TN : Hochar Pere et Fils 2007, Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

The grapes for this wine were sources from a single vineyard planted over 50 years ago at 1000 metres above sea level near the village of Aana in the Bekaa Valley. The vineyard soils are characterised by deep gravel over a limestone base. The yeilds are between 25 and 30 hectolitres per hectare. The average yearly temperature is around 25 degrees encompassing snowy winters, mild spring and hot summers. The blend is 50% Cinsault, 20% Grenache, 15% Carignan, and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes were fermented at a temperature of 29 degrees with 15 to 29 days maceration in cement vats, followed by nine months in French Nevers oak barrels. The wine was blended in the spring of 2009.

This wine was imported by Arvud Nordquist Vin and Sprithandel.

Colour : Red, brown hues

Aroma : Raisins, oak, earthy, herbs, plums, strawberry, cherries

Taste : Plums, herbs, raisins, earthy, cherries

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 199 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 84534

Mark : C+

Website : Chateau Musar

TN : Achaval Ferrer Malbec 2012, Mendoza, Argentina

Achaval Ferrer was founded in 1998 by Santiago Achaval and Manuel Ferrer. The winemaker was Robert Cipresso.

This wine was imported by Divine AB.

 Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : White pepper, blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs, mint, lavender

Taste : Lavender, violets, herbs, blackcurrant, blackberry, white pepper, mint

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 169 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Achaval Ferrer

TN : Brolio 2009, Barone Ricasoli, Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

This wine is 80% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Alcohol fermentation took place between 24 and 27 degrees. The wine spent nine months in barriques and tonneaux. The wine was bottled in March 2011. This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.

Colour : Dark black cherry

Aroma : Plums, cherries, milk chocolate, coffee

Taste : Plums, cherries, coffee, dark chocolate

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 69 SEK (375ml bottle)

Systembolaget Number : 2705

Mark : C

Website : Barone Ricasoli

TN : Chateau La Commanderie 2005, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. All of the grapes were harvested between the 19th and 28th September 2005. The yield was 35 hectolitres per hectare. Vatting was 21 days. The wine spent 18 months in barrels of which 50% were new. The wine was matured on its lees. The wine was bottled on the 5th April 2007. 30,000 bottles in total were produced.

Colour : Plummy red

Aroma : Plums, tobacco, cedar, blackcurrant

Taste : Blackberry, plums, cedar, tobacco, liqourice

Alcohol : 14%

Mark : C+

Website : Chateau La Commanderie

TN : Kreos 2009, Weingut Tesch, Burgenland, Austria

The residual sugar is 1.2 grammes per litre and acidity is 5.2 grammes per litre.

This wine was imported by Viniberum.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Oak, blackberry, raspberry, herbs, white pepper

Taste : Blackberry, raspberry, oak overwhelming the fruit, white pepper, spice, drying tannins and liqourice on finish

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 198 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 73632

Mark : C+

Website : Weingut Tesch

TN : Chateau La Tour Carnet 2006, Bernard Magrez, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. 21,870 cases of this wine were produced. This wine received 90 points from Wine Spectator (March 31, 2009 issue).

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Cedar, plums, blackcurrant, spice, liqourice

Taste : Fruity, blackcurrant, plums, spice, liqourice, cedar, chalky drying tannins

Alcohol : 13.5%

Mark : B

Website : Chateau La Tour Carnet

TN : Catapult Shiraz 2011, Wirra Wirra Vineyards, McLaren Vale, Australia

This wine is a blend of 99% Shiraz and 1% Viognier. The wine was 100% oak matured for 15 months. The pH is 3.41 and TA is 6.6.

The winemakers were Paul Smith and Paul Carpenter. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Carovin AB.

  
Colour : Blackberry

Aroma : Black pepper, mint, blackberry, herbs, liqourice, cherries

Taste : White pepper, cherries, spice, blackberry

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 149 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6582

Mark : C+

Website : Wirra Wirra

TN : Chakana Reserve Bonarda Old Vine 2010, Chakana Wines, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

This wine was imported by Bibendum.

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Oak, blackcurrant, mint, coffee

Taste : Violets, blackcurrant, mint, coffee, lots of oak on finish, boring !

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 74 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6548

Mark : C

Website : Chakana Wines

TN : Castelgiocondo Brunello Di Montalcino 2004, DOCG, Marchesi Frescobaldi, Tuscany, Italy

This wine is 100% Sangiovese. The vineyard yield was 35 hectolitres per hectare, or 2 tons per acre. The grapes were hand picked in the first week of October 2004. The wine was fermented, for 12 days, in stainless steel at a temperature of less than 30 degrees. There was a 32 day maceration skins. Malolactic fermentation immediately happened after the alcohol fermentation. The wine was matured in Slavonian oak casks and French oak barrels.

This wine made number 15 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 in 2004 (95 points). The wine also received 90 points from The Wine Advocate in 2004.

Colour : Black, red, blue hues

Aroma : Cherries, spice, mint

Taste : Cherries, wood, spice, mint, chalky finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Mark : C+ (Should have been drunk earlier perhaps ?)

