Sunday, 25 August 2013
TN : Mas de la Dame Réserve du Mas 2009, Les Baux de Provence, France
This wine is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
This wine was imported by Ward Wines AB.
Colour : Red, blue hues
Aroma : Plums, herbs, blackcurrant, raspberry
Taste : Raspberry, blackcurrant, plums, spice, drying tannins
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 139 SEK
Systembolaget Number :70432
Mark : C
Website : Mas de la Dame
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TN : Le Volte dell’Ornellaia 2011, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, IGT, Tuscany, Italy
This wine is a blend of 50% Merlot, 30% Sangiovese, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. The different varietals were fermented separately in small steel tanks to maintain their varietal characteristics intact. Alcoholic fermentation was followed by malolactic fermentation, again in steel tanks. The wine was then aged for ten months in barriques ranging from two to four years old which had already been used for the ageing of Ornellaia. The time spent in small oak barrels improved the wine's structure, and softened its tannins.
This wine was imported by Carovin AB.
Colour : Dark red/plums
Aroma : Milk chocolate, herbs, plums, blackcurrant
Taste : Liqourice on finish, plums, blackcurrants, cherries, sandalwood, herbs
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 32472
Mark : B-
Website : Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
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TN : Alvarinho Contacto 2012, Anselmo Mendes, Vinho Verde, Portugal
This wine received 92 points from Robert Parker and won a silver medal at the International Wine Challenge.
This wine was imported by Stellen Kramer AB.
Colour : Watery straw, green hues
Aroma : Lime, herbs, pears
Taste : Zingy lime finish, herbs, pears, peach
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6707
Mark : B
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Saturday, 17 August 2013
TN : Gnarly Head Petite Sirah 2011, Gnarly Head Cellars, California, USA
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Hermansson & Co AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Spice, blueberry, blackberry, burnt toast, burnt rubber, herbs
Taste : Blackcurrant, blueberry, blackberry, jammy, herbs, milk chocolate, spice
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 89 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 74570
Mark : C+
Website : Gnarly Head Cellars
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TN : Dancing Bull Vintage Blend Zinfandel 2011, Dancing Bull Winery, California, USA
This wine was imported by Spendrups Brygeri AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Mint, raspberry, blueberry, herbs
Taste : Jammy, blueberry, raspberry, mint, herbs
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 89 SEK
Mark : C+
Website : Dancing Bull Winery
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TN : The Stump Jump Reserve Grenache 2010, d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, Australia
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Vinovum AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Mint, plums, leather, raspberry, blackberry, spice, herbs
Taste : Oak, plums, herbs, blackberry, raspberry, spice
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6347
Mark : C
Website : d'Arenberg
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TN : Castiglion del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino 2008, DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.
Colour : Dark red/brown hues
Aroma : Sour cherries, raspberry, milk chocolate, leather
Taste : Cherries, raspberries, leather, herbs, milk chocolate
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 179 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 70619
Mark : C+
Website : Castiglion del Bosco
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013
TN : Rosé du Mas 2012, Mas de la Dame, Les Baux de Provence, France
This wine is a blend of 50% Grenache, 40% Syrah, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.
This wine was imported by Ward Wines AB.
Colour : Copper/salmon
Aroma : Raspberry, strawberry, oranges, herbs
Taste : Herbs, straweberry, blackcurrant, redcurrants, creamy texture, bone dry
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 109 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 70356
Mark : B-
Website : Mas de la Dame
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Sunday, 11 August 2013
TN : Marqués de Cáceres Rosado 2012, Bodegas Marqués de Cáceres, Rioja, Spain
This wine is a blend of 85% Tempranillo and 15% Granacha Tinta. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Domaine Wines Sweden AB.
Colour : Pink/strawberry
Aroma : Strawberry, raspberry, vanilla, oranges
Taste : Raspberry, strawberry, redcurrants, oranges
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 79 SEK
Mark : C+
Website : Marqués de Cáceres
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TN : Clos Floridène 2010, Denis & Florence Dubourdieu, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Clos Floridène is a 31 hectares estate mostly locatedon the calcerous plateau of Pujois sur Cirn near Barsac. The 22.7 hectare white vineyard is composed 56% Sémillon, 43% Sauvignon and 1% Muscadelle. The plantation densities range between 5,500 plants (1.8 x 1 metre) and 7,140 (1.4 x 1 metre) plants per hectare. This wine is a blend of 50% Sauvignon, 47% Sémillon, and 3% Muscadelle
This wine was imported by Granqvist Beverage House AB.
Colour : Lemon/yellow
Aroma : Oaky, woody, lemon, nuts, green apples, butter
Taste : Upfront overpowering mega oak and wood, lemon, lemon peel, nuts, honey, green apples, try again in two years - will this oak eventually mellow ??
