This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Vinia Sweden AB.
Colour : Pale lemon
Aroma : Buttery, pineapple, green bananas
Taste : Pineapple, lemon, buttery finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 79 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6031
Mark : C+
Website : Domaine Jean Bousquet
Sunday, 8 September 2013
TN : Cameleon Unoaked Chardonnay Reserva 2010, Domaine Jean Bousquet, Tupungato, Argentina
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TN : Chateau de Seguin Cuvee Prestige 2009, AOC Bordeaux Superieur, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 60% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Petit Verdot.
This wine was imported by Chris-Wine AB.
Colour : Blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs
Taste : Liqour-like, blackcurrant, plums, herbs, liqourice, tobacco
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 3570
Mark : B
Website : Chateau de Seguin
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TN : Gran Lurton Piedra Negra 2012, Bodega Piedra Negra, Uco Valley, Argentina
This wine is a blend of 80% friulano, 10% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Gris, and 5% Viognier.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by The Wineagency Sweden AB.
Colour : Lemon, brown hues
Aroma : Oaky, lemon, floral, mango
Taste : Very oaky, lemon, apples, peaches
Alcohol : 12%
Price : 127 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 92127
Mark : C-
Website : Francois Lurton
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TN : Stift Kloster Neuburg Gemischter Satz 2012, Nussberg, Vienna, Austria
This wine is a field blend of Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Welschriesling and Weissburgunder (Pinot blanc). All of the grapes were harvested during August 2012. The wine was aged in stainless steel tanks. The wine was bottled in February 2013. The vineyard is southeast facing, elevation 240 to 320 metres, and the soil is weathered limestone with a top layer of loess and clay. The residual sugar is 4.5 grammes per litre and acidity is 6.2 grammes per litre. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Granqvist Beverage House AB.
Colour : Pale straw
Aroma : Pear, lemon, green apples
Taste : Pear, green apples, grassy, lemon, lime
Alcohol : 12%
Price : 96 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 2923
Mark : B
Website : Stift Kloster Neuburg
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TN : Biohof Pratsch Grüner Veltliner 2012, Niederösterreich, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Stellan Kramer AB.
Colour : Pale straw, green hues
Aroma : Pears, mandarin, oranges, herbs, white pepper
Taste : Pear, herbs, mandarin oranges, white pepper on finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 87 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 2922
Mark : C
Website : Biohof Pratsch
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 10:43 0 comments
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TN : Chateau Reysson 2009, Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was aged in barrels, 15% of which were new, for twelve months. The wine was bottled in July 2011.
This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, raspberry, cedar
Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, spice, cedar
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 169 SEK
Mark : C+
Website : Vignes & Vignobles de Dourthe
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TN : Susana Balbo Signature Malbec 2011, Dominio del Plata, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is a blend of 90% Malbec and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Malbec was sourced from the following vineyards: Alto Agrelo, Ugarteche and Vistalba (Lujan de Cuyo), Altamira and San Pablo (Uco Valley). The Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the Altamira (Uco Valley) and Alto Agrelo (Lujan de Cuyo) vineyards. All vines were ungrafted. The wine spent 13 months in 80% new French oak barrels and 20% second year French oak barrels. The total acidity is 5.6 grammes per litre and pH is 3.7.
This wine was imported by JPC Wines AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Blackberry, violets, spice, blueberry, burnt toast
Taste : Burnt toast on finish, oak, blackberry, liqourice, violets, blackcurrant, spice
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Mark : C+
Systembolaget Number : 92035
Website : Dominio del Plata
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Tuesday, 3 September 2013
TN : Baby Bad Boy 2009, Calvet Thunevin, France
This wine is a blend of 50% Grenache and 50% Merlot. The grapes come from vineyards inn Roussillon and Bordeaux.
