Sunday 5 August 2012
TN : Cotes de Provence Rose Pierre & Paul 2011, Domaines Pierres Chavin, Provence, France
This wine is a blend of Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah.
This wine was imported by Fure Wines Sweden AB.
Colour : Bright strawberry pink
Aroma : Strawberry, redcurrants, herbs
Taste : Strawberry, redcurrants, fruity, herby finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 169 SEK (2 litre Bag-In-Box)
Systembolaget Number : 2816
Mark : C
Website : Domaines Pierres Chavin
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Saturday 4 August 2012
TN : Clare Hills Rielsing 2009, Pikes Vintners Pty, Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Meadow Valley Wines.
Colour : Pale straw/lemon
Aroma : Petrol, mineral, apples, lemon
Taste : Sharp, lemon, minerals, petrol
Alcohol : 12%
Price : 90 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6404
Mark : C
Website : Pikes Vintners Pty
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Friday 3 August 2012
TN : La Massa 2009, IGT, Fattoria La Massa, Tuscany, Italy
This wine is a blend of70% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine also received 90 points from The Wine Advocate (August 2011).
This wine was imported by Swedish Brand AB.
Colour : Plummy red
Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, herbs, raisins, milk chocolate
Taste : Cherries, blackcurrant, plums, raisiny,herbs, warm finish, milk chococlate, spice, drying tannins which may calm down with a yera or two in bottle
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90234
Mark : B-
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Wednesday 1 August 2012
TN : Rabl Pinot Noir Vinum Optimum 2009,Weingut Rabl, Langenlois, Kamptal, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Johan Lidby Vinhandel.
Colour : Raspberry red
Aroma : Blueberry, spice, oak, raspberry
Taste : Strawberry, spice, oak, blueberry
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97034
Mark : B
Website : Weingut Rabl
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Tuesday 31 July 2012
Weingut Cobenzl, Vienna, Austra, July 16th 2012
I visited Weingut Cobenzl, located near Kahlenberg in Vienna, on Monday July 16th 2012. We were shown around by Cellar Master Georg Koenigsbauer. Weingut Cobenzl is owned by the city of Vienna since 1907 and controlled by the majoy though Georg pretty much gets to do what he wants. Georg studied at Klosterneuburg College. He tried to make great value fruity classy wines which he achieves. Currently they are producing bottles which they sell in supermarkets and direct at the winery. Georg was exceptionally nice and gave me a bottle of Weissburgunder Reisenberg 2007 as a gift as I was leaving.
Here are the wines I tried :
- Wiener Gemischter Satz Classic 2011, 12.5%, 5,20 Euro, Mark : B
- Gruener Veltliner Classic 2011, 12%, 4,90 Euro, Mark : B
- Gruener Veltliner Senator 2011, 13%, 7,90 Euro, Mark : B
- Gruener Veltliner Pfeffer 2011, 14%, 9,50 Euro, Mark : B
- Weissburgunder Reisenberg 2007, 14,5%, 21 Euro, Mark : A
- Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, 14%, 15 Euro, I tasted this after the Merlot and my palette was dead by this time
- Merlot 2009, fruity and oaky, 15%, 15 Euro, Mark : C+
Website : Weingut Cobenzl
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TN : Nr 7 Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Hermanuspietersfontein, South Africa
The Sauvignon Blanc grapes come from a vineyard located at an altitude of 262 to 300 metres. The vineyard area is 20.1 hectares. The orientation of the vineyard is North-East South-West. The vines were planted in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The yield was 54.4 hectolitres per hectare. The must was fermented and matured in stainless steel tanks for six months and matured in second fill 225 litre French oak barrels for six months before blending. The wine was kept in bottle for two months before being released. This wine is the sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Pale straw
Aroma : Nettles, passionfruit, gooseberry
Taste : Passionfruit, cut grass, gooseberry, nettles, leafy, zingy acidic finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97013
Mark : B-
Website : Hermanuspietersfontein
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TN : Clairaut Estate Chardonnay 2008, Clairaut Wines, Margaret River, Australia
The fruit for this wine comes entirely from the Clairault property, and more specifically from the L Block which is a small North-East facing plot just to the north of the winery. This block is planted with both the Gingin clone and Clone 5. The fruit is hand-picked and sorted prior to whole bunch pressing. Juice from the press goes straight to barrel with no settling and no additives. Fermentation occurred natually through yeasts brought in with the fruit. The wine was 100% barrel fermented in French oak of which 40% was new. Malo-lactic fermentation was deemed unnecessary. Ten months of barrel maturation occured prior to bottling in February 2011.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Giertz Vinimport AB.
