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Scoring 17+ Dionysian points on a scale of 20, the 1990 Santi Amarone Recioto della Valpolicella, with 14% alcohol, and costing about $25 back then, was almost ready…
The Evans & Tate 2014 Butterball Chardonnay from Australia scored 17 Dionysian Points, cost under $18, has 13% alcohol and was an exceptional wine. Rich peach, melon, and…
With 13.5% alcohol, costing under $15 back then, and scoring 18+ points on the Dionysian 20-point scale, the 1978 Ceretto Barolo Brunate, bottle number 8,611, at 39 years…
Three wines all scoring 19 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. The 1995 Chapoutier Cote-Rotie Brune et Blonde, red Rhone, with 12.8% alcohol was beautiful at…
Scoring 18 Dionysian points out of 20, the 1987 Kenwood Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series from Sonoma County, cost under $20 back then. It has 12.8% alcohol, which is…
With 13.5% alcohol, costing under $15 back then, and scoring 18+ points on the 20-point Dionysian Scale, the 1978 Ceretto Barolo Brunate (bottle number 8,611) was a delight…
The 2010 Assaf Cabernet Sauvignon Silver, has 14.8% alcohol, maybe because of the summer heat in Galilee, Israel; cost under $22, and scored 15+ points on the Dionysian…
The 14.5% alcohol, the under $25 cost, and a Dionysian score of 17+ out of 20, makes this 2012 Kenwood Cabernet Sauvignon from the Jack London Vineyard on…
Scoring 17+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, this 28-year-old 1989 Far Niente Chardonnay from the Napa Valley, had 13.5% alcohol, and cost nearly $20 back then. Buttery…
The 1989 Far Niente Chardonnay from Napa Valley has 13.5% alcohol, cost about $20 then (expensive at the time) and scored 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale….