE WETSHOF LESCA ESTATE CHARDONNAY WO Robertson 2018 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+668848 CHÂTEAU VERMONT PRESTIGE BLANC AC Entre-Deux-Mers 2017 $14.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+648451 BLASON DE BOURGOGNE AC Mâcon-Villages 2016 $17.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+644831 CANTI ESTATE MOSCATO D'ASTI DOCG 2018 $14.95 5.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.5
R+668335 ARGENTO RESERVA CABERNET FRANC Mendoza 2015 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+ 652693 STRANDVELD FIRST SIGHTING SHIRAZ WO Cape South Coast 2016 $14.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+667238 CHÂTEAU NODEAU AC Côtes de Bourg 2016 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+168716 M. CHAPOUTIER LES VIGNES DE BILA-HAUT CÔTES DU ROUSSILLON-VILLAGES AC 2017 $15.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+277079 LE CIRQUE GRENACHE NOIR/CARIGNAN/SYRAH IGP Côtes Catalanes 2015 $16.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+300004 AMASTUOLA PRIMITIVO IGP Puglia 2015 $15.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+464412 ESPINO RESERVA ESPECIAL CARMENÈRE DO Central Valley 2017 $15.95 MVC/QPR: 89
R+646919 ALMEIDA GARRETT ENTRE SERRAS DOC Beira Interior 2015 $12.95 13.5 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+70730 HERDADE SÃO MIGUEL COLHEITA SELECCIONADA TINTO Vinho Regional Alentejano 2017 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+391896 SEIN DO Alicante 2011 $16.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92.5
Over $20
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W+441089 ROMBAUER CARNEROS CHARDONNAY Carneros 2017 $64.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.5
W+220343 MER SOLEIL SILVER UNOAKED CHARDONNAY Monterey County $24.95 14.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+665919 BOEDECKER CELLARS FINNIGAN HILL VINEYARD CHARDONNAY Chehalem Mountain, Willamette Valley 2015 $29.95 13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10044 MARTIN RAY NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Napa Valley 2016 $44.95 14.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+651810 SPIER 21 GABLES CABERNET SAUVIGNON WO Stellenbosch 2014 $39.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+644708 CHÂTEAU BEAUSÉJOUR AC Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion 2015 $37.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+666602 CHÂTEAU LA PICHERIE AC Montagne-Saint-Émilion 2016 $26.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+922054 SILVIO NARDI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2013 $50.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+377986 SAN SILVESTRO PATRES BAROLO DOCG 2014 $35.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+964221 LE VOLTE DELL'ORNELLAIA IGT Toscana 2017 $29.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+630947 INSURGENTE VINHO TINTO DOC Dão 2015 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] --
414896 SEYRINGER HIMBEER RASPBERRY LIQUEUR Austria $23.95 B. COJOCARU AGENCIES INC.
148866 CLOSSON CHASE VINEYARD CHARDONNAY VQA Prince Edward County 2017 $29.95 CLOSSON CHASE VINEYARDS INC.
341792 CREEKSIDE BACKYARD BLOCK SAUVIGNON BLANC VQA Creek Shores, Niagara Peninsula 2017 $24.95 HOBBS & COMPANY
302083 BACHELDER NIAGARA CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake 2017 $24.95 S. SCHIRALLI AGENCIES LTD.,
213173 ORGANIZED CRIME RIESLING VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $19.95 JAN TARASEWICZ
265983 MCMANIS CHARDONNAY River Junction 2018 $19.95 THE VINE AGENCY
418228 J. LOHR FLUME CROSSING SAUVIGNON BLANC Arroyo Seco, Monterey County 2018 $23.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
119099 VIÑA COBOS FELINO CHARDONNAY Mendoza 2017 $19.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
375212 SAN PEDRO 1865 SELECTED VINEYARDS SAUVIGNON BLANC DO Leyda Valley 2018 $18.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
406967 TABALÍ PEDREGOSO GRAN RESERVA VIOGNIER DO Limarí Valley 2018 $13.95 ALEGRIA FOOD AND DRINK INC.
483495 OLD COACH ROAD SAUVIGNON BLANC Nelson, South Island 2018 $21.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
