TN : Willi Schaefer Riesling 2009, Mosel, Germany

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.



This wine was imported by Origo Wine.

Colour : Pale straw

Aroma : Honey, lime, minerals, green apple

Taste : Semi sweet, honey, lime, pear, green apple, minerals on long crisp acidic finish

Alcohol : 9.5%

Price : 129 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Origo Wine

TN : Sandalford Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Sandalford Wines Pty, Margaret River, Australia

The fruit for this wine came exclusively from a 37 old, dry-grown Margaret River Estate vineyard. After crushing and de-stemming, the fruit underwent fermentation in small ten tonne static fermenters. The traditional method of pumping over was employed during fermentation to optimise colour, flavour and tannin extraction. Post-ferment, the wine was left on skins for two weeks prior to pressing. The pressings were mixed back with the free-run wine and then inoculated for MLF with selected bacteria. After the completion of MLF, the wine was racked and transferred to both new and one year old French oak for 18 months. At the end of barrel maturation the various wine components were blended, fined and given minimal filtration prior to bottling.



This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was awarded 94 points out of 100 in James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines (Australia’s best white, red and sparkling wines), The Weekend Australian Magazine, 13-14 November 2010, page 23.

This wine was imported by Carovin AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Bramble fruits, oak, vanilla, mint

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, vanilla, raspingly oaky finish, mint

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 199 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Sandalford Wines

TN : Caliterra Tributo Pinot Noir Single Vineyard Block #Arrayan 2009, Vina Caliterra, Casablanca Valley, Chile

Caliterra is a fusion of quality "calidad" and land "tierra". All the grapes for this wine were hand-harvested and the resulting wine was aged for five months in French oak barrels.



This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

Colour : Pale red

Aroma : Strawberry, herbs, vanilla, spice

Taste : Strawberry, raspberry, spice, vanilla, herbs

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 105 SEK

Mark : C+

Website : Vina Caliterra

TN : Les Champs D'Or Dry Red Wine 2006, Le Vin Du Desert De Gobi, Xinjiang Xiangdu Winery, China

Colour : Red, brown hues

Aroma : Wood, red fruits, nail varnish

Taste : Red fruits, vanilla, wood on finish, slight vinegar undertone

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 128 RMB (Ole, Holiday Plaza Store, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China)

Mark : C-

TN : Chalten Gran Reserva Pinot Noir 2008, Bodegas Universo Austral, Neuquen, Patagonia, Argentina

The winemaker was Pablo Herrera.



This wine was imported by The Wine Agency AB.

Colour : Raspberry pink

Aroma : Oak, cherry, strawberry, toast, herbs

Taste : Warm, strawberry, raspberry, herbs, toast

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 119 SEK

Mark : C+

Website : Bodegas Universo Austral
Website : The Wine Agency AB

TN : Chateau Saint-Robert Cuvee Poncet-Deville 2008, Graves, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon.



Colour : Pale gold

Aroma : Oak, lemon, nuts

Taste : Lemon, lime, nuts, creamy texture, overoaked

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 139 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Chateau Saint-Robert

TN : Grauer Burgunder 2009, Weinkellerei Schmitt Soehne GmbH, Pfalz, Germany

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.



Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Spice, floral, lemon, honey, pineapple

Taste : Spicy, honey, pineapple, green apples

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 89 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Schmitt Soehne

TN : Red Hill Estate Pinot Noir 2008, Red Hill Estate Wines, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

Red Hill Estate was established in 1989 and is situated about an hour away from Melbourne. The winemakers were Michael Kyberd and Luke Curry.



This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Giertz Vinimport AB.

Colour : Red, maroon

Aroma : Strawberry, blueberry, herbs, oak, cherry cola

Taste : Strawberry, sour cherry, spice, mint, vanilla

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 134 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Red Hill Estate Wines
Website : Giertz Vinimport AB

TN : Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro 2009, Vino Frizzante, Cantine Medici Ermete & Figli, Italy

Colour : Red, blue hues, sparkling

Aroma : Backberry, raspberry, cherries, herbs

Taste : Blueberry, raspberry, cherry, slight sweetness, dry tannic finish

Alcohol : 10%

Price : 75 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Cantine Medici Ermete

TN : Saumur Reserve des Vignerons 2009, Cave de Saumur, Loire Valley, France

This wine was 100% Cabernet Franc and bottled under screwcap.



