Wednesday, 30 January 2013
TN : Millaman Limited Reserve Carménère 2009, Viña Millaman, Maule, Chile
This wine is a blend of 85% Carmenere and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine spent one year in American and French oak.
This wine was imported by Concealed Wines AB.
Colour : Dark purple
Aroma : Tobacco, blackcurrant, green pepper, milk chocolate, violets
Taste : Tobacco, blackcurrant, green pepper, milk chocolate
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6250
Mark : B-
Website : Viña Millaman
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013
TN : Inca Reserva Torrontés 2009, Bodegas y Vinedos la Rosa, Valles Calchaquies, Salta, Argentina
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Multibev AB.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Pears, roses, pineapple, litchi
Taste : Roses, oily texture, litchi, pineapple, roses
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 87 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6467
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TN : Morandé Reserva Riesling 2011, Viña Morandé, Casablanca Valley, Chile
Viña Morandé was founded in 1996. This wine is a blend of 85% Riesling, 10% Sauvignon Blanc, and 5% Gewurztraminer.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Apricot AB.
Colour : Pale yellow, green hues
Aroma : Apricot, pear, honey, figs
Taste : Pear, honey, stone fruits
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 79 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99008
Mark : C+
Website : Viña Morandé
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Monday, 28 January 2013
TN : Falernia Syrah Carmenere Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Viña Falernia, Coquimbo, Chile
The winemaker was Giorgio Flessati. This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Plums, strawberries, white pepper, herbs
Taste : White pepper, strawberry, plums, herbs, liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 199 SEK (3 litre Bag-In-Box)
Systembolaget Number : 6024
Mark : C
Website : Viña Falernia
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TN : Mad House Riesling 2011, Jeanneret Wines, South Australia, Australia
This wine was imported by Multibrev AB.
Colour : Pale lemon
Aroma : Honey, lemon, green apples
Taste : Dry, lemon, honey, pear
Alcohol : 11.5%
Price : 189 SEK (3 litre Bag-In-Box)
Systembolaget Number : 6474
Mark : C
Website : Jeanneret Wines
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Sunday, 27 January 2013
TN : Emma Zuccardi Bonarda 2010, Familia Zuccardi, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is 100% Bonarda and the winemaker was Sebastian Zuccardi.
This wine was imported by Philipson Söderberg AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Herbs, plums, blueberry
Taste : Blueberry, plums, blackberry, vanilla, talcum powder herby finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95101
Mark : B
Website : Familia Zuccardi
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TN : Les Terrasses Rosé 2011, Villa Vallambrosa, Provence, France
This wine is a blend of 45% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, and 10% Mourvedre. This wine was imported by Vinobele AB.
Colour : Pale copper/pink/orange
Aroma : Oranges, jellied strawberry, lemon, herbs
Taste : Dry, orange peel, herbs, jellied strawberries
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98135
Mark : B
Website : Villa Vallambrosa
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Saturday, 26 January 2013
TN : Wieninger Pinot Noir Select 2009, Wieninger, Vienna, Austria
The grapes for this wine came almost exclusively from the sites of the Wiener Bisamberg; one vineyard lies on the Nussberg. The Bisamberg soil consists of light, sandy loess over massive limestone, while the Nussberg soil is comprised mainly of weathered shell-limestone; also over massive limestone. The grapes were destemmed and the must was then filled into modern punch down fermentation tanks. The must was immediately cooled so that fermentation did not begin for some days (cold maceration). After five days, spontaneous fermentation with natural yeast began; this lasted, with moderate temperature control, for approximately seven days. Following the fermentation and another short maceration, the must was pressed and filled into Burgundian barriques; 25% of them new. As with the Chardonnay, the lees of the Pinot Noir were stirred in regular intervals, with the wine having extended contact with it. After twelve months, the first racking was made, then after a total of 28 months, the barrique maturation was completed and the wine was then blended into a large barrel. Bottling took place one month later without fining or filtration. The total acidity of this wine is 5.1 grammes per litre and the residuak sugar is 1 gramme per litre.
