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The 2007 La Pisara Salento Primitivo IGT has 13% alcohol, cost about $15 and scored a pleasant 15 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Unlike the high alcohol…
The 1978 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Cotes Brune et Blonde scored 17+ points on the Dionysian 20-point scale. It cost $19 back then ($90 today for new ones) and…
Scoring 16 points on the Dionysian scale of 20, the 2013 Fumanelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore, with 13.5% alcohol was an ideal food wine. It’s been some time since…
The 1982 Chateau La Pointe cost about $24 back then, had 12% alcohol and scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It was savored alongside the 1981…
The 12.8% alcohol 1977 Rutherford Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon cost $9 back then and scored 17+ Dionysian points on its 20-point scale. The 1974 Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon…
Scoring 17 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 1955 Chateau Ausone from Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France had 12.5% alcohol and cost $500 at a wine auction 20 years…
The 1980 Monsanto Chianti Classico, with 12.5% alcohol, scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost under $10 back then and at 36 years old, it…
Scoring 18+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 1975 Poggio Reale Chianti Spalletti Reserva has 12.4% alcohol, still shows its orange-red color with hints…
Scoring 19+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, this $65 magnum (back then) of 1986 Chateau Longueville Comtesse de Lalande proved to be one of…
At 26 years old, the 1990 Cecchi Spargolo Capitolare di Cardisco Tuscan wine scored 18+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost under $24 back then and…