WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for JANUARY 25, 2020
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 No winery 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. 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 --
Under $20: note – this tasting was very similar to the "cheap and cheerful" Jan 11 release, but with different wines. Most "perfect pairings" are also (apparently) "cheap and cheerful"....
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W+9167 MOMO ORGANIC SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, South Island 2018 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+10631 DOMAINE DE SÉRAME VIOGNIER IGP Pays d'Oc 2017 $13.95
13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
W+745349 DOMAINE JACKY MARTEAU SAUVIGNON TOURAINE AC 2018 $15.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+577734 DE ANGELIS OFFIDA PECORINO DOCG 2018 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+10969 CUATRO RAYAS 4R VERDEJO DO Rueda Castellana 2018 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+10952 COLOMBA BIANCA RESILIENCE INSOLIA DOC Sicilia 2018 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+451328 NOMAD WANDERLUST VQA Niagara Lakeshore, Niagara-on-the-Lake Hinterbrook 2016 $19.95 14.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+12844 QUARISA MRS. Q CABERNET SAUVIGNON Coonawarra, South Australia 2015 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+13316 GLENELLY THE GLASS COLLECTION CABERNET SAUVIGNON WO Stellenbosch 2017 $15.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+12990 CHÂTEAU CAMPLONG GRANDE RÉSERVE CORBIÈRES AP 2018 $13.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12978 FRANÇOIS VILLARD L'APPEL DES SEREINES SYRAH France 2016 $19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+56267 REMO FARINA MONTECORNA RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2017 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+446054 PROVA CEGA DOC Douro Quinta de Curvos 2017 $12.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+10341 BRUSSET LAURENT B. AC Côtes du Rhône 2017 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+494039 LAFAGE CAYROL VIEILLES VIGNES CARIGNAN IGP Côtes Catalanes 2016 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+473132 CANTINA SAN PAOLO AGLIANICO IGP Campania 2017 $14.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10689 JUAN GIL HONORO VERA ORGANIC MONASTRELL DOP Jumilla 2017 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+10963 BARBANERA SPECIAL SELECTION DA UVE LEGGERMENTE APPASSITE IGT Toscana Rosso 2017 $15.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12092 MASSO ANTICO DA UVE LEGGERMENTE APPASSITE PRIMITIVO SALENTO IGT 2017 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+426247 CHÂTEAU LES TOURELLES AC Bordeaux Jean Darriet, prop.-vitic. 2015 $15.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+10699 ALVIDES TINTO ROBLE TEMPRANILLO DO Ribera del Duero 2016 $16.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
Over $20
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W+360495 CHÂTEAU VITALLIS VIEILLES VIGNES POUILLY-FUISSÉ AC Denis Dutron, prop.-récolt. 2017 $31.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
W+663286 AUNTSFIELD SINGLE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC Certified sustainable, Southern Valleys, Marlborough, South Island 2019 $21.95 MVC/QPR: 89
R+11827 CHÂTEAU BEAUSEJOUR CUVÉE PRESTIGE FRONSAC AP 2016 $22.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.5
R+12028 GERARD BRISSON LES CHARMES LA LOUVE MORGON AC 2018 $20.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10822 SONSIERRA GRAN RESERVA Rioja Alta, DOCa Rioja 2012 $20.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+134809 PICCINI SASSO AL POGGIO IGT Toscana 2015 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+318352 LAZZERETTI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2013 $46.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+85027 CASTELLANI CAMPOMAGGIO CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $20.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] with agency name --
262881 PREVEDELLO ASOLO SUPERIORE EXTRA DRY PROSECCO DOCG, Veneto, Italy 2018 $16.95 PREVEDELLO AND MATHEWS
485326 ROCKWAY FERGIE JENKINS LIMITED EDITION RIESLING VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2017 $16.95 ROCKWAY GLEN ESTATE WINERY INC.
