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The 2000 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive from Hugel & Fils, in the Alsace region of eastern France, scored 19 Dionysian points out of 20. It has just 12%…
California was a little crazy back in 2002, so the Cline Viognier has 15% alcohol. The back label said to drink within two to three years; not 18…
The 2013 SoMek Estate Winery Chardonnay from Zichron-Ya’akv, Israel had 13% alcohol, cost undr $20, and scored a nice 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. I aged…
At just 12.5% alcohol, costing about $12 back then, and scoring a good 16+ Dionysian points, the 1974 Baxter Hills Pinot Noir Napa Valley, from Rutherford, was exceptional…
Scoring 16+ Dionysian points, with 14% alcohol, and costing under $15, the 1999 Heliopoulos Vineyards Oak Aged Dry Wine from Santorini, Greece, showed extremely well. At 21 years old,…
The 1979 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Cotes Brune et Blonde had 13% alcohol. It cost only $20 then, now worth a few hundred, and it scored 18+ points on the…
Costing about $17, with 14% alcohol, and scoring 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 2013 Concha y Toro Grand Reserva Malbec, from Marchique, Chile is just…
With 12.5% alcohol, the 1989 Chateau Prieure-Llichine Grand Cru Margaux scored 18+ Dionysian Points. It cost $20 back then. It was decanted just half an hour before serving….
The 2011 Leese-Fitch Pinot Noir from California has 13.5% alcohol, cost about $15, and scored a nice 15 points on the Dionysian scale. At nine years old, it…
Scoring 18+ Dionysian Points, with 13.5% alcohol, and costing under $20 back then, the 42 year old 1978 Prunotto Barolo, served with lasagna, was wonderful! Road tar, dried…