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Costing about $16, and scoring a commercial 14+ points on the Dionysian Scale of 20, the 2016 Estacioni Porvenir Blanco is a 100% Sauvignon Blanc from Mexico. It…
the 2017 Ferry Lacombe Haedus Rose’ from Cotes de Provence has 13% alcohol, cost under $15, and scored 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20….
With 14% alcohol, the 2013 Herdade Do Esporao Late Harvest Colheita Tardia dessert wine scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It was deep gold, smelled like…
The 1975 Poggio Reale Chianti Spalletti Riserva cost under $10 back then, has a delightful 12% alcohol, and scored 18+ points our of 20 on the specific and…
Today, Krug cost nearly $200 a bottle, back then it was just $75. It has 12% alcohol, and scored 17+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. The 1988…
At 17 points on the Dionysian scale of 20, the 2015 Maison Louis Latour Santenay has 13% alcohol, and cost under $24. Latour is in Beaune in the…
Remarkable at 15 years old, the 2004 Nyakas Cellars Budajenoi Pinot Gris Reserve from the Buda Region of Hungary has 13.65% alcohol. Still fresh with mineral notes and…
Costing under $24, with 14.3% alcohol, and scoring a fine 15 points on the Dionysian scale, the 2016 Landmark Vineyards Overlook Chardonnay from Sonoma County, is loaded with…
This Barsac scored 18+ points on the Dionysian 20-point scale. It cost under $50, has 13.5% alcohol, and was one of the very best dessert wines produced in…
Scoring 18+ Dionysian points on its 20-point scale, the 1987 Geyser Peak Reserve Alexandre has 12.5% alcohol, and cost under $16 back then. After decanting, the Bordeaux-style red…