27409 IRONY CHARDONNAY Monterey County C. Indelicato & J. Indelicato 2017 $24.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
158790 KENWOOD CHARDONNAY Sonoma County 2018 $18.95 CORBY SPIRIT AND WINE LIMITED
269258 A TO Z WINEWORKS CHARDONNAY Oregon 2017 $22.95 NICHOLAS PEARCE WINES INC
295626 STADT KREMS GRÜNER VELTLINER Certified sustainable, DAC Kremstal 2018 $18.95 B. COJOCARU AGENCIES INC.
367284 HUGEL GENTIL AC Alsace 2017 $17.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
140624 CHÂTEAU DE VALMER VOUVRAY AC 2017 $17.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
73072 BURROWING OWL SYRAH BC VQA Okanagan Valley Wyse Family Wines 2017 $43.95 WYSE WINE AGENCY
350454 RODNEY STRONG ALEXANDER VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Alexander Valley, Sonoma County 2016 $32.95 MARK ANTHONY WINE & SPIRITS
537597 IRONSTONE CABERNET SAUVIGNON Lodi 2018 $17.95 LIFFORD WINE & SPIRITS
279810 PASO CREEK ZINFANDEL Paso Robles 2017 $19.95 ARTERRA WINES CANADA INC.
366013 BELLE GLOS DAIRYMAN VINEYARD PINOT NOIR Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 2017 $59.95 ANDREW PELLER IMPORT AGENCY
420695 LONE BIRCH SYRAH Estate grown, Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley 2016 $20.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
387753 MERCER HORSE HEAVEN HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley 2016 $24.95 SELECT WINE MERCHANTS INC.
261586 LA POSTA ESTELA ARMANDO BONARDA Mendoza Laura Catena 2017 $15.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
618348 NORTON D.O.C. MALBEC Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 2016 $15.95 PMA CANADA LTD.
400150 EL ENEMIGO MALBEC Mendoza Adrianna Catena, Alejandro Vigil, Puerto Ancona 2015 $23.95 TRIALTO WINE GROUP LTD.
295873 YALUMBA THE STRAPPER GSM Vegan friendly, Barossa Valley, South Australia 2016 $19.95 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE CANADA INC.
538900 VIDAL RESERVE PINOT NOIR Certified sustainable, Marlborough, South Island 2017 $24.95 HOBBS & COMPANY
717991 RUPERT & ROTHSCHILD CLASSIQUE WO Western Cape 2016 $24.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
630046 CHÂTEAU L'ESCADRE GRANDE RÉSERVE AC Côtes de Bordeaux - Blaye 2016 $19.95 ROUGE ET BLANC LTD
478263 DOMAINE LES PINS CUVÉE LES ROCHETTES BOURGUEIL AP Pitault-Landry 2017 $17.95 VINOLUNA
995548 J.L. CHAVE SÉLECTION MON COEUR CÔTES DU RHÔNE AC 2017 $22.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
539916 ROC DES TEMPLIERS PLAN DE DIEU CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES AC 2017 $14.95 GLENCAIRN WINE MERCHANTS
11630 BLACK FOREST T/312 PINOT NOIR Qualitätswein Badischer Winzerkeller 2015 $19.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
981399 TERRA D'ALIGI MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO DOC 2016 $13.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
474437 MICHELE CHIARLO PALÁS BAROLO DOCG 2015 $37.95 UNIVINS AND SPIRITS CANADA INC.
638312 FONTANAFREDDA LANGHE NEBBIOLO DOC 2018 $19.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
574137 CORTE MEDICEA CLETUS IGT Toscana Bollina 2016 $17.95 TRADESA CORP.
247973 CABRIZ COLHEITA SELECIONADA DOC Dão 2016 $14.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
578807 WAYNE GRETZKY NO. 99 VIDAL ICEWINE VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2017 $72.95 ANDREW PELLER LIMITED
471813 LAKEVIEW CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON ICEWINE VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2017 $39.95 TRAJECTORY BEVERAGE PARTNERS
387357 J.L. CHAVE SÉLECTION BLANCHE HERMITAGE BLANC AC 2015 $75.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
635136 MOUNT PEAK SENTINEL CABERNET SAUVIGNON Sonoma County 2016 $79.95 E&J GALLO WINERY CANADA LTD.
12177 DOMAINE GILBERT & PHILIPPE GERMAIN EN L'ORME BEAUNE 1ER CRU AC 2016 $57.95 MARCHANDS DES AMERIQUES INC
359109 J. L. CHAVE SÉLECTION OFFERUS SAINT-JOSEPH AC 2016 $38.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
May we all have 2020 vision.
Chimo! www.deantudor.com
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