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Costing under $20, with 14% alcohol, the 2014 Koyle Costa Pinot Noir from Chile scored 15 points on the Dionysian scale. When opened, the wine was filled with…
Scoring 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the Multi-Vintage Cune Cava Brut , with 11.5% alcohol, cost under $20. A lot of points for such a good…
The 1991 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley had 13% alcohol, cost about $15 back then, and at 29 years old, the wine scored a very nice 17…
Scoring 17 Dionysian Points, with 13% alcohol, the 1973 Beaulieu Vineyard (BV) George De Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon cost only $12 back then. At 47 years old,…
The 2002 Franciscan Cabernet Sauvignon, at 18 years old, had 13.5% alcohol, cost just under $20, and scored a bronze 15+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20….
The 2015 Louis Latour Santenay has 13% alcohol, cost about $22 a bottle, and scored an excellent 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. Latour…
At 13% alcohol, this delightful 2015 Vega Sindoa Garnacha Rose’ scored 15 points on the Dionysian 20-point scale. Garnacha (grenache in France) is, I think, the best grape…
Scoring 18+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, and with 14% alcohol, the 1982 Barolo from Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa was bought on February 24,…
At 12.5% alcohol, costing under $16 back then, the 1985 Conte Molini Gattinara scored 17 Dionysian Points out of a possible 20. It was loaded with fresh road…
Scoring 18+ Dionysian points, the 1974 Quinta Do Noval Colheita Porto cost cost about $45 when it was bottled in 2001, now worth $225. It has 20.5% alcohol,…