Colour : Dark red/pink hues

Aroma : Cherry, herbs, red fruits

Taste : Red fruits, blueberry, herbs, green, thin

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 79 SEK

Mark : C-

Website : Cave de Saumur

TN : Tandarra Cuvee Prestige Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia, Australia

I didn't get much complexity out of this wine at 11,000 metres up in a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong. I tasted it again on the return journey with the same result.



This wine was in a 187 ml screwcapped PET bottle. It was produced by SkyCellar Ltd of Finland and bottled in Estonia.

Taste : Lemon, cream, butter, oak

Price : Free

TN : Echeverria Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Vina Echeverria, Central Valley, Chile

This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Carmenere.



This wine was awarded 91 points by The Wine Enthusiast Magazine in May 2010.



This wine is imported by HJO Grosshandel AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, oak, herbs

Taste : Lively upfront blackcurrants, vanilla, oak, coffee, toast

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 199 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Vina Echeverria

TN : Sophenia Synthesis The Blend 2007, Finca Sophenia, Tupungato, Mendoza, Argentina

This wine is a blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. 12,900 bottles were produced. The consultant winemaker was Michel Rolland. The winemaker was Matias Michelini. The vineyards lay in the foothills of the Andes at an elevation of 6,000 feet. All of the grapes were hand-harvested in the end of April 2007. The wine has spent 14 months in French barriques.



This wine received 89 points from The Wine Advocate and 91 points from Wine Spectator.

This wine was imported by PrimeWine Sweden AB and 120 bottles were imported into Sweden. The wine went on sale on the 1st March 2010.

Colour : Dense, blackberry

Aroma : Blackberry, violets, oak, toast

Taste : Blackberry, blackcurrant, violets, minerals, lashings of toasty oak on finish, smooth tannins

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 249 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Finca Sophenia

TN : Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Columbia Valley, USA

This wine is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. The winemaker was Mike Januik.



Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Oak, blackcurrant, milk chocolate, milk, red fruits

Taste : Blackcurrant, red fruits, milk chocolate, coffee, grippy tannic finish

Alcohol : 14.4%

Price : 299 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Novelty Hill Winery

TN : Annie Camarda Syrah 2007, Andrew WIll Cellars, Washington State, USA

The grapes for this wine come from Champoux and Ciel du Cheval. The titratable acidity is 0.67 grammes per 100 ml and the pH is 3.7. The wine spent 12 months is 100% new French Gamba oak barrels. The wine was bottles in September 2008 and was released in February 2010. 316 cases were produced.



Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Very fruity, blackberry, plums, spice, black pepper, tobacco, burnt toast, meaty

Taste : Plums, blackberry, tobacco, toast, dark chocolate, meaty notes, spice and black pepper on finish

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 299 SEK

Mark : B+

Website : Andrew Will Cellars

TN : Chateau de Fieuzal 2007, Grand Cru Classe de Graves, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France

Colour : Red, purple hues

Aroma : Toasty oak, bramble jelly

Taste : Upfront very fruity, blackcurrant, plums, bramble fruit, cedar and toasty oak on finish. This is overoaked but has nice fruit.

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 256 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Chateau de Fieuzal

TN : Quimera 2007, Vino Tinto, Achaval Ferrer, Mendoza, Argentina

"Quimera" is pronounced "key mare ah". 5,280 twelve bottle cases were produced. The wine is a blend of 38% Malbec from Medrano and from Lujan, 24% Merlot from Tupungato, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon from Medrano and Tupungato, and 14% Cabernet Franc from Tupungato. The average yield per plant was less than 800 grammes which is equivalent to 18 hectolitres per hectare. The grapes were harvested between 27th Ferubary to the 12th March 2007.



