Tuesday, 9 October 2012
TN : Catena Alta Chardonnay 2010, Bodega Catena Zapata, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
80% of the grapes for this wine came from the Adriana vineyard and 20% from the Domingo vineyard. This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Pineapple, butter, oak, sweetcorn, lemon polish
Taste : Oaky, creamy, pineapple, sweetcorn, buttered toast, stone fruits
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 195 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99054
Mark : B-
Website : Bodega Catena Zapata
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Monday, 8 October 2012
TN : Château Cambon la Pelouse 2009, Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 54% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Petit Verdot.
This wine was imported by Tryffelsvinet AB.
Colour : Dark red/blue hues
Aroma : Cedar, blackcurrant, plums, raspberry, tobacco
Taste : Cedar, oak, plums, herbs, blackcurrants, raspberry, drying tannic finish, put it away for two to three years for the cedar to tone down a bit
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 191 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96055
Mark : C+
Website : Château Cambon la Pelouse
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Sunday, 7 October 2012
TN : Tamarí AR Malbec 2011, Bodega Tamarí, Cuyo, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
The grapes for this wine were hand-harvested on 27th April 2011. The wine spent one year in French oak. The winemaker was Sebastián Ruiz Flaño. This wine was imported by Mondo Wine Sweden AB.
Colour : Raspberry/blueberry
Aroma : Blueberry, blackcurrants, liqourice, herbs
Taste : Blueberry, raspberry, vanilla, blackcurrant, herby finish
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6442
Mark : C
Website : Bodega Tamarí
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TN : Zuccardi Viognier 2012, Familia Zuccardi, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is sealed with a screwcap. The wine was imported by Philipson Soderberg AB.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Floral, honey, pear, apricots, peach
Taste : Roses, pear, apricot, flowers, green apples, honey, peaches
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 80 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6059
Mark : B
Website : Familia Zuccardi
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Wednesday, 3 October 2012
TN : Clarendelle Rosé 2011, Clarence Dillon Wines, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot.
This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Bright strawberry, rose
Aroma : Strawberry, herbs, redcurrants, lemon
Taste : Dry, redcurrants, herbs, strawberry, lemon, bitter cherry finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95111
Mark : B-
Website : Clarence Dillon Wines
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Tuesday, 2 October 2012
TN : Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial
Colour : Copper, pink
Aroma : Blood red oranges, red berries
Taste : Strawberry, creamy, oranges on finish
Alcohol : 12%
Price : 399 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 7598
Mark : B-
Website : Moët & Chandon
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TN : Serrata Belguardo 2010, IGT, Marchesi Mazei, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy
This wine is a blend of 80% Sangiovese och 20% Alicante Nero. The Total acidity is 5.4. The vineyards are located at an altitude between 70 and 130 metres with a south to south-west exposure. The vineyard soils are mainly sandstone and limestone. The age of the vines is 12 years. The vines are spur cordon trained. The number of vines is 6,600 per hectare. All of the grapes were handpicked fromSeptember 6th (Sangiovese) and from August 30th (Alicante). The must was fermented at a temperature between 28 and 30 degrees. The maceration lasted 14 to 16 days. The wine was aged for twelve 12 months in small oak barrels french and american 225 litre oak (30% new). The wine was bottled in February 2012 and released to the market in March 2012. 42,000 bottles were produced. The first vintage of this wine was in 2001.
This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark red/cherry colour
Aroma : Spice, cherries, herbs, oak
Taste : Cherries, oak, herbs and tobaco on finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 22955
Mark : C+
Website : Mazzei
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Monday, 1 October 2012
TN : Coyam 2009, Viñedos Emiliana, Los Robles Estate, Colchagua Valley, Chile
This wine is a blend of 41% syrah, 29% carmenère, 20% merlot, 7% cabernet sauvignon, 2% mourvèdre och 1% petit verdot. The wine was finished for 13 months in oak (80% in French oak barrels and 20% in American oak barrels). Coyam is the word for “Oak Forrest” used by the original inhabitants of Chile: The Mapuches. Ancient oaks surround the vineyard where Coyam is born.
