TN : Chateau Moulin Pey-Labrie 2004, Benedicte et Gregoire Hubau, Canon Fronsac, Bordeaux, France

The estate consists of 6,75 hectares of flanking slopes of clayey limestone on molasse. It is planted to 98 % Merlot and 2 % Malbec.


Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Oak, blackberry, plums, herbs, cedar

Taste : Blackcurrant, redcurrants, plums, cedar, herbs, coffee, tangy finish

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 286 SEK

Mark : C+

Website : Chateau Moulin Pey-Labrie

TN : Stags' Leap Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Stags' Leap Winery, Napa Valley, California, USA

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrants, coffee, milk chocolate

Taste : Coffee, cherry, blackcurrant, graphite-like tannins and liqourice on finish, could keep for one or two more years and try again

Alcohol : 14.1%

Price : 399 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Stags' Leap Winery

TN : Hunter's Pinot Noir 2008, Jane Hunter, Marlborough, New Zealand

The grapes were harvested between the 5th March and the 13th April 2008. The Brix at harvest was on average 23.5. The winemaker was Gary Duke. The wine was sealed with a screwcap.



This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.

Colour : Red, blue hues

Aroma : Fruits of the forest, herbs, spice

Taste : Ginger, raspberry, strawberry, oak, herbs

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 140 SEK

Mark : C-

Website : Hunter's Wines

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