Colour : Lemon
Aroma : Lemon, oak, pineapple
Taste : Lemon, pineapple, zingy, oak, vanilla
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 249 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 94734
Mark : B-
Website : Clairaut Wines
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Sunday 29 July 2012
TN : Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Chardonnay 2010, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
The grapes for this wine come from vineyards at an altitude of 1200 metres. The vineyard soils were alluvial, sandy and shallow. The weather was cool and dry with a difference between night and day of 16 degrees. The wine was aged for nine months in 100% new French oak.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Moet Hennessy Sverige AB.
Colour : Pale yellow, green hues
Aroma : Oak, vanilla, butter, pineappe, peach
Taste : Butter, oak, creamy texture, pear, pineapple, vanilla, lime
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99488
Mark : B
Website : Terrazas de los Andes
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Monday 23 July 2012
TN : Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2011, Charles Smith Wines, Evergreen Vineyard, Columbia Valley, Washington State, U.S.A
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine received 90 points from Wine Spectator.
This wine was imported by Klunk AB.
Colour : Pale yellow/straw
Aroma : Lime, pineapple, pear, minerals
Taste : Pear, peach, pineapple, mouthwatering sharp acidic mineral and lime finish
Alcohol : 11%
Systembolaget Number : 2690
Price : 119 SEK
Mark : B-
Website : Charles Smith Wines
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Unusual Wine Labels at Weingut-Heuriger Alter Bach-Hengl, Grinzing, Vienna
I spotted these unusual labels on bottles for sale in the windows at Weingut-Heuriger Alter Bach-Hengl in Grinzing, Vienna in July 2012 :
Website : Weingut-Heuriger Alter Bach-Hengl
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Sunday 22 July 2012
TN : Reyneke Reserve 2007, Reyneke Wines, Stellenbosch, South Africa
The Reyneke label was created in 1998 when Johan Reyneke Jr. took over the farming activities from his mother and produced the first wines on the family farm, Uitzicht. The forty hectare farm faces the historic town of Stellenbosch and overlooks the surrounding mountain ranges and the beautiful False Bay. This is a biodynamic red wine blend of 70% Organic Syrah and 30% Organic Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 22 months in French oak. The total acidity is 5.4 grammes per litre, 2.4 grammes per litre residual sugar, and pH 3.78.
This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Plummy red
Aroma : Plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, spice, oak, burnt toast, vanilla
Taste : Fruity and mouthwatering, plums, tobacco, blackberry, vanilla, burnt toast and oak on finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 249 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 92045
Mark : B+
Website : Reyneke Wines
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TN : La Celia Reserve Pinot Noir 2009, Finca La Celia, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
The La Celia Reserva range of wines was created to pay tribute to Eugenio Bustos´s daughter, the founder of the winery. She inherited the property and the winery and ran it for nearly fivedecades.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Sigva AB.
Colour : Red
Aroma : Spice, raspberry, strawberry, herbs, dark chocolate
Taste : Strawberry, raspberry, spice, oak, dark chocolate
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 89 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6593
Mark : C+
Website : Finca La Celia
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TN : Bodega Piedra Negra Malbec Reserve 2010, J&F Lurton, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.
Colour : Plummy red
Aroma : Blueberry, plums, herbs, coffee, violets
Taste : Plums, mint, blueberry, coffee
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 82 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6051
Mark : C+
Website : Francois Lurton
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TN : Wieninger Wiener Gemischter Satz 2011, Weingut Wieninger, Stammersdorf, Vienna, Austria
This wine has 6.6 grammes per litre of acidity and 1.0 grammes per litre of residual sugar. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Pale lemon/straw
Aroma : Earthy, pear drops, green apples
Taste : Lemon, nettles, minerals, sharp finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 9,90 Euro (Heinemann Duty Free Shop, Vienna Airport)
Mark : C
Website : Weingut Wieninger
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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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