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
=========
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
=========
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
Chimo! www.deantudor.com
No comments:
Post a Comment