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
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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
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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
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TN : Domaine du Bagnol Blanc 2011, Cassis, France
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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
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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
Systembolaget Number : 79375
Mark : C+
Website : Barone Ricasoli
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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
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TN : Periquita Superyor 2008, José Maria da Fonseca, Península de Setúbal, Portugal
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
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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
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TN : Lambrusco del Fondatore 2011, Cleto Chiarli, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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
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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
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