WORLD WINE WATCH TOP WINES AT VINTAGES: under/over $20 for FEBRUARY 8, 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 --
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS --
Rose+552562 THREE OF HEARTS ROSÉ VQA Niagara Peninsula 2018 $19.95 11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
Orange+12119 DOMINIO DE PUNCTUM POMELADOS ORANGE WINE Spain 2018 $16.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
Under $20
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W+12431 LE RICHE CHARDONNAY WO Stellenbosch 2017 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+310532 CREW MERLOT VQA Lake Erie North Shore 2017 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+411298 SUR DE LOS ANDES PREMIUM BLEND MALBEC/CABERNET SAUVIGNON Mendoza 2014 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+132365 VIÑA COBOS FELINO CABERNET SAUVIGNON Mendoza 2017 $19.95 14.6% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10806 CASA SILVA LOLOL GRAN TERROIR DE LA COSTA SYRAH DO Colchagua Valley 2016 $19.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+13434 ESCUDO ROJO RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Maipo Valley 2018 $17.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+446716 CHAPEL HILL THE PARSON CABERNET SAUVIGNON McLaren Vale, South Australia 2018 $18.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+387522 CHÂTEAU LA FLEUR GRANDS LANDES AC Montagne-Saint-Émilion 2015 $19.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+348292 CHÂTEAU VRAI CAILLOU AC Bordeaux Supérieur 2016 $15.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12029 DOMAIN FOND MOIROUX MOULIN-À-VENT AC 2011 $18.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+12981 DOMAINE DES VALS CORBIÈRES AC 2017 $14.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91
R+13513 DOMAINE COUDOULIS EVIDENCE LIRAC AP 2016 $19.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13034 TENUTA IUZZOLINI CIRÒ ROSSO CLASSICO DOC 2017 $17.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13519 BERNARDESCHI GOVERNO ALL'USO ROSSO IGT Toscana 2017 $19.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+11632 CABRAL RESERVA DOC Douro 2016 $13.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+11149 CASCA MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS 1808 RESERVA DOC Douro 2016 $16.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+10692 CASTAÑO ALCARIA OLD VINES DO Yecla 2017 $14.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+11877 LAURENT PERRACHON ET FILS TERRES ROSES MOULIN-À-VENT AC 2017 $19.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
Over $20
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W+158683 LA CREMA MONTEREY CHARDONNAY Monterey 2017 $26.95 13.5 % ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
W+11913 FRANÇOIS MARTENOT LES MAROUETTES CHABLIS AC 2018 $24.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+11818 BLACK SAGE VINEYARD SHIRAZ BC VQA Okanagan Valley 2016 $31.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+13238 BOOKWALTER READERS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Columbia Valley 2016 $35.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12845 TRENTHAM ESTATE RESERVE PINOT NOIR Tasmania 2015 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+968693 PIERRE AMADIEU DOMAINE GRAND ROMANE CUVÉE PRESTIGE VIEILLES VIGNES GIGONDAS AC 2017 $33.95 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90
R+262956 DONNACHIARA IRPINIA AGLIANICO DOC 2017 $24.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+487090 TORNATORE NERELLO MASCALESE/NERELLO CAPPUCCIO DOC Etna Rosso 2017 $23.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+47118 CARPINETO RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2015 $28.95 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89
R+12421 RICKETY BRIDGE SHIRAZ WO Western Cape 2015 $24.95 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
R+12094 PETRA HEBO SUVERETO IGT Toscana 2016 $24.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88
PART TWO: The "rest" of the release [not offered for sampling by media] with agency name --
65110 VILMART & CIE GRAND CELLIER 1ER CRU BRUT CHAMPAGNE AC $92.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
405555 CHANDON SPARKLING ROSÉ Traditional method, California $34.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
51565 LOUIS BOUILLOT PERLE D'OR BRUT CRÉMANT DE BOURGOGNE Traditional method, AC, Burgundy, France 2012 $24.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
