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Scoring 19 Dionysian point of 20, with 11.5% alcohol, and costing about $12 back then , the 39-year-old Rhone at peaked. The 1978 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Cotes Brune…
At 40 years old, the 1977 Chambertin Clos de Beze from Domaine Clair Dau scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It had 13% alcohol, cost…
After host a unique Vertical Tasting of Rivesaltes, the 1969 Chateau de Puig-Parahy Rivesaltes from southern France was selected as the best among the 40 guests. It was…
Costing just $8 back then, the 1975 Moillard Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanee, with 12.5% alcohol, scored 18+ points on the Dionysian Scale out of a possible 20. Gold medal….
The Couly-Dutheil 2011 Chinon was 14% alcohol, cost under $20 and scored 16 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Its still garnet color was filled with dried rose…
The 2017 Beaujolais Nouveau from George Duboeuf est arrive! Costing under $10, with 13% alcohol and ready to drink with turkey, finger-foods, or by itself, the Nouveau (meaning the…
The 1999 Chablis 1er Cru “Vaillons” scored 19 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost about $24 then and had a perfect 13% alcohol. It had green…
Scoring 18 Dionysian points, costing under $40 and with 14% alcohol, the Louis Chez 2010 Pagus Luminis Condrieu white Rhone showed perfectly. Orange blossom, hints of honeysuckle and pear…
The 39 year-old 1978 Chateau Clarke scored 71+ Dionysian points out of a possible 20. Its 12% alcohol was ideal, and it cost, back then, about $15. Barnyard…
Back in 1974 they didn’t use “Comtesse de Lalande ” nor “Longueville” on their label, just 1974 Chateau Pichon Lalande with 12% alcohol, costing under $25, and scoring 18…