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The 1982 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande scored 19 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Its 12% alcohol was perfect. It was balanced and showed better that…
Costing under $20 back then, the 1979 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has 12.5% alcohol, scored 18 points (Gold Medal) on the 20-point Dionysian scale. The wine,…
The Spanish 2015 Cune Rose scores 15+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost under $10, and with 13% alcohol, it is an ideal summer wine to…
With 12.4% alcohol, costing $16 (at the time when bought) now over $200, and scoring 18 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 1970 Chateau…
With 12% alcohol and costing under $45, the 1989 Chateau Le Gay scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. This is one of the top Pomerol wines….
Scoring 17+ Dionysian points, the 12% alcohol 1986 Chateau Palmer from the Village of Margaux in Bordeaux’s Medoc, was poured from a Double Magnum which is a 3…
I recently opened a pair of Pichon Lalande (1993 & 1994) wines and I decided to do a pair again as a vertical tasting with a simple dinner….
The 2015 Villa La Vie En Rose from Lionel Osmin has a perfect 12% alcohol for a food-Rose. It scored 16 Dionysian points and cost just under $10. It’s…
With 12.5% alcohol, the 1990 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande scored 18+ Dionysian points out of a possible 20. Costing nearly $90, the 26 year old Bordeaux,…
Cosecha is the Spanish term for vintage or “year of” and the 1985 Corral Gran Reserva Rioja from Bodegas Corral in Rioja Alta, Spain scored 18 Dionysian points…