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The 1985 Monsanto Chianti Classico Reserva had 13% alcohol, cost $15.90 on release, and scored 17+ Dionysian points. At 36 years old, the wine was silk. It opened…
From New Zealand’s Marlborough wine region, the 2004 Brancott Sauvignon Blanc, with 13% alcohol, costing under $15, and scoring an interesting 15+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale….
The 2016 Landmark Vineyards Overlook Chardonnay from Sonoma County scored 16+ Dionysian points out of 20, had 14.3% alcohol, and cost under $25 then. The color is already…
Scoring an 18+ Dionysian points out of 20, and having 12.5% alcohol, the fifty-year-old 1971 Chateau De Malle Sausternes classified during the 1855 making of the Grand Crus…
The 2020 Finger Lakes’ Silver Thread Good Earth is a blend of Riesling and hybrids. It cost under $25 and has 12.4% alcohol, ideal for meals. The wine…
With 13.5% alcohol, the 2012 Casillero del Diablo Reserva from Concha Y Toro in Chile was at peak at almost a decade old. It scored 16+ points and…
Scoring 19+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 39 year-old Pomerol had 12 % alcohol and cost under $25 back then. The 1982 Chateau…
With 13% alcohol, the 2003 Chateau Talbot from Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, scored 17+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. It cost under $30 then. Just 18 years old, but…
The 31 year-old 1990 Dievole Dieulele Chianti Classico had 12.5% alcohol, cost under $20, and scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. Keith Bader introduced me to…
With 13% alcohol, and costing under $35, the 2011 Chateau Rausan Gassies was corked. There’s no score for a faulty wine. This Second Grand Cru Classe’ in the…