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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for OCTOBER 12, 2019

 
WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES:  under/over $20 for OCTOBER 12, 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 table 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" -- wines that the LCBO has ordered in sufficient quantities for the Ontario marketplace. Not put out for us are the re-orders (even though they may be of a different vintage) , ISDs, 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 their 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" wines of a reduced tasting  --
 
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
 
Fizz+648618    GÉRARD BERTRAND THOMAS JEFFERSON BRUT ROSÉ CRÉMANT DE LIMOUX    Traditonal method, AP, Languedoc, France    2017    $22.95  12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  92
 
R+359810    SÉGLA    Second wine of Château Rauzan-Ségla, AC Margaux    2010    $68.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 93
 
Under $20
=========
W+165670    MONTE DEL FRÁ CA' DEL MAGRO    DOC Custoza Superiore    2016    $19.95  13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
W+518985    MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES ANTEA    DOCa Rioja    2015    $16.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+677476    JIM BARRY COVER DRIVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Coonawarra, South Australia    2016    $19.95     14.3% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+413237    GÉRARD BERTRAND SYRAH/GRENACHE    AP Languedoc    2015    $16.95    13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  90
R+999946    REMO FARINA RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE    DOC    2017    $18.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+557165    HENRY OF PELHAM ESTATE RIESLING    VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2018    $19.95  11% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+ 37911    SAN PEDRO 1865 SELECTED VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON    DO Maipo Valley    2017    $19.95  14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 93
R+11837    CHÂTEAU LA CROIX ST-PIERRE GRANDE RÉSERVE    AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye    2016    $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 92
R+434464    CHÂTEAU SAINT-ANTOINE RÉSERVE DU CHÂTEAU    AC Bordeaux Supérieur    2015    $15.95   13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+10623    CALMEL & JOSEPH SAINT CHINIAN    AP    2015    $15.95  14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+328831    M. CHAPOUTIER BELLERUCHE CÔTES DU RHÔNE GRENACHE/SYRAH    AC    2017    $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10359    FEUDO ARANCIO CABERNET SAUVIGNON    DOC Sicilia    2016    $15.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88
R+646893    BERGAMOTA PRIVATE SELECTION    DOC Dão    2015    $13.95     13% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.5
R+194753    RIOJA BORDÓN RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2012    $19.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  90.5
R+471854    RIOJA VEGA CRIANZA    DOCa Rioja    2016    $16.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
 
Over $20
=========
W+11721    KARL ERBES ÜRZIGER WÜRZGARTEN RIESLING SPÄTLESE    Qualitätswein    2016    $26.95 7.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+616466    HENRY OF PELHAM SPECK FAMILY RESERVE CHARDONNAY    VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2017    $29.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89.5
R+647917    CHÂTEAU LILIAN LADOUYS    Cru Bourgeois, AC Saint-Estèphe    2014    $49.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+74922    LUIGI BOSCA D.O.C. MALBEC    Single vineyard, DOC Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza    2016    $29.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+ 469031    CUDDY BY TAWSE CABERNET/MERLOT    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2015    $27.95   13.5%ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+11581    DOMAINE QUEYLUS TRADITION CABERNET FRANC    VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula    2016    $27.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+73098    BURROWING OWL ESTATE BOTTLED CABERNET SAUVIGNON    BC VQA Okanagan Valley    2016    $44.95  14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+10463    CLINE SONOMA COAST SYRAH    Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County    2017    $22.95    14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+10465    KLINKER BRICK BRICKMASON RED BLEND    Mokelumne River, Lodi    2016    $21.95 14.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+59683    TRUCHARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Carneros, Napa Valley    2015    $41.95    14.2% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88
R+963397    WENTE WETMORE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Single vineyard, Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay    2016    $29.95  14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+131888    DOUBLE CANYON HORSE HEAVEN HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley    2015    $29.95  14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+980334    BODEGA PIEDRA NEGRA GRAN LURTON SINGLE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Uco Valley, Mendoza    2013    $24.95    15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+437954    CHÂTEAU PIERRE DE MONTIGNAC    Cru Bourgeois, AP Médoc    2014    $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+539924    DOMAIN MEGA SPILEO GRAND CAVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON    PGI Achaia    2011    $29.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10129    FONTANABIANCA BORDINI BARBARESCO    DOCG    2015    $49.95    SELECT WINE  14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89
R+11595    TERRA COSTANTINO ETNA ROSSO    DOC    2016    $31.95 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89
R+378257    BANFI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO    DOCG    2014    $56.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89
R+642496    BARÓN DE LEY GRAN RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2012    $29.95     13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  89
R+923748    DON JACOBO GRAN RESERVA    DOCa Rioja    2005    $38.95     14% ABV, MVC/QPR:  90
 
