WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for NOVEMBER 23, 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 No winery can buy their way into – or out of – this publication.
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 --
Fortified+70193 BLANDY'S 5-YEAR-OLD MALMSEY RICH MADEIRA DOC $31.95 QPR: 93
Fizz+438994 KEW BARREL AGED BLANC DE BLANC Traditional method, VQA Niagara Peninsula 2011 $29.95 MVC/QPR: 92
Under $20
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W+144386 SOHO WHITE COLLECTION SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+259788 JOSEPH CATTIN RIESLING AC Alsace 2017 $14.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+156943 DOMAINE DE ROCHEBIN CHARDONNAY MÂCON-AZÉ AC 2017 $17.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+147975 GÉRARD BERTRAND RÉSERVE SPÉCIALE VIOGNIER IGP Pays d'Oc 2017 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
W+65086 FRESCOBALDI CASTELLO DI POMINO POMINO BIANCO DOC 2017 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+11138 CA' D'OR BIANCO PAGUS SOAVE CLASSICO DOC 2017 $17.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+488981 FOLLAS NOVAS ALBARIÑO DO Rías Baixas 2018 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+R+606764 ARBOLEDA SINGLE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON DO Aconcagua Valley 2017 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+18721 VIÑA TARAPACÁ GRAN RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Maipo Valley 2017 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+15495 3 RINGS SHIRAZ Barossa Valley, South Australia 2016 $17.95 14.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+343517 TESSELLAE OLD VINES GRENACHE/SYRAH/MOURVÈDRE AP Côtes du Roussillon 2017 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+10676 SIERRA NORTE EQUILIBRIO 9 MONASTRELL DOP Jumilla 2016 $15.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+276030 MURIEL FINCAS DE LA VILLA RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2014 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+11195 COLINAS DE ANÇÃ BAGA RESERVA DOC Bairrada 2014 $16.95 13.5%ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+11152 COUTADA VELHA SIGNATURE RED Vingo Regional Alentejano 2017 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+40964 CHÂTEAU DE NAGES VIEILLES VIGNES COSTIÈRES DE NÎMES AP 2016 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
Over $20
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W+184549 LE CLOS JORDANNE LE GRAND CLOS CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $44.95 MVC/QPR: 92
W+208694 BURROWING OWL ESTATE BOTTLED CHARDONNAY BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2017 $33.95 13.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+346304 GRGICH HILLS ESTATE GROWN CHARDONNAY Napa Valley 2014 $67.95 MVC/QPR: 93
W+677450 DOG POINT SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018 $26.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13421 HENRY OF PELHAM BIN 106 BACO NOIR 30th anniversary limited edition, VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2018 $29.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+505610 HIDDEN BENCH TERROIR CACHÉ Unfiltered, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $44.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+184564 LE CLOS JORDANNE LE GRAND CLOS PINOT NOIR VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $44.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+392738 QUEYLUS TRADITION PINOT NOIR VQA Niagara Peninsula 2016 $31.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+312058 STRATUS RED VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake 2016 $49.20 13.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+320986 THIRTY BENCH WINEMAKER'S BLEND RED VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $24.95 13.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+11819 JACKSON-TRIGGS OKANAGAN GRAND RESERVE RED MERITAGE BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2016 $25.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+143784 SUMAC RIDGE BLACK SAGE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2017 $28.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+906404 LA CREMA RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY PINOT NOIR Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2015 $49.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+466938 UNÁNIME GRAN VINO TINTO Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $29.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+129353 THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK WO Swartland 2017 $39.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+167700 ARDAL SELECCIÓN ESPECIAL RESERVA DO Ribera del Duero 2006 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.5
R+261784 PAPALE LINEA ORO PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DOP 2015 $22.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+63891 EMILIANA COYAM Los Robles Estate, Colchagua Valley 2016 $29.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+568774 QUINTA DO SAGRADO RESERVA DOC Douro 2016 $29.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] with agency names --
294041 2027 FALLS VINEYARD RIESLING VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula 2017 $18.95 2027 CELLARS LTD.
578625 FLAT ROCK NADJA'S VINEYARD RIESLING VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2018 $24.95 FLAT ROCK CELLARS
581231 TZAFONA CELLARS NAVA BLANC KPM VQA Ontario 2016 $19.95 NORTHERN WINE CORP
485276 TZAFONA CELLARS COLD CLIMATE UNOAKED CHARDONNAY KP Vegan friendly, VQA Niagara Peninsula 2015 $22.95 TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
566026 CAVE SPRING CSV RIESLING Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2016 $29.95 CAVE SPRING CELLARS LTD.,
469023 CUDDY BY TAWSE CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2014 $25.95 TAWSE WINERY INC.
94375 DUCKHORN SAUVIGNON BLANC Napa Valley 2017 $37.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
288555 WILLIAM HILL NORTH COAST CHARDONNAY North Coast 2017 $19.95 E&J GALLO WINERY CANADA LTD.
125310 NORMAN HARDIE COUNTY UNFILTERED PINOT NOIR VQA Prince Edward County 2017 $45.20 HARDIE WINES
284570 TAWSE GROWER'S BLEND CABERNET FRANC VQA Niagara Peninsula 2015 $28.95 TAWSE WINERY INC.
246918 J. LOHR CAROL'S VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON St. Helena, Napa Valley 2014 $89.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
723478 ZUCCARDI Q MALBEC Uco Valley, Mendoza 2016 $19.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
166298 LA POSTA PIZZELLA MALBEC Mendoza 2017 $15.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
256685 MONTES LIMITED SELECTION CARMENÈRE DO Colchagua Valley 2016 $14.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
546424 ERRAZURIZ ACONCAGUA ALTO CARMENÈRE DO Valle de Aconcagua 2017 $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
357475 DANDELION VINEYARDS LIONESS OF MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ McLaren Vale, South Australia 2017 $20.95 DU CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS
684753 PORCA DE MURÇA RESERVA TINTO DOC Douro 2014 $17.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
371518 BORSAO BEROLA DO Campo de Borja 2015 $18.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
927 SOMMAVITE SANTOVINO VINO LIQUOROSO Italy $10.95 RUBAIYAT WINE AND SPIRIT MERCH.
437319 ROSEWOOD MEAD ROYALE HONEY WINE Barrel aged, Canada 2017 $19.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
709717 CAKEBREAD CELLARS CHARDONNAY Napa Valley 2017 $69.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
21303 CAVE DE TURCKHEIM BRAND RIESLING AC Alsace Grand Cru 2013 $38.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
10468 STAGS' LEAP THE INVESTOR RED BLEND Napa Valley 2015 $64.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
11166 YOUNGBERG HILL J BLOCK PINOT NOIR Willamette Valley 2016 $67.95 LOYAL IMPORTS
309625 PENFOLDS BIN 389 CABERNET/SHIRAZ South Australia 2017 $99.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
11082 AURORE DEZAT SANCERRE ROUGE AC Sancerre 2016 $31.95 TOCADE
466110 DOMAIN MEGA SPILEO GRAND CAVE DRY RED PGI Achaia 2013 $29.95 THE KOLONAKI GROUP INC
568857 JOÃO BRITO E CUNHA QUINTA DE S. JOSÉ TOURIGA NACIONAL DOC Douro 2016 $39.95 NATURAL VINES
368373 VIÑA ARANA RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2011 $49.95 JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED
10493 CELESTE RESERVA DO Ribera del Duero 2014 $34.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
10901 TORO ALBALÁ DON PX DO Montilla-Moriles 2017 $21.95 LE SOMMELIER INC.
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