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1969 Grivelet Le Montrachet

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,…

2009 Santa Alicia Late Harvest Muscatel

With 13.5% alcohol and scoring 17 points on the Dionysian scale of 20, the 2009 Late Harvest Santa Alicia Muscatel, from the Limari Valley in Chile, is a…

1969 B&G Aloxe-Corton

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…

2013 Cameron Hughes Lot 489 Triage

With an ideal 12.3% alcohol, the 2013 Cameron Hughes Lot 489 Triage scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It is refreshing, clean, balanced…

2001 Franciscan Cuvee Savage

With 14.1% alcohol,and costing about $20, the 2001 Franciscan Oakville Estate,  Cuvee Savage, in Napa, scored 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. This 15…

2014 Vento Vermentino

The 2014 Vento Vermentino has 13.5% alcohol, scored 15 Dionysian points, and and cost under $18. It is a very nice food wine. Vermentino, an old Italian grape,…

2005 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

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…

1999 Corton-Charlemagne

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…

1990 Savigny-les-Beaune

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…

2004 Sauvion Vouvray

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…