WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for September 3, 2016.

 

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for September 3, 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

 

BUY OF THE MONTH: Cave Spring Estate Bottled Gewurztraminer 2013 CSV VQA Beamsville Bench, +302059, $17.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 93.

 

20 under $20

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R-Arboleda Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Las Vertientes Vineyard Aconcagua Valley, +606764, $19.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Sauvignon Blanc 2015, +462614, $19.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Junta Momentos Reserve Syrah/Carmenere 2014 Curico Valley, +464396, $16.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Frogpond Farm Organic Vidal 2014 VQA Ontario, +469429, $14, 11.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Chateau des Charmes St.David's Bench Vineyard Gamay Noir Droit 2014 VQA St.David's Bench, +346742, $17.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

W-Henri Bourgeois Petit Bourgeois Sauvignon Blanc 2015 IGP Vins de Pays du Val de Loire, +672345, $15.95, 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Bod. Coral Duero Rompesedas 2006 Toro, +425868, $19.95, 15% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Vinos Sin Ley M Old Vine Monastrell 2011 Yecla, +344226, $17, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 91.

W-Emiliana Signos de Origen La Vinilla Chardonnay/Viognier/Marsanne/Roussanne 2015 Casablanca Valley, +63909, $19.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Maycas del Limari Sumaq Reserva Chardonnay 2014 Limari, +378471, $14.95, 13.5% ABV,

MVC/QPR: 88.

R-De Martino Legado Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Maipo, +205674, $18.95, 13.5% ABV,

MVC/QPR: 88

R-Escudo Rojo 2013 Maipo, +464354, $18.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Vina San Esteban In Situ Reserva Syrah 2014 Aconcagua, +662817, $15.95,  14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Vignerons de Buxy Buissonnier Montagny 2014, +382879, $19.95, 12.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Henry of Pelham Estate Chardonnay 2014 VQA Short Hills Bench, +268342, $19.95, 13.5% ABV,

MVC/QPR: 88.

W-De Wetshof Limestone Hill Unwooded Chardonnay 2015 WO Robertson, +419622, $16.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Domaine du Vieux Chai Sur Lie Muscadet de Sevre & Maine 2014, +200048, $14.95,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Chateau Godard Bellevue 2011 Cotes de Bordeaux, +426049, $14.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Domaine Lafage Tessellae Old Vines Grenache/Sytah/Mourvedre Cotes du Roussilon 2014, +343517, $18.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Cesari Justo 2013 IGT Leggero Appasimento Veneto, +451732, $14.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R-Montgo Monastrell 2012 Alicante, +452136, $13.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

 

20 over $20

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W-J. Moreau & Fils Chablis 2015, +466144, $21.95,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Louis Max Cote de Nuits-Villages 2014, +445312, $29.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Burrowing Owl Chardonnay 2014 BC VQA Okanagan, +208694, $33.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Inniskillin Montague Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013 VQA Four Mile Creek, +997353, $29.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Quails' Gate Pinot Noir 2014 BC VQA Okanagan, +585760, $28.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

W-Kistler Les Noisetiers Chardonnay 2014 Sonoma Coast, +251223, $99.95, 14.1% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

W-Columbia Crest H3 Chardonnay 2014 Horse Heaven Hills, +441998, $20.05, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-J.Johr Los Osos Merlot 2014 Paso Robles, +27516, $21.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-La Crema Pinot Noir 2014 Monterey County, +367896, $26.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Rodney Strong Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Knights Valley Sonoma, +456723, $35.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Walter Clappis The Hedonist Shiraz 2013 McLaren Vale, +90191, $21.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR:90

W-Nobilo Icon Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Marlborough, +912337, $24.95, 13% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 89.

R-E. Guigal Saint-Joseph 2012, +30031, $36.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-Antinori Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino 2011, +651141, $61.95, 14% ABV,  MVC/QPR:90

R-Convento San Francisco 2010 Ribera del Duero, +206409, $20.95, MVC/QPR: 89.

R-CVNE Cune Gran Reserva 2009 Rioja, +393553, $39.95, 13.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Descendientes de J. Palacios Petalos 2013 Bierzo, +446484, $24.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Vina Real Reserva 2010 Rioja, +94896, $21.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R-Dandelion Vineyards Menagerie of the Barossa Grenache/Shiraz/Mataro 2014, +399899, $20.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R-Auntsfield Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013 Southern Valleys South Island NZ, +361246, $31.95, 14.5% ABV,  MVC/QPR: 88.

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