WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for February 22, 2020
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 --
Sherry+542746 SÁNCHEZ ROMATE FINO PERDIDO SHERRY DO, Spain $18.95
R+12984 PERRIN RÉSERVE CÔTES DU RHÔNE AC 2017 $8.95 375mL 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
Under $20
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W+627067 LA CALA VERMENTINO DI SARDEGNA DOC 2018 $16.95 12 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+190454 MUD HOUSE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018 $19.95
12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+392712 CUVÉE JOSEPH TALMARD MÂCON CHARDONNAY AC 2018 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+11140 FONTEVECCHIA VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2017 $14.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+13447 CASTEL DEL LAGO LUGANA DOC 2018 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12281 CHÂTEAU DE RIBEBON AC Bordeaux Supérieur 2016 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+704353 IRONSTONE MERLOT Lodi 2018 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+13428 LAURA HARTWIG SINGLE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON DO Colchagua Valley 2017 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+481549 SEÑORÍO DE LA ANTIGUA FINCA CABANELA MENCÍA Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León 2015 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+291989 ABAD DOM BUENO MENCÍA DO Bierzo 2015 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13448 CASTELFORTE VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO DOC 2016 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13454 SCARANTO CHIANTI DOCG 2017 $15.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+13398 V3 SANS SULFITES AJOUTÉS Vegan, AC Buzet 2018 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+224592 CHÂTEAU LE GRAND RETOUR PLAN DE DIEU CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES AC 2017 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+119354 CHÂTEAU SAINT-ROCH CHIMÈRES AP Côtes du Roussillon-Villages 2017 $19.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+269464 SISTER'S RUN EPIPHANY SHIRAZ Epiphany Vineyard, McLaren Vale, South Australia 2017 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
Over $20
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W+520627 CREEKSIDE ICONOCLAST SAUVIGNON BLANC/SEMILLON VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $22.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+68817 HIDDEN BENCH ESTATE CHARDONNAY VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $29.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+12653 XANADU DJL CHARDONNAY Margaret River, Western Australia 2018 $24.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+12621 WHITEHAVEN CHARDONNAY Certified sustainable, Marlborough, South Island 2018 $22.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+12736 ENRICO SERAFINO PICOTENER NEBBIOLO DOC Langhe 2017 $39.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+450510 RENWOOD PREMIER OLD VINE ZINFANDEL Amador County 2017 $22.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13625 FINCA NUEVA GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2005 $39.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+164954 TOLAINI AL PASSO IGT Toscana 2015 $29.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+12843 TEUSNER THE GENTLEMAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON Barossa, South Australia 2017 $23.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R418830 SOUTHBROOK TRIOMPHE MERLOT Vegan, VQA Niagara Peninsula 2017 $24.95 13.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] with agency name --
547869 TRAPICHE MEDALLA MALBEC Mendoza 2015 $19.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
662536 RUINART BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE AC $123.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
183434 DELAMOTTE BRUT CHAMPAGNE AC $65.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
239806 RUINART BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE AC $73.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
694653 CONUNDRUM WHITE California 2016 $18.95 ANDREW PELLER IMPORT AGENCY
708305 FRANCIS COPPOLA DIAMOND COLLECTION GOLD LABEL CHARDONNAY Monterey County 2017 $23.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
395699 BERINGER LUMINUS CHARDONNAY Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 2017 $49.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
262097 ZUCCARDI SERIE A CHARDONNAY/VIOGNIER Uco Valley, Mendoza 2018 $16.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
164228 GREYWACKE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018 $24.95 CONNEXION OENOPHILIA
484055 BELLINGHAM HOMESTEAD SERIES THE OLD ORCHARDS CHENIN BLANC WO Paarl 2018 $17.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
398164 WOLFBERGER SIGNATURE RIESLING AC Alsace 2018 $18.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
512582 JOSEPH DROUHIN BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY AC 2018 $24.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
271940 JUSTIN MONMOUSSEAU VOUVRAY AC 2017 $19.95 IAN J CAMPBELL & ASSOC.
189126 JEAN-MAX ROGER CUVÉE GENÈSE SANCERRE AC 2018 $30.95 CONNEXION OENOPHILIA
637868 CHÂTEAU DE LA GRANGE VIEILLES VIGNES CÔTES DE GRAND LIEU MUSCADET Sur lie, AP 2017 $13.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
160846 DR. LOOSEN BLUE SLATE RIESLING KABINETT Prädikatswein 2018 $24.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
401232 LUNA NUDA PINOT GRIGIO IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti 2018 $15.95 EPIC WINES AND SPIRITS INC.
556787 JANARE SENETE FALANGHINA DEL SANNIO DOP 2017 $19.95 THE VINE AGENCY
WINE CELLARS
610295 AVELEDA ALVARINHO Vinho Regional Minho 2018 $14.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
706077 KENDALL-JACKSON VINTNER'S RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Sonoma County 2017 $16.95 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE CANADA INC.
104703 CLOS LACHANCE ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Estate vineyards, Santa Clara Valley 2017 $29.95 THE VINE AGENCY
199802 COOPER MOUNTAIN PINOT NOIR Willamette Valley 2015 $37.95 THE LIVING VINE INC.
57513 VIÑA TARAPACÁ GRAN RESERVA CARMENÈRE Maipo Valley 2017 $17.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
54239 ROLF BINDER HALES SHIRAZ Barossa Valley, South Australia 2015 $21.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
383547 AVONDALE JONTY'S DUCKS PEKIN RED WO Paarl 2014 $16.95 RARE EARTH WINES
419382 MARANI SAPERAVI Kakheti 2018 $15.95 GLOBAL CELLARS
705699 BRICCO ROSSO DOGLIANI DOCG 2016 $15.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
477968 VIGNETI ZABÙ IMPARI NERO D'AVOLA IGT Sicilia 2013 $32.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
429415 MARCHESI DE' FRESCOBALDI CAMPO AI SASSI ROSSO DI MONTALCINO DOC 2017 $23.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
13455 PICCINI IMPAZZIMENTO GOVERNO ALL'USO IGT Toscano 2017 $14.95 WINE LOVERS AGENCY INC.
496414 CASTELFORTE AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG 2015 $32.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
442210 MONDECO RED DOC Dão 2015 $13.95 TERROIR WINE IMPORTS
450734 TORRES SALMOS DOCa Priorat 2015 $39.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
MAJESTIC WINE CELLARS
507889 VEUVE CLICQUOT EXTRA BRUT EXTRA OLD CHAMPAGNE AC $99.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
12994 DENIS ALARY LA BRUNOTE CAIRANNE AC Côtes du Rhône-Villages 2017 $23.95 BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS
218719 RESALTE CRIANZA DO Ribera del Duero 2015 $34.95 TERROIR WINE IMPORTS
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