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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…
Costing about $15, with 13.5% alcohol, and scoring 14+ Dionysian points out of a possible 20, the 2010 Lockwood Vineyard Pinot Noir from Monterey County was just pleasant,…
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…
I love old wines, but many times a fresh young wine better suits the meal. Scoring 17 Dionysian points from its scale of 20, as close to Gold…
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…
With a perfect 12% alcohol, as the label says, but I’m guessing it’s near 13%, and costing an average of $1,250 now, the 1982 Chateau Margaux scored 19…
Scoring 17+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20, this 13% alcohol Chablis was perfect for the scallops. The 26-year-old Burgundy had held up well and offered caramel…
With 13% alcohol, the 1978 Bersano Barolo, bottle number 204939, scored 18 Dionysian points on its scale of a possible 20. It cost under $20 back then, and…
At 41 years old, the 1975 Lungarotti Rubeso Reserva from Torgiano in Umbria, Italy scored 18+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20. It was bottle Number 525…