TN : Chateau Reysson Reserve du Chateau 2007, Cru Bourgeois, Dourthe, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot.

The estate belongs to the Japanese wine and spirits company Mercian Corporation. Dourthe has been managing Chateau Reysson since 2001. The estate encompassed 40 hectares. The chateau was classified as Cru Bourgeois Superieur in 2003.



Under the vestiges of the medieval castle that was the first to bear the name Reysson, archaeologists have discovered the remains of the theatre of Noviomagus, the ancient town of the Bituriges Vivisques tribe who founded Burdigala (Bordeaux) in the 3rd century B.C.

The quality of its wines was recognised at an early date, with Château Reysson featuring in 1850 among the Crus Remarquables de Vertheuil ranked by Charles Cocks, author of the famous work “Bordeaux et ses Vins” edited by Michel Féret.

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Plummy red

Aroma : Herbs, tobacco, cedar, blackcurrants, plums

Taste : Tobacco, cedar, blackcurrants, plums

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 169 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Vins et Vignobles Dourthe

TN : Chateau de Valois 2006, Earl Vignobles Leydet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France

Colour : Red/red brick hues

Aroma : Tobacco, milk chocolate, blackcurrant, plums

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, tobacco, minerals, milk chocolate

Price : 239 SEK

Alcohol : 13.5%

Mark : B-

TN : Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Stellenbosch, South Africa

The vineyard soils were lime and clay. After crushing and three days of cold soaking, the grapes were inoculated with yeast. During fermentation, the juice was regularly punched down and pumped over for maximum colour and flavour extraction. Extended skin contact was given, before maturation took place in 100% first fill French oak barrels for 20 months. The residual sugar is 3.2 grammes per litre, the total acidity is 6.5 grammes per litre, and the pH is 3.42.



This wine won a double gold medal at the 2009 Veritas awards, a trophy at the 2009 Tri Nations Wine Challenge, a trophy at the 2009 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show, a gold medal at the 2009 Concours Mondial in Brussels, and an Investec Private Bank Winemakers' Choice award in 2009.

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Deep purple/red

Aroma : Burnt toast, tobacco, blackcurrants, plums, milk chocolate

Taste : Black burnt toast, tobacco, zingy blackcurrant, cherries, plums, milk chocolate, dusty tannins and liqourice on finish

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 295 SEK

Mark : B+

Website : Kleine Zalze

TN : Anselmann Dornfelder Trocken im Barrique gereift 2009, Weingut Werner Anselmann, Edesheimer Ordensgut, Deutscher Qualitaetswein, Pfalz, Germany

The vineyards and the cellars are looked after by Dipl. Ing agrar Gerd Anselmann. As of 2010, Anselmann owned 100 hectares of vineyards. The first records of Anselmann date back to 1126. The family crest nowadays used as estate logo was awarded to the family in 1541 and can be seen in the historical archives in Karlsruhe.



Colour : Dark purple

Aroma : Blackberry, cherry, vanilla, oak

Taste : Gobs of fruit smothered by oak, blackberry, cherry, oak, soft tannins, woody finish, overoaked, leave for 1-2 years to see if oak dies down and integrates

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 10,50 Euro (Eurotrade Flughafen Muenchen Duty Free 2011-05-20)

Mark : C+

Website : Weingut Anselmann

TN : Doennhoff Riesling Trocken 2009, Weingut Hermann Doennhoff, Nahe, Germany

This wine was imported by Origo Wine.

Colour : Watery pale lemon

Aroma : Minerals, honey, oranges, green apples

Taste : Minerals, green apples, honey, lemon

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 155 SEK

Website : Weingut Doennhoff

TN : Chateau Maucaillou 2005, Moulis, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot, and 7% Petit Verdot.



Maucaillou means “mauvais cailloux”, the French for bad stone, as the term was understood by the farmers of the middle ages. This was due to the fact that this type of gravel plot was not suitable for growing cereal, the main source of livelihood at the time. It was later discovered that such gravel outcrops constituted an ideal terroir for vines .

