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Thursday, June 20, 2019

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under $20 and over $20 for June 22, 2019

 
WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES:  under $20 and over $20 for June 22, 2019
 
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
 
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 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". Not put out for us are the reorders (even though they may be of a different vintage) 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 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" of a reduced tasting --
 
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
 
Fortified+655084    COMTE LOUIS DE LAURISTON POMMEAU DE NORMANDIE  AC    France        $39.95    MVC/QPR: 93
Rose+451138    GÉRARD BERTRAND GRIS BLANC ROSÉ    IGP Pays d'Oc    2018    $32.95 [for the size convenience of a large crowd: 1500 mL magnum] MVC/QPR: 91
 
Under $20
=========
W+649970    MCMICHAEL COLLECTION TOM THOMSON BARREL-AGED CHARDONNAY    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2017    $22.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+646174    FRANCISCAN SAUVIGNON BLANC    California    2017    $19.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+688259    BEST'S GREAT WESTERN RIESLING    Great Western, Victoria    2017    $19.95 11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.
W+231282    KEN FORRESTER OLD VINE RESERVE CHENIN BLANC    WO Stellenbosch    2017    $17.95  13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92.5
W+635813    LA VIGNE DES SABLONS VOUVRAY    AC    2017    $18.95     MVC/QPR: 89
W+645333    DOMAINE DE L'IDYLLE JACQUÈRE SAVOIE    AC    2017    $16.95     11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+645390    PAGOS DE GALIR GODELLO    DO Valdeorras    2017    $17.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+631622    COLLAVINI T FRIULANO    DOC Collio 2017 $16.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+646612    LOS HAROLDOS RESERVA MALBEC    Uco Valley, Mendoza    2015    $17.00     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+635961    SECRETO PATAGÓNICO MALBEC Patagonia    2017    $19.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+639575    PENLEY ESTATE PHOENIX CABERNET SAUVIGNON Coonawarra, South Australia    2016    $19.95     15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+919324    RYMILL COONAWARRA MC2    Coonawarra, South Australia    2015    $18.95     14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+920959    THOMAS GOSS MERLOT    McLaren Vale, South Australia 2016    $16.95     14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+921239    WITS END LUNA CABERNET SAUVIGNON McLaren Vale, South Australia    2017    $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+630012    CHÂTEAU DU VIEUX PUIT AC Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux    2015    $17.95    14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+370262    GÉRARD BERTRAND GRAND TERROIR LA CLAPE SYRAH/CARIGNAN/MOURVÈDRE    AP    2016    $19.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+208256    TORREVENTO CASTEL DEL MONTE VIGNA PEDALE RISERVA    DOCG    2014    $19.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+397422    PARCELAS    DOP Douro    2016    $16.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+74229    FERRATON PÈRE & FILS PLAN DE DIEU CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES    AC    2017    $19.95  14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+638726    FEDERICI ROMA ROSSO    DOC    2017    $16.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+645010    VIÑEDOS Y BODEGAS PABLO ALGAIREN    DO Cariñena    2015    $13.95     14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
 
Over $20
=========
W+688242    OAKRIDGE VINEYARD SERIES HENK CHARDONNAY Henk Vineyard, Yarra Valley, Victoria    2017    $29.95     13.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+688291    SIDEWOOD MAPPINGA CHARDONNAY    Adelaide Hills, South Australia    2016    $24.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+ 483065    SAINT CLAIR PIONEER BLOCK 20 CASH BLOCK SAUVIGNON BLANC    Single vineyard, Dillons Point, Marlborough, South Island    2017     $28.95  13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+666701    DOMAINE PASSY LE CLOU CHABLIS    AP    2017    $28.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+65573    JEAN-MAX ROGER CUVÉE LES CAILLOTTES SANCERRE    AC    2017    $30.95    13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+486936    CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE MERLOT    Columbia Valley    2015    $21.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.5
R+ 920967    PERTARINGA UNDERCOVER SHIRAZ    McLaren Vale, South Australia    2015    $20.95  14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+7179    DOMAINE LANGLOIS-CHÂTEAU SAUMUR-CHAMPIGNY    AP    2016    $21.95    12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+644963    RIDOLFI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO    DOCG    2013    $49.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+526376    FERRATON PÈRE & FILS CALENDES CROZES-HERMITAGE    AC    2016    $31.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+157347    ENRICO SERAFINO BARBARESCO    DOCG    2015    $29.95  14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
 
