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At 45 years old, the 1974 Fossi Chianti Classico Riserva was remarkable! Cost under $9 back then, it has 12.5% alcohol, and scored 18+ points on the Dionysian…
Highlighting two wines from Croatia at one: The 2017 Putalj Kastelanski Crljenak is a Zinfandel. It has 15% alcohol, made in a Californian style and scored 16 points,…
At seven years old, the 2012 Notios from the Greek Peloponnisos, had 12 % alcohol, scored 15 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, and cost under $9 a…
The 1975 Barbi Brunello de Montalcino, with 13% alcohol scored 17+ points out of the Dionysian 20. It cost below $15 back then, and at 44 years old,…
The 1990 Saintsbury Chardonnay, with 12.9% alcohol, and at 29 years old, was a cellar test of mine. The wine scored13 points on the Dionysian scale because it…
Gaja is the master of Barbaresco and this 21 year-old example proves it. The 1998 Gaja Barbaresco, with 14% alcohol, savored with Dionysian Robert Bucknam, scored 19 points…
With 14%v alcohol, the 2014 Koylle Costa Pinot Noir from Colchugua Costa at Paredones, Chile, it cost under $20, and scored 16+ points on the classic Dionysian scale of…
The 2010 Folie a Deux Zinfandel from Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County, has 14.3% alcohol, scored 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, and cost about $15…
Scoring 18 Dionysian points out of 20, this 12% alcohol Bordeaux from the Margaux village was perfect. The 1978 Chateau Boyd-Cantenac, Grand Cru Classe, is a Third Growth…
With 12% alcohol, costing $40, and scoring a positive 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the NV Domaine Bruno Gobillard Vieilles Vignes Champagne is…