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The 39 year-old 1978 Chateau Clarke scored 71+ Dionysian points out of a possible 20. Its 12% alcohol was ideal, and it cost, back then, about $15. Barnyard…
Back in 1974 they didn’t use “Comtesse de Lalande ” nor “Longueville” on their label, just 1974 Chateau Pichon Lalande with 12% alcohol, costing under $25, and scoring 18…
At 41 years old, the 1976 Chateau Lunch Bages, a fifth-growth Grand Cru from Bordeaux’s Pauillac area, scored 17+ points out of 20. It was listed then 11%…
This 14.2% Meritage from Columbia Valley in Washington State, cost under $40 and scored 16 Dionysian points. The 2009 Genesis Meritage is produced and bottled by Hogue Cellars….
The 1995 M. Chapoutier Cote-Rotie from the Brune et Blonde Vineyards scored 19 Dionysian points out of 20, was 12.8% alcohol, and back then cost under $35 ….
The 2014 Vin Gris de Cigar pale Rose’ from Bonny Doone Vineyard, which was established in 1983, has 13% alcohol, cost $9.00 and scored a fine 16 points…
Scoring 18+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 45 North Vineyard & Winery 2013 Riesling Ice Wine from the Old Mission Peninsula in Lake Leelanau, Michigan, cost…
This average rated vintage scored 17+ points and cost under $20 back then. The 1974 Chateau Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande had 12.5% alcohol, and at 42 years old was…
The 20 Year Old Tawny Porto from Taylor Fladgate, at 20% alcohol and costing about $35, scored 17+ points on the Dionysian 20-point scale. The amber brownish wine…
The 29-year-old Italian Chianti scored 18 Dionysian points of the scale of 20. The 1988 Checchi Spargolo Capitolare di Cardisco Tuscan red has 12.5% alcohol, cost under $24 back…