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The 33 year-old 1987 Villa Mt. Edan Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon cost under $18 back then, had 12.8% alcohol, and scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of…
With a delightful 11.5% alcohol, costing under $14, and scoring 16 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 2017 Vila Nova Vinho Verde has citrus,…
The 2005 Henry’s Drive Cabernet Sauvignon Padthway has 14.5% alcohol and still scored 18+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Costing around $50, it’s one of the very…
Scoring 19 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 21 year-old white Burgundy had 13% alcohol and cost just under $30 then. The 1999 Doudet-Naudin Chassagne-Montachet Premier Cru…
This Mistral Vallee Rose’, the 2019 Luberon from the French Rhone region scored 16 Dionysian points, has 13% alcohol and cost under $14. Wild strawberry nose, salmon color,…
The NV Cava, Casa Del Mar Blanc de Blanc has 12% alcohol, cost under $18, and scored 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20 (Our…
With 14% alcohol, the still fresh 13 year old Ribera del Duero Spanish wine, scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of 20. The 2007 Paramo de Corcos…
At 21 years old, the 1999 Australian Stonehaven Shiraz from Limestone Coast cost under $20, had 14% alcohol, and scored 16+ points on the Dionysian 20-point scale. Complex…
Scoring 18+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20 possible points, the 1985 Corral Grand Reserva Rioja from Bodegas Corral had 12.5% alcohol and cost under $15. The…
With 13% alcohol and costing $15, the 2013 Franco Amoroso Barbera D’Alba scored a good 16 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale.It was nearing peak, had a hint…