Thursday, 19 July 2012
TN : Marsannay Rose Domaine Clair-Dau 2011, Louis Jadot, Marsannay, Burgundy, France
Marsannay is situated on the outskirts of Dijon, three miles north of Gevrey Chambertin. This rose wine is 100% Pinot Noir and was fermented and aged in stainless steel vats. This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Strawberry, copper notes
Aroma : Strawberry, citrus, mineral
Taste : Strawberry, citrus, herbs, mineral and earthy on finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95048
Mark : C
Website : Maison Louis Jadot
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TN : Edition Chremisa Sandgrube 13 Blauer Zweigelt 2009, Winzer Krems, Krems, Austria
"Urbs Chremisa", the city of Krems an der Donau was first mentioned in the year 995. Edition Chremisa wines are created in honour of this. The acidity in this wine is 5.0 grammes per litre and the residual sugar is 5.7 grammes per litre. This wine received 87 points from Wine Spectator
Colour : Dark red, brown hues
Aroma : Blueberry, raspberry, spice, pepper, liqourice
Taste : Pinot-like, strawberry, white pepper, raspberry, blueberry, drying smooth tannins on finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 9,90 Euro (Heinemann Duty Free, Vienna International Airport)
Mark : B
Website : Winzer Krems
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012
TN : Zuccardi Q Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Familia Zuccardi, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine had a sticker onit stating "90 PTS RP) which I suppose refers to Robert Parker. The winemaker was Ruben Ruffo.The grapes for this wine come from the La Consulta y Tupungato vineyards in Mendoza. All of the grapes for this wine were handpicked grapes in plastic boxes during the last week of March and first week of April 2007. Alcoholic fermentation was in stainless steel tanks with delestage and pigeage at a temperature between 25 and 27 degrees. Followed by Maceration on skins for 20 days. The wine was then aged for 12 months in new French oak barrels; first use, medium toasted. There is 6.30 grammes per litre total acidity and 2.50 grammes per litre of residual sugar in the wines.
Colour : Blackcurrant/red
Aroma : Blackcurrant, cherry, black tea
Taste : Blackcurrant, cherry, coffee, black tea, smooth tannic finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 19,99 Euro (Wein & Co, Naschmarkt, Vienna, Austria)
Mark : B
Website : Zuccardi Wines
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Tuesday, 17 July 2012
TN : Pinot Blanc 2007 Reisenberg, Weingut Cobenzl, Vienna, Austria
This wine was a gift from Georg Koeningsbauer, the cellar master of Weingut Cobenzel after my tour on July 15th 2012. Only 2000 bottles of this wine were produced. This wine was truly a "Mega" wine.
Colour : Yellow, brown hues
Aroma : Lemon, oak, peach
Taste : Lemon, peach, oak, almond, creamy texture, very fruity in keeping with the Cobenzl style
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 21 Euro (Direct from Weingut Cobenzl)
Mark : A-
Website : Weingut Wien Cobenzel
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TN : Weininger Riesling Nussberg 2011, Weingut Wieninger, Stammersdorf, Vienna, Austria
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Monday, 16 July 2012
Wein & Co Bar, Naschmarkt, Vienna, Austria, July 16th 2012
We visited the Wein & Co Winebar in Naschmarkt again this evening for a swift slurp.
Gelber Muskateller 2011, G.u.R. Triebaumer
Taste : Fruity, zingy gooseberry, lemon, and peach
Alcohol : 12%
Mark : C
Price : 4,50 Euro (1/8 litre)
Website : Wein & Co
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Sunday, 15 July 2012
TN : Wieninger Wiener Trilogie 2009, Weingut Wieninger, Stammersdorf, Vienna, Austria
The grapes for this Wiener Trilogie 2009 came mainly from Vienna's Bisamberg vineyards and two vineyards on the Nussberg. The soils of the Bisamberg are comprised of light, sandy loess over solid limestone, and the Nussberg features primarily weathered shell limestone, also over solid limestone
This wine is a blend of 70% Zweigelt, 15% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon all of which were harvested separately and at different times. The Zweigelt was harvested first, between the middle and end of September 2009, and the Cabernet was harvested last, at the end of October 2009. Each variety underwent its own fermentation on the skins as well as malolactic fermentation in large barrels. Each was then racked into barriques. Depending on the structure of the individual wine - a portion of new wood was used; 25% on average. The wines were matured in barriques for 15 months in the wine estates's sixteenth century cellar. After several more rackings, the components were blended to the final cuvée. This Wiener Trilogie 2009 was bottled in March of 2011.
