With 13.5% alcohol, the 2012 Casillero del Diablo Reserva from Concha Y Toro in Chile was at peak at almost a decade old. It scored 16+ points and…
Scoring 19+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 39 year-old Pomerol had 12 % alcohol and cost under $25 back then. The 1982 Chateau…
With 13% alcohol, the 2003 Chateau Talbot from Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, scored 17+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost under $30 then. Just 18 years old, but…
The 31 year-old 1990 Dievole Dieulele Chianti Classico had 12.5% alcohol, cost under $20, and scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Keith Bader introduced me to…
With 13% alcohol, and costing under $35, the 2011 Chateau Rausan Gassies was corked. There’s no score for a faulty wine. This Second Grand Cru Classe’ in the…
The 48 year-old 1973 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley in Oakville scored 17 excellent Dionysian Points out of 20. It cost $6.30 back then as the…
Costing under $30 back then, the 1988 Chateau Baron de Pichon-Longueville had 12.5% alcohol, and scored 18 points on the Dionysian scale of 20. A gold medal for…
The 20 year-old Chardonnay may look over the hill, but it wasn’t. The 2001 Franciscan Oakville Estate Sauvage with 14.1% alcohol, scored 16+ Dionysian points on its scale…
From a very good vintage, the 2009 Chateau Siaurac from Lalande de Pomerol has 14.5% alcohol, a bit high, cost under $24, and scored 17- silver medal points…
Why not now? The 51 year-old Bordeaux cost just $24.95 when released. I split a case with Dionysians Phil Mazzoni and Joe Ingemi. The 1970 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild scored…