Tuesday, 23 July 2013

TN : Natureo Free Syrah 2010, Miguel Torres, Spain



Fermentation and maceration took place in stainless steel tanks for two weeks. The wine was dealcoholised using the spinning cone method.

Colour : Red, blue hues

Aroma : Burnt toast, blueberry, vanilla sauce

Taste : Blueberry, vanilla sauce, toast

Alcohol : 0.5%

Price : 51 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 1940

Mark : C

Website :  Miguel Torres

TN : Trapiche Iscay Malbec Cabernet Franc 2008, Bodegas Trapiche, Mendoza, Argentina


 Iscay means "two" in Quechuan, the original language of the Incas. This word was chosen to symbolise the union of two grapes, two cultures, and two experts; the chief winemaker was Daniel Pi and viticulturist was Marcelo Belmonte. This wine is a blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Franc. The grapes for this wine came from Trapiche's vineyards in Russel, Maipu, Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza. All of the grapes were hand-harvested. Fermentation and maceration was in small concrete vats during a minimum of 25 days at 23 to 25 degrees. The wine underwent natural malolactic fermentation. The wine was then aged fora total of 18 months in new French oak barrels. The total acidity is 6.40 grammes per litre, the pH is 3.59, and the sugar is 2.96 grammes per litre.


This wine was imported by Spendrups Bryggeri AB.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Oak, burnt toast, blackberry, blackcurrant, green pepper, violets

Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, plums, burnt toast, green pepper, violets

Alcohol : 15 %

Price : 339 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95052

Website : Bodegas Trapiche

Monday, 22 July 2013

TN : Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Rotweingut Maria Kerschbaum, Burgenland, Austria



This wine was imported by Seaside Tastes HB.



Colour : Red, blue hues

Aroma : Oak, liqourice, blackcurrant, plums, burnt toast, spice

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, oak, sandalwood, liqourice on finish

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 282 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 74521

Mark : B-

Website : Rotweingut Maria Kerschbaum

TN : Domaine du Bagnol Blanc 2011, Cassis, France





This wine is a blend of Marsanne, Clairette, and Ugni Blanc.

Colour : Light yellow

Aroma : Lemon, herbs, nutty, butter

Taste : Waxy, lemon, nutty, herbs, butter

Alcohol : 13%

Price : Bought at the winery

Mark : B-



Thursday, 4 July 2013

TN : Mandrone di Lohsa 2009, IGT, Poliziano, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy


 This wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, and 10% Alicante. The wine spent one and half years in 225 litre French barriques.


This wine was imported by Johan Lidby Vinhandel AB.

Colour : Dark red/blue hues

Aroma : Herbs, milk chocolate, spice, blackcurrant, plums

Taste : Tight, blackcurrant, plums, cedar, herbs, liqourice on finish

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 249 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 90384

Mark : B-

Website : Poliziano

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

TN : Terra di Brolio 2011, IGT, Barone Ricasoli , Maremma, Tuscany, Italy


 This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes.


This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.

Color : Dark red/blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs, oak

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, spice, herbs, warm finish

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 99 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 79375

Mark : C+

Website : Barone Ricasoli

TN : Wallace Shiraz Grenache 2010, Glaetzer Wines, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia



This wine is a blend of 80% Shiraz and 20% Grenache. The vineyard yield was one tonne per hectare from vines aged 60 to 80 years old. The wine spent 14 months in 2 to 3 year old hogsheads; American 20% and French 80%. The pH is 3.5, residual sugar is 0.8 grammes per litre, and tital acidity is 6.5 grammes per litre.


After completing an oenology degree from Roseworthy College, Colin Glaetzer gained wide and diverse winemaking experience in many of Australia’s noted wine regions including the Hunter Valley, Rutherglen, Great Western and the Barossa Valley. He has also worked in Burgundy and in the United Kingdom. Colin moved to the Barossa in 1985 to run Barossa Valley Estate, where he created the now revered E & E Black Pepper Shiraz and the Ebenezer range of wines. After thirty years of winemaking experience Colin, along with wife Judith and their three sons, established Glaetzer Wines in 1995. The first vintage release occurred a year later. Wallace is an ancestral name of Judith, whose family hail from the old market town of Cupar in Fife, Scotland. Judith's Celtic ancestry is reflected in the three elements of the Wallace symbol; the Celtic cross, thistle and the Celtic knot pattern.


 This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Plums, cherries, blackberry, milk chocolate, herbs#

Taste : Black pepper and liqourice on finish, blackberry, blackcurrant, plums, milk chocolate, cherries

Alcohol : 15.1%

Price : 159 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95306

Mark : B+

Website : Glaetzer Wines

TN : Periquita Superyor 2008, José Maria da Fonseca, Península de Setúbal, Portugal



This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.


This wine is a blend of 92.6% Castelao, 2.4% Tinta Francisca, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was agwed for 14 months in small French oak barrels. The total acidity is 5.7 grammes per litre as tartaric acid and the pH is 3.75.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, blackberry, psice, tobacco, herbs, milk chocolate, violets

Taste : Blackcurrant, herbs, blackberry, milk chocolate, violets, oak

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 299 SEK

Mark : B-

Website :  José Maria da Fonseca

Monday, 1 July 2013

TN : Las Moras Organic Reserve Reserve 2012, Finca Las Moras, San Juan, Cuyo, Argentina





This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.



Colour : Pale straw/yellow

Aroma : Peach, mango, pineapple, vanilla, lemon

Taste : Green apples, lemon, oak, peach, very acidic

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 219 SEK (3 litre Bag-In-Box)

Mark : D+

Website : Finca Las Moras

TN : Lambrusco del Fondatore 2011, Cleto Chiarli, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy




This wine was imported by Mero Wines AB.


Colour : Bright strawberry, light mousse

Aroma : Jellied strawberries and raspberries, cherries, herbs

Taste : Dry, cherries, raspberries, redcurrants, herbs

Alcohol : 11.5%

Price : 115 SEK

Mark : C+

Website : Cleto Chiarli

Friday, 28 June 2013

TN : Finca Sophenia Reserve Malbec 2011, Tupungato, Mendoza, Uco Valley, Argentina





All of the grapes were hand-harvested in April 2011. The must underwent a twelve day cold maceration followed by fermentation and final skin maceration for ten days in stainless steel tanks at a temperature between 26 and 28 degrees. The wine spent one year in a combination of French and American oak. The name Finca Sophenia is a combination of both of the owner's daughters' names Sophia and Eugenia. The winemaker was Rogelio Rabino and consultant winemaker Matías Michelini. This wine received 91 points from The Wine Advocate.


 This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Blackcurrant, blackberry, toast, mint, violets, cedar

Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, herbs, violets, toast

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 99 SEK

Mark : C+

Website : Finca Sophenia