There is 4.8 grammes per litre acid and 1.0 grammes per litre of residual sugar present. This wine was sealed with a glasss stopper.
Colour : Red, blue hues
Aroma : Smoky oak, blueberry, cherry, spice
Taste : Cherry, blueberry, raspberry, tangy, spice and slight white pepper on finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 11,50 Euro (purchased at Weingut Wieninger)
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut Wieninger
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Wein & Co Bar, Naschmarkt, Vienna, Austria, July 15th 2012
We visited the Wein & Co Winebar in Naschmarkt this evening. The wine bar is located in the same complex as the wine shop and has plenty of seating both inside and outside.
Here are the wines I drank :
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Urgestein Terrassen 2011, F.X. Pichler
Taste : Great wine. Fruity, concentrated, minerals and spice on finish and some turkish delight.
Alcohol : 13%
Mark : A
Price : 4,50 Euro (1/16 litre)
Cablot 2009, Gager
Taste : Porty, plums and cherry, spice and tannic finish
Alcohol : 14%
Mark : C+
Price : 4,50 Euro (1/16 litre)
Wiener Gemischter Satz Nussberg 2011, Mayer am Pfarrplatz
Taste : Fruity, concentrated, white pepper finish
Alcohol : 13%
Mark : B
Price : 3,50 Euro (1/16 litre)
Website : Wein & Co
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Saturday, 14 July 2012
TN : Zantho Blaufraenkisch 2010, Burgenland, Austria
The average grape yield was around 6.000 kg per hectare. There is 1 gramme per litre of residual sugar present and 5 grammes per litre of acidity. Fementation took place in stainless steel between 30 and 32 degrees and the wine was finished in stainless steel for 6 to 8 months. The wine was sealed with a Vino-Lok glass stopper.
Colour : Blackberry
Aroma : Spicy, blackcurrant, blueberry, raspberry
Taste : Blueberry, blackcurrant, white pepper, raspberry, spice
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 8,49 Euro (Billa, Vienna, Austria)
Mark : B-
Website : Zantho
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TN : Reiterer Rose Schilcher Exklusiv, Weingut Reiterer, Weststeiermark, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Bright strawberry pink
Aroma : Strawberry, herbs, raspberry, mineral
Taste : Strawberry, cherry, raspberry, slight spritz on finish
Alcohol : 11.5%
Price : 5,99 Euro (Billa, Vienna, Austria)
Mark : C+
Website : Weingut Reiterer
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TN : Malat Gruener Veltliner 2011, Hoehlgraben, Palt, Kremstal, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Stone fruits, white pepper
Taste : Oranges, apricots, mineral finish, white pepper
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 10,99 Euro (Billa, Vienna, Austria)
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut Malat
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TN : Cult Red 2008 by M. Edlmoser, Vienna, Austria
Colour : Red, brown hues
Aroma : Blueberry, strawberry, oak, spice
Taste : Spicy, oak, slightly smoky/burnt taste on finish, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 9,39 Euro (Spar Gourmet, Vienna, Austria)
Mark : B-
Website : Edlmoser Wien
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TN : Cult White 2011 by M. Edlmoser, Vienna, Austria
This wine is 100% Gruener Veltliner and was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Pale straw
Aroma : Lemon, mineral, almonds, white pepper
Taste : Lemon, oranges, almond, white pepper, peaches
Alcohol : 12%
Price : 9,39 Euro (Spar Gourmet, Vienna, Austria)
Mark : B-
Website : Edlmoser Wien
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TN : Neckenmarkt Blaufraenkisch Himmelsthron 2009, Winzerkeller Neckenmarkt, Burgenland, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Dark red/plums
Aroma : Plums, blackcurrants, pepper, spice
Taste : Spice, pepper, liqourice, plums, blackcurrants, concentrated
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 10,99 Euro (Spar Gourmet, Vienna, Austria)
Mark : B
Website : Winzerkeller Neckenmarkt
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TN : Zweigelt Ente 2009 Trocken Landwein, Weingut Alter Bach-Hengl Heurigenbetriebs GmbH, Grinzing, Vienna, Austria
Taste : Thin, lacking concentration, boring and one-dimensional, some plum and cherry fruit with spice on finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 18 Euro (drunk at Alter Bach-Hengl Hueriger)
Mark : C-
Website : Weingut Alter Bach-Hengl
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Friday, 13 July 2012
Weinbau und Heurigenschank Gsoels "Zum Berger", Grinzing, Vienna, Austria
I visited the Gsoels Huerigenschank in July this year (2012) and tried three wines :
Gruener Veltliner (1/4 litre) at 3,50 Euro
This was very acidic, very lemon, and tasted like a pot of white pepper had been poured into the glass.