Chateau Maucalillou was officially classified as a Cru Bourgeois in 1932 but abandoned the Cru Bourgeois classification of 2003.

Colour : Dark plum/red

Aroma : Cigar box, blackcurrant, plums, spice

Taste : Blackcurrant, plummy, tobacco, spice, talcum powder tannic finish, leave for 1-2 years more for tannins to soften

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 190 SEK

Mark : C+

Website : Chateau Maucaillou

TN : Domaene Gobelsburg Rose 2010, Niederoesterreich, Austria

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.



This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.



Colour : Pale copper/salmon

Aroma : Redcurrants, strawberry, vanilla, herbs

Taste : Redcurrants, herbs, strawberry, tangy zingy finish, spritzy

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 99 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Schloss Gobelsburg

TN : Clarendelle 2010 Bordeaux Rose, 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 : Strawberry pink

Aroma : Jellied strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, herbs

Taste : Redcurrants, strawberries, herbs

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 119 SEK

Mark : B+

Website : Clarendelle

TN : Couvent des Jacobins Bourgogne Blanc 2009, Louis Jadot, Burgundy, France

The grapes for this wine come from the Côte d'Or, Chalonnais and Saint Vérand.



This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Lemon

Aroma : Lemon, green apples, lightly buttered toast

Taste : Simple, zingy lemon, a bit too much oak, nuts, butter, green apples

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 115 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Maison Louis Jadot

TN : Cenit Cosecha 2007, Vina Caliterra, Caliterra Estate Vineyard, Vinedo Protio, Colchagua Valley, Chile

This was bottle number 12532. This wine is a blend of 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Malbec, and 20% Petit Verdot. The pH is 3.63, the total acidity is 5.71 grammes per litre (as tartaric acid), and the residual sugar is 1.60 grammes per litre.

The wine spent 18 months in oak barrels divided in 90% French and 10% American. In its first winter malolactic fermentation slowly took place before the first of five rackings in total.



The wine was imported by Philipson Soderberg AB.

Colour : Dark blackberry/red

Aroma : Blackberry, spice, plums,blackcurrant, tobacco

Taste : Blackberry, plums, spice, blueberry, liqourice and earth on finish

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 399 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Vina Caliterra

TN : Roodeberg White 2010, KWV, South Africa

This is a blend of 36% Chenin Blanc, 45% Chardonnay, 14% Sauvignon Blanc, 3.5% Viognier, 1% Semillon, and 0.5% Grenache Blanc grapes and sealed under screwcap. 55% of the blend was matured on oak for three months. The pH is 3.42, total acidity is 5.74 grammes per litre, and the residual sugar is 3.43 grammes per litre.



This wine was imported by Arvid Nordquist Vin och Sprithandel.

Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Buttered toast, mango, apricot, green apples, oranges

Taste : Oak, pears, mango, banana, green apple, creamy texture

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 79 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Roodeberg

TN : Bel Echo Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Clos Henri, Marlborough, New Zealand

Clos Henri is a vineyard development in Marlborough by Henri Bourgeois of Sancerre. The terroir is 80% Broadbridge Clay and 20% Greywacke riverbed. The planting density is 4400 vines per hectare and the yield is 7.2 tonnes per hectare or 54 hectolitres per hectare. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks and then aged on fine lees for six months. Lees stirring is done to stabilise the wine naturally which enables fining of the wine only once before a light filtration and then sealing under screwcap.



The Bourgeois New Zealand vineyard was christened "Clos Henri", pronounced "Klo Enrie" for two reasons; first as a homage to the patriarch of the Bourgeois family, Henri and secondly its vineyard of special terroir, or "Clos". "Clos" is an old French word, representing an ancient custom of delineating a unique vineyard site by enclosing it in a wall or barrier. The Clos Henri site, with its untouched land, three soil types and unique hillsides, is also enclosed and thus the term "Clos" is used.

This wine was imported by Philipson Soderberg AB.