Primary fermentation was peformed in smal tanks. The wine was then blended and underwent malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels, 40% of which were new and 60% were one year old. The wine was then aged in barrel for twelve months. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered on August 5th 2008.



The pH is 3.7, TA is 6.25, and total SO2 is 60 milligrammes per litre.



The wine was imported by Divine AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, oak, plums, blackberry, vanilla

Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, vanilla, smooth tannins, savoury notes, long finish with minerals and tobacco

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 299 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Bodega Achaval Ferrer
Website : Divine AB

Beringer Sonoma Chardonnay 2009, California, USA

Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Oak, toast with hot melted butter, oranges, pineapple

Taste : Over oaked, pineapple, vanilla, buttered toast, creamy texture

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 149 SEK (1.5 litre Bag-In-Box)

Mark : C

Website : Beringer Vineyards

TN : Chateau La Serre 2004, Saint-Emilionn Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France

Colour : Dark plum

Aroma : Oak, cedar, tobacco, blackcurrant

Taste : Cedar, oak, tobacco, blackcurrant, coffee, drying tannic finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 299 SEK

Mark : C

TN : Kuenstler Riesling Kabinett 2008, Weingut Franz Kuenstler, Rheingau, Germany

This wine was imported by AB Nigab. The wine was sealed with a screwcap.



Colour : Pale lemon

Aroma : Honey, pear, lemon, oranges

Taste : Honey, pear, pineapple, lemon

Alcohol : 7%

Price : 99 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Weingut Kuenstler

TN : Riesling Spaetlese 2009, Hessische Staatsweingueter Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau, Germany

This wine was sealed with a screwcap and was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur AB.



Colour : Watery yellow

Aroma : Pear, honey, white grapes

Taste : Sweet, white grapes, lemon, lime, honey, pears

Alcohol : 8.5%

Price : 109 SEK

Mark : C+

TN : Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Saint Clair Family Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand

Saint Clair Family Estate is owned by Neal and Judy Ibbotson, viticulture pioneers in Marlborough since 1978. Grapes were originally supplied to local wine companies; however a desire to extend the quality achieved in the vineyard through to the finished wine led to the establishment of Saint Clair Family Estate in 1994.

The Saint Clair name originates from the vineyard property, first settled by the Sinclair family. Pioneer James Sinclair built one of the first homes in Blenheim and was closely associated with the early development of the town. Over time the name of the property reverted to the original Saint Clair.

The grapes were sourced from two vineyards, one in Dillon’s Point and the other on Thomsons Ford Road. The fruit was pressed off as quickly as possible to minimise skin contact and juice deterioration following harvesting. After settling the juice was fermented using selected yeast in 100 per cent stainless steel at cool temperatures to retain fruit flavour and freshness. The winemaker was Matt Thomson.

A lab analysis showed that the Titratable Acidity was 7.6 grammes per litre, the Residual Sugar was 2.9 grammes per litre, and the pH was 3.41.

The wine was seald with a screwcap.

Colour : Pale straw

Aroma : Passion fruit, gooseberry, citrus fruits, nettles

Taste : Blackcurrant, leafy, nettles, gooseberry, intense, long limey nettley finish, passion fruit

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 149 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Saint Clair Family Estate

TN : Purple Angel 2007, Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile

This wine is a blend of 92% Carmenere and 8% Petit Verdot. The Carmenere is from Marchique and the Petit Verdot comes from Apalta. The vineyard yield was 3.7 tons per hectare. This wine spent 18 months in French oak barrels and was bottled unfiltered. The pH is 3.61, total acidity is 3.76 grammes per litre, volatile acidity is 0.65 grammes per litre, residual sugar is 2.65 grammes per litre, and free SO2 is 0.026 grammes per litre.



Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Blackcurrant, green pepper, oak

Taste : Vanilla, toast, liqourice, lashings of polished oak, tobacco, green pepper, spice

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 399 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Montes