Mark : C-
Grauer Burgunder Rose (1/8 litre) at 4,80 Euro
This was dry and had some berry fruit but was oxidised.
Mark : D
Che "Roesler" Trocken (1/8 litre), 12.5%, at 4,00 Euro
This had lots of cherry and plum flavour with some spice and black pepper
Mark : B-
Website : Weinbau und Heurigenschank Gsoels "Zum Berger"
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Friday, 29 June 2012
Book : Grape-A-Hol
This book is written by Michael F. Spratt and Mark L. Feldman from Destuny Bay Vineyards in New Zeland. The book spends most of the time tryin to justify that we should be buying fine wines instead of grape-a-hol. Grape-A-Hol is fermented grape juice and alcohol: sounds like wine to me. I didn't get the point of this book really. Is it just Destiny Bay Wines complaining because they don't sell enough wine ? I Live in Sweden where all wine must be bought via the state controlled monopoly yet I have good access to a decent collection of good wines. Sure, the Systembolaget sell a lot of wines which are one-dimensional and no character but nearly all of them are drinkable and cheap so what is the problem. This book seems to be addressing a very small sector of the population who just like to drink wine which tastes ok. The want to pay an affordable price and it should taste ok. The reason people buy Grape-A-Hol instead of fine wine is the price; they can't afford to buy fine wine. Sorry guys, if you want people to buy fine wine then it has to be cheaper. What is fine wine anyway. The usual propoganda is used to describe fine wine in this book i.e. must come from one place, must be from a small producer etc etc. Who cares; fine wine is a wine that the drinker thinks is very good - it is a simple as that.
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Sunday, 24 June 2012
TN : Dr Heidemanns-Bergweiler Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spätlese 2000, Dr Heidemanns-Bergweiler Wine International, Mosel, Germany
The sugar content of this wine is 40 grammes per litre.
Colour : Lemon, green hues
Aroma : Honey, oranges, mineral, petrol
Taste : Petrol, honey, oranges, mineral, off-dry
Alcohol : 8%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90586
Mark : B-
Website : Dr Heidemanns-Bergweiler
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TN : Trinity Hill Viognier 2010, Trinity Hill, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Carovin AB.
Colour : Pale yellow, green hues
Aroma : Pineapple, oak, nuts, oranges
Taste : Apricot, pineapple, ornages, honey, oak, nutty
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98142
Mark : B
Website : Trinity Hill
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TN : Skalia Syrah Aghiorgitiko 2010, Domaine Skouras, Peleponnesos, Greece
This wine is a blend of Syrah and Aghiorgitiko. Domaine Skouras was founded in 1986 by George Skouras.
This wine was imported by Oenoforos AB.
Colour : Raspberry red, blackberry
Aroma : Spice, plums, blackberry, oak
Taste : Cinamon, plums, blackberry, black pepper on finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 76 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98042
Mark : C+
Website : Domaine Skouras
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