WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for January 7, 2017.

 

WORLD WINE WATCH TOP 20/20 WINES: 20 under $20 and 20 over $20 for  January 7, 2017.

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By DEAN TUDOR, Gothic Epicures Writing deantudor@deantudor.com. My Internet compendium "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.

 

So many people have asked me for wine recommendations, with numbers only. The readers' most common response is that while they like what I say, they only relate to the score. The score is a combination of MVC (Modal Varietal Character, where e.g. a Southern Rhone tastes like a Southern Rhone and not like a Northern Rhone) and Quality/Price Ratio. Let's take it for granted that, e.g., a Riesling tastes like a Riesling, and the wine has some value in the marketplace either above or below its selling price. This way too I can also cover more wines.

 

This restructured wine newsletter for the Ontario market (with wines available through the LCBO and Vintages on a bi-weekly basis)  can always be found at http://www.gothicepicures.blogspot.ca/ or at    http://www.deantudor.com

 

THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL FINDS –

(This is the smart money & good value release, just after your Christmas spending. So there are NOT many wines in the release at over $20. Consequently, there are THIRTY wines in my newsletter under $20 worthy of your consideration, and only TEN from the "over $20" list.)

 

R+0391896,SEIN,2011,$17 Alicante, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R+0420810,SAGELANDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON,2014,$18.95,Columbia Valley 13.8% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R+0436949,COLI CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA,2009,$16.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

W+0470427,GÉRALD TALMARD MÂCON-UCHIZY,2015,$15.95, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+0467787,ANTINORI PIAN DELLE VIGNE ROSSO DI MONTALCINO,2014 $31  13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 91.

 

30 under $20

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W+0389726,BOYA SAUVIGNON BLANC,2016,$15.95,Leyda Valley, MVC/QPR: 89.

R+0394973,QUERCECCHIO ROSSO DI MONTALCINO,2014,$15.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88.

W+0462481,SAVEUR VERTE BY JEFF CARREL,2014,$19.95,IGP Côtes Catalanes, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+0470351,ODISSEIA TINTO RESERVA,2012,$19.95,DOC Douro 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W+0470393,ALAIN GEOFFROY PETIT CHABLIS,2015,$19.95 12.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0473132,CANTINA SAN PAOLO AGLIANICO,2015,$13.95,IGP Campania, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+0474171,AD LIB CRUEL MISTRESS PINOT NOIR,2014,$14.95,Pemberton, Western Australia, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89+

R+0475624,CA' DEL MONTE VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO CLASSICO SUPERIORE,2011,$19.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0477075,I BALZI ROSSO,2013,$15.95,IGT Veneto, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+0480574,SANTA CAROLINA RESERVA ESTATE PINOT NOIR,2015,$12.95,Leyda Valley, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+0483321,NOBLE VINES 337 CABERNET SAUVIGNON,2013,$17,Lodi, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR:  88

W+0673236,LAURENT MIQUEL NORD SUD VIOGNIER,2014,$14.95,IGP Pays d'Oc, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0673897,JIP JIP ROCKS SHIRAZ,2014,$16.95,Padthaway, So Austral 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R+0704353,IRONSTONE LODI MERLOT,2015,$17.95,Lodi, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W+0907683,MARYNISSEN CHARDONNAY,2013,$15,VQA Niagara Peninsula, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0005199,KILIKANOON THE LACKEY SHIRAZ,2015,$17.95,South Australia, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+0011072,THE GOATFATHER,2014,$14.95,WO Coastal Region 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0025718,ROCCA DI FRASSINELLO POGGIO ALLA GUARDIA,2013,$18.95,DOC Maremma Toscana, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0037036,TRIVENTO AMADO SUR MALBEC/BONARDA/SYRAH,2014,$16.95,Mendoza, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0116574,HEARTLAND STICKLEBACK RED,2013,$14.95,Langhorne Creek, South Australia, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W+0126847,MAN FREE-RUN STEEN CHENIN BLANC,2015,$13.95,WO Coastal Region, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0134577,UMANI RONCHI JORIO MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO,2013,$16.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

W+0175752,JIP JIP ROCKS CHARDONNAY,2015,$16.95,Padthaway, So Australia, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0230391,CHÂTEAU LAGRANGE,2012,$19.95,AC Lussac Saint-Émilion, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

R+0272575,GÉRARD BERTRAND GRAND TERROIR TAUTAVEL GRENACHE /SYRAH/ CARIGNAN,2013,$18.95,AP Côtes Du Roussillon-Villages, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W+0330613,CALAMUS BARREL KISSED CHARDONNAY,2013,$16.95,VQA Niagara Peninsula, 12.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R+0354753,RIO MADRE GRACIANO,2014,$14.95,DOCa Rioja, 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W+0461400,MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES VERDEJO,2015 DO Rueda $14.95, 13.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

W+0981670,MOUNT RILEY SAUVIGNON BLANC,2015,Marlborough, $17.95, 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R+0163154,OLIVARES ALTOS DE LA HOYA MONASTRELL,2014,DO Jumilla, $13.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

 

10+ over $20

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R+0469536,CHÂTEAU CLOS DU LOUP CUVÉE PRESTIGE,2010 $   Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux $22.95, 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

R+0473124,SOPRASASSO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA,2012 $34.95, 15% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+0468272,CHÂTEAU LA CROIX D'ARMENS,2012,$24.95,AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+0437277,CHÂTEAU HAUT FAUGÈRES,2010,$47.95, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru [Second wine of Château Faugères] 14.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90

R+0164707,LEONARDO CHIANTI RISERVA,2012,$20.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

W+0085274,NIKOLAIHOF HEFEABZUG GRÜNER VELTLINER,2014,$20.95,Wachau 11.5% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+0123927,DOMAINE DU MEIX-FOULOT CLOS DU CHÂTEAU DE MONTAIGU MERCUREY 1ER CRU,2013,$38.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89.

R+0479691,GABRIEL MEFFRE SAINT-BARTHÉLÉMY VACQUEYRAS,2014,$25.95 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88.

W+0479824,BOUCHARD PÈRE & FILS CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET,2014,$66.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

W+0146951,FOLIE À DEUX CHARDONNAY,2014,$24.95 Russian River Valley, Sonoma County 13.9% ABV, MVC/QPR: 89

R+0470443,MARQUIS DE MONTFERRAT SAINT-JOSEPH,2012,$29.95 13% ABV, MVC/QPR: 88

R+0743385,CHÂTEAU BOUSCASSÉ,2009,$21.95,AP Madiran 14% ABV, MVC/QPR: 90.

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