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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,…
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…
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…
Coming from a weak vintage year, the Magnum of 1952 Vin de Pichon Longueville de Lalande has 11.5% alcohol, cost $35 in 1970,and scored an amazing 17+ points…
The 2003 Chateau La Tour Blanche First Growth Sauternes scored 17+ points on the Dionysian Scale. It has 13% alcohol and cost just under $45. The wine was…
Serving two wines at once is the best way to notice the difference. Both the 1994 and 1994 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande had 12.5% alcohol. Both,…
The 2014 Barton & Guestier Cotes du Rhone cost under $17, has 13.5% alcohol, and scored a fine 15 Dionysian points from their scale of 20. It’s a…
Between 12% and 13% alcohol, the 1955 Chateau Ausone Saint-Emilion was starting to dry out, but still offered good color with an amber rim, school-house brick, and tobacco…