Colour : Pale watery lemon

Aroma : Tropical fruits, nettles

Taste : Tropical fruits, asparagus, nettles, long zingy acidic finish

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 159 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Clos Henri Vineyard

TN : FLD Riglos Gran Corte 2008, Bodega Riglos, Finca Las Divas, Tupungato, Uco Valley, Argentina

This wine is a blend of 50% Malbec, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Cabernet Franc. All of the grapes come from Finca Las Divas situated at 4000 feet above sea level. The grapes were harvested on April 29th 2008. 3824 bottles of this wine were produced. The wine spent 22 months in first use French oak barrels. The enologist was Pulqui Rodriguez Villa.



This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.



Colour : Dark black/blackberry

Aroma : Herbs, plums, blackcurrant, spice, toast, vanilla

Taste : Dense sweet dark fruits singing high above mega toasty oak, vanilla, plums, blackberry, violets, herbs, liqourice on finish, could leave 1-2 more years for oak to mellow

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 279 SEK

Mark : A-

Website : Bodega Riglos

TN : Dr Loosen Riesling Beerenauslese 2006, Mosel, Germany

This wine was made from Riesling grapes that had been shriveled by Botrytis mold.



This wine won a Gold medal at the International Wine Challenge 2007.

Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Oranges, honey, barley sugar, lemon, pear

Taste : Sweet, oranges, lemon, honey, lime

Alcohol : 7%

Price : 119 (187 ml bottle)

Mark : B+

Website : Dr Loosen

TN : Dr Loosen Uerziger Wuerzgarten Riesling Spaetlese 2009, Mosel, Germany

Uerziger Wuerzgarten means "The Spice garden of Uerzig". The soils are weathered red volcanic and slate. The winemaker was Bernard Schug.



This wine was imported by VinUnic AB.



Colour : Pale watery lemon

Aroma : Honey, lemon, green apples, stone fruits

Taste : Sweet, honey, minerals, lemon, oranges, pear

Alcohol : 7.5%

Price : 199 SEK

Mark : A

Website : Dr Loosen

TN : Bolgarello Rosso Sangiovese 2009, IGT, Poggio Al Tesoro, Tuscany, Italy

This wine is a blend of 85% Sangiovese and 15% Syrah. The grapes come from Bolgheri and Maremma. The wine was bottled under screwcap.



This wine was imported by The WineAgency AB.

Colour : Black cherry

Aroma : Cherry, milk chocolate, mint, liqourice

Taste : Thin, sour cherries, cocoa powder, earthy acidic finish

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 75 SEK

Mark : D

Website : Poggio Al Tesoro

TN : La Parrina 2009, IGT, Gancia Parrina, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy

This wine is a blend of 30% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, and 10% Syrah.



This wine was imported by Interbrands Sweden AB.



Colour : Raspberry red

Aroma : Oak, vanilla, cherries, spice, liqourice, raspberry

Taste : Burnt toast, spice, vanilla, blackberry, raspberry

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 259 SEK (3 litre bag-in-box)

Mark : C+

Website : Gancia Parrina

TN : Solosole Vermentino 2009, Poggio Al Tesoro, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy

This wine is 100% Vermentino from a selection of Corsican Vermentino clones. The grapes come from the Sondraie vineyard located at 25 metres above sea level. The vineyard soils are deep sand, gravel, and clay. The vines were trellised to the Guyot training system.



The name Solosole means "just sunshine".

This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Oranges, peach, herbs

Taste : Oranges, peach, herbs, honey

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 119 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Poggio Al Tesoro

TN : Bolgarello Bianco Vermentino 2010, IGT, Poggio Al Tesoro, Tuscany, Italy

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.



This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.

Colour : Watery pale lemon

Aroma : Mandarin oranges, lemon, almonds, pear

Taste : Pear, almond, lemon, bitter finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 75 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Poggio Al Tesoro

TN : Leths Have Pink ! Zweigelt Rose Trocken Klassik 2010, Weingut Leth, Fels am Wagram, Niederoesterreich, Austria

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.



This wine was imported by Domaine Wines & Spirits AB.

Colour : Salmon pink, copper

Aroma : Vanila, strawberry, oranges

Taste : Raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, oranges, very fruity, redcurrants

Alcohol : 12%

Price : 79 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Weingut Leth