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With 14% alcohol, normal for the vintage, the 2005 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte is one of 13 classified growths from Graves. At about $28, the wine scored 16+…
Costing under $20 with 12.5% alcohol, the 28 year-old 1990 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico scored 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. A nose with sun-dried tomato,…
The 2001 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon scored 17+ Dionysian points. It cost under $25 when released and with 14.5% alcohol (typical for Californian wines during that decade) the…
The 14 year-old wine, 2004 Spelletich Cellars Zinfandel Aluiso Vineyard, Amador Valley, at 16.5% alcohol, costing under $16 back then, and scoring 15 points on the 20-point Dionysian…
Scoring 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20 and costing about $25, the 2016 Eponymous Proprietary White from Carneros, Sonoma had a pleasant 13.8% alcohol. The wine…
At 32 years old, the 1986 Mommessin Meursault white Burgundy was at peak! It scored 19 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. With an ideal…
The 2009 Banfi Cum Laude has 14.5% alcohol (almost too high), cost under $35, and scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of 20. At nearly a decade…
Mondavi invented the name, “Fume Blanc.” With 13% alcohol, the 1978 Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc Reserve cost under $5 back then, and it scored 17 points on the 20-point…
You decant young wines early to add air so they open up and show off their fruits. An hour never hurts. Decant older wines to clear them from…
Beaujolais is a fun drink; usually savored without a lot of contemplation, but the 2015 Chateau de Saint-Amour Beaujolais scored 17+ points. It cost under $19 and had…