I was at Domaine Mas de la Dame near Saint Remy de Provence last week to purchase some wine and took these photos :
Friday, 26 July 2013
Domaine Mas de la Dame, Baux de Provence, France, July 2013
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Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Old Vine Saint Remy de Provence July 2013
We stayed at my wife's friend last week in Saint Remy de Provence and whilst there I took some pictures of this old vine she has growing in her patio. The grapes are red but nobody seems to know what the variety actually is :
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Avignon Vines
Whilst taking the tourist train around Avignon last week I spotted these vines near the papal palace :
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Domaine du Bagnol, Cassis, Provence, France, July 2013
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TN : Catena Alta Historic Rows Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Bodega Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina
The grapes for this wine were sourced from two of the Catena's family Andean vineyards; La Piramide (50%) and Domingo (50%).This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, herbs, liqourice, toast, black olives
Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, liqourice, herbs, black olives
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 255 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99144
Mark : B
Website : Bodega Catena Zapata
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TN : Excellence 2011, Domaine la Ferme Blanche, Cassis, Provence, France
I picked this bottle up at the Domaine la Ferme Blanche winery a couple of weeks ago in Cassis, Provence, France. I also bought the standard red and rose but have lost the tasting notes unfortunately. From what I remember both were average with the red being slightly better than the rose.
Colour : Pale straw
Taste : Creamy texture, lemon, earthy
Alcohol : 13%
Mark : C
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TN : Nero d'Avola Ummira 2011, Terre di Zagara, IGT, Sicily, Italy
I had this wine at a small Italian resturant with pizza last Thursday in Avignon.
Taste : Dark fruits, raisiny, smooth tannins
Alcohol : 13.5%
Mark : C
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TN : Chateau Tayat 2011, Blaye, Cotes de Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Muscadelle.
Taste : Earthy, blackcurrant leaf, lemon
Colour : Pale lemon
Mark : C+
Website : Chateau Tayat
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TN : Château Peyreau 2009, Vignobles Graf von Neipperg, Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France
The Peyreau estate, bordering on Clos de l'Oratoire, was purchased by the Neipperg family in 1971. It has benefited from the winemaking philosophy and experience of Count Stephan von Neipperg since the early 1990s, when he took over the management of these two estates. The 12.82 hectare vineyard is located on Saint-Emilion's north-east slope. It has clay-limestone soil with Fronsac molasse at the top of the slope and clay-siliceous soil lower down.The grape varieties are 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.The average age of the vines is 25 years. The winemaking philosophy is the same as at the other Neipperg vineyards. The only difference is the vats; concrete rather than wood or stainless steel. Château Peyreau has had a fully-renovated installation since the 2004 vintage with new concrete vats and a redesigned barrel-ageing cellar.
Built by the Beylot family in 1860, the château is set in vast grounds featuring a wide variety of trees. In one unusual episode in the building's history, it was used as a girls' boarding school during the Second World War. 95% of total production of the château is exported.
All of the grapes were harvested by hand, into small crates to avoid bruising They were then sorted before and after destemming There was no crushing and all of the grapes arrived on a conveyor belt. The wine was fermented in temperature-controlled concrete vats; extraction was via pneumatic pigeage (punching down the cap). Malolactic fermentation and barrrel ageing was performed in barrels used for either one and two previous vintages.
Colour : Dark plummy red
Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, oak
Taste : Graphite, fruity, blackcurrant, plums, cedar, grainy tannins on drying finish
Mark : C+
Price : 169 SEK (The Wine Company)
The Wine Company Article Number : 777569
Website : Vignobles Graf von Neipperg
Website : The Wine Company
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TN : Trapiche Malbec Viña Jorge Miralles 2008, Bodegas Trapiche, Single Vineyard, La Consulta, San Carlos, Mendoza, Argentina
The chief winemaker was Daniel Pi. The La Consulta vineyard is situated at an altitude of 970 metres above sea level. The age of the vines was ten years. The vineyard row orientation was north-south. The trellis system employed was low espalier (double spur pruning). The vineyard density was 2,600 vines per hectare and the yield was 8,600 kilogrammes per hectare. Furrow irrigation was used within the vineyard. All of the vines were planted on their own rootstock. The soil was alluvial, sandy with pebbles throughout the soil profile.
Fermentation and maceration took place in small concrete vats for a minimum of 25 days at a temperature of 23 to 25 degrees. MLF was natural and the wine was aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels. The total acidity is 6.80 grammes per litre and the pH is 3.67.
This wine was imported by Spendrups Bryggeri AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Blackberry, blueberry, herbs, savoury character
Taste : Blueberry, blackberry, herbs, milk chocolate character, drying tannins and liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 239 SEK
Mark : A-
Website : Bodegas Trapiche
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Tuesday, 23 July 2013
TN : Chevalier de Lascombes 2005, Chateau Lascombes, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
This wine is 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes underwent a cold pre-fermentation maceration at 8 degrees. The wine underwent ageing on fine lees for four months and aged for 16 months in second fill barrels. 96,000 bottles were produced.
Colour : Dark red, blue and brown hues
Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, oak, herbs
Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, herbs, polished French oak
Price : 359 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 94051
Website : Chateau Lascombes
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TN : Chateau Tour Saint Pierre 2004, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine spent 24 months in French oak barrels of which 20% were new. The average age of the vines was 30 years.
Colour : Red
Aroma : Plums, cedar, blackcurrant, raspberry, oak
Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, cedar, spice, grainy tannins on finish
Mark : C+
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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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