This wine was imported by Vinovativa AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, herbs
Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, spice, talculm powder like finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 79493
Mark : C+
Website : Jean Luc Thunevin
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Sunday, 1 September 2013
TN : Beringer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Beringer, Napa Valley, California, USA
Rain returned to Napa for the 2010 vintage with annual precipitation averaging about twenty percent above average. The growing season was slightly cooler than normal overall with healthy grapevines appellation-wide. A heat spike at the end of August accelerated ripening in some vineyards and helped deliver a harvest of fine quality.
For the 2010 blend, the largest portion of the blend came from several of Beringer's reserve vineyards; Bancroft Ranch Vineyard in the Howell Mountain AVA, the St. Helena Home Vineyard and Marston Vineyard on Spring Mountain. Grapes for the 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon were picked from October 2nd to November 4th.
After fermentation all of the lots were aged in French Nevers oak barrels (67% new) for fifteen months. A small percentage of Petit Verdot was added to the final blend.
This wine was imported by Treasury Wine Estates Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, cherries, cedar, plums
Taste : Blackcurrant, cherries, cedar, coffee, cocoa powder on finish
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 299 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 79038
Mark : B
Website : Beringer
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TN : Earthquake Zinfandel 2011, Michael David Winery, Lodi, California, USA
This is a blend of Zinfandel with some Petit Syrah and Syrah. The pH of this wine is 3.62 and the TA is 0.63. The wine was bottles on the 17th September 2012.
This wine was imported by janake wine group AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Oak, blackberry, herbs, blackcurrant, burnt toast, tobacco, violets
Taste : Oak, burnt toast, blackberry, tobacco, blackcurrat, violets
Alcohol : 15.5%
Price : 250 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 71928
Mark : B-
Website : Michael David Winery
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TN : Charles Smith Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Charles Smith Wines, Columbia Valley, Washington State, USA
This wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec, and 3% Merlot. The grapes for this wine came from the Northridge, Milbrandt, Upland, Purple Sage, Art DenHoed vineyards. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Handpicked Wines Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark red/blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, herbs, plums
Taste : Herbs, blackcurrant, blackberry, cherries, grainy tannins
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 179 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 71907
Mark : C+
Website : Charles Smith Wines
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013
TN : L'Ecole No 41 Apogee Pepper Bridge Vineyard 2009, Walla Walla Valley, Washington State, USA
This wine is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Malbec, and 3% Cabernet Franc. The grapes for this wine were harvested between Septembr 21st and October 8th 2009. The average brix at harvest was 25.4, the average pH was 3.30, and the average acidity was 5.6 grammes per litre. The pH of the finished wine is 3.78 and the total acidity is 6.1 grammes per litre. 1,410 cases were produced and the wine was released in September 2012.
This wine is imported by Handpicked Wines Sweden AB.
Colour : dark red/blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, spice, plums, liqourice, violets
Taste : Blackcurrant, violets, spice, black pepper, blackberry, plums, liqourice, very fruity
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 379 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99111
Mark : B
Website : L'Ecole No 41
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TN : Terres Viognier-Chardonnay 2011, Domaine de la Baume, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
This wine was imported by Stockholm WineLab AB.
Colour : Pale straw/green hues
Aroma : Pineapple, peach, apricot, sweetcorn, oak
Taste : Very fuity, pineapple, sweetcorn, butter, oak, lemon, peach
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 71148
Mark : B
Website : Domaine de la Baume
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TN : Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay 2011, California, USA
This wine was imported by Amka Vinimport AB.
Colour : Yellow/brown hues
Aroma : Oak, pineapple, mango, lemon
Taste : Pineapple, mango, oak, sweetness, butter, lemon
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 169 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 72747
Mark : B
Website : Kendall-Jackson
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Monday, 26 August 2013
TN : Bad Boy 2009, Ets Thunevin, Bordeaux, France
This wine is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.
This wine was imported by Vinovativa AB.
Colour : Dark red/black, blue hues
Aroma : Raspberry, blackcurrant, plums, oak, cedar
Taste : Raspberry, plums, blackcurrant, cedar
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 219 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 75170
Mark : B-
Website : Ets Thunevin
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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
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 23:44 0 comments
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