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Scoring 17 Dionysian points from its scale of a possible 20, the 1990 Mommessin Sauvigny-les-Beaune, with 13% alcohol and costing about $15 back then, proved that good Burgundy…
The Burgundy vintage of 1976 out outstanding. The 1976 Joseph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet red has 12.8% alcohol, cost under $15 at the time, and scored an excellent 17 points…
The 1974 Nozzole Chianti Classico Reserva was bought May 30, 1980 for $8.99. It has 12.5% alcohol and scored 18 points on the Dionysian 20-point scale. It was…
Scoring 16 points on the Dionysian scale, the 2004 Sauvion Vouvray from the Loire Valley in France cost under $18, has 11.5% alcohol and with just a touch…
The Nasiakos 2006 Agiorgitiko dry red wine from Greece,’s Peloponnese Region, at 12.5% alcohol, cost under $15, and scored 15 solid points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. This is…
The 2001 Gran Baroja Rioja Gran Reserva, at 14% alcohol, costing nearly $24, scored 15+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It was still deep red at 14…
I love old Chablis. I’ve been aging them for decades and they never let me down. The Barton & Guestier 1970 Chablis, at 45 years old, was remarkable….
The 2009 New Jersey Amalthea Cellars Reserve Viognier grown in the, Outer Coastal Plane AVA, has 12.5% alcohol, cost under $17. It scored 17 points on the Dionysian Scale…
The 30-year-ole 1985 Andresen’s Finest Reserve Vintage Porto, with 20% alcohol cost $21 back then. After decanting a full filter screen of sediment, and airing for an hour,…
With 12% alcohol, the 2002 Mayne Sansac White Bordeaux scored 16 points on the 20-point Dionysian Scale. A Silver Medal at least! It cost under $15 and it…