WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for OCTOBER 12, 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" wines of a reduced tasting --
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
Fizz+648618 GÉRARD BERTRAND THOMAS JEFFERSON BRUT ROSÉ CRÉMANT DE LIMOUX Traditonal method, AP, Languedoc, France 2017 $22.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+359810 SÉGLA Second wine of Château Rauzan-Ségla, AC Margaux 2010 $68.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 93
Under $20
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W+165670 MONTE DEL FRÁ CA' DEL MAGRO DOC Custoza Superiore 2016 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
W+518985 MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES ANTEA DOCa Rioja 2015 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+677476 JIM BARRY COVER DRIVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Coonawarra, South Australia 2016 $19.95 14.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+413237 GÉRARD BERTRAND SYRAH/GRENACHE AP Languedoc 2015 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+999946 REMO FARINA RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2017 $18.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+557165 HENRY OF PELHAM ESTATE RIESLING VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2018 $19.95 11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+ 37911 SAN PEDRO 1865 SELECTED VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON DO Maipo Valley 2017 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 93
R+11837 CHÂTEAU LA CROIX ST-PIERRE GRANDE RÉSERVE AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye 2016 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+434464 CHÂTEAU SAINT-ANTOINE RÉSERVE DU CHÂTEAU AC Bordeaux Supérieur 2015 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+10623 CALMEL & JOSEPH SAINT CHINIAN AP 2015 $15.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+328831 M. CHAPOUTIER BELLERUCHE CÔTES DU RHÔNE GRENACHE/SYRAH AC 2017 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10359 FEUDO ARANCIO CABERNET SAUVIGNON DOC Sicilia 2016 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+646893 BERGAMOTA PRIVATE SELECTION DOC Dão 2015 $13.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.5
R+194753 RIOJA BORDÓN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2012 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.5
R+471854 RIOJA VEGA CRIANZA DOCa Rioja 2016 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
Over $20
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W+11721 KARL ERBES ÜRZIGER WÜRZGARTEN RIESLING SPÄTLESE Qualitätswein 2016 $26.95 7.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+616466 HENRY OF PELHAM SPECK FAMILY RESERVE CHARDONNAY VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $29.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.5
R+647917 CHÂTEAU LILIAN LADOUYS Cru Bourgeois, AC Saint-Estèphe 2014 $49.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+74922 LUIGI BOSCA D.O.C. MALBEC Single vineyard, DOC Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 2016 $29.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+ 469031 CUDDY BY TAWSE CABERNET/MERLOT VQA Niagara Peninsula 2015 $27.95 13.5%ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+11581 DOMAINE QUEYLUS TRADITION CABERNET FRANC VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula 2016 $27.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+73098 BURROWING OWL ESTATE BOTTLED CABERNET SAUVIGNON BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2016 $44.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+10463 CLINE SONOMA COAST SYRAH Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County 2017 $22.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+10465 KLINKER BRICK BRICKMASON RED BLEND Mokelumne River, Lodi 2016 $21.95 14.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+59683 TRUCHARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON Carneros, Napa Valley 2015 $41.95 14.2% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+963397 WENTE WETMORE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON Single vineyard, Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay 2016 $29.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+131888 DOUBLE CANYON HORSE HEAVEN HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley 2015 $29.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+980334 BODEGA PIEDRA NEGRA GRAN LURTON SINGLE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON Uco Valley, Mendoza 2013 $24.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+437954 CHÂTEAU PIERRE DE MONTIGNAC Cru Bourgeois, AP Médoc 2014 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+539924 DOMAIN MEGA SPILEO GRAND CAVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON PGI Achaia 2011 $29.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10129 FONTANABIANCA BORDINI BARBARESCO DOCG 2015 $49.95 SELECT WINE 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+11595 TERRA COSTANTINO ETNA ROSSO DOC 2016 $31.95 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+378257 BANFI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2014 $56.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+642496 BARÓN DE LEY GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2012 $29.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+923748 DON JACOBO GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2005 $38.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for media sampling by LCBO] with agents --
667295 MANDOIS ORIGINE BRUT CHAMPAGNE AC $48.95 EPIC WINES AND SPIRITS INC.
256289 BENJAMIN BRIDGE NOVA 7 SPARKLING Nova Scotia 2018 $24.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
4085 GRAHAM BECK BRUT ROSÉ Traditional method, WO Western Cape, South Africa 2013 $24.95 VINEXX
89011 FEATHERSTONE SAUVIGNON BLANC VQA Niagara Peninsula 2018 $17.95 FEATHERSTONE WINERY
417774 DOMAINE QUEYLUS TRADITION CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 $27.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
256552 CAVE SPRING ESTATE CHARDONNAY Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $19.95 CAVE SPRING CELLARS LTD.,
392357 KONZELMANN LAKEFRONT SERIES LATE HARVEST GEWÜRZTRAMINER VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 $15.95 KONZELMANN ESTATE WINERY
458778 JOEL GOTT CHARDONNAY California 2017 $23.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
171272 J. LOHR ARROYO VISTA CHARDONNAY Arroyo Seco, Monterey County 2017 $34.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
339689 BLACK STALLION CHARDONNAY Napa Valley 2017 $29.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
443507 SANTA EMA GRAN RESERVA SAUVIGNON BLANC DO Leyda Valley 2018 $16.95 RUSSIAN STANDARD VODKA CANADA LTD
458760 ELDERTON E SERIES CHARDONNAY Barossa, South Australia 2017 $16.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
924704 RAPAURA SPRINGS WAIRAU CLASSIC SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2017 $21.95 VINEXX
369850 KIM CRAWFORD PINOT GRIS Marlborough, South Island 2019 $19.95 ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
260240 JOSEPH CATTIN HATSCHBOURG PINOT GRIS AC Alsace Grand Cru 2016 $23.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
