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1985 Drouhin Cote de Beaune-Villages

With an excellent 12.8% alcohol, costing under $22 back then, this 36 year-old Burgundy scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. The 1985 Joseph…

2005 Loring Pinot Noir

At 13.8% alcohol, the 2005 Loring Wine Company Hungry Like The Llama Pinot Noir cost under $24 and scored 16 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. The name…

2008 Ramsay Pinot Noir

Costing under $25 with 13% alcohol, this North Coast 2008 Ramsay Pinot Noir scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. Big red fruit aromas…

2004 Marques Casa Concha Merlot

This 17 year-old wine had 14% alcohol. The 2004 Marques Casa Concha Merlot from Concha y Toro in Chile cost $22. It showed blueberry, smoke, spice and plum…

2015 Notios

With 13.5% alcohol, the 2015 Notios from Gaia Wines in Greece is made with Agiorgitiko and Syrah. Costing under $18, it scored 16+ points on the Dionysian scale…

2013 Paulo Laureano

This white wine from Potugual has 13% alcohol, is made from the Antao Vaz grape,and scored 16+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. The 2013 Paulo Laureano Reserve,…

1999 Casa Lapostolle Chardonnay

The 1999 Casa Lapostolle Chardonnay Cuvee Alexandre scored 16 Dionysian points out of 20, had 13% alcohol, and cost under $20 then. It was Burgundy-like with oak, butter,…

HE Late Harvest

With 14% alcohol, the Herdade Do Esporao HE Late Harvest Colheita Tardia cost under $15 for the 375ml and scored 17+ points on the 20-point Dionysian Scale. This…

2018 Two Angels Petite Sirah

At 14.4% alcohol, just under my limit, the Two Angels Petite Sirah from the Red Hills in Lake County, just above Napa in California, is smooth as silk….

2015 Chateau Greysac

A perfect 13.5% alcohol and costing around $30, the 2015 Chateau Greysac Cru Bourgeois from Bordeaux’s Medoc scored 17 points on the Dionysian scale. It is balanced, but…