Tuesday, 11 December 2012
TN : Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Sonoma County, California, USA
The pH of this wine is 3.75, Titratable Acidity is 5.3 grammes per litre, and the residual sugar is 3.33 grammes per litre.
This wine was imported by Spendrups Vin AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrants, plums, mint, spice
Taste : Blackcurrants, plums, black cherry, vanilla, spicy and liqourice finish, good glugger
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6533
Website : Louis M. Martini Winery
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Monday, 10 December 2012
TN : Ursprung 2011, Markus Schneider, Pfalz, Germany
This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Portugieser, and Cabernet Mitos. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Bornicon & Salming.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blueberry, blackurrant, raspberry, herbs
Taste : Blueberry, raspberry, herbs, drying tannins on finish, lighter than the 2010 vintage
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 119 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Markus Schneider
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Sunday, 9 December 2012
TN : Clos de los Siete 2009, by Michel Rolland, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is a blend of 53% Malbec, 17% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Syrah, and 1% Petit Verdot. All the grapes were harvested by hand. The yield was 34 hectolitres per hectare.
Colour : Dark raspberry red/purple
Aroma : Oak, plums, blackberry, raspberry, mint, white pepper, milk chocolate
Taste : Toast, plums, blackberry, mint, white pepper, savoury finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 91278
Mark : B
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Saturday, 8 December 2012
TN : T.H. Pinot Noir 2011, Viña Undurraga, Leyda Valley, Chile
T.H. stands for "Terroir Hunter". The grapes for this wine came from 2.97 hectares of windy west sloped vineyard 14km from the Pacific ocean. The vineyard soils are sedimentary crack loamy clay over decompsed granite subsoil. The wine was aged for 11 months in French oack barrels of second and third use. The production was limited to 1640 cases.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Stellan Kramer AB
Colour : Red, blue hues
Aroma : Herbs, raspberry, strawberry, milk chocolate, burnt toast
Taste : Green oak, herbs, spicy, herbs, raspberry, strawberry, coffee
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 139 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90464
Mark : C
Website : Terroir Hunter
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Friday, 7 December 2012
TN : Montes Folly 2010, Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile
This wine is 100% Syrah from the upper slopes of the Apalta Valley vineyard; La Finca de Apalta, with an inclination exceeding 45 degrees. The grape yield was 3 tons per hectare (or 1.5 tons per acre). The wijne was aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels. This wine was bottled ujnfiltered. 2,600 six bottle cases were produced.
This wine recived 95 points from Wine Spectator, October 17th 2012. The label art is designed by Ralph Steadman. This label is an illustration of an iceberg found in Lake Grey, Torres del Paine, in Chilean Patagonia.
This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Dark purple/black
Aroma : Burnt toast, oak, blueberry, raspberry, meats
Taste : Lashings of toasty oak, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, drying tannic finish, needs an hour in a decanter to open up.
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 299 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90476
Mark : B-
Website : Montes
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Thursday, 6 December 2012
TN : Capitel Croce 2009, Anselmi, Veneto, Italy
This wine is 100% Garganega. The wine spent eight months in French barriques made with Alliers oak.
This wine is imported by Italwine AB.
Colour : Lemon
Aroma : Pineapple, lemon, nuts
Taste : Pineapple, lemon, nuts, honey
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97051
Mark : B
Website : Anselmi
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Wednesday, 5 December 2012
TN : Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese 2006, Weingut Studert Prüm, Mosel, Germany
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur AB.
Colour : Pale yellow, green hues
Aroma : Honey, pears, orange marmelade, minerals
Taste : Honey, off-dry, stone fruits, lemon, minerals, lime finish
Alcohol : 9.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90042
Mark : B
Website : Weingut Studert Prüm
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Tuesday, 4 December 2012
TN : Ernie Els Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Ernie Els Winery, Stellenbosch, South Africa
The winemaker was Louis Strydom. The pH is 3.69 residual sugar is 1.9 grammes per litre, and the total acidity is 6.4 grammes per litre.