Website : Marchesi Frescobaldi

TN : Domäne Wachau Riesling Smaragd 2012, Kellerberg, Dürnstein, Austria

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Mondo Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Straw

Aroma : Green apples, lemon, peach, minerals

Taste : Green apples, peach, herbs, lemon, minerals

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 179 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 91177

Mark : B

Website : Domäne Wachau

TN : Stift Kloster Neuburg Zierfandler Rotgipfler 2012, Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg, Gumpoldskirchen, Thermenregion, Austria

This wine is a blend of Zierfandler (Spätrot) and Rotgipfler. Since the year 2009, Weingut Stift Klosterneubur is the first carbon neutral wine estate in Europe. The vineyard soils are composed of brown earth containing lime. The vineyard slope faces South East and is at an elevation of 240 to 300 metres. The grapes were harvested in October 2012. There was a six hour skin contact and the wine was aged in stainless steel tank. The finished wine was bottled in February 2013. The residual sugar is 10.4 grammes per litre and acidity is 6.0 grammes per litre. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Granqvist Beverage House AB.

Colour : Watery lemon

Aroma : Peach, pineapple, minerals, pear

Taste : Bitter mineral finish, pear, peach, pineapple, oily texture

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 135 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 70270

Mark : C+

Website : Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg

TN : Domaine de la Baume Les Mariés Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Pays d'Oc, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

This wine was imported by Stockholm WineLab AB.

Colour : Pale straw, green hues

Aroma : Nettles, blackcurrant, lime, asparagus

Taste : Asparagus, blackcurrant, lime, lemon

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 89 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 75670

Mark : C+

TN : Tement Berghausener Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Weingut Tement, Südsteiermark, Austria

The grapes for this wine come from vineyards in the village of Berghausener and are made up of shell limestone soil. The wine was matured in stainless steel tanks. The residual sugar 1.3 grammes per litre and the total acidity is 6.3 grammes per litre.

This wine was imported by Enjoy Wine & Spirits AB.

Colour : Pale lemon, green hues

Aroma : Gooseberry, nettles, pear

Taste : Gooseberry, nettles, mineral, passion fruit

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 79 SEK (375ml)

Mark : C+

Website : Weingut Tement

TN : Buriano Cabernet Sauvignon 2000, IGT, Rocca di Castagnoli, Tuscany, Italy

This wine was imported by Gullberg by Stockwine AB.

Colour : Dark red/blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, leather, herbs, raisins

Taste : Blackcurrant, leather, mint, coffee, raising, talcum powder like tannins on finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 199 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99402

Mark : C+

Website : Rocca di Castagnoli

TN : Kloster Eberbach Riesling Spätlese 2010, Rheingau, Germany

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur.

Colour : Lemon

Aroma : Honey, mandarin, stone fruits

Taste : Sweet, lime, honey, peach, mandarin oranges

Alcohol : 8%

Price : 115 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6257

Website : Kloster Eberbach

TN : Kellermeister Prädikat Kremser Grüner Veltliner Auslese Halbtrocken 1997, Winzer Krems Sandgrube 13, Kremstal, Austria

This wine was imported by Granqvist Beverage House AB

 Colour : Yellow, green hues

Aroma : Honey, oranges, marzipan, lime

Taste : Off dry, orange marmelade, lime, honey, marzipan

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 79 SEK (375ml)

Systembolaget Number : 95097

Mark : C

Website : Winzer Krems Sandgrube 13

TN : Charles Smith K Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Stoneridge Vineyard, Washington State, USA

This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Stoneridge vineyard is located northeast of the Wahluke Slope AVA, across the Saddle mountains, near Royal City. The vineyard soils are a mix of Malaga, silt, loam and big rocks of basalt and caliche. The yield was 1.9 tons per acre. Only native yeasts were used to produce this wine. This wine went through malolactic fermentation and was aged in French Burgundy barrels. 270 cases were produced. The wine was released on September 1st 2012. The total acidity is .57, pH is 3.78, and there is no residual sugar.

This wine was imported by Handpicked Wines Sweden AB.

Colour : Blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, black olives, tobacco, blackberry

Taste : Blackcurrant, toast, oak, black olive, figs, tobacco, blackberry, black tea

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 420 SEK

Systembolaget Number :  96100

Website : Charles Smith Wines

TN : Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese Grosse Lage 2012, Mosel, Germany

This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.

Colour : Pale lemon, green hues

Aroma : Green apples, honey, lemon, peaches

Taste : Honey, lemon, peach, green apples, viscous texture

Alcohol : 8.5%

Price : 149 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 5801

Mark : B-

Website :  Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt

TN : Stift Kloster Neuburg Weissburgunder 2012, Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg, Vienna, Austria

This wine is 100% Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc).

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Granqvist Beverage House AB.

Colour : Pale straw/watery

Aroma : Green apples, nuts, peach, pear

Taste : Zingy green apples, lemon, pear, peach, nutty finish

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 129 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 70019

Mark : C+

Website : Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg

TN : Catena Cabernet Franc El Cepillo, Bodega Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina

All of the grapes were hand-harvested. This wine spent one year in a combination of French and American oak. The winemaker was Alejandro Vigil. This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Dark purple

Aroma : Blueberry, raspberry, pepper, liqourice

Taste : Blueberry, raspberry, liqourice, herbs

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 135 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 90190

Mark : B-

Website : Bodega Catena Zapata