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for media sampling by LCBO] with agents --
 
    667295    MANDOIS ORIGINE BRUT CHAMPAGNE    AC        $48.95    EPIC WINES AND SPIRITS INC.
    256289    BENJAMIN BRIDGE NOVA 7 SPARKLING    Nova Scotia    2018    $24.95    LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
    4085    GRAHAM BECK BRUT ROSÉ    Traditional method, WO Western Cape, South Africa    2013    $24.95    VINEXX
    89011    FEATHERSTONE SAUVIGNON BLANC    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2018    $17.95    FEATHERSTONE WINERY
    417774    DOMAINE QUEYLUS TRADITION CHARDONNAY    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2016    $27.95    PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
    256552    CAVE SPRING ESTATE CHARDONNAY    Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2017    $19.95    CAVE SPRING CELLARS LTD.,
    392357    KONZELMANN LAKEFRONT SERIES LATE HARVEST GEWÜRZTRAMINER    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2016    $15.95    KONZELMANN ESTATE WINERY
    458778    JOEL GOTT CHARDONNAY    California    2017    $23.95    PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
    171272    J. LOHR ARROYO VISTA CHARDONNAY    Arroyo Seco, Monterey County    2017    $34.95    BARRIQUE WINE IMPORTS LTD.
    339689    BLACK STALLION CHARDONNAY    Napa Valley    2017    $29.95    SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
    443507    SANTA EMA GRAN RESERVA SAUVIGNON BLANC    DO Leyda Valley    2018    $16.95    RUSSIAN STANDARD VODKA CANADA LTD
    458760    ELDERTON E SERIES CHARDONNAY    Barossa, South Australia    2017    $16.95    DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
    924704    RAPAURA SPRINGS WAIRAU CLASSIC SAUVIGNON BLANC    Marlborough, South Island    2017    $21.95    VINEXX
    369850    KIM CRAWFORD PINOT GRIS    Marlborough, South Island    2019    $19.95    ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
    260240    JOSEPH CATTIN HATSCHBOURG PINOT GRIS    AC Alsace Grand Cru    2016    $23.95    DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
    461640    WILLIAM FÈVRE CHAMPS ROYAUX CHABLIS    AC    2017    $28.95    WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
    16725    TERRES SECRÈTES LES PRÉLUDES SAINT-VÉRAN    AC    2017    $19.95    VINEXX
    363150    LE FILS DES GRAS MOUTONS MUSCADET SÈVRE-ET-MAINE SUR LIE    AC    2017    $15.95    CONNEXION OENOPHILIA
    485532    CHÂTEAU SAINT-NABOR CÔTES DU RHONE BLANC    AC    2018    $14.95    DB WINE & SPIRITS INC.
    517375    ROYAL TOKAJI LATE HARVEST TOKAJI    PDO    2017    $21.95    H.H.D. IMPORTS
    169169    CRITONE BIANCO VAL DI NETO    IGT    2017    $17.95    NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
    SIGNATURE WINES & SPIRITS
    246413    THE MAGICIAN SHIRAZ/PINOT NOIR    VQA Niagara Peninsula    2016    $29.95    REIF ESTATE WINERY
    997353    INNISKILLIN MONTAGUE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR    Single vineyard, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara-on-the-Lake    2016    $30.95    ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
    546473    REDSTONE LIMESTONE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR    VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2013    $21.95    TAWSE WINERY INC.
    275958    SOUTHBROOK SAUNDERS FAMILY VINEYARD CABERNET FRANC    Vegan friendly, single vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment    2017    $34.95    VINEXX
    59717    EARTHQUAKE ZINFANDEL    Lodi    2015    $42.95    CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
    732040    LA CREMA SONOMA COAST PINOT NOIR    Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County    2016    $18.95    B AND W WINES
    442459    VIÑALBA RESERVA MALBEC/TOURIGA NACIONAL    Uco Valley, Mendoza    2017    $18.95    GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS
    255760    KOYLE ROYALE CABERNET SAUVIGNON    Los Lingues Vineyard, DO Colchagua Valley    2016    $24.95    TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
    62364    MONTES PURPLE ANGEL    DO Colchagua Valley    2016    $62.95    VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
    108183    SCHILD ESTATE GRENACHE/MOURVÈDRE/SHIRAZ    Barossa Valley, South Australia    2016    $19.95    NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
