TN : Spinyback Sauvignon Blanc Rosé 2011, Waimea Estates, Nelson, New Zealand

This wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by JPC Wines AB.

Colour : Bright strawberry pink

Aroma : Gooseberry, redcurrants, blackcurrant leaf, strawberry

Taste : Redcurrant, strawberry, gooseberry, tangy finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 89 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95027

Mark : C

Website : Waimea Estates

TN : Quinta de Chocapalha Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Das Mimosas, Lisbon, Portugal

Quinta de Chocapalha was established in the 16th century. It is still a family estate consisting of 45 hectares of vineyards located in the Lisbon wine region.

This wine was imported by Handpicked Wines Sweden AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, cedar, milk chocolate, coffee

Taste : Blackcurrant, cedar, plums, spice, astringent

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 139 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 94025

Mark : C

Website : Quinta de Chocapalha

TN : Barda Pinot Noir 2010, Bodega Chacra, Patagonia, Argentina

The grapes for this wine were hand-harvested. The wine spent one year in French oak. Bodega Chacra was founded in 2004 by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta. The winemaker was Hans Vinding-Diers. Bodega Chacra is located in the Rio Negro Valley of northern Patagonia, 620 miles south of Buenos Aires, 1,240 miles north of Tierra del Fuego, and roughly equidistant west to east from the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. The property's situation in the arid central Argentine desert is tempered by the confluence of the Neuquen and Limay Rivers, both of which flow from the Andes and converge in the Rio Negro, which in turn flows into the Atlantic. The Rio Negro Valley itself is a glacial bed 15.5 miles wide stretching 310 miles along the river's banks at an elevation of 750 feet above sea level. The valley is irrigated by a network of channels excavated in the late 1820s by British colonists who observed the abundant snow melt flowing from the Andes and created an oasis in the middle of the desert.

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Red, pink hues

Aroma : Spices, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, herbs

Taste : Spices, raspberry, herbs, strawberry, thin

Alcohol : 12%

Price : 195 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95094

Mark : C-

Website : Bodegas Chacra

TN : Zuccardi Serie A Bonarda 2009, Familia Zuccardi, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

This wine is 100% Bonarda. The grapes for this wine come from the Santa Rosa vineyards in Mendoza. The total acidity is 5.30 grammes per litre and the residual sugar is 3.20 grammes per litre. The grapes were selected, destemmed, and then crushed. The must underwent a old maceration for seven days before classic vinification with selected yeast and fermentation at 77 degrees fareinheit (25-27 degrees centigrade). Maceration was for 20 days with daily remontage and delestage. 30% of the wine was aged in oak barrels (first, second and third use) for ten months. Ruben Ruffo was the winemaker.

This wine was imported by Philipson Söderberg AB.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Blackberry, liqourice, vanilla, burnt toast

Taste : Blackberry, blackcurran, liqourice, vanilla, toast

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 89 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6557

Mark : C

Website : Familia Zuccardi

TN : Réserve de Bonnet Rosé 2011, André Lurton, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 40% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Cabernet Franc. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Bibendum.

Colour : Strawberry

Aroma : Herbs, blackcurrant, redcurrant, burnt sugar

Taste : Herbs, blackcurrant, strawberry, raspberry

Alcohol : 12%

Price : 89 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 3181

Mark : C+

Website : André Lurton

TN : Vinalba The Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Domaine Vistalba, Patagonia, Argentina

This wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot,and 5% Malbec.

This wine was imported by Future Wines Sweden AB.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Oak, toast, coffee, blackcurrant, herbs

Taste : Too much toasty oak, blackcurrant, concentrated, coffee, milk chocolate like texture, spice on warm finish

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 120 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99081

Mark : C+

Website : Domaine Vistalba

TN : Boekenhoutskloof Semillon 2010, Wine of Origin Franschhoek, South Africa,

Old Vine Semillon from a combination of 67 year old and 107 year old Franschhoek vines grown on the sandy valley floor just outside the town of Franschhoek. Cool fermented in 100% new Dargaud & Jaegle, Allier & Vosges barrels. Before malolactic fermenration started, the barrels were topped and put in a room that was kept at eight degress. 100% new French oak is used, but because the maturation was done at such low temperatures, the extracting from the oak was minimal. During these 13 months, the wine was never sulphured and no battonage was done. When the wine was taken out of barrel, 5% 2009 Sauvignon Blanc was blended in to enhance the vibrance and freshness.

This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale lemon

Aroma : Lemon, oranges, lime notes, pear, peach, oak, furntiure polish,

Taste :  Oaky, store for a couple for years to calm down, lemon, orange, pear, peach, furntiture polish, creamy texture

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 199 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95077

Mark : B-

Website : Boekenhoutskloof

TN : SoLiteRRe 2009, Thierry Germain, Saumur Champigny, Loire, France

This wine is 100% Cabernet Franc.

This wine was imported by Amka Vinimport AB.

Colour : Red, blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, raspberry, herbs, liqourice

Taste : Blackcurrant, raspberry, herbs, liqourice and talcum powder like tannins on finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 99 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 12658

Mark : C+

Website : Thierry Germain

TN : Triade, 2009 Barriqueausbau, Rotweingut Maria Kerschbaum, Burgenland, Austria

This wine was imported by Seaside Tastes HB.

Colour : Red

Aroma : Spice, blackcurramt, redcurrants, liqourice

Taste : Spicy, cherries, liqourice, redcurrants, blackcurrant

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 134 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 74732

Mark : C

Website : Rotweingut Maria Kerschbaum

TN : Château Haut-Canteloup 2009, Premières Côtes de Blaye, Bordeaux

This wine is a blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.

This wine is imported by TOMP Beer Wine & Spirits AB.

Colour : Dark red/blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs, tobacco

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, tobacco, spicy finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 100 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 3994

Mark : C+

Website : Château Haut-Canteloup

TN : Brokenwood Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009, Brokenwood, McLaren Vale, Australia

Tony Albert, John Beeston and wine writer James Halliday founded Brokenwood in 1970 in the Hunter Valley. This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The wine was matured in 75% French and 25% American barriques. The total acidity is 6.9 grammes per litre, pH is 3.4, and the residual sugar is nil. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Tryffelsvinet AB.

Colour : Dark purple

Aroma : Milk chocolate, mint, blackcurrant, oak

Taste : Mint, blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco on finish

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 179 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 92028

Mark : B-

Website : Brokenwood