515288 RIVAROSE BRUT SPARKLING ROSÉ IGP Méditérranée, Provence, France $18.95 SYLVESTRE WINES & SPIRITS INC.
352153 FERRARI BRUT SPARKLING Traditional method, DOC Trento, Italy $24.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
515254 VILARNAU BRUT RESERVA CAVA Traditional method, DO, Spain $15.95 WOODMAN WINES & SPIRITS
265983 MCMANIS CHARDONNAY Estate grown, River Junction 2018 $19.95 THE VINE AGENCY
10851 SCHEID CRAFTWORK ESTATE SAUVIGNON BLANC Monterey County 2017 $19.95 WINEONLINE MARKETING COMPANY LTD
685651 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE RIESLING Columbia Valley 2018 $16.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
389262 ZUCCARDI SERIE A TORRONTÉS IP Salta 2019 $16.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
536169 SOHO WHITE COLLECTION PINOT GRIS Marlborough, South Island 2018 $19.95 H.H.D. IMPORTS
225557 ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC Awatere Valley, Marlborough, South Island 2019 $17.95 THE KOLONAKI GROUP INC
196956 JOSEPH CATTIN PINOT GRIS AC Alsace 2018 $15.95 DIONYSUS WINES & SPIRITS LTD.
446369 ROUX PÈRE & FILS BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY AC 2017 $19.95 VINEXX
521997 DOMAINE DE LA BAUME LES MARIÉS SAUVIGNON BLANC IGP Pays d'Oc 2018 $16.95 ANDREW PELLER IMPORT AGENCY
289553 UMANI RONCHI VELLODORO PECORINO IGT Terre di Chieti 2018 $16.95 PERUGINI
95802 PETER ZEMMER PINOT GRIGIO DOC Alto Adige 2017 $17.95 30 50 IMPORTS
204768 SAN RAFFAELE PINOT GRIGIO Vegan friendly, DOC delle Venezie 2018 $15.95 CONNEXION OENOPHILIA
89003 RIDGEPOINT PINOT NOIR VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment 2012 $24.95 BASSOALTO INC.
245613 FROGPOND FARM GAMAY NOIR VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake 2017 $16.95 FROGPOND FARM WINERY
718759 CAYMUS NAPA VALLEY ZINFANDEL Napa Valley 2017 $59.95 ANDREW PELLER IMPORT AGENCY
460642 DECOY MERLOT Sonoma County 2017 $34.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
342824 CANNONBALL MERLOT California 2017 $22.95 ROGERS & COMPANY
59113 KLINKER BRICK OLD VINE ZINFANDEL Mokelumne River, Lodi 2015 $23.95 CARPE VINUM INTERNATIONAL
547695 PIKE ROAD PINOT NOIR Willamette Valley 2015 $26.95 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE CANADA INC.
421149 ACROBAT PINOT NOIR Oregon 2016 $29.95 CHARTON HOBBS INC
568865 TRAPICHE MEDALLA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Mendoza 2016 $16.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
404137 TINTONEGRO LIMESTONE BLOCK MALBEC Mendoza 2015 $19.95 DU CHASSE WINES & SPIRITS
37937 MONTES LIMITED SELECTION PINOT NOIR DO Aconcagua Costa 2017 $14.95 VIN VINO WINE MERCHANTS INC.
632620 DON'T TELL GARY SHIRAZ Grampians, Victoria 2017 $21.95 GRAPE EXPECTATIONS WINE AGENCY
12429 ALVI'S DRIFT SIGNATURE SHIRAZ WO Western Cape 2018 $13.95 CHURCHILL CELLARS LTD.
53124 CATHEDRAL CELLAR TRIPTYCH WO Western Cape 2015 $17.95 PHILIPPE DANDURAND WINES LTD.
463273 CHÂTEAU LANGLAIS AC Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion 2009 $39.95 VINETER
448829 CHÂTEAU TOUR DE SARRAIL AC Bordeaux 2010 $19.95 VINOLUNA
363101 CHÂTEAU DES LANDES CUVÉE PRESTIGE AC Lussac-Saint-Émilion 2015 $27.95 VINETER
527937 MATHIEU PAQUET BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR AP Bourgogne 2018 $22.95 TRADESA CORP.
102954 CHÂTEAU LA CAMINADE AP Cahors 2018 $19.95 THE CASE FOR WINE
636613 ALCHYMIA PRIMITIVO IGT Puglia 2015 $19.95 AZUREAU WINE AGENCY
674135 GUADO AL TASSO IL BRUCIATO DOC Bolgheri 2017 $25.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
491985 LORNANO GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG 2012 $45.95 FRONTIER WINE MERCHANTS
568022 VILLA POGGIO SALVI CASPAGNOLO CHIANTI COLLI SENESI DOCG 2018 $15.95 HALPERN ENTERPRISES
451724 ZENATO ALANERA IGT Rosso Veronese 2016 $19.95 JOSEPH CIPELLI WINES & SPIRITS
958868 BARÓN DE LEY RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2014 $21.95 NOBLE ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS INC.
723452 ONDARRE RESERVA DOCa Rioja 2015 $19.95 MACDONALD AND COMPANY
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