This wine was imported by The Wine Agency AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant/red
Aroma : Blackcurrant, mint, herbs, plums, milk chocolate, tobacco
Taste : Tight, blackcurrant, plums, milk chocolate, tobacco, herbs, cedar
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 189 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96062
Mark : B-
Website : Ernie Els Wines
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Monday, 3 December 2012
TN : Stift Klosterneuburg Sparkling Rosé, Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg, Austria
This wine was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur AB.
Colour : Pale pink/copper
Aroma : Raspberry, rich tea biscuits, oranges
Taste : Rich tea biscuits, herbs, melon, oranges on finish
Alcohol : 11.5%
Price : 85 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96067
Mark : C
Website : Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg
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Sunday, 2 December 2012
TN : Unánime Gran Vino Tinto 2010, Bodegas Santa Ana, Uco Valley, Argentina
This wine is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec and 15% Cabernet Franc. The grapes were sorted, destemmed and sorted. Fermentation and skin maceration was in stainless steel tanks for 25 days at a temperature between 23 and 25 degrees. The wine spent 15 months in new French oak. The total acidity is 5.35 grammes per litre.
UNÁNIME, from the Latin word unanimis, refers to a group of people sharing the same opinions or points of view, being in complete harmony or agreement.
This wine was imported by Chris-Wine AB.
Colour : Deep dark purple
Aroma : Liqourice, coffee, blackcurrant, plums, herbs
Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs, tobacco, plack pepper and liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 139 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90089
Mark : B-
Website : Bodegas Santa Ana
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Saturday, 1 December 2012
TN : Kaesler Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Kaesler Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
This bottle was number 11129 of the vintage. Kaesler was founded in 1893. The grapes for this wine were sourced from three blocks planted in 1970, 1985, and 1990. These blocks are located adjacent to the winery. The vineyard soil is red brown loam over clay and then limestone rubble. The wine was matured for 15 months; 20% in new French oak and the remainder in two year old oak.
This wine was imported by Divine AB.
Colour : Deep black/blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrant, oak, mint, coffee, liqourice
Taste : Blackcurrant and blackberry, porty, mint, coffee on finish
Alcohol : 15.5%
Price : 259 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95289
Mark : B-
Website : Kaesler Wines
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Friday, 30 November 2012
TN : Waldschütz Grüner Veltliner Aturo Reserve 2011, Weingut Waldschütz, Kamptal DAC, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Heba Food & Beverages AB.
Colour : Watery yellow
Aroma : Pear, peach, minerals
Taste : Pears, stone fruits, mandarin oranges, minerals on a spicy finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95291
Mark : B
Website : Weingut Waldschütz
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Thursday, 29 November 2012
TN : Pannobile 2009, Weingut Gernot and Heike Heinrich, Burgenland, Austria
This wine is a blend of 65% Zweigelt and 35% Blaufränkisch.
The vines used to harvest the grapes for this wine are 10 to35 years-old. The vines are situated in vineyard sites on the southern slopes of the Parndorfer Platte; including Salzberg, Gabarinze, Unterberg, Altenberg, Kurzberg, Kaiserberg and Alter Aussatz.
All the grapes were harvested by hand from mid-September to the beginning of October 2009. Following careful selection in the vineyards and again on the winery sorting belt, processing took place according to the gravity principle without pumps. Spontaneous fermentation was in steel tanks and wooden fermentation vats between 28 to 32°C. After stirring via the Pulsair system as well as by hand, there was 3 to 4 weeks of maceration followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine was matured for twenty months in 226 litre and 500 litre oak barrels.The wine was bottled and sealed with glass closures at the end of August 2011.
This wine was imported by Gullberg by Stockwine AB.