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] --
 
    234104    BOLLINGER SPECIAL CUVÉE BRUT CHAMPAGNE    AC        $49.95    JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED
    384529    BOLLINGER SPECIAL CUVÉE BRUT CHAMPAGNE    AC        $84.95    JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED
    256289    BENJAMIN BRIDGE NOVA 7 SPARKLING    Charmat method, Nova Scotia    2017    $24.95    LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
    991562    BAILLY LAPIERRE RÉSERVE BRUT CRÉMANT DE BOURGOGNE    Traditional method, AC, Burgundy, France        $19.95    VINEXX
    641423    BAILLY LAPIERRE RÉSERVE BRUT CRÉMANT DE BOURGOGNE    Traditional method, AC, Burgundy, France        $12.95    VINEXX
    89011    FEATHERSTONE SAUVIGNON BLANC    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2018    $17.95    FEATHERSTONE WINERY
    241182    CHARLES BAKER PICONE VINEYARD RIESLING    VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula    2016    $36.95    STRATUS VINEYARDS
    57430    MISSION HILL RESERVE SAUVIGNON BLANC    BC VQA Okanagan Valley    2018    $22.95    MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
    989152    SANTA BARBARA WINERY CHARDONNAY    Santa Barbara County    2017    $24.95    ROGERS & COMPANY
    210039    RODNEY STRONG RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY RESERVE CHARDONNAY    Russian River Valley, Sonoma County    2015    $49.95    MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
    225375    J. LOHR OCTOBER NIGHT CHARDONNAY    Arroyo Seco, Monterey County    2017    $34.95    BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
    461137    HOGUE GEWÜRZTRAMINER    Columbia Valley    2017    $14.95    ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
    309609    BEL ECHO SAUVIGNON BLANC    Marlborough, South Island    2017    $23.95    CHARTON HOBBS INC
    669606    SALOMON GROOVY GRÜNER VELTLINER    Niederösterreich    2018    $15.95    LAMPRECHT INTERNATIONAL
    747600    PIERRE SPARR GRANDE RÉSERVE GEWURZTRAMINER    AC Alsace    2017    $18.95    DU CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS
    224642    JOSEPH CATTIN PINOT BLANC    AC Alsace    2017    $15.95    DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
    626523    WILLIAM FÈVRE SAINT-BRIS    AC    2017    $24.95    WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
    382879    VIGNERONS DE BUXY BUISSONNIER MONTAGNY    AC    2015    $19.95    VINEXX
    147975    GÉRARD BERTRAND RÉSERVE SPÉCIALE VIOGNIER    IGP Pays d'Oc    2017    $14.95    FWM CANADA
    320473    RUPPERTSBERGER GEWÜRZTRAMINER LINSENBUSCH SPÄTLESE    Prädikatswein    2017    $18.95    CARTO ENTERPRISE
    474742    TIEFENBRUNNER PINOT GRIGIO    IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti    2018    $19.95    ROGERS & COMPANY
    485201    PORCONERO FIANO    IGP Campania    2017    $17.95    BRAND NEW DAY WINES & SPIRITS
    176792    CASTELLO DELLA SALA BRAMÌTO CHARDONNAY    IGT Umbria    2017    $22.95    HALPERN ENTERPRISES
    411595    THE TRAGICALLY HIP FULLY COMPLETELY GRAND RESERVE RED    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2017    $24.95    EPIC WINES AND SPIRITS INC.
    38075    FREI BROTHERS SONOMA RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Alexander Valley, Sonoma County    2015    $34.95    E&J GALLO WINERY CANADA LTD.
    962217    KENDALL-JACKSON VINTNER'S RESERVE MERLOT    Sonoma County    2015    $29.95    BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE CANADA INC.
    213017    MICHAEL DAVID PETITE PETIT    Lodi    2016    $28.95    CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
    628230    SUBMISSION CABERNET SAUVIGNON    California    2016    $19.95    HALPERN ENTERPRISES
    633719    TERRITORIAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY PINOT NOIR    Willamette Valley    2014    $31.95    LOYAL IMPORTS
    443135    HOGUE GENESIS MERITAGE    Columbia Valley    2015    $21.95    ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
    680967    KIM CRAWFORD MERLOT    Hawke's Bay, North Island    2016    $19.95    ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
    512897    MAN FAMILY WINES OU KALANT CABERNET SAUVIGNON    WO Coastal Region    2017    $14.95    VON TERRA ENTERPRISES LTD.
    561142    CATHEDRAL CELLAR SHIRAZ    WO Western Cape    2016    $16.95    PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
    588830    KATARZYNA MEZZEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MAVRUD    PGI Thracian Valley    2016    $15.95    WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
    349910    CHÂTEAU FONTAINE DE GENIN    AC Bordeaux    2015    $15.95    FRONTIER WINE MERCHANTS
