At 41 years old, this 12.5% alcohol 1978 Vallana Spanna Del Piemonte scored 19 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It was vermilion with a…
The 1975 Poggio Reale Chianti Spalletti Riserva cost under $10 back then, has a delightful 12% alcohol, and scored 18+ points our of 20 on the specific and…
The 2014 De Angelis Rosso Piceno Superiore has 13% alcohol, cost about $15, and scored 16 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. Ruby red, light…
At perfection, the 1974 Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino Fattoria Casale Del Bosco, with 12.5% alcohol, scored 19 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Still red with an…
At 45 years old, the 1974 Fossi Chianti Classico Riserva was remarkable! Cost under $9 back then, it has 12.5% alcohol, and scored 18+ points on the Dionysian…
Gaja is the master of Barbaresco and this 21 year-old example proves it. The 1998 Gaja Barbaresco, with 14% alcohol, savored with Dionysian Robert Bucknam, scored 19 points…
The excellent 1997 Sartori Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico scored 18 Dionysian points, a gold score; has 14% alcohol when they usually have 15%, and cost under $22 back…
Scoring 19 points on the Dionysian scale of 20-possible-points, the 1999 Ornellaia, at twenty years old, is at its peak. Still ruby with a tinge of orange on the…