This wine received 90 points from Wine Spectator, August 2011, and 90 points from Wine Advocate, March 2012.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrant, blackberry, coconut, herbs
Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, coconut, earthy and spice finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 179 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95108
Mark : B-
Website : Viñedos Emiliana
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Saturday, 29 September 2012
TN : Waterfall Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Domaine & Vineyards, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
Domaine & Vineyards began in 2009, as a collaboration between Rob Bowen, Stewart Sampson and David Rado. The company produces wine from areas Margaret River and Pemberton.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.
Colour : Blackcurrant/red
Aroma : Oak, mint, blackcurrant, tobacco, liqourice, vanilla
Taste : Tobacco, blackcurrant, vanilla, plums, liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97058
Mark : B-
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Thursday, 27 September 2012
TN : Cono Sur Visión Chardonnay 2011, Cono Sur, Aconcagua, Casablanca Valley, Chile
The winemaker was Adolfo Hurtado.
This wine is sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Spendrups Bryggeri AB.
Colour : Pale yellow, green hues
Aroma : Pineapple, mango, banana, lemon, custard
Taste : Pineapple, mango, butter, oak
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 90 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6522
Mark : C+
Website : Vina Cono Sur
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Wednesday, 26 September 2012
TN : Chateau Coucheroy 2009, Andre Lurton, Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, France
This wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Oak, lemon polish, pears
Taste : Creamy texture, lemon, minerals, gooseberries
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 4136
Mark : C
Website : Andre Lurton
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Tuesday, 25 September 2012
TN : Oveja Negra Reserva Pinot Noir 2010, VIA Wines, Maule Valley, Chile
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.
Colour : Red, blue hues
Aroma : Red berries, spice, milk chocolate
Taste : Strawberry, herbs, liqourice
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 89 SEK
Mark : C
Website : VIA Wines
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Sunday, 23 September 2012
TN : Rabl Vinum Optimum Grüner Veltliner Kamptal Reserve 2010, Weingut Rabl, Kamptal, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Johan Lidby Vinhandel.
Colour : Pale yellow/lemon
Aroma : Herbs, lemon, grapefruit, stone fruits
Taste : Lemon, white pepper, grapefruit, herbs
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97031
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut Rabl
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Saturday, 22 September 2012
TN : Porcupine Ridge Syrah 2011, Boekenhoutskloof, Malmesbury, Swartland, South Africa
The John Platter South African Wine Guide 2012 chose Boekenhoutskloof as the winery of the year. Th egrapes were fermented in stainless steel with selected Rhone wine yeast strains. Two thirds of the wine was matured in French oak. The residual sugar is 2.98 grammes per litre, 5.46 grammes per litre total acidity, and pH of 3.76. This wine is sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackberry, raspberry, liqourice, burnt toast, white pepper
Taste : Burnt toast, smoky bacon, blackberry, liqourice, white pepper
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 22996
Website : Boekenhoutskloof
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Thursday, 20 September 2012
TN : Bodega Piedra Negra Pinot Gris 2012, Alta Coleccion, François Lurton, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Very pale watery-like straw
Aroma : White grapes, pear, apricot
Taste : White grapes, pears, apricots, slightly bitter finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 75 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6193
Mark : C
Website : François Lurton
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TN : Chateau Olivier 2000, Grand Cru Classe de Graves, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc.
In the case of Chateau Olivier, records indicate the presence of a building on the spot where the chateau now stands as long ago as the 12th Century, and by the mid-14th Century the property was occupied by the d'Olivey family, as evidenced by documents describing the marriage of Rostang d'Olivey to Elizabeth de la Lande, heiress to nearby Chateau de la Brède, in 1350. The property remained with the family for centuries, a long and successful tenure which even survived a sustained challenge from Bordeaux councillors who had taken over the neighbouring seigneurie in 1409. This must surely have been the longest running legal dispute in the late Medieval Ages, as the matter was not concluded until 1680, despite the intervention of at least one monarch. Perhaps unsurprisingly the dispute was settled in favour of the proprietors, although by this time the property had passed down the female line after the last Olivier due to inherit the estate chose to enter the priesthood instead. The Lasserre family thus took on the estate, and by marriage it then passed in 1663 to Pierre Penel, Baron de la Brède, by virtue of his marriage to Marie Lasserre.
