TN : Gris Blanc 2011, IGP Pays d'Oc, Gerard Bertrand, Tautavel, France

This wine is a blend of Grenache Gris and Grenache Noir. The vines for these grapes are located in the Tautavel area, between the Mediterranean sea and Pyranees mountains, 30 km north of Perpignan in the south of France. All of the grapes were picked by hand and pