WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for MARCH 7, 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 FIND --
W+728352 LA CREMA SONOMA COAST CHARDONNAY Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County 2017 $16.95 for 375mL (half-bottle)
Under $20
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W+246579 CAVE SPRING ESTATE CHARDONNAY MUSQUÉ Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+673806 SIMI CHARDONNAY Sonoma County 2018 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+10965 ABRAS TORRONTÉS Cafayate Valley, Salta 2017 $15.95 15.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+12116 KUENTZ BAS L'ALSACE MOSAIK AC Alsace 2016 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+12026 CHARLES MONTSERAT BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ AC 2018 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+12735 MASSO ANTICO FIANO DEL SALENTO IGT 2018 $16.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12714 PENINSULA RIDGE ESTATES FALCON'S NEST PINOT NOIR VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $19.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+13186 SEBASTIANI CABERNET SAUVIGNON California 2017 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+13430 MARCHIGUE QUILINA GRAN RESERVA CARMENÈRE Estate bottled, Colchagua Valley 2018 $14.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12629 BLACK COTTAGE PINOT NOIR Certified sustainable, Marlborough, South Island 2018 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+11901 CAVE DES VIGNERONS DE BUXY BUISSONNIER BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR AC 2017 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+13629 BOLLINA ZENAS PRIMITIVO IGT Puglia 2018 $17.00 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13453 CASTELLO DI GABBIANO CAVALIERE D'ORO IGT Toscana 2016 $18.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13620 SANTA MARGHERITA LISON PRAMAGGIORE CABERNET SAUVIGNON DOC 2018 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12712 CAMPELO TERRAS DE VIRIATO RESERVA DO Dão 2014 $14.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+11150 QUINTA DAS CARVALHAS RED BLEND DOC Douro 2015 $13.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+13621 GORU GOLD MONASTRELL/CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SYRAH DOP Jumilla 2017 $16.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
Over $20
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W+172338 SOUTHBROOK TRIOMPHE ORGANIC CHARDONNAY Vegan, VQA Niagara Peninsula $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+11900 LA CHABLISIENNE VAILLONS CHABLIS 1ER CRU AC 2016 $27.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+13818 MASTRONARDI ESTATE MERLOT VQA Lake Erie North Shore 2016 $24.95 13.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+456723 RODNEY STRONG KNIGHTS VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Knights Valley, Sonoma County 2016 $39.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+435099 STONESTREET CABERNET SAUVIGNON Alexander Valley, Sonoma County 2016 $59.95 14.1% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+12090 CHÂTEAU SIMARD AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2015 $49.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+11328 TERRASSON CUVÉE PREVENCHE AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Castillon 2016 $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+967208 DI MAJO NORANTE CONTADO RISERVA AGLIANICO DEL MOLISE DOC 2014 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12295 RIOJA BORDÓN GRAN RESERVA DOCa Rioja 1999 $39.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] with agency name --
664680 TARLANT BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE Disgorged Feb. 2, 2017, AC, France $53.95 B AND W WINES
168948 CAVE DE BEBLENHEIM BRUT ROSÉ CRÉMANT D'ALSACE Traditional method, AC, Alsace, France $19.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
48801 LOUIS BOUILLOT PERLE D'IVOIRE BRUT BLANC DE BLANCS CRÉMANT DE BOURGOGNE Traditional method, AC, Burgundy, France $19.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
483016 FIORINI CORTE DEGLI ATTIMI LAMBRUSCO DI SORBARA DOC, Emilia-Romagna, Italy 2018 $20.95 TRADESA CORP.
548214 RECHSTEINER BRUT PROSECCO Charmat method, DOC, Italy 2018 $12.95 WINE CELLARS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
356873 FLAT ROCK GOOD KHARMA CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2018 $16.95 FLAT ROCK CELLARS
392126 KEW OLD VINE RIESLING VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2015 $15.95 KEW VINEYARDS ESTATE WINERY LTD
644583 STRATUS TOLLGATE CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake 2018 $24.95 STRATUS VINEYARDS
609347 BURROWING OWL SAUVIGNON BLANC Estate bottled, BC VQA Similkameen Valley 2018 $34.95 WYSE WINE AGENCY
13429 SIEGEL SPECIAL RESERVE VIOGNIER DO Colchagua Valley 2018 $17.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
47621 SKUTTLEBUTT SAUVIGNON BLANC/SEMILLON Margaret River, Western Australia 2018 $18.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
411603 TWR SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018 $24.95 GARAGE WINE COMPANY
18705 STRANDVELD FIRST SIGHTING SAUVIGNON BLANC WO Cape South Coast 2019 $14.95 WINE GURU SELECTION INC
377457 RABL LANGENLOIS GRÜNER VELTLINER Certified sustainable, DAC Kamptal 2018 $16.95 THOMPSON VINTAGE TRADE LTD
168906 ANDRÉ BLANCK & FILS ALTENBOURG GEWURZTRAMINER AC Alsace 2018 $21.95 B.B. MARKETING
387787 CHÂTEAU LES HAUTS DE LAGARDE BLANC AC Bordeaux 2018 $16.95 RARE EARTH WINES
370098 PAUL MAS SINGLE VINEYARD COLLECTION RESERVE VIOGNIER Nicole Vineyard, IGP Pays d'Oc 2018 $13.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
117093 JERMANN PINOT GRIGIO DOC Friuli 2018 $37.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
12728 RIOLITE CASTEL DEL LAGO SOAVE DOC 2018 $15.95 FRONTIER WINE MERCHANTS
543785 HACIENDA LOPEZ DE HARO BLANCO DOCa Rioja 2018 $14.95 WINEONLINE MARKETING COMPANY LTD
346742 CHÂTEAU DES CHARMES ST. DAVID'S BENCH VINEYARD GAMAY NOIR DROIT VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2017 $19.95 CHATEAU DES CHARMES
159970 CLOUDLINE PINOT NOIR Willamette Valley 2018 $26.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
402081 BURIED CANE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Columbia Valley 2017 $19.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