    931600    CORIOLE ESTATE GROWN SHIRAZ    McLaren Vale, South Australia    2016    $24.95    DU CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS
    311258    WITS END LUNA SHIRAZ    McLaren Vale, South Australia    2017    $17.95    AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
    156869    RAPAURA SPRINGS PINOT NOIR    Marlborough, South Island    2017    $22.95    VINEXX
    10877    LOVICO GAMZA    AOC Suhindol    2015    $13.95    DEMETRA VP
    196121    DOMAINE DU PEGAU CUVÉE RÉSERVÉE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE    AC    2013    $78.95    WINEONLINE MARKETING COMPANY LTD
    667451    OGIER LES PAILLANCHES CROZES-HERMITAGE    AC    2017    $24.95    SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
    437079    XAVIER VIGNON 100% CÔTES DU RHÔNE    AP    2016    $19.95    NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
    251637    CAVE DE ROQUEBRUN ROCHES NOIRES    AC Saint-Chinian-Roquebrun    2016    $22.95    EUROVINTAGE INTERNATIONAL INC
    286393    CHÂTEAU PAUL MAS CLOS DES MÛRES    AP Languedoc    2017    $19.95    AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
    562587    DOMAINE D'ALBAS ROUGE    AP Minervois    2016    $15.95    BONTA TRADING
    682781    MILDIANI KINDZMARAULI SEMI-SWEET RED    Kakheti    2016    $18.95    THE DOCHAS COMPANY INC.
    550350    EUGEN ALTSCHUH PINOT NOIR    Qualitätswein    2017    $19.95    LOUIS CHARLES AGENCY
    286708    LANTIDES NEMÉA AGIORGITIKO    PDO Neméa    2016    $19.95    NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
    399907    SAN VINCENTI CHIANTI CLASSICO    DOCG    2016    $19.95    DB WINE & SPIRITS INC.
    943613    BARONE RICASOLI ROCCA GUICCIARDA RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO    DOCG    2016    $24.95    CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
    403477    SAN FELICE IL GRIGIO GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO    DOCG    2014    $48.95    CHARTON HOBBS INC
    324137    MASI RISERVA DI COSTASERA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO    DOCG    2013    $69.95    AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
    552497    PELEE ISLAND LOLA CABERNET FRANC ROSÉ    VQA South Islands, Lake Erie North Shore    2018    $15.95    PELEE ISLAND WINERY
    588475    VEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN VINTAGE BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE    With gift box, AC    2008    $111.95    CHARTON HOBBS INC
    36616    TABLAS CREEK CÔTES DE TABLAS BLANC    Adelaida District, Paso Robles    2017    $37.95    CHARTON HOBBS INC
    701748    CHATEAU MONTELENA CHARDONNAY    Napa Valley    2016    $74.95    ROGERS & COMPANY
    11644    DR. SIEMENS SERRIGER WÜRTZBERG RIESLING AUSLESE    Qualitätswein    2010    $19.95    H.H.D. IMPORTS
    667154    CONDE DE LOS ANDES BLANCO    DOCa Rioja    2015    $38.95    WINEWORLD IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS LTD
    646885    SOUTHBROOK LAUNDRY VINEYARD PINOT NOIR    VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula    2016    $34.95    VINEXX
    393827    MORAINE PINOT NOIR    BC VQA Okanagan Valley    2017    $34.95    STEM WINE GROUP
    107367    CERES COMPOSITION PINOT NOIR    Bannockburn, Central Otago, South Island    2016    $36.95    VINOLUNA
    539973    DOMAINE SAINT-PRÉFERT CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE    AC    2016    $67.95    DBINO INC.
    279083    LA MANNELLA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO    DOCG    2013    $69.95    NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
    236356    CASTELLO ROMITORIO BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO    DOCG    2013    $63.95    WINE LOVERS AGENCY INC.
    245225    FULIGNI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO    DOCG    2013    $99.95    HALPERN ENTERPRISES
    348037    MASI RISERVA DI COSTASERA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO    DOCG    2013    $156.95    AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
    442160    DOMAINE DES BERNARDINS MUSCAT BEAUMES DE VENISE    Vin doux naturel, AC    2017    $22.95    TERRA FIRMA WINES
                       
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