WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for OCTOBER 26, 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+48801 LOUIS BOUILLOT PERLE D'IVOIRE BRUT BLANC DE BLANCS CRÉMANT DE BOURGOGNE Traditional method, AC, Burgundy, France $19.95
Under $20
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W+ 547877 THIRTY BENCH WINEMAKER'S BLEND CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $19.95 13.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
W+10770 NOVAS GRAN RESERVA PINOT GRIS Bío Bío Valley 2018 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+149328 RUSSIAN JACK SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+667774 WILLM RÉSERVE PINOT BLANC AC Alsace 2017 $17.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+12009 DOMAINE LA BAZILLÈRE MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE SUR LIE AC 2018 $13.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+391847 THIERRY DELAUNAY TOURAINE SAUVIGNON BLANC AP 2018 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+570457 KELLEREI BOZEN BOLZANO CHARDONNAY DOC Südtirol-Alto Adige 2018 $18.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+10945 BALBÁS VERDEJO DO Rueda 2018 $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+648915 CHÂTEAU DUBRAUD AP Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye 2015 $17.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10315 CHÂTEAU LAMARTINE PRESTIGE DU MALBEC AP Cahors 2015 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10816 PARADISO DARIONE PODERE BELMANTELLO PRIMITIVO IGP Puglia 2017 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10402 VELARINO SUSUMANIELLO SALENTO IGT 2017 $16.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+10682 POTENTE DO Montsant 2016 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+297317 XAVIER VIGNON CÔTES DU RHÔNE AP 2017 $16.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10340 LA COURONNE DE PRINCE AC Côtes du Rhône 2016 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+247882 HENRY OF PELHAM FAMILY TREE RED VQA Ontario 2016 $18.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10688 LINAJES CRIANZA DO Ribera del Duero 2014 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
Over $20
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W+10338 ROPITEAU CHABLIS AC 2017 $25.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+231712 GIRARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON Napa Valley 2016 $44.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+330704 BENI DI BATASIOLO RISERVA BAROLO DOCG 2010 $39.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+522235 PETER LEHMANN THE BAROSSAN SHIRAZ Barossa Valley, South Australia 2017 $21.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+420760 ELOUAN PINOT NOIR Oregon 2016 $29.95 13.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10443 TINTO NEGRO FINCA LA ESCUELA LA PIEDRA MALBEC Mendoza 2016 $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+11834 CHÂTEAU DE SAINT-PEY AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2016 $34.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+416735 CHÂTEAU LE DOYENNÉ AC Côtes de Bordeaux 2014 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+994608 CASTELLO DI BOSSI C. BERARDENGA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $22.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+438580 QUERCECCHIO BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2014 $34.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+995910 REMO FARINA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $42.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+10829 ÁLVAREZ DE TOLEDO COLECCIÓN DE FAMILIA MENCÍA DO Bierzo 2015 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+239277 MONTECILLO GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2009 $29.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+646075 CRASTO SUPERIOR DOC Douro 2015 $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+671164 ST. FRANCIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Sonoma County 2016 $34.95 14.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+616433 HENRY OF PELHAM SPECK FAMILY RESERVE CABERNET/MERLOT VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2015 $39.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+332858 CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES PAUL BOSC ESTATE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 $39.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] with agents --
274761 G. MARQUIS SILVER LINE BLANC DE NOIRS ICE ROSÉ SPARKLING Traditional method, Icewine dosage, VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario $29.95 MAGNOTTA WINERY
37499 JANSZ PREMIUM SPARKLING ROSÉ Traditional method, Tasmania $28.95 B AND W WINES
558825 SEGURA VIUDAS HEREDAD RESERVA BRUT CAVA Traditional method, DO, Spain $32.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
511428 REDSTONE CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2013 $25.70 TAWSE WINERY INC.
431593 TAWSE LIMESTONE RIDGE-NORTH ESTATE BOTTLED RIESLING VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $25.95 TAWSE WINERY INC.