435073 HENRI EHRHART RÉSERVE PARTICULIÈRE RIESLING AC Alsace 2017 $19.95 RUBY WINES & SPIRITS
356956 JOSEPH DROUHIN MÂCON-VILLAGES AC 2017 $22.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
733501 ALAIN GEOFFROY BEAUROY CHABLIS 1ER CRU AC 2017 $39.95 EX-CELLARS WINE SERVICES
264945 PASCAL JOLIVET SANCERRE AC 2018 $31.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
484139 DOMAINE DU TARIQUET SAUVIGNON BLANC IGP Côtes de Gascogne 2017 $13.95 EPIC WINES AND SPIRITS INC.
74203 BROTTE LES HAUTS DE BARVILLE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC AP 2017 $36.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
437004 TENUTA ROVEGLIA VIGNE DI CATULLO RISERVA LUGANA VQPRD, DOC 2014 $26.95 CARPE VINUM INTERNATIONAL
461327 BERONIA RUEDA VERDEJO DO Rueda 2017 $15.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
320986 THIRTY BENCH WINEMAKER'S BLEND RED VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $24.95 ANDREW PELLER LIMITED
626325 OSOYOOS LAROSE LE GRAND VIN BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2015 $53.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
330241 STERLING MERLOT Napa Valley 2016 $36.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
537597 IRONSTONE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Lodi 2017 $17.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
25106 IRONY CABERNET SAUVIGNON North Coast 2016 $24.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
269357 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Columbia Valley 2016 $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
144352 ALTA VISTA ATEMPORAL Albaneve Vineyard, Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $22.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
66837 SOPHENIA ESTATE MALBEC Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza 2017 $19.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
569699 TABALÍ PEDREGOSO GRAN RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON DO Maipo Valley 2016 $15.95 ALEGRIA FOOD AND DRINK INC.
143214 MONTES ALPHA PINOT NOIR DO Aconcagua Coast 2016 $19.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
15495 3 RINGS SHIRAZ Barossa Valley, South Australia 2016 $17.95 VINOLUNA
627844 GEMTREE UNCUT SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $24.95 GARAGE WINE COMPANY
360636 SISTER'S RUN BETHLEHEM BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON Barossa, South Australia 2017 $19.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
66555 SCHILD ESTATE SHIRAZ Barossa Valley, South Australia 2016 $19.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
493163 GRASSHOPPER ROCK EARNSCLEUGH VINEYARD PINOT NOIR Central Otago, South Island 2016 $44.95 PARADIGM FINE WINE AGENCY
388330 CHÂTEAU LE GRAND VERDUS RÉSERVE AC Bordeaux Supérieur 2016 $19.95 M.C.O.
487165 LAURENT PERRACHON ROCHE BLEUE JULIÉNAS AC 2016 $20.95 HERITAGE CELLARS
526640 COURTOIS LA SOURCE CÔTES DU RHÔNE AC 2017 $14.95 VINOLUNA
78790 LE GRAVILLAS SABLET CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES AC 2016 $15.95 TERRA FIRMA WINES
736876 CHÂTEAU DE NAGES JT COSTIÈRES DE NÎMES AP 2015 $26.95 DU CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS
460410 KÖNIGSCHAFFHAUSER STEINGRÜBLE TROCKEN PINOT NOIR Qualitätswein 2016 $18.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
225086 UMBERTO CESARI LIANO SANGIOVESE/CABERNET SAUVIGNON IGT Rubicone 2015 $27.95 UNIVINS AND SPIRITS CANADA INC.
260802 BRANCAIA RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $38.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
275867 CANONICA A CERRETO RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $24.95 FRONTIER WINE MERCHANTS
631614 MONTE ZOVO VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE DOC 2017 $17.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
23390 VILLA SANDI MERLOT DOC Venezia 2016 $16.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
161844 VILLA GIRARDI BURE ALTO RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2016 $19.95 LIBERTY WINES INC.
338939 TOMMASI GRATICCIO APPASSIONATO Italy 2017 $15.95 UNIVINS AND SPIRITS CANADA INC.
976662 FAUSTINO I GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2006 $35.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
547208 MURIEL FINCAS DE LA VILLA CRIANZA DOCa Rioja 2015 $15.95 WINEWORLD IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS LTD
132597 ESCONDIDO TEMPRANILLO DO Ribera del Duero 2016 $16.95 THE CASE FOR WINE
388702 THE FOREIGN AFFAIR AMAROSÉ VQA Niagara Peninsula 2018 $18.95 CORBY SPIRIT AND WINE LIMITED
707281 CHÂTEAU VAL-JOANIS TRADITION ROSÉ AP Luberon 2018 $16.95 THE VINE AGENCY
556266 RICASOLI ALBIA ROSÉ IGT Toscana 2018 $16.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
667279 CHARLES SPARR GRAND CRU SCHOENENBOURG RIESLING AC Alsace Grand Cru 2012 $24.95 WINEWORLD IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS LTD
285866 MARCHAND-TAWSE MEURSAULT AC 2016 $76.95 BURGUNDY DIRECT LTD.
903237 GRGICH HILLS ESTATE GROWN ZINFANDEL Napa Valley 2014 $49.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
541128 VALDIVIESO ÉCLAT VIGNADORES DE CARIGNAN Dry farmed, old vines, DO Maule Valley 2011 $32.95 WINE LOVERS AGENCY INC.
10142 CHÂTEAU FONTESTEAU Cru Bourgeois, AC Haut-Médoc 2015 $32.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
490888 DOMAINES OTT CHÂTEAU DE SELLE ROSÉ Cru classé, AP Côtes de Provence 2018 $112.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
10481 OTT BY OTT ROSÉ AC Côtes de Provence 2018 $64.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
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