    348755    CHÂTEAU DES DEMOISELLES    AC Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux    2014    $18.95    HALPERN ENTERPRISES
    295857    CHÂTEAU HAUT-BERTINERIE ELEGANCE MERLOT/CABERNET    AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye    2015    $21.95    RUBY WINES & SPIRITS
    946186    JEAN-ERNEST DESCOMBES MORGON    AC    2016    $21.95    PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
    512574    JOSEPH DROUHIN BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR    AC Bourgogne    2017    $28.95    PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
    645457    A RENA D'ORU DI CASANOVA    AP Corsica    2016    $19.95    EPIC WINES AND SPIRITS INC.
    571778    M XX270 SYRAH    Aléria, Corsica    2015    $25.95    VINOLUNA
    711317    CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE    AC    2016    $93.95    CHARTON HOBBS INC
    678086    MICHEL GASSIER LES PILIERS SYRAH    AC Costières de Nîmes    2016    $17.95    HALPERN ENTERPRISES
    234997    CHÂTEAU PEYROS VIEILLES VIGNES MADIRAN    AC    2015    $20.95    VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
    343509    TESSELLAE VIEILLES VIGNES CARIGNAN    IGP Côtes Catalanes    2017    $18.95    GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS
    724831    COSTA LAZARIDI AMETHYSTOS RED    PGI Drama    2015    $26.95    DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
    493742    BEL COLLE SIMPOSIO BAROLO    DOCG    2013    $54.95    MONDO VINO
    176776    CAFAGGIO CHIANTI CLASSICO    DOCG    2013    $21.95    SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
    727636    TENUTA SETTE PONTI CROGNOLO    IGT Toscana    2016    $34.95    TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
    280651    LAMOLE DI LAMOLE RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO    DOCG    2014    $29.95    PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
    673160    BARBI BRUSCO DEI BARBI    IGT Toscana    2016    $17.95    NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
    180059    FATTORIA DEL CERRO RISERVA VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO    DOCG    2013    $37.95    LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
    165662    MONTE DEL FRÀ LENA DI MEZZO VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO CLASSICO SUPERIORE    DOC    2016    $24.95    SIGNATURE WINES & SPIRITS
    482505    CR GOLD 5 MONASTRELL/SYRAH    DOP Jumilla    2013    $17.95    CONNEXION OENOPHILIA
    431973    LÓPEZ DE HARO GRAN RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2010    $29.95    WINEONLINE MARKETING COMPANY LTD
    471565    BORSAO BOLE GARNACHA/SYRAH    DO Campo de Borja    2015    $16.95    CHARTON HOBBS INC
    206409    CONVENTO SAN FRANCISCO CRIANZA    DO Ribera del Duero    2012    $21.95    TRADESA CORP.
    68833    HIDDEN BENCH LOCUST LANE ROSÉ    VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2018    $23.95    MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
    469338    SUE-ANN STAFF FANCY FARM GIRL FOXY PINK    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2018    $15.95    SUE-ANN STAFF ESTATE WINERY
    558510    MCMANIS PINOT NOIR ROSÉ    Estate grown, Lodi    2018    $18.95    THE VINE AGENCY
    408476    ZONTE'S FOOTSTEP SCARLET LADYBIRD ROSÉ    Fleurieu, South Australia    2018    $15.95    CRU WINE MERCHANTS
    FWM CANADA
    33621    GASSIER SABLES D'AZUR ROSÉ    AP Côtes de Provence    2018    $17.95    SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
    450825    HENRI GAILLARD ROSÉ    AP Côtes de Provence    2018    $17.95    MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
    575282    LÉOUBE LOVE ROSÉ    AP Côtes de Provence    2018    $24.95    THE LIVING VINE INC.
    490987    SCAIA ROSATO    IGT Veneto    2018    $17.95    MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
    377267    MASI ROSA DEI MASI    IGT Rosato delle Venezie    2018    $15.95    AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
    451385    MEDEIROS ROSÉ    Vinho Regional Alentejano    2018    $13.95    TRADESA CORP.
    440883    LOUIS ROEDERER PREMIER BRUT CHAMPAGNE    AC        $159.95    AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
    93054    LOUIS ROEDERER PREMIER BRUT CHAMPAGNE    AC        $41.95    AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
    258269    MISSION HILL RESERVE LIMITED EDITION VIOGNIER    BC VQA Okanagan Valley    2016    $23.95    MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
    667253    CHÂTEAU DE MANISSY LIRAC    AP    2016    $29.95    RARE EARTH WINE
    437681    12 LINAJES RESERVA    DO Ribera del Duero    2012    $33.95    VINOLUNA

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