Friday 2 December 2011

IVWA 2010: Top 25 Killer Values


In order to be eligible for this list, a wine must be available for less than $15 and have a raw score higher than 87.
This list is, dollar for dollar, the best-buy wines from the competition this year.

Errazuriz 2009 Estate Chardonnay, Valle de Casablanca, Region de Aconcagua, Chile 90     $11

Frescobaldi 2008 Rèmole, Tuscany, Italy 90     $12

Cono Sur 2009 Organic Chardonnay, Valle de San Antonio, Chile 90     $14

Three Winds 2008 Syrah, Languedoc, France 90     $14

Cono Sur 2008 Merlot, Region del Valle Central, Chile 89     $10

Navarro Lopez 2006 Pedro Pergolas Old Vines Tempranillo, Valdepeñas, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain 89     $11

Cono Sur 2009 Organic Sauvignon Blanc, Valle de San Antonio, Chile 89     $13

Calona Vineyards 2009 Artist Series Gewürztraminer, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 89     $13

Trivento 2008 Amado Sur, Mendoza, Argentina 89     $14

Nero by Giorgio & Gianni 2008 Negroamaro, Veneto, Italy     89     $14

Vila Real 2008 Douro White, Alto Douro, Douro Valley, Portugal 89     $14

Tamaya 2009 Reserva Syrah, Limari Valley, Chile 89     $14

McWilliams 2008 Hanwood Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, South Eastern Australia 89     $14

Jackson-Triggs Okanagan 2007 Proprietors’ Reserve Merlot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 89     $14

Farnese 2008 Feudi di San Marzano Negroamaro, Taranto, Puglia, Italy 88     $7

Aliança 2008 Douro Foral, Portugal 88     $9

René Barbier 2009 Mediterranean White, Penedès, Cataluña, Spain 88     $9

Cono Sur 2009 Riesling, Bio-Bio Valley, Chile 88     $10

Big House 2009 California White, California, United States 88     $10

Finca Los Primos 2009 San Rafael Chardonnay, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina 88     $10

Trapiche 2008 Reserve Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 88     $10

Finca Los Primos 2009 Malbec, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina 88     $10

Bodegas Castaño 2006 Lujuria, Yecla, Valencia and Murcia, Spain 88     $11

Robertson Winery 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Robertson, Breede River Valley, South Africa 88     $11

J. Lohr 2008 Painter Bridge California Zinfandel, Paso Robles, California, United States 88     $11

* Price listed is lowest available       
Source from......
http://www.wineaccess.ca/articles/item/ivwa-2010-top-25-killer-values