Colour : Dark red/cherry
Aroma : Liqourice, spice, cherries, blackberry
Taste : Concentrated plums, blackberries, cherries, spice, liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 270 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98138
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut Gernot and Heike Heinrich
Website : Pannobile
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Wednesday, 28 November 2012
TN : Vulcano 2008, Weingut Hans Igler, Burgenland, Austria
This wine is a blend of 55% Blaufraenkisch, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Zweigelt, and 105 Merlot.
This wine was imported by A Wendler Försäljnings AB.
Colour : Red
Aroma : Green herbs, oak, dark berries
Taste : Dark berries, spice, green herbs, oak
Price : 239 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96016
Mark : C+
Website : Weingut Hans Igler
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Tuesday, 27 November 2012
TN : Nativa Single Vineyard Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenere, 2010, Nativa Eco Wines, Rapel Valley, Chile
This wine is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Carmenere. The wine is made from certified (IMO Switzerland) organically grown grapes. This wine spent one year in French oak. The winemaker was Felipe Ramirez who studied in Chile at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and later did a two year post graduate study program at the l’Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Montpellier (ENSAM) jointly carried out in Montpellier and Bordeaux. Nativa was born in 1995 as a part of Viña Carmen. In 2009, the Nativa Eco Wines company was created and it became a part of the Santa Rita Group portfolio.
This wine was imported by VinUnic AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Green pepper, oak, toast, blackcurrant, coffee
Taste : Overwhelming oak and burnt toast, green pepper, blackberry and blackcurrant, coffee on finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6268
Mark : C
Website : Nativa Eco Wines
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Monday, 26 November 2012
TN : Vergelegen G.V.B Red 2005, Stellenbosch, South Africa
This wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, and 9% Cabernet Franc. This wine was matured new oak barriques for one year and ten months.
Vergelegen mean "situated far away".
This wine was imported by VinUnic AB.
Colour : Dark purple/red
Aroma : Blackcurrant, plum, cedar, milk chocolate, tobacco
Taste : Porty feel, blackcurrant, plums, mint, oak, coffee and tobacco finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 299 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96058
Mark : B
Website : Vergelegen Estate
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Sunday, 25 November 2012
TN : Novas Gran Reserva Carmenere Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Organic Wine, Viñedos Emiliana, Colchagua Valley, Chile
This wine was matured in 70% French oak barrels for twelve months.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Mint, liqourice, tobacco, blackcurrant, blackberry, oak
Taste : Green pepper, blackcurrant, plums, tobacco, liqourice and pepper on finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 110 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98052
Mark : B-
Website : Viñedos Emiliana
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Friday, 23 November 2012
TN : La Passion 2009, Château Petite Boyer, Blaye, Côtes de Bordeaux, France
The winemaker was Jean-Vincent Bideau. This wine is a blend of 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon.
This wine is imported by Swedish Wine Cellar AB.
Colour : Red, blue hues
Aroma : Cedar, herbs, blackcurrant, plums
Taste : Cedar, blackcurrant, plums, herbs on finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90630
Mark : C
Website : Château Petite Boyer
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Book : The Drops of God New World
This book is about two people trying to guess the identity of a wine chosen by the father of one of the men. The wine is from the new world. One of the men goes to Australia in search of inspiration and the other to the Napa Valley. The tasting notes that both of them use ar eout of this world. They both picture the the wines as a being in a setting (no descriptors if fruit and oak here!). In the end they both choose Syrah as the grape but it is the experienced taster who guesses right that it is a Manfred Krankel Sina Qua Non The Inaugural Eleven Confessions 2003; the looser chooses the 2004 Glaetzer Amon-Ra Shiraz. This book is worth reading to just see the wine tasting experiences.
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TN : Wolf Blass Gold Label Chardonnay 2010, Wolf Blass, Adelaide Hills, Australia
This wine was barrel fermented in a combination of seasoned and new French oak for six months. The acidity is 5.5 grammes per litre and pH is 3.38. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Butter, toast, sweetcorn, oranges, lemon
Taste : Butter, toast, oak, pineapple, sweetcorn, oranges
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 94026
Mark : B-
Website : Wolf Blass
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