302059 CAVE SPRING ESTATE GEWÜRZTRAMINER Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $18.95 CAVE SPRING CELLARS LTD.,
68015 FLAT ROCK UNPLUGGED CHARDONNAY VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2018 $17.95 FLAT ROCK CELLARS
537076 MISSION HILL RESERVE PINOT GRIS BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2018 $22.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
317131 ST. FRANCIS CHARDONNAY Sonoma County 2017 $22.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
541557 LAKE SONOMA CHARDONNAY Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2017 $26.95 HOBBS & COMPANY
235945 CROSSBARN CHARDONNAY Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County 2017 $34.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
713552 FROG'S LEAP CHARDONNAY Napa Valley 2017 $44.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
232702 ZUCCARDI Q CHARDONNAY Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza 2017 $19.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
332494 STAETE LANDT JOSEPHINE CHARDONNAY Marlborough, South Island 2016 $27.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
328559 CELLAR CHARDONNAY WO Western Cape 2016 $17.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
732917 LOUIS JADOT POUILLY-FUISSÉ AC 2017 $38.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
322628 HENRI BOURGEOIS LA CHAPELLE DES AUGUSTINS SANCERRE AC 2016 $39.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
599274 LOOSEN BROS. DR. L RIESLING Qualitätswein 2017 $14.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
512376 CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO DELLA SALA IGT Umbria 2017 $74.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
707158 ZENATO SAN BENEDETTO LUGANA DOC 2018 $19.95 JOSEPH CIPELLI WINES & SPIRITS
408146 MARIA PAPOILA LOUREIRO/ALVARINHO DOC Vinho Verde 2018 $16.95 THE VINE AGENCY
427500 WESTCOTT ESTATE PINOT NOIR VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula 2015 $29.95 WESTCOTT VINEYARDS
522938 CROSSBARN PINOT NOIR Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County 2016 $49.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
590356 STAGS' LEAP WINERY PETITE SIRAH Napa Valley 2016 $58.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
16915 J. LOHR SEVEN OAKS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Paso Robles 2016 $47.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
328377 EASTON ZINFANDEL Amador County, Sierra Foothills 2015 $29.95 VINEXX
260919 SUSANA BALBO SIGNATURE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Uco Valley, Mendoza 2017 $20.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
118067 VIÑA COBOS FELINO MALBEC Mendoza 2017 $19.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
712463 PRIMUS THE BLEND DO Colchagua Valley 2015 $19.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
562918 CONCHA Y TORO TERRUNYO CABERNET SAUVIGNON Las Terrazas Block, Pirque Vineyard, DO Pirque, Maipo Valley 2016 $34.95 ESCALADE WINE & SPIRITS
387910 VIÑA ERRAZURIZ SYRAH Aconcagua Costa 2017 $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
59899 CHAIN OF PONDS THE LEDGE SHIRAZ Single vineyard, Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2016 $24.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
219469 TWO HANDS SEXY BEAST CABERNET SAUVIGNON McLaren Vale, South Australia 2018 $26.95 B AND W WINES
478271 SISTER'S RUN OLD TESTAMENT CABERNET SAUVIGNON Coonawarra, South Australia 2017 $17.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
446609 SIDEWOOD MAPPINGA SHIRAZ Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2015 $49.95 VINOLUNA
327387 ROBERT OATLEY SIGNATURE SERIES SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2017 $19.95 EPIC WINES AND SPIRITS INC.