This wine was sealed with a glass stopper.
This wine was imported by Gullberg by Stockwine AB.
Colour : Red
Aroma : Oak, strawberries, wild strawberries, plums, spice
Taste : Spicy, oaky, strawberries, wild strawberries, plums
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 219 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 73496
Mark : B-
Website : Wieninger
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Sunday, 20 January 2013
Lindt Marc de Champagne Chocolates
These cost somewhere between 80 and 100 kronor here in Sweden for about 25 in a box. 7% of each chocolate is composed of marc de champagne. These taste of creamy milk chocolate and a warm alcohol (any fruit in the marc de champagne is canceled out by the yummy chocolate).
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Thursday, 17 January 2013
TN : Cameleon Malbec 2011, Jean Bousquet, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is made from organic grapes sourced mainly from vineyards in Tupungato at an altitude of 1200 metres above sea level, one of the highest points in Mendoza. It is 100% Malbec, and has been in contact with American and French oak during the fermentation and then aged for four months in the bottle.This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Vinia Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Spice, blackberry, vanilla, oak, herbs
Taste : Blackberry, blackcurrant, spice, herbs, oak, liqourice finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 39 SEK (375 ml)
Systembolaget Number : 6581
Mark : C
Website : Domaine Bousquet
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TN : Alsace Vindag, 30th January 2012
These are my "very late" tasting notes from the Alsace Wine day tasting that was held on Monday 30th January 2012 at the Operaterrassen in Stockholm, Sweden.
Cave Jean Geiler
- Crement d'Alsace Brut Rose : (C)
- Grad Cru Wineck-Schlossberg Riesling 2008 : (B)
- Grand Cru Florimont Gewurztraminer 2010 : Burnt barley sugar, lemon (C+)
Domaines Schlumberger
- Grand Cru Saering Riesling 2007 : Citrus, minerals, smoky (C)
- Grand Cru Kesssler Gewurztraminer 2005 : Very sweet, lacking acidity (C)
Domaine Albert Mann
- Senteurs des Vignes 2010 : Bland (C)
- Riesling Cuvee Albert 2010 : Lemon, dry (C)
- Pinot Gris Cuvee Albert 2010 : Zingy (B)
- Pinot Noir Grand H 2009 : Strawberries, lean (C)
- Grand Cru Schlossberg Riesling 2010 : Citrus, minerals, long finish (B-)
- Grand Cru Furstentum Pinot Gris 2010 : (C+)
- Grand Cru Steingrubler Gewurztraminer 2009 : (C)
Domaine Gresser
- Pinot Blanc 2010, Saint-Andre : Floral,boring (C)
- Muscat d'Alsace 2010, Brandhof : Floral, minerals, fruity (C+)
- Pinot Noir 2010, Brandhof : Strawberry, thin, bone dry (C)
- Grand Cru Moenchenberg Riesling 2007 : (C)
- Grand Cru Wiebelsberg Riesling 2007 : Lots and lots of minerals (C)
- Grand Cru Kastelberg Riesling 2007 : Lime, minerals (C)
Kientz Rene Fils
- Riesling 2010 : (C)
- Gewurztraminer 2010 : (B)
- Grand Cru Winzerberg Riesling 2008 : Zingy lemon minerals (B)
S.A. Biecher
- Riesling 2009 : (C)
- Riesling Reserve 2008 : Zingy lime, lemon, minerals (C)
- Grand Cru Schoneberg Riesling 2010 : Lemon, lime, fruity, long finish (B)
Charles Wantz
- Muscat 2010, "M" Collection personnelle : (B)
- Pinot Gris "K" 2007 Collection personnelle : Minerals, boring (C)
- Gewurztraminer "O" 2006, Collection personnelle :Barley sugar, lacking acidity (C)
Domaine Michel Fonne
- Crement d'Alsace N.V. Rose : Dry, redcurrants, blackcurrant (B-)
- Pinot Noir 2008 "M" : Dry finish, fruity (C)
- Grand Cru Mambourg Riesling 2008 : (B)
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