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
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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
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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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