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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…
At 13% alcohol, the 2014 Chateau Les Charmes-Godard white Bordeaux from the Cotes de Bordeaux cost under $20 and scored 15+ points on the Dionysian scale of 20….
Chateau Guiraud makes one of the very best Sauternes. Their 2010, second label, Petit Guiraud, at 13.5% alcohol, scored 17+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20….
The 1969 white Burgundy, Le Montrachet ,from Bernard Grivelet, scored 20 points on the Dionysian scale of 20! Its 13% alcohol was perfect. Back in 1973, the wine cost $20,…
Scoring 18+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, the 1969 Aloxe-Corton, a red Burgundy, from B&G was outstanding. At 47 years old, the wine has peaked. It was…
The 2005 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blanc has 12.5% alcohol, cost just over $175, and scores 19 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Made from only…
Scoring 18+ points out of the Dionysian scale of 20, the 1999 Louis Jadot Corton-Charlemagne white Burgundy was nearly perfect. With 13.5% alcohol and costing under $55, the…
Scoring 17 Dionysian points from its scale of a possible 20, the 1990 Mommessin Sauvigny-les-Beaune, with 13% alcohol and costing about $15 back then, proved that good Burgundy…
Scoring 16 points on the Dionysian scale, the 2004 Sauvion Vouvray from the Loire Valley in France cost under $18, has 11.5% alcohol and with just a touch…
I love old Chablis. I’ve been aging them for decades and they never let me down. The Barton & Guestier 1970 Chablis, at 45 years old, was remarkable….