Wine Squares Day 8: Value Town; Mid Price, Expensive taste!
Wine Squares Day 8
Still in value town! Middle priced wine, punching above its weight, still absolute value.
Most upvoted comment after 24 hours wins the box and we move on!
by AustraliaWineDude
44 Comments
RichtersNeighbour
I’d say some Etna Rosso. Favourite so far was Valenti Puritani.
Twelve_Steaks
LdH Vina Tondonia Reserva Tinto. Enough said
Acceptable_Trash_764
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino
TiagoFigueira
30 year Port
flutergay
Envinate Benje Blanco
NotableCarrot28
Kumeu river hunting hill
Trick_is_not_minding
Marcel Lapierre Morgon. $40. Tastes like village Burgundy. Gamay from old vines on granite in the hands of someone who actually cares.
Sugar_Leg
The most blown away I’ve ever been by a $50 wine was a burgundy Pinot. Domaine Faively Clos Des Myglands.
Honorable mentions to Lopez De Heredia Vina Cubillo at $26.
Anthill Farms Sonoma Coast Pinot at $45
Patricia Green Freedom Hill Pinot at $35
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DontLookBack_88
Jean Foillard Morgon ‘Cote du Py’ (especially with age)
Dry-Way1718
Marcel Lapierre Morgon. A masterclass in how good Cru Beaujolais can be.
Own_Ad5187
La terre rosso di montelcino
Own_Ad5187
Or Felton’s Chianti classsico riserva
parker472
Ridge Geyserville
shitbirdie
Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire Clesse.
$50ish, tastes like burgundy 10x more expensive.
Powerful_Listen_4881
Il Borro Toscano
PotensDeus
Any GG riesling from a reputable producer. $40-50 for cru level German wines.
wr2allstar
Just wanna say as someone who isn’t always so comfortable in a wine shop, these posts have been so helpful.
Foreign_Top_1890
La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904
IfNotBackAvengeDeath
Since people told me it was too expensive for the cheap category, I’m renominating Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes
pretzelllogician
Produttori del Barbaresco
Cladmadder
Domaine Jean Vesselle
Champagne ‘Rosé de Saignee’ or ‘Oeil De Pedrix’ both are excellent 50$-ish ‘grower’ fizzys.
juviniledepression
Trivento golden reserve Malbec. 25 bucks for a bottle I’ve found to consistently prefer over cabs that are $90+
scoc89
G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo. $50 but you’d never know it.
emoot47
De Toren Fusion V
BisquickNinja
I would say Clio… Beautiful moderately expensive wine that just tastes wonderful.
omakushimu
Evinate Palo Blanco
omakushimu
Antoino Madeira Dao Vinhas Velhas Branco
gmullebr
Tenuta di Carleone – Chianti Classico
Runner up: any producer Tokaji Aszu 5 puttunyos
TracyJordanSr
Ifl most good sherry fits into this category, especially a palo cortado or oloroso. Absolutely stellar value for taste
Gelardi
Thelema Rabelais
ginganinga_nz
German rieslings, or Sauternes. New Zealand Pinot.
DepthAccomplished260
Produttori del Barbaresco . Coop winery from over 50 producer that pool their best grapes and make the best wine they can. 40-100$ bottles that always punch way above their weight. Makes amazing cellar defender to protect top producer Barolo bottles
Sparkling: **Tawse Spark Blanc de Blancs Quarry Road Vineyard**
Ok_Understanding3748
# Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi
Likes_The_Scotch
Looking through all of the 1000+ ratings on Vivino that I entered the one that qualifies for me is The Blind Pig, Davis Vineyard, from JMC! That is poop-your-pants good for the money.
DryRaspberry9838
Kamen
DryRaspberry9838
Domaine de la cote
remove_pants
Tondonia reserva.
sofakingsideways
Rosso Di Montalcino – Le Ragnaie
22goblins
Cremant De Loire, many producers make bottles in the 20 or 30 dollar range that easily compete with the “entry level” of big champagne producers
TheGr8PaddyLosty
Chateau Gloria
Substantial-Effect72
Gruner Veltliner, you can get some very, very good examples that are still relatively inexpensive, and outdrink a lot of other wines in the same price range.
44 Comments
I’d say some Etna Rosso. Favourite so far was Valenti Puritani.
LdH Vina Tondonia Reserva Tinto. Enough said
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino
30 year Port
Envinate Benje Blanco
Kumeu river hunting hill
Marcel Lapierre Morgon. $40. Tastes like village Burgundy. Gamay from old vines on granite in the hands of someone who actually cares.
The most blown away I’ve ever been by a $50 wine was a burgundy Pinot. Domaine Faively Clos Des Myglands.
Honorable mentions to
Lopez De Heredia Vina Cubillo at $26.
Anthill Farms Sonoma Coast Pinot at $45
Patricia Green Freedom Hill Pinot at $35
Edit (for readability)
Jean Foillard Morgon ‘Cote du Py’ (especially with age)
Marcel Lapierre Morgon. A masterclass in how good Cru Beaujolais can be.
La terre rosso di montelcino
Or Felton’s Chianti classsico riserva
Ridge Geyserville
Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Vire Clesse.
$50ish, tastes like burgundy 10x more expensive.
Il Borro Toscano
Any GG riesling from a reputable producer. $40-50 for cru level German wines.
Just wanna say as someone who isn’t always so comfortable in a wine shop, these posts have been so helpful.
La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904
Since people told me it was too expensive for the cheap category, I’m renominating Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes
Produttori del Barbaresco
Domaine Jean Vesselle
Champagne ‘Rosé de Saignee’ or ‘Oeil De Pedrix’ both are excellent 50$-ish ‘grower’ fizzys.
Trivento golden reserve Malbec. 25 bucks for a bottle I’ve found to consistently prefer over cabs that are $90+
G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo. $50 but you’d never know it.
De Toren Fusion V
I would say Clio… Beautiful moderately expensive wine that just tastes wonderful.
Evinate Palo Blanco
Antoino Madeira Dao Vinhas Velhas Branco
Tenuta di Carleone – Chianti Classico
Runner up: any producer Tokaji Aszu 5 puttunyos
Ifl most good sherry fits into this category, especially a palo cortado or oloroso. Absolutely stellar value for taste
Thelema Rabelais
German rieslings, or Sauternes. New Zealand Pinot.
Produttori del Barbaresco . Coop winery from over 50 producer that pool their best grapes and make the best wine they can. 40-100$ bottles that always punch way above their weight. Makes amazing cellar defender to protect top producer Barolo bottles
Shall we throw in a little Billecart Salmon Rose
Chateau Cantemerle
Red: **Danjou-Banessy La Truffière**
White: **Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Spätlese “Schmitt”**
Sparkling: **Tawse Spark Blanc de Blancs Quarry Road Vineyard**
# Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi
Looking through all of the 1000+ ratings on Vivino that I entered the one that qualifies for me is The Blind Pig, Davis Vineyard, from JMC! That is poop-your-pants good for the money.
Kamen
Domaine de la cote
Tondonia reserva.
Rosso Di Montalcino – Le Ragnaie
Cremant De Loire, many producers make bottles in the 20 or 30 dollar range that easily compete with the “entry level” of big champagne producers
Chateau Gloria
Gruner Veltliner, you can get some very, very good examples that are still relatively inexpensive, and outdrink a lot of other wines in the same price range.