Alcohol : 13.5 %
Price : 194 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 92098
Mark : C-
Website : Denis & Florence Dubourdieu
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Wednesday, 7 August 2013
TN : Mionetto Prosecco Extra Dry 2011, Mionetto Spumante, Prosecco D.O.C., Treviso, Italy
Colour : Watery straw, large bubbles on mousse
Aroma : Green apples, pear, biscuits
Taste : Green apples, oranges, pear
Alcohol : 11%
Price : 69 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 7749
Mark : C
Website : Mionetto Spumante
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Monday, 5 August 2013
TN : Buena Vista Sonoma Zinfandel 2010, Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma County, California, USA
The pH of this wine is 3.52 and the total acidity is 8.30 grammes per litre. The wine spent 14 months in 100% French, Hungarian, and American oak of which 10% was new.
This wine was imported by Giertz Vinimport AB.
Colour : Dark red/blue hues
Aroma : Fruity, blackberry, raspberry, oak, vanilla
Taste : Blackberry, spice, blueberry, vanilla, zingy acidici finish, oak
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 73776
Mark : C+
Website : Buena Vista Winery
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TN : Mas de la Dame La Stèle 2008, Les Baux-de-Provence, France
This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.
This wine was imported by Ward Wines AB.
Colour : Dark plums
Aroma : Blackcurrant, oak, spice, blueberry
Taste : Blackcurrant, blueberry, spice, black pepper and oak on finish, retaste in 1-2 years
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 189 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 70431
Mark : B
Website : Mas de la Dame
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Sunday, 4 August 2013
TN : Anima Chenin Blanc 2010, Avondale, Paarl, South Africa
The word Anima refers to the vital life force or soul. Avondale's ethos “Terra Est Vita”- Soil is Life – is their acknowledgement that for us, soul animates everything on earth, from the minerals, through plants and animals to humans. Avondale called their Chenin Blanc Anima, because the lively minerals of Avondale’s soils give to the wine its own delicious, spirited character and extraordinary finesse.
The hand-picked, organically grown grapes were harvested at 22° to 23° Balling, whole bunch pressed and then naturally fermented in 500 litre French oak barrels. 15 to 20% of the grapes were whole bunch fermented which added body and length to the wine. After fermentation the wine was kept on the lees for twelve months with regular battonage.
This wine was imported by Handpicked Wines Sweden AB.
Colour : Yellow, green/brown hues
Aroma : Oak, mango, herbs, vanilla, butter, lemon
Taste : Peach, mango, oak, butter, lemon, herbs, zingy acidity on long finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 2049
Mark : B-
Website : Avondale
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TN : Pittnauer Pitti 2011, Weingut Pittnauer, Burgenland, Austria
This wine is a blend of Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch. The wine received 88 points out of 100 from Austria's Falstaff magazine.
This wine was imported by AB Wicked Wine Sweden.
Colour : Red/blue hues
Aroma : Spices, blueberry, raspberry, milk chocolate
Taste : Spice, burnt toast, herbs, blueberry, raspberry
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 126 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 73173
Mark : B
Website : Weingut Pittnauer
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Tuesday, 30 July 2013
TN : Domaine du Bagnol Rose 2012, Cassis, Provence, France
This wine is a blend of Grenache, Cinsault, and Mourvedre.
Colour : Pale copper/salmon
Aroma : Herbs, jellied strawberry and raspberry
Taste : Redcurrants, raspberry, herbs, zingy finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : Bought at the winery
Mark : B
Website : Domaine du Bagnol
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Saturday, 27 July 2013
TN : The Ultimate Zin Zinfandel 2011, Future Wines, Lodi, California, USA
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by The Wine Team.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, mint, oak, toast
Taste : Mint, blackberry, blueberry, oak, toast, milk chocolate, warm finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 79 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6550
Mark : C+
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Friday, 26 July 2013
TN : Minuty Prestige Rosé 2012, Château Minuty, Côtes de Provence, France
The vines are grown in a mica schist soil with south westerly aspect. The soil is mechanically worked (using plough) without using herbicide. The Vines are trellised in double "guyot" with two arms titled to 30 degrees with 2 eyes on every arm. The vines are trellised in 2 dimensions to a height of 1.70 metres height. The manual debudding helps to quantify the harvest by avoiding any green grape harvest. During phytosanitary treatments, no systemic product is used.
This wine was imported by Ward Wines AB.
Colour : Pale copper/salmon
Aroma : Strawberry, raspberry, lemon, grapefruit, herbs
Taste : Raspberry, lemon, grapefruit, herbs
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 139 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Château Minuty
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Domaine Mas de la Dame, Baux de Provence, France, July 2013
I was at Domaine Mas de la Dame near Saint Remy de Provence last week to purchase some wine and took these photos :
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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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