March 2009 Wine Value Picks

The 2005 Mount Eden, Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains Estate received an average score of 96 points and at $43 it is 26% of the average cost of a similar scoring West Coast Chardonnay earning it a "Great Value" moniker. The 2006 Château Pavie, Bordeaux St.-Emilion received an average score of 96 and at $240 it is 42% of the average $578 cost of a similar scoring Bordeaux.

At the value end, at $12, the 2006 Château de Saint-Cosme, Rhône Red Blend Côtes du Rhône received an average score of 90 points and is 36% of the average $33 cost of a similar scoring Southern Red Rhone.

A total of 828 wines are covered, here is a sample of 20 wines:

2006 Clarendon Hills, Shiraz Astralis Astralis
2001 Henri Bonneau, Rhône Red Blend Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve des Celestins
2005 Elderton, Shiraz Barossa Valley Command
2006 Clarendon Hills, Shiraz Clarendon Piggott Range
2006 Jasper Hill, Shiraz Heathcote Emily's Paddock
2006 First Drop, Shiraz Barossa Valley The Cream
2004 Andrew Hardy, Shiraz Mclaren Vale The Ox
2006 Louis Jadot, White Burgundy Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles
2006 Château la Nerthe, Rhône Red Blend Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée des Cadettes
2007 Schloss Lieser, Riesling Mosel Saar Ruwer Auslese Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Long Gold Cap
2006 Clarendon Hills, Shiraz Clarendon Brookman
2006 Clarendon Hills, Shiraz Clarendon Liandra
2006 Clarendon Hills, Shiraz Clarendon Moritz
2006 Yarra Yering, Shiraz Yarra Valley Underhill
2006 Jasper Hill, Shiraz Heathcote Georgia's Paddock
2006 First Drop, Shiraz Greenock Fat of the Land
2006 First Drop, Shiraz Seppeltsfield Fat of the Land
2006 Carlisle, Syrah Bennett Valley Cardiac Hill
2006 Colgin, Syrah Napa Valley IX Estate
2006 Stuhlmuller Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Reserve