WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for NOVEMBER 9, 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
Thirty years ago I announced in my newsletter that "Nobody can buy their way into, or out of this publication".
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. This presentation for Nov 9 release is 111 different labels out of about 153 released. 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) and the ISDs. Thus, my report comes from a restricted database. I did not taste every one of these 111 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. For the most part, these particular wines come from the New World.
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+234161 JACKSON-TRIGGS ENTOURAGE GRAND RESERVE BRUT SPARKLING Traditional method, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2015 $29.95
Fizz+546762 CUDDY BY TAWSE SPARKLING Traditional method, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario $25.95
Dessert+341024 SOUTHBROOK FRAMBOISE Ontario $19.95 375mL
Under $20
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W+ 330407 KAIKEN TERROIR SERIES TORRONTÉS Cafayate Valley, Salta 2018 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+10765 IN SITU RESERVA CHARDONNAY Aconcagua Valley 2018 $14.95
13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+662775 D'ARENBERG THE HERMIT CRAB VIOGNIER/MARSANNE McLaren Vale, South Australia 2017 $17.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+148429 PENCARROW SAUVIGNON BLANC Martinborough, North Island 2017 $18.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+10104 CHRISTINA THE HERITAGE COLLECTION CHARDONNAY WO Robertson 2017 $18.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+10473 DISTRICT 7 CABERNET SAUVIGNON Monterey County, Central Coast 2016 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+421198 UNDERWOOD PINOT NOIR Oregon 2017 $22.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+249201 SAN PEDRO 1865 SELECTED VINEYARDS CARMENÈRE DO Maule Valley 2017 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+11141 VUELO GRAND RESERVA MERLOT Cachapoal Valley 2016 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10762 WILLIAM COLE GRAND RESERVE PINOT NOIR Casablanca Valley 2017 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+446146 SIDEWOOD SHIRAZ Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2016 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
R+983742 L.A. CETTO PETITE SIRAH Guadalupe Valley, Baja California 2016 $13.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+68767 NEDERBURG THE MANOR HOUSE CABERNET SAUVIGNON WO Western Cape 2016 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+403683 GÉRARD BERTRAND FITOU GRENACHE/CARIGNAN AP 2017 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+ 452789 CONFIDENCIAL RESERVA Vinho Regional Lisboa 2014 $14.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+ 489963 DOMAINE DE LA RENNE TOURAINE SAUVIGNON BLANC AC 2018 $16.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.5
Over $20
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W+643361 HENRY OF PELHAM SPECK FAMILY RESERVE RIESLING VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2018 $24.95 10.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+483875 THE TRAGICALLY HIP AHEAD BY A CENTURY CHARDONNAY VQA Niagara Peninsula 2018 $21.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+424507 WESTCOTT ESTATE CHARDONNAY VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula 2017 $27.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
W+326165 ROBERT MONDAVI TO KALON VINEYARD RESERVE FUMÉ BLANC Napa Valley 2015 $59.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+45583 SHAFER RED SHOULDER RANCH CHARDONNAY Carneros, Napa Valley 2016 $84.95 14.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.5
W+359513 CLOUDY BAY CHARDONNAY Marlborough, South Island 2016 $38.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+924555 KIM CRAWFORD RESERVE SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2017 $24.95 12% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+556613 BURROWING OWL PINOT NOIR BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2017 $39.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+238261 FAUST CABERNET SAUVIGNON Napa Valley 2016 $59.95 14.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+350454 RODNEY STRONG ALEXANDER VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Alexander Valley, Sonoma County 2016 $32.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+12217 TURLEY JUVENILE ZINFANDEL California 2017 $49.95 15.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+316984 VERSADO RESERVA ANCIENT MALBEC Mendoza 2013 $59.95 14.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+123729 VIÑA COBOS BRAMARE MALBEC Unfined and unfiltered, Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $44.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+115311 VIÑALBA GRAN RESERVA MALBEC Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $24.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+222323 BEST'S BIN NO. 1 SHIRAZ Great Western, Victoria 2016 $21.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.5
R+9175 ELDERTON CABERNET SAUVIGNON Barossa, South Australia 2016 $24.95 14.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+329706 THORNBURY PINOT NOIR Central Otago, South Island 2017 $27.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10497 DE MORGENZON MAESTRO BLUE WO Stellenbosch 2015 $29.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+203364 ERRAZURIZ ACONCAGUA ALTO CABERNET SAUVIGNON DO Aconcagua Valley 2017 $21.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] with agents --
13961 UNITED STARS KINDZMARAULI PDO Kindzmarauli, Kakheti 2017 $17.95 THE DOCHAS COMPANY INC.
23408 SAN FABIANO CALCINAIA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $21.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
244228 PETRA ZINGARI IGT Toscana 2015 $19.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
288530 MAZZEI SER LAPO RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2016 $24.95 DU CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS
342444 MASI TOAR VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2015 $23.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
408138 QUINTA DO QUETZAL GUADALUPE WINEMAKER'S SELECTION RED Vinho Regional Alentejano 2016 $16.95 VINYA
443945 EL GORÚ MONASTRELL/SYRAH/PETIT VERDOT DOP Jumilla 2018 $13.95 THE KOLONAKI GROUP INC
166579 MONASTERIO DE LAS VIÑAS RESERVA GARNACHA/TEMPRANILLO/CARIÑENA DOP Cariñena 2014 $14.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
53397 LAKEVIEW CELLARS CABERNET FRANC ICEWINE VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2017 $29.95 TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
117861 FEATHERSTONE ROSÉ VQA Niagara Peninsula 2018 $15.95 FEATHERSTONE WINERY
368415 LOUIS ROEDERER BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE AC 2013 $104.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
1537 NEWTON UNFILTERED CHARDONNAY Napa Valley 2017 $73.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
11255 CARABELLA ESTATE PINOT GRIS Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley 2017 $27.95 DB WINE & SPIRITS INC.
556217 MATURANA NARANJO ORANGE WINE TORONTEL Maule Valley 2018 $24.95 WINE LOVERS AGENCY INC.
10956 MONTEMAJOR FIANO DI AVELINO DOCG 2017 $23.95 CARTO ENTERPRISE
130997 TAWSE LAUNDRY VINEYARD CABERNET FRANC VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula 2014 $34.95 TAWSE WINERY INC.
163725 JOSÉ ZUCCARDI MALBEC Uco Valley, Mendoza 2015 $44.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
986133 LEEUWIN PRELUDE VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Margaret River, Western Australia 2014 $31.95 TERRA FIRMA WINES
156828 BABICH WINEMAKERS' RESERVE MERLOT Hawke's Bay, North Island 2015 $29.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
11963 VILLA MARIA RESERVE GIMBLETT GRAVELS SYRAH Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay, North Island 2016 $49.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
195255 CHÂTEAU PIPEAU AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2015 $86.95 PARADIGM FINE WINE AGENCY
51458 LE VOLTE DELL'ORNELLAIA IGT Toscana 2017 $64.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
10407 MASI MAZZANO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO DOCG 2012 $321.95 AUTHENTIC WINE & SPIRITS MERCHANTS
265710 TORRES COS PERPETUAL DOCa Priorat 2015 $59.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
748798 LUSTAU PALO CORTADO PENINSULA SOLERA FAMILIAR DRY SHERRY DO $35.95 JOHN HANNA & SONS LIMITED
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