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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES:  under/over $20 for SEPTEMBER 28, 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).
 
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.
 
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
 
Fizz+301655    DOMAINE CARNEROS BRUT CUVÉE SPARKLING    Traditional method, Napa Valley, California    2013    $41.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
 
Sherry+10813    ALVEAR CAPATAZ SOLERA DE LA CASA FINO VIEJISI FINO    DO Montilla-Moriles  $26.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
 
Under $20
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W+345389    SIMONSIG CHARDONNAY    WO Stellenbosch    2017    $19.95     13.5 % ABV, MVC/QPR:  90
W+295709    RABL LÖSS GRÜNER VELTLINER    Langenlois, DAC Kamptal    2017    $15.95   
MVC/QPR: 88.5
W+667535    JULIEN SCHAAL KALEIDOSCOPE RIESLING    AC Alsace    2017    $19.95     12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+667493    CHÂTEAU DE PONT TOURAINE    AC    2018    $16.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+40642    DEU LA DEU ALVARINHO     Monção e Melgaço, DOC Vinho Verde    2018    $19.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+488734    CASTELO DO MAR ALBARIÑO    DO Rías Baixas    2018    $18.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10337    SOBILANE GRENACHE/SYRAH    IGP Côtes Catalanes    2015    $18.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10316    SAINT MONT LES VIEILLES VIGNES AC 2014    $19.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+646059    MONTE CASCAS COLHEITA DOC Douro 2016    $14.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+642421    VALPANTENA TORRE DEL FALASCO RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA    DOC    2016    $17.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
 
Over $20
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W+58651    WINE BY JOE PINOT GRIS Oregon 2017    $22.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
W+10342    CHARTRON ET TRÉBUCHET MÂCON-VILLAGES    AC    2017    $23.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+648659    DOMAINE BÉRANGER POUILLY-FUISSÉ  AC 2016 $37.95     MVC/QPR: 90
W+577767    NATIV SUADENS BIANCO    IGT Campania    2017    $27.95    12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+155382    MARCHESI DI BAROLO GAVI DEL COMUNE DI GAVI    DOCG    2018    $22.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+11244    ADAMO ESTATE PARKE VINEYARD GROWER'S SERIES PINOT NOIR    VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2016    $28.95    12.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+131201    ANGELS GATE MOUNTAINVIEW PINOT NOIR    VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2016    $29.95 12.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+1560    FLAT ROCK GRAVITY PINOT NOIR    VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2016    $34.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+583260    MICHELE CHIARLO REYNA BARBARESCO    DOCG    2015    $36.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+268391    HENRY OF PELHAM ESTATE PINOT NOIR    VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2017    $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+73817    RUTHERFORD RANCH CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Napa Valley    2016    $39.95
13.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+159970 CLOUDLINE PINOT NOIR Willamette Valley  2017  $26.95  13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+10915    MOUNTADAM VINEYARDS EDEN VALLEY SHIRAZ    Eden Valley, South Australia    2017    $24.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+649731    CHÂTEAU ROUSSELLE AC Côtes de Bourg 2015 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+647966    CLARENDELLE    AC Médoc    2014    $27.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+928028    FATTORIA DEI BARBI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO    DOCG    2013    $54.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+930966    ROCCA DELLE MACÌE FAMIGLIA ZINGARELLI RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO    DOCG    2016    $24.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.5
R+568675    VILLA MATTIELLI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA    DOCG    2013    $49.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+208223    LEALTANZA RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2012    $22.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92

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