520528 PEPPER TREE MERLOT Estate grown, Wrattonbully, South Australia 2016 $22.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
90241 TURKEY FLAT BUTCHERS BLOCK SHIRAZ/GRENACHE/MOURVÈDRE Barossa Valley, South Australia 2016 $19.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
538918 ASTROLABE PROVINCE MARLBOROUGH PINOT NOIR Marlborough, South Island 2015 $29.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
666586 BEL ORMEAU LES CLOS AP Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye 2015 $16.95 TERRA FIRMA WINES
534339 VAUCHER PÈRE & FILS FLEURIE AC 2016 $16.95 VINOLUNA
448464 LES DARONS AP Languedoc 2017 $16.95 ROUGE ET BLANC LTD
381020 DOMAINE DE BILA-HAUT L'ESQUERDA AC Côtes du Roussillon-Villages Lesquerde 2017 $27.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
17400 PIERRE AMADIEU ROMANE-MACHOTTE GIGONDAS AC 2016 $28.95 MACDONALD AND COMPANY
494674 LES CASSAGNES DE LA NERTHE CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES AP 2016 $24.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
354191 DOMAINE LAFAGE CUVÉE NICOLAS VIEILLES VIGNES GRENACHE NOIR IGP Côtes Catalanes 2017 $18.95 GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS
140111 BOUTARI GRANDE RESERVE XINOMAVRO PDO Naoussa 2013 $22.95 THE KOLONAKI GROUP INC
216309 CASTELLO DI GABBIANO RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $22.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
384552 ANTINORI BADIA A PASSIGNANO GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $49.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
480533 SASSICAIA DOC Bolgheri-Sassicaia 2016 $229.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
747030 LA VITE LUCENTE IGT Toscana 2017 $34.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
13755 TOMMASI POGGIO AL TUFO ROMPICOLLO IGT Toscana 2016 $18.95 UNIVINS AND SPIRITS CANADA INC.
147876 TENUTA SAN GUIDO LE DIFESE IGT Toscana 2017 $35.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
72439 TENUTA SAN GUIDO GUIDALBERTO IGT Toscana 2017 $62.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
995704 ZENATO VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE DOC 2016 $18.95 JOSEPH CIPELLI WINES & SPIRITS
976092 MASI BROLO CAMPOFIORIN ORO IGT Rosso Verona 2015 $26.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
440305 QUADRUS RED DOC Douro 2014 $22.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
67843 BUIL & GINÉ GINÉ GINÉ DOCa Priorat 2016 $29.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
398925 ALCEÑO 12 MESES MONASTRELL DO Jumilla 2014 $15.95 THE CASE FOR WINE
533364 DOW'S LBV PORT DOP 2012 $24.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
87577 GONZALEZ BYASS NECTAR PEDRO XIMÉNEZ DULCE SHERRY DO $24.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
515817 EMILIO LUSTAU ALMACENISTA FINO DEL PUERTO OBREGÓN SHERRY DO $24.95 JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED
347401 GEORGIAN HILLS BARTLETT FROZEN TO THE CORE Blue Mountains, Ontario 2015 $21.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
987263 MONIACK MEAD United Kingdom $18.95 MARCHANDS DES AMERIQUES INC
422584 DOM PÉRIGNON LUMINOUS BRUT CHAMPAGNE AC 2008 $285.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
429365 DOM PÉRIGNON LUMINOUS ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE AC 2006 $373.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
520403 BACHELDER WISMER VINEYARD #1 WINGFIELD BLOCK CHARDONNAY VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2015 $47.95 S. SCHIRALLI AGENCIES LTD.,
10873 COPAIN DUPRATT CHARDONNAY Anderson Valley, Mendocino 2016 $64.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
931006 HAMILTON RUSSELL CHARDONNAY WO Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Walker Bay 2018 $47.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
361816 BACHELDER LOWREY VINEYARD OLD VINES PINOT NOIR VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 $47.95 S. SCHIRALLI AGENCIES LTD.,
11847 CULMINA MERLOT BC VQA Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley 2014 $43.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
10962 MASI BROLO CAMPOFIORIN ORO IGT Rosso Verona 2015 $56.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
452102 MIGUEL TORRES PURGATORI DO Costers del Segre 2014 $44.9 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
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