With the ensuing years the estate changed hands numerous times, firstly passing to the daughter of Marie and Pierre, who married Jacques de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. They sold it to Bernard Joseph de Malet, a local parliamentarian, and there then followed a litany of landlords; Lestard, who did much to improve the chateau, making it less of a fortified castle and more of an elegant country house, then Legris, Souberrie-Dugarry, Sergent-Bardwich and Fousset, none of whom did so much as plant a vine, before finally passing to Count Charles-Joseph Maurice d'Etchegoyen in 1846. The new tenants refurbished the chateau yet again, carrying out extensive modifications, and added viticulture to the activities of the estate, which also included forestry and husbandry. The end result of the extensive renovations of Lestard and then D'Etchegoyen (what stands today is largely of the 18th and 19th Centuries) may not be to everyone's taste, nevertheless the chateau remains an impressive and perhaps attractive building, hidden in a clearing in the woods, and surrounded by a moat. After D'Etchegoyen, Olivier was sold to the Bousset-Salvat family, although they in turn yielded to Alexandre Watcher. Then by virtue of the marriage of Agnew Watcher to Jacques de Bethmann in the early 20th Century, the German De Bethmann family took control, and this is a responsibility they still hold today. The most recent incumbent is Jean-Jacques de Bethmann.
The Olivier estate amounts to 220 hectares the majority of which is forest, pasture and grazing land, with the vineyards amounting to 50 hectares in all. Under De Bethmann the vines were leased to the Eschenhauer firm, although this arrangement ceased in 1981, Eschenhauer eventually losing their exclusive distribution rights in 1987. Today the estate is managed by Laurent Lebrun, who holds sway over all the vines, which are planted on a complex composition of terroirs, including Gunzian gravel, clay and limestone, with areas of quartz, flint and other minerals. Chateau Olivier is just one of six chateau entitled to produce both red and white wines under the Graves classification of 1959, although under Eschenhauer the focus was most certainly on the white wines. Since then, however, plantings of red varieties have increased, and although relatively young in comparison to the established white vines they now constitute the greater part of the vineyard. There are now 38 hectares of red varieties, 45% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, with an average vine age of 25 years. What is more, with the clearing of trees and the establishment of new vineyards, on ancient plots identified from 18th Century maps, the area planted to red varieties is set to rise considerably.
The planting density is relatively high at between 8000 and 10000 vines per hectare. Practices in the vineyard and winery are modern, with the vinification of the red overseen by Guy Guimberteau, a student of the illustrious Emile Peynaud. The fruit is sorted both at harvest, which is manual, and in the winery, before temperature-controlled fermentation, typically between 25 and 30 degrees for the red. The must is vinified in steel, with cold maceration before fermentation, and with some optional use of the press wine. The wine then sees a year in oak barrels, of which one third are new each vintage. The resulting grand vin has a production of about 6000 cases per year. There is also a second wine produced from aliquots not deemed suitable for the grand vin, La Seigneurie d'Olivier du Chateau Olivier.
Colour : Brown notes, cassis
Aroma : Blackcurrant, talcum powder, dried herbs, vanilla, plum
Taste : Dark fruits, violets, talcum powder like tannins on finish, plums, slight licqourice, slight wood on finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 349 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Chateau Olivier
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Sunday, 16 September 2012
TN : Snoqualmie Naked Chardonnay 2010, Snoqualmie Vineyards, Columbia Valley, Wasingont State, USA
This wine was made with organically grown grapes. This wine was imported by
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Red apples, pears, butter, apricot
Taste : Red apple, apricor, butter, pears
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolget Number : 6413
Mark : C
Website : Snoqualmie Vineyards
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Saturday, 15 September 2012
TN : Tesch St Remigiusberg Riesling Trocken 2010, Weingut Tesch, Nahe, Germany
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Bornicon & Salming.
Colour : Pale lemon
Aroma : Pear, honey, minerals
Taste : Dry, zingy, acidic, clean, lemon and lime, honey, minerals on long finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99009
Mark : C+
Website : Weingut Tesch
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012
TN : Boom Boom! Syrah 2010, Charles Smith Wines, Wasington State, U.S.A
This wine is a blend of 96% Syrah, 2.5% Grenache, and 1.5% Malbec.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Klunk AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Burnt toast, blackberry, blueberry, white pepper
Taste : Blackberry, blkueberry, plums, white pepper, burnt toast, spicy finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6714
Mark : C+
Website : Charles Smith Wines
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Monday, 10 September 2012
TN : Chateau Haut-Chaigneau Cuvee Prestige 2009, Vignobles Chatonnet, Lalande de Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 90% Merlot Noir and 10% Cabernet Franc.
