Best Wine Values: Third Quarter of 2009

– October 7, 2009Posted in: Wine

What are the best wine values – and thus best bargains for the THIRD quarter of 2009? See how we select best value wines in this earlier article. We can’t predict the type of wine you’ll enjoy most. But choose one from one of these and you’ll know you’re getting great value. Number of stars represents quality level; number of dollar signs represents price level.

Click here to see the best wine values from the FIRST quarter of 2009, and here for the SECOND quarter of 2009. Many of these wines remain available at retailers too.

Cheers!

***+ $ Barefoot Zinfandel, NV, Lodi, CA – Wine Review and Rating

Find Barefoot Zinfandel at WineZap.


*** $ Kaiken Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007, Mendoza, Argentina – Wine Review and Rating

Find Kaiken Cabernet Sauvignon at WineZap.


***+ $ Patrick Lesec Bouquet Cotes du Rhone, 2005, France – Wine Review and Rating

Find Lesec Bouquet Cotes du Rhone at WineZap.


***+ $ Mazzone Immensus Malvasia, 2007, Puglia, Italy – Wine Review and Rating

Find Immensus at WineZap.


*** $ Anura Legato Private Cellar, 2005, Simonsberg Paarl, South Africa – Wine Review and Rating

Find Anura Legato at WineZap.


*** $ The Yellow Cellar Pinotage, 2007, Coastal Region, South Africa – Wine Review and Rating

Find Yellow Cellar Pinotage at WineZap.

*** $ Finca La Linda Tempranillo, 2007, Mendoza, Argentina – Wine Review and Rating

Find La Linda Tempranillo at WineZap.

*** $ Clos du Bois Shiraz, 2002, Sonoma County, CA – Wine Review and Rating

Find Clos du Bois Shiraz at WineZap.


***+ $ Castillo Real Monastrell, 2006, Bullas, Spain – Wine Review and Rating

Find Castillo Real Monastrell at WineZap.


***+ $ Dr. Loosen Bros. Riesling, 2008, Mosel, Germany

Find Dr. Loosen Riesling at WineZap.


**** $ Dr. Loosen Bros. Riesling, 2007, Mosel, Germany – Wine Review and Rating

Find Dr. Loosen Riesling at WineZap.


***+ $ Fritz Windisch Niersteiner Kirchplatte Kerner Auslese Riesling, 2006, Rheinhessen, Germany – Review and Rating

Find Fritz Windisch Niersteiner at WineZap.


***+ $ Quinta dos Aciprestes Red Wine (Tino), 2005, Douro, Portugal – Review and Rating

Find Quinta dos Aciprestes at WineZap.


*** $ Chateau Perron Madiran, 2004, Madiran, France – Review and Rating

Find Chateau Perron Madiran at WineZap.


***+ $ Domaine de la Chesnay Cotes du Rhone, 2007, France – Review and Rating

Find Domaine de la Chesnay at WineZap.


**** $ Cerejeiras Tinto (Red Wine), 2007, Vinho Regional Estremadura, Portugal – Review and Rating

Find Cerejeiras at WineZap.

Cheers.
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