WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for August 6, 2016.

 

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for  August 6, 2016.

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By DEAN TUDOR, Gothic Epicures Writing deantudor@deantudor.com. My Internet compendium "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.

 

So many people have asked me for wine recommendations, with numbers only. The readers' most common response is that while they like what I say, they only relate to the score. The score is a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, where e.g. a Southern Rhone tastes like a Southern Rhone and not like a Northern Rhone) and Quality/Price Ratio. Let's take it for granted that, e.g., a Riesling tastes like a Riesling, and the wine has some value in the marketplace either above or below its selling price. This way too I can also cover more wines.

 

This restructured wine newsletter for the Ontario market (with wines available through the LCBO and Vintages on a bi-weekly basis)  can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca/ or at    http://www.deantudor.com

 

** My wine bargain of the month:  Cathedral Cellar Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine 2010 WO Western Cape South Africa, +462762, $16.95. MVC/QPR – 92 points **

 

20 under $20

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W- Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling 2015 VQA Niagara Peninsula, +80234, $16.95, 9.5% ABV,        MVC/QPR:  89

R-Best's Bin No. 1 Shiraz 2013 Great Western Victoria, +222323, $19.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90

W-Thelema Mountain Vineyards Sutherland Chardonnay 2012 WO Elgin South Africa, +146423, $15.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 91

R-Chateau Tour de Sarrail 2010 Bordeaux, +448829, $19.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-B & V Marchesseau Vignoble des Robinieres L'Alouette Bourgueil 2014,  +450494, $19.95, 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Gerard Bertrand Grand Terroir Les Aspres Grenache/Mourvedre/Syrah 2013 Cotes du Roussillon, +413245, $18.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Tenuta Ulisse Unico Pecorino 2014 IGP Terre di Chieti Abruzzo, +249128, $19.95, 13% ABV,

MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Casa Santos Lima Confidencial Reserva 2012 Vinho Regional Lisboa, +452789, $14.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89,

R-Bod. Classica Hacienda Lopez de Haro Reserva 2009 Rioja, +357335, $17.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Megalomaniac Narcissist Riesling 2014 Edra's Vineyard VQA Niagara, +67587, $17.95, 11.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Fielding Red Conception 2013 VQA Niagara, +189183, $18.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 87.

W-Cline Viognier 2014 North Coast, +128421, $18.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Troupis Moschofilero 2015 PDO Mantinia Greece, +463422, $16.95, 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Tsantali Naoussa Reserve 2011 Greece, +209627, $15.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Columbia Crest H3 Merlot 2013 Horse Heaven Hills Columbia Valley, +209874, $19.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Graffigna Grand Reserve Malbec 2012 San Juan Argentina, +162149, $17.95, 14.5ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Casas Del Bosque Reserva Pinot Noir 2014 Casablanca Valley, +995068, $15.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Mitolo The Nessus Shiraz 2013 McLaren Vale, +457291, $16.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Framingham Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +606848, $18.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88

R-Pietra Pura Mandu Primitivo di Manduria 2013, +216457, $16.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Gordo Tinto 2012 Yecla, +432435, $18.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

 

 

 

20 over $20

W-Inniskillin Montague Vineyard Chardonnay 2013 VQA Four Mile Creek Niagara, +586347, $24.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Sanford Chardonnay 2012 Santa Rita Hills Santa Barbara County, +956003, $30.95, 14.4% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Torres Cos Perpetual 2013 Priorat Spain, +265710, $49.95, 15% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Marimar Estate Acero Chardonnay 2014 Don Miguel Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County, +383943, $34.95, 13.8% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Mer Soleil Silver Unoaked Chardonnay 2014 Monterey County, +220343, $29.95,  MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Alpha Estate Turtles Vineyard Syrah 2011 Florina Greece, +115295, $21.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Davis Bynum Jane's Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014 Russian River Valley Sonoma County, +458893, $39.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Sonoma County, +226944, $24.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Chateau La Fleur Pourret 2009 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, +455667, $38.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Estate Papaioannou Single Vineyard Agiorgitiko 2010, +47944, $20.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 92

R-J & J Kekfrankos 2011 Eger Hungary, +446591, $24.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR:88.

R-Umberto Fiore Barolo 2012, +454470, $32.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Lazzeretti Brunello di Montalcino 2008, +318352, $46.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Villa Cerna Riserva Chianti Classico 2012, +349407, $28.95, 13.5%ABV,  MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Bod. Balbas Ardal Reserva 2006 Ribera del Duero, +167700, $21.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Luis Canas Reserva 2010 Rioja, +334094, $26.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Damilano Lecinquevigne Barolo 2011, +454488, $46.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

Champagne – Gardet Cuvee Saiunt Flavy Brut Tradition, +924654, $42.95,  MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Buena Vista Chardonnay 2014 Sonoma County, +396440, $24.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 87.

R-Josef Chromy Pepik Pinot Noir 2014 Tasmania, +162990, $21.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

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