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This 17 point Saint-Emilion Grand Cru has 14% alcohol and cost $35. The 2010 Chateau du ValD’Or is a Grand Cru Saint-Emilion from the Bordeaux area in France…
With 13.5% alcohol, the 2012 Casillero del Diablo Reserva Chardonnay from Concha y Toro in Chile scored 16+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It…
At 14% alcohol, this Greek 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon form Aepros Gatos ( best I can translate since it’s all in Greek) scores a nice 15+ points on the…
The 1988 Riserva Borgogno Barbaresco from a Barolo-based winery in Northern Italy and cost $15 back then. It has 13% alcohol, and scored 16+ Dionysian points on their scale of…
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….
The 2101 Massaya Cinsault is from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. It had 14.5% alcohol ( what do you expect from a desert) cost around $15 wad scored 16+ Dionysian…