461640 WILLIAM FÈVRE CHAMPS ROYAUX CHABLIS AC 2017 $28.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
16725 TERRES SECRÈTES LES PRÉLUDES SAINT-VÉRAN AC 2017 $19.95 VINEXX
363150 LE FILS DES GRAS MOUTONS MUSCADET SÈVRE-ET-MAINE SUR LIE AC 2017 $15.95 CONNEXION OENOPHILIA
485532 CHÂTEAU SAINT-NABOR CÔTES DU RHONE BLANC AC 2018 $14.95 DB WINE & SPIRITS INC.
517375 ROYAL TOKAJI LATE HARVEST TOKAJI PDO 2017 $21.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
169169 CRITONE BIANCO VAL DI NETO IGT 2017 $17.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
SIGNATURE WINES & SPIRITS
246413 THE MAGICIAN SHIRAZ/PINOT NOIR VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 $29.95 REIF ESTATE WINERY
997353 INNISKILLIN MONTAGUE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR Single vineyard, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 $30.95 ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
546473 REDSTONE LIMESTONE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2013 $21.95 TAWSE WINERY INC.
275958 SOUTHBROOK SAUNDERS FAMILY VINEYARD CABERNET FRANC Vegan friendly, single vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $34.95 VINEXX
59717 EARTHQUAKE ZINFANDEL Lodi 2015 $42.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
732040 LA CREMA SONOMA COAST PINOT NOIR Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County 2016 $18.95 B AND W WINES
442459 VIÑALBA RESERVA MALBEC/TOURIGA NACIONAL Uco Valley, Mendoza 2017 $18.95 GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS
255760 KOYLE ROYALE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Los Lingues Vineyard, DO Colchagua Valley 2016 $24.95 TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
62364 MONTES PURPLE ANGEL DO Colchagua Valley 2016 $62.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
108183 SCHILD ESTATE GRENACHE/MOURVÈDRE/SHIRAZ Barossa Valley, South Australia 2016 $19.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
931600 CORIOLE ESTATE GROWN SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016 $24.95 DU CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS
311258 WITS END LUNA SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2017 $17.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
156869 RAPAURA SPRINGS PINOT NOIR Marlborough, South Island 2017 $22.95 VINEXX
10877 LOVICO GAMZA AOC Suhindol 2015 $13.95 DEMETRA VP
196121 DOMAINE DU PEGAU CUVÉE RÉSERVÉE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE AC 2013 $78.95 WINEONLINE MARKETING COMPANY LTD
667451 OGIER LES PAILLANCHES CROZES-HERMITAGE AC 2017 $24.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
437079 XAVIER VIGNON 100% CÔTES DU RHÔNE AP 2016 $19.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
251637 CAVE DE ROQUEBRUN ROCHES NOIRES AC Saint-Chinian-Roquebrun 2016 $22.95 EUROVINTAGE INTERNATIONAL INC
286393 CHÂTEAU PAUL MAS CLOS DES MÛRES AP Languedoc 2017 $19.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
562587 DOMAINE D'ALBAS ROUGE AP Minervois 2016 $15.95 BONTA TRADING
682781 MILDIANI KINDZMARAULI SEMI-SWEET RED Kakheti 2016 $18.95 THE DOCHAS COMPANY INC.
550350 EUGEN ALTSCHUH PINOT NOIR Qualitätswein 2017 $19.95 LOUIS CHARLES AGENCY
286708 LANTIDES NEMÉA AGIORGITIKO PDO Neméa 2016 $19.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
399907 SAN VINCENTI CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $19.95 DB WINE & SPIRITS INC.
943613 BARONE RICASOLI ROCCA GUICCIARDA RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $24.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
403477 SAN FELICE IL GRIGIO GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2014 $48.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
324137 MASI RISERVA DI COSTASERA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $69.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
552497 PELEE ISLAND LOLA CABERNET FRANC ROSÉ VQA South Islands, Lake Erie North Shore 2018 $15.95 PELEE ISLAND WINERY
588475 VEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN VINTAGE BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE With gift box, AC 2008 $111.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
36616 TABLAS CREEK CÔTES DE TABLAS BLANC Adelaida District, Paso Robles 2017 $37.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
701748 CHATEAU MONTELENA CHARDONNAY Napa Valley 2016 $74.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
11644 DR. SIEMENS SERRIGER WÜRTZBERG RIESLING AUSLESE Qualitätswein 2010 $19.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
667154 CONDE DE LOS ANDES BLANCO DOCa Rioja 2015 $38.95 WINEWORLD IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS LTD
646885 SOUTHBROOK LAUNDRY VINEYARD PINOT NOIR VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula 2016 $34.95 VINEXX
393827 MORAINE PINOT NOIR BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2017 $34.95 STEM WINE GROUP
107367 CERES COMPOSITION PINOT NOIR Bannockburn, Central Otago, South Island 2016 $36.95 VINOLUNA
539973 DOMAINE SAINT-PRÉFERT CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE AC 2016 $67.95 DBINO INC.
279083 LA MANNELLA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2013 $69.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
236356 CASTELLO ROMITORIO BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2013 $63.95 WINE LOVERS AGENCY INC.
245225 FULIGNI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2013 $99.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
348037 MASI RISERVA DI COSTASERA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2013 $156.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
442160 DOMAINE DES BERNARDINS MUSCAT BEAUMES DE VENISE Vin doux naturel, AC 2017 $22.95 TERRA FIRMA WINES
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