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The 2009 Joseph Carr Cabernet Sauvignon cost under $20, has 14.1% alcohol, scored 15 points on the Dionysian scale of 20 and was enjoyable. This Sonoma County winery…
Scoring 18 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 1972 Hospices de Beaune Volnay from Henri de Villamont was holding its own! It had cherry…
The 2007 La Pisara Salento Primitivo IGT has 13% alcohol, cost about $15 and scored a pleasant 15 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Unlike the high alcohol…
This Saint-Julien Bordeaux says 11% to 14% alcohol as they used to do. Listed as 1 pint 8 ounces, and costing back then under $18, the 1966 Chateau…
The 1978 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Cotes Brune et Blonde scored 17+ points on the Dionysian 20-point scale. It cost $19 back then ($90 today for new ones) and…
Scoring 16 points on the Dionysian scale of 20, the 2013 Fumanelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore, with 13.5% alcohol was an ideal food wine. It’s been some time since…
The 1982 Chateau La Pointe cost about $24 back then, had 12% alcohol and scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It was savored alongside the 1981…
The 12.8% alcohol 1977 Rutherford Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon cost $9 back then and scored 17+ Dionysian points on its 20-point scale. The 1974 Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon…
Scoring 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 1955 Chateau Ausone from Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France had 12.5% alcohol and cost $500 at a wine auction 20 years…
The 1980 Monsanto Chianti Classico, with 12.5% alcohol, scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost under $10 back then and at 36 years old, it…