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This 13% alcohol wine from Sonoma County scored 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost $5 about 30 years ago. The 1977 Ernie’s Cabernet Sauvignon special…
With 12% alcohol, and scoring 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 51 year-old Bordeaux, the 1964 Carruades is the second label of Chateau…
At 46 years old, the 1969 Fossi Chianti Classico Reserva, with 12.5% alcohol was smooth as silk and still retained lots of ruby and brick color. It cost…
The Rhone grape, Roussanne, should be drunk within four to eight years. However, the 2003 Cooper Vineyards Roussanne from the Cooper Vineyard in Amador County, California, with 13.8%…
Scoring 18+ points on the Dionysian 20-point scale, its 15% alcohol was balanced and ripe. The Cesari Amarone della Volpolicella was bottle number 22,024, and cost nearly $40….
Never keep Sauvignon Blancs more than five to seven years; even better, drink them when you get them. However, the 1993 Silverado Sauvignon Blanc did not turn to…
With 13% alcohol, the 2013 Tinto Fronton de Oro Spanish wine is from the Canary Islands. It cost about $16 and was an excellent food wine scoring 16…
The 2007 Bearboat Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast has 13.8% alcohol, cost under $15 and scored 13 points on the Dionysian Scale of a possible 20. Its label…
The second label of the top Grand Cru Bordeaux is worth its price. With 12% alcohol, the 1964 Carruades de Chateau Lafite-Rothschild scored 15 Dionysian point out of…
With 14.2% alcohol, the 2001 Melka Wines Cabernet Sauvignon, at 14 years old, scored an excellent 17 on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Melka is famous for making the…