Thursday, 24 October 2013
TN : Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2012, E. Guigal, Rhone, France
This wine is a blend of 70% Viognier, 10% Roussane, 9% Marsanne, 8 % Clairette, and 3% Bourboulenc. The average age of the vines was 25 years. The average yield was 30 hectolitres per hectare. The vines were grown on varied soil consisting of sediment, limestone, and granite. The wine was aged in stainless steel tanks.
This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Apricots, white flowers, peach
Taste : Apricot, oily texture, peach, white flowers, bitter finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 89 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 71947
Mark : B-
Website : E. Guigal
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Monday, 21 October 2013
TN : Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Napa Valley, California, USA
Artemis is named after the greek godess of the hunt. The wine was aged for 18 months in French oak barrels of which 48% were new. This wine is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot. The pH is 3.82 and total acidity is 0.54 grammes per 100 millilitres. This wine received 90 points from The Wine Advocate.
Colour : Dark Red/Blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, coffee, vanilla, herbs
Taste : Blackcurrant, cherry, herbs, milk chocolate, liqorice
Alcohol : 14.5%
Mark : B
Website : Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
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Sunday, 20 October 2013
TN : The Coffeestone Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Graham Beck Wines, Stellenbosch, South Africa
The origin of this wine’s curious name is a reference to the Coffeestone Vineyard in Firgrove, Stellenbosch where the fruit for this wine was sourced. The soil where these old low yielding bush vines are planted is composed of deep granite gravel on laterite (coffeestone) and weathering clay (saprolite). The grapes were hand-harvested at optimum ripeness and then fermented in open stainless steel tanks with regular punch downs to ensure optimum extraction and purity of fruit. The wine was matured for 22 months in new fill French Oak barrels.
This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco, herbs, milk chocolate, plums
Taste : Blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco, milk chocolate, plums, coffee, drying tannic finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96107
Mark : B-
Website : Graham Beck Wines
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Saturday, 19 October 2013
TN : Mount Crawford Single Vineyard Riesling 2012, Thorn-Clarke Wines, Eden Valley, Australia
The grapes were destemmed and then pressed using a membrane press. The pressings were no tused and fermentation commenced using a French yeast at 12-15 degrees. This wine was bottled in July 2012. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Arvid Nordquist Vin Producent och Sprithandel.
Colour : Pale watery straw
Aroma : Lime, mineral, honey, petrol, green apples
Taste : Lemon, lime, honey, minerals
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 20022
Website : Thorn-Clarke Wines
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TN : Tous les Jours Syrah 2011, Andrew Murray Vineyards, Santa Ynez Valley, California, USA
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Divine AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Herbs, blueberry, mint, blackberry, milk chocolate, spice
Taste : Black pepper, blackberry, blueberry, herbs, spice, mint
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 169 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90598
Mark : B
Website : Andrew Murray Vineyards
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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
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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
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Sunday, 13 October 2013
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
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Saturday, 12 October 2013
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
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Thursday, 10 October 2013
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
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Tuesday, 8 October 2013
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
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Monday, 7 October 2013
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
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Sunday, 6 October 2013
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
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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
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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
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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
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Tuesday, 1 October 2013
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+
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Friday, 27 September 2013
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
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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
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Tuesday, 24 September 2013
TN : Kloster Eberbach Riesling Spätlese 2010, Rheingau, Germany
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
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