Colour : Dark red
Aroma : Herbs, milk chocolate, plums, tobacco
Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, herbs, milk chocolate texture, tobacco
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 163 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95131
Mark : C+
Website : Vignobles Chatonnet
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Sunday, 9 September 2012
TN : Karl Erbes Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett 2011, Weingut Karl Erbes, Mosel, Germany
Stefan Erbes and his father Karl manage this family-run business which was established in 1967. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur.
Colour : Very pale watery straw
Aroma : Pears, honey, lime, honey
Taste : Oranges, lime, honey, sweet, long finish
Alcohol : 8%
Price : 120 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96019
Mark : C+
Website : Weingut Karl Erbes
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TN : Kiss Zin Fire Zinfandel 2010, Rock 'n' Wines, California, USA
This wine was imported by Rewine AB.
Colour : Red, blackberry hues
Aroma : Mint, herbs, blackberry, liqourice
Taste : Thin texture, raspberry and blackberry, jam, vanilla, liqourice and herbs on finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6575
Mark : C
Website : Rock 'n' Wines
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Saturday, 8 September 2012
TN :Malbec 2010, Bodega Mendel, Mendoza, Argentina
The grapes for this wine came from Lujan de Coyo at 1000 metres. The vineyard was planted in 1928. 5,500 cases of this wine were produced. The wine was aged for 12 months in French barriques. The winemaker was Roberto del la Mtta. This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark blueberry/red
Aroma : Blackberry, blueberry, mint, milk chocolate, violets
Taste : Blackberry, blueberry, mint, milk chocolate, violets, savoury notes
Alcohol : 14,5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97014
Mark : B-
Website : Bodega Mendel
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Thursday, 6 September 2012
TN : Villa Maria Hawkes Bay Chardonnay Reserve 2010, Villa Maria Estate, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
The vinyard from where the grapes for this wine were harvested are located on the warm easterly plateau of the Maraekakaho. The fruit from the Waikahu site is grown on the sandy loam over red stained gravels. This area consists of some of New Zealand’s oldest soils dating back thousands of years. The Matthews Family, who are the attentive vignerons of this prestigious vineyard ensure the fruit is of an exceptional quality. This vineyard is planted with a selection of Chardonnay clones, namely clone 95, 15 and Mendoza.This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Fondberg.
Colour : Pale lemon, green hues
Aroma : Butter, mango, oranges, pineapple
Taste : Oak, butter, mango, oranges, creamy texture
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97046
Mark : B
Website : Villa Maria Estate
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Tuesday, 4 September 2012
TN : Villa Maria Gimblett Gravels Syrah Reserve 2007, Villa Maria, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Villa Maria was founded in 1961 by its current owner and Managing Director Sir George Fistonich. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Fondberg.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Spice, blueberry, herbs
Taste : Blueberry, plums, spice, herbs, white pepper
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97041
Mark : B-
Website : Villa Maria
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TN ; Trinity Hill The Gimblett 2009, Gimblett Gravels, Trinity Hill, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
This wine is a blend of 38% merlot, 37% cabernet sauvignon, 15% cabernet franc, 8% petit verdot och 2% malbec. This wine won a gold medal at the New Zealand International Wine Show.
This wine was imported by Carovin AB.
Colour : Dark red/plum
Aroma : Blackcurrant, mint, herbs, milk chocolate
Taste : Blackcurrant, plum, mint, liqourice
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98141
Mark : B
Website : Trinity Hill
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Monday, 3 September 2012
TN : Blaufraenkisch Ried Hochberg 2008, Weingut Hans Igler, Mittelburgenland, Austria
This single-vineyard Blaufränkisch is sourced from the sunny southwest-facing slopes of the Hochberg vineyard. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by A Wendler Försäljnings AB.
Colour : Dark red
Aroma : Raspberry, strawberry, white pepper, liqourice, spice
Taste : Plums, strawberry, licource, spice, white pepper
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96015
Mark : B
Website : Weingut Hans Igler
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Sunday, 2 September 2012
TN : Ruca Malen Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Bodega Ruca Malen, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
Ruca Malen means "the house of the young girl" in the ancient Araucan tradition of Arentina. Legend has it that one bold young girl dared to fix her gaze on the eyes of a powerful god in the sky above. She was subdued by lightning and fell deeply in love with the god who then offered her a home, Ruca Malen, and a nectar, which would receive all the happiness of the god's haze. Ruca Malen was founded in 1998 by Jean Pierre Thibaud, former chairman of Bodegas Chandon, and Jacques Louis de Montalembert.
