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The 48 year-old 1973 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley in Oakville scored 17 excellent Dionysian Points out of 20. It cost $6.30 back then as the…
Costing under $30 back then, the 1988 Chateau Baron de Pichon-Longueville had 12.5% alcohol, and scored 18 points on the Dionysian scale of 20. A gold medal for…
The 20 year-old Chardonnay may look over the hill, but it wasn’t. The 2001 Franciscan Oakville Estate Sauvage with 14.1% alcohol, scored 16+ Dionysian points on its scale…
From a very good vintage, the 2009 Chateau Siaurac from Lalande de Pomerol has 14.5% alcohol, a bit high, cost under $24, and scored 17- silver medal points…
Why not now? The 51 year-old Bordeaux cost just $24.95 when released. I split a case with Dionysians Phil Mazzoni and Joe Ingemi. The 1970 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild scored…
Louis Jadot’s 2015 Fixin has 13% alcohol, cost about $22, and scored 16+ Dionysian point out of 20. Still deep ruby the 100% Burdungy used to be the…
The 2015 Scrapona Moscato D’Asti had 5.5% alcohol, cost under ten bucks, and scored a very nice 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It was filled with…
The 2000 Chateau Greysac from the Medoc in Bordeaux, cost under $18 then, had 12.8% alcohol and scored 16+ points on the Dionysian scale. After decanting, the wine,…
At 12% alcohol, costing under $12 back then, the 34 year-old wine scored 17+ Dionysian points. The 1987 Vina Pomal Rioja Reserva from Bodegas Bilbainas was fill with…
Costing under $9.00 back then, with 12.7% alcohol, the 1987 Poppy Hill Chardonnay from Napa, scored a fine 15 points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It was…