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At perfect peak, the 1990 Chateau d’Yquem Sur-Saluces Sauternes, with 13% alcohol, costing nearly $65 then, scored 19 points on the Dionysian 20-point scale. The wine was still…
The 1987 Kenwood Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series cost about $20 back then, scores 17+ Dionysian Points on their 20-point scale, and has matured over the past 31 years…
With low alcohol, no overpowering oak, and costing under $20, the 2014 Horse Heaven Hill Chardonnay from Columbia Crest in Washington State is an American Chardonnay you can…
Costing under $18 now, the 2014 Domenech Vidal Masia Freye is made from Parellada and Muscat grapes. Young people love it. The wine is floral with mineral notes….
Scoring 17 points out of a possible 20, this rare “red” Chassagne cost under $25 back then. It’s 13% alcohol is ideal. The 1983 Joseph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet, at…
Scoring 19.9 Dionysian points on their scale of 20, the 118 year-old-wine had held. With 12% alcohol, and costing $850 back in 1989, it had cigar aroma, complex…
+At 18 years old, the 2000 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive, scored 19 of a possible 20 Dionysian points. It had 12% alcohol, and cost under $24. The Vendange…
The 1971 Calissaro Barolo Riserva Speciale (a category no longer made) had13.5% alcohol, cost $12 back then, now worth about $500, was a numbered bottle, and scored 18+…
Scoring 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale , and costing under $15, the 2017 Two Angels Sauvignon Blanc from North America’s Lake County, just north of Napa, …
At 35 years old, the 1983 Puligny Montrachet proves white Burgundy can age well. It cost under $16 back then, had 13% alcohol, and scored a beautiful 19 points…