This wine was imported by Sigva Partner AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, cherry, oak, herbs
Taste : Fruity blackcurrant, coffee, toasty oak, vanilla
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99345
Mark : C
Website : Bodega Ruca Malen
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Friday, 31 August 2012
TN : Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimina Shiraz 2009, Penfolds Wines, South Australia, Australia
The grapes for this wine were sources from Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale and Robe. The wine was matured for 12 months in seasoned American oak hogsheads. The acidity is 6.3 grammes per litre and the pH is 3.70. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackberry, plums, milk chocolate, mint, oak, vanilla
Taste : Rasping toasty oak, blackberry, plums, milk chocolate, white pepper
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 169 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 16320
Mark : C
Website : Penfolds Wines
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Thursday, 30 August 2012
TN : Allegrini Appassimento Vino Rossa 2010, Allegrini, Italy
This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Cherries, plums, milk chocolate, oak
Taste : Cherries, plums, oak, spices
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 89 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 5367
Mark : C+
Website : Allegrini
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TN : Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2010, Dr Loosen, Mosel, Germany
The vineyard is located in Wehlen near the Sundial. There is virtually no topsoil in Wehlen, only broken and weathered shards of the purest blue slate. The winemaker was Bernard Schug. This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Pale lemon
Aroma : Peach, honey, lemon, lime
Taste : Concentrated, peach, honey, long lemon and lime and minerally finish, off dry
Alcohol : 7.5%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95117
Mark : A-
Website : Dr Loosen
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TN : Reinhold Oster Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese 1989, Reinhold Oster, Mosel, Germany
This wine was imported by Janake Wine Group AB.
Colour : Lemon
Aroma : Honey, lemon, orange marmelade
Taste : Lemon, honey sweets, petrol, mushroomy
Alcohol : 9.5%
Price : 109 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99367
Mark : C
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Wednesday, 29 August 2012
TN : Montes Cherub Rose of Syrah 2011, Montes, Rapel, Colhchagua Valley, Chile
The front label on this wine bottle displays a Cherub (young angel) called Alfredo in honour of Alfredo Vidaurre who is a founding partner of Montes Wines (1988): the other founders were Aurelio Montes, Douglas Murray, and Pedro Grand.
The label was illustrated by the British illustrator Ralph Steadman. This wine is 100% Syrah and is sealed with a screwcap. The wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Bright raspberry
Aroma : Rapsberry, cherry, strawberry, herbs
Taste : Raspberry, strawberry, herbs, citrus finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 91145
Mark : B
Website : Montes
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Monday, 27 August 2012
TN : Main Street Chardonnay 2011, Main Street Winery, Santa Barbara County, California, U.S.A
87% of the Chardonnay grapes were sourced from Santa Barbara County and 13% from Monterey County. This wine is sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Vinovum AB.
Colour : Pale yellow, green hues
Aroma : Sweetcorn, butter, oranges, pears
Taste : Sweetcorn, oaky, butter, pineapple, oranges
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 89 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6321
Mark : C+
Website : Main Street Winery
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TN : Black Print 2009, Markus Schneider, Pflaz, Germany
This wine is a blend of St. Laurent, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Mitos, and Cabernet Dorsa. This wine was imported by Bornicon and Salming.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Smoky, burnt toast, blackberries, blackcurrant, cedar
Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, concentrated, sweet, burnt toast, cedar
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 72220
Mark :A-
Website : Markus Schneider
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Saturday, 25 August 2012
Carmenere Limited Edition 2010, Vina Perez Cruz, Maipo Valley, Chile
This wine is a blend of 90% carmenère, 8% petit verdot and 2% syrah. This grapes for this wine come from the Fundo Liguai de Nuelquen vineyard in the Maipo Valley. All of the grapes were hand harvested. The winemaker was German Lyon.
This wine was imported by Terrific Wines AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Blackberry, oak, lavender, green pepper
Taste : Lavender, blackberry, oak, liquorice, spice, green pepper
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98046
Mark : B
Website : Vina Perez Cruz
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TN : Montes Alpha Syrah 2009, Vina Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile
This wine is a blend of 90% syrah, 7% cabernet sauvignon and 3% viognier.
