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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for July 8, 2017.

 
WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for  July 8, 2017.
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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
 
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FIND --
 
R+356089    CONDE DE VALDEMAR CRIANZA TEMPRANILLO    DOCa Rioja    2012    $16.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
 
20 under $20
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R+171025    DOMAINE PUIG-PARAHY CUVÉE GEORGES    AC Côtes du Roussillon        2015    $16.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+194753    RIOJA BORDÓN RESERVA    DOCa Rioja, Spain    Bodega Francos-Espanolas    2011    $19.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+268805    PAGO DE VALDONEJE MENCIA    DO Bierzo    Vinos Valtuille    2015    $14.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+313791    LUDOVICUS TINTO DO Terra Alta 2013 $17.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+320499    BASTIDE MIRAFLORS SYRAH/VIEILLES VIGNES GRENACHE  Côtes de Roussillon    Domaine Lefage    2015    $19.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88
W+439398    EMILIANA NATURA UNOAKED CHARDONNAY Casablanca Valley 2016    $15.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+481093    OCHOA CRIANZA TEMPRANILLO    DO Navarra    2012    $17.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+486043    PRIMUS CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Maipo Valley    2013    $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+499855 INVIVO CHARDONNAY Gisborne, North Island 2016 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+675421    MULDERBOSCH CHENIN BLANC    WO Western Cape        2016    $14.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+951889    IRONSTONE OLD VINE ZINFANDEL Lodi 2014 $17.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+561142    CATHEDRAL CELLAR SHIRAZ    WO Western Cape    KWV    2014    $16.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+155804    CAVE DE ROQUEBRUN LA GRANGE DES COMBES SAINT-CHINIAN-ROQUEBRUN    AC        2015    $18.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+161398    LANDER-JENKINS CABERNET SAUVIGNON    California    2014    $19.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+376822    WILDASS MERLOT    VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake    Stratus Vineyards    2015    $16.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+383547    AVONDALE JONTY'S DUCKS PEKIN RED    WO Paarl    2013    $15.95
14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+488882    HERSANDIERE MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE    Sur lie, AC    2015    $15.95    11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+492561    FARINA VALPOLICELLA    DOC    2015    $14.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+173252    VELENOSI VILLA ANGELA PECORINO    DOCG Offida    2015    $15.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+413948    CHÂTEAU HAUT PEYRAUD    AC Côtes de Bordeaux – Blaye 2012    $16.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
 
20 over $20
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W+68817    HIDDEN BENCH ESTATE CHARDONNAY    VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2014    $29.95         13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+74781    DOMAINE SIGALAS ASSYRTIKO/ATHIRI    AP Santorini    2015    $21.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+172338    SOUTHBROOK TRIOMPHE CHARDONNAY    VQA Niagara Peninsula        2015    $24.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+269357    CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Columbia Valley        2015    $20.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+312140    FINCA VILLACRECES PRUNO    DO Ribera del Duero    2015    $21.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+396440    BUENA VISTA CHARDONNAY    North Coast    Boisset Collection    2015    $24.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+414219    FOXEN TINAQUAIC VINEYARD ESTATE CHARDONNAY    Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara     2014    $52.95    13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+429142    SIGNAE MONTEFALCO SAGRANTINO    DOCG     2009    $27.95    15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+446484    DESCENDIENTES DE J. PALACIOS PÉTALOS    DO Bierzo    2015    $24.95
14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+446682    VASSE FELIX FILIUS CABERNET/MERLOT    Margaret River, Western Australia        2015    $24.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+450734 TORRES SALMOS DOCa Priorat Miguel Torres 2014 $31.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+465724    RODNEY STRONG SONOMA COAST CHARDONNAY Sonoma Coast 2014    $29.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+512178    BACHELDER WISMER VINEYARD FOXCROFT BLOCK CHARDONNAY    VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2013    $44.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+652875    RIDGE THREE VALLEYS    Sonoma County 2014    $44.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+928622    LAN GRAN RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2008    $34.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+499558    DARK HORSE ONE HORSE TOWN PINOT NOIR    VQA Ontario    2013    $24.95    15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+219725    GIANT STEPS PINOT NOIR Yarra Valley, Victoria Innocent Bystander    2015    $30.95    13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+493379    INTRINSIC CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Columbia Valley, Washington 2014    $39.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+184432    NORMAN HARDIE UNFILTERED CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula    2015    $39.20    11.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

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