568907 EL ESTECO CABERNET SAUVIGNON Calchaquí Valley 2016 $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
50849 KAIKEN ULTRA LAS ROCAS MALBEC Mendoza 2017 $19.95 TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
275164 DURIGUTTI BONARDA Mendoza 2017 $18.95 LOYAL IMPORTS
213538 TABALÍ VETAS BLANCAS SYRAH Viñedo Espinal, DO Limarí Valley 2016 $19.95 ALEGRIA FOOD AND DRINK INC.
541151 ERRÁZURIZ ACONCAGUA COSTA PINOT NOIR DO Aconcagua Costa 2017 $24.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
453209 ROCKCLIFFE THIRD REEF SHIRAZ Great Southern, Western Australia 2017 $19.95 JOHN GIBSON AGENCIES
142398 WAKEFIELD JARAMAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON Coonawarra & Clare Valley, South Australia 2016 $24.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
327395 DOMAINE TOURNON MATHILDA CHAPOUTIER SHIRAZ Victoria 2017 $18.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
186114 JIP JIP ROCKS SHIRAZ/CABERNET Padthaway, South Australia 2017 $16.95 BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
921239 WITS END LUNA CABERNET SAUVIGNON McLaren Vale, South Australia 2017 $17.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
296681 GUARDIAN PEAK SMG WO Western Cape 2016 $19.95 THOMPSON VINTAGE TRADE LTD
967844 CHÂTEAU BEAU-SITE AC Saint-Estèphe 2014 $44.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
556480 DOMAINE DES ROSIERS MOULIN-À-VENT AP 2017 $21.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
298620 VILLA SYMPOSIA L'EQUILIBRE AP Languedoc 2016 $17.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
286484 CHÂTEAU D'ANGLÈS CLASSIQUE LA CLAPE SYRAH/GRENACHE/MOURVÈDRE AC 2017 $17.95 JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED
526731 PAUL JABOULET AÎNÉ PLAN DE DIEU CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES AC 2017 $23.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
222596 LOUIS BERNARD GIGONDAS AC 2016 $33.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
12992 PIERRE-HENRI MOREL SIGNARGUES CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES AC 2017 $19.95 ROUGE ET BLANC LTD
297317 XAVIER VIGNON CÔTES DU RHÔNE AP 2018 $17.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
195107 SAINT-ROCH VIEILLES VIGNES SYRAH/GRENACHE AP Côtes du Roussillon 2017 $16.95 GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS
278150 NIRO MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO DOC 2016 $16.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
475269 CAMPOMORO BARBERA PIEMONTE DOC 2018 $16.95 BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS
576785 PASQUALE PELISSERO CASCINA CROSA BARBARESCO DOCG 2016 $32.95 WINEONLINE MARKETING COMPANY LTD
539379 ELVIO COGNO CASCINA NUOVA BAROLO DOCG 2015 $54.95 BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS
270306 MASSERIE PISARI PRIMITIVO IGT Salento Rosso 2017 $13.95 LOGNOL FINE WINES & SPIRITS
388645 ORESTIADI LUDOVICO IGT Rosso Terre Siciliane 2012 $19.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
440792 FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO VERSACE NERO D'AVOLA IGT Terre Siciliane 2015 $29.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
681262 BANFI ROSSO DI MONTALCINO DOC 2018 $23.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
716266 SAN FELICE IL GRIGIO RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $29.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
368910 CARPINETO VINO RISERVA NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO DOCG 2015 $34.95 UNIVINS AND SPIRITS CANADA INC.
399907 SAN VINCENTI CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2017 $19.95 DB WINE & SPIRITS INC.
483446 GAJA PIEVE SANTA RESTITUTA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOP 2014 $100.95 STEM WINE GROUP
29850 TENUTA SANT'ANTONIO MONTI GARBI RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE DOC 2017 $20.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
713669 SANTA SOFIA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $53.95 LIBERTY WINES INC.
548560 ALICE VIEIRA DE SOUSA RESERVE RED DOC Douro 2017 $16.95 LAMPRECHT INTERNATIONAL
377481 HACIENDA LÓPEZ DE HARO CRIANZA DOCa Rioja 2016 $16.95 WINEONLINE MARKETING COMPANY LTD
538983 CROFT RESERVE TAWNY PORT DOP, Portugal $18.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
542852 GUERRA ROJO VERMOUTH Spain $15.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
73452 CROFT ORIGINAL FINE PALE CREAM SHERRY DO, Spain $15.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
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