This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Mint, blackberry, blackcurrant, oak
Taste : Toasty oak, blackcurrant, blackberry, mint, pepper
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99227
Mark : B-
Website : Vina Montes
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Friday, 24 August 2012
TN : Grilli del Testamatta 2009, IGT, Bibi Graetz, Tuscany, Italy
This wine is a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 10% Colorino, and 10% Canaiolo. This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Dark red
Aroma : Cherries, oak, herbs, milk chocolate, blackberry
Taste : Slightly over-oaked, cherries, blackcurrent, herbs, milk chocolate
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 159 SEK
Mark : B-
Systembolaget Number : 99490
Website : Bibi Graetz
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Friday, 17 August 2012
TN : Ianos Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, Rouvalis Wines, Peleponnesos , Greece
The grapes for this wine were harvsted from selected vineyards of the mountainous Aigion region, more specifically Arachova, at an altitude of 750 metres.
This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Red
Aroma : Blackcurrant, cherries, spice
Taste : Cherries, cinamon, drying tannns on finish, past its best, thin, fruit is fading
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 75883
Mark : C-
Website : Oenoforos S.A.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012
TN : Waterford Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Waterford Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa
This label was launched in 1998. The must was fermented in stainless steel. The wine was aged for twenty months in 225 litre French oak barrels. The was guven a simple egg white finish, bulk filtration, and then was bottled in January 2011. The analysis performed by Waterford Estate gives an alcohol is 14.3%, residual sugar is 1.8 grammes per litre, Total Acidity is 5.2 grammes per litre, Total SO2 of 110 ppm, Free SO2 of 40 ppm, and pH of 3.68.
This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Smoky, toast, oak, blackcurrant, herbs
Taste : Blackcurrant, burnt toast, oak, herbs
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 169 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98045
Mark : B
Website : Waterford Estate
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Wine Mine Number 25, 1973
This magazine was published by Peter Dominic and priced at 15p in 1973. The magazine was published twice yearly from the summer of 1973 until this issue from whence it became an annual. This was the first issue to include colour (16 pages of photos from Italy). Peter Dominic was a chain of wine and spirit retailers in the UK (now defunct). It was started in 1939 by Paul Dauthieu (there was never a Peter Dominic) in Horsham. He sold his empire to International Distillers and Vintners in 1963 who preserved the trading name.
This magazine contains a number of small wine-related articles together with Peter Dominic's current price list. There are articles on Provencal drinks, being a wine buyer,the harvest at Chateau Monbousquet, wine-related columns about James Bond, the Les Gastronomes de la Mer Confrerie of the Loire, fun with wine glasses, touring around Italy, a vintage at Villa Gruenberg-Tiffany ora Newby, and the ever increasing prices rises of Bordeaux wines (nothing new there then !).
The price list makes for interesting reading. Mouton Cadet 1969 at 2.79 pounds, Chateau du Tetre 1970 at 5-7 pounds, Chateau Pavie-Macquin 1970 at 2.94 pounds, Chateau Leoville-Lascases 1967 at 8-10 pounds, and Chateau Pichon-Longueville-Lalande 1966 at 9-11 pounds (all price are per bottle). To contrast a bottle of Liebfraumilch Blue Nun retailed at 1.55 pounds a bottle. A bargain was the Gran Sercial Solera 1835 Madeira from Blandy at only 3.43 pounds a bottle.
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Your Vines and Wines, A Guide to Vine Growing Outside in Britain, Michael Jefferson-Brown
This book was first published in 1977 and my copy was the third impression printed in 1980. It is a small short book of 85 pages but it covers the basics of growing wine and table grapes in a climate like the UK quite well. It gives an overview of how to achieve site selection, what varieties to grow, pruning techniques (recommending Double Guyot where one has two fruting canes and two canes for fruiting next year, what to do during the year, how to propogate vines which sounds extremely simple, some pests and diseases but this section is not very detailed, winemaking, and some specific for growing in greenhouse conditions. All in all, this is a very good introduction to growing grapes in a cooler climate. The ISBN number is 0950580007. The author grows grapes (or did do in the late seventies and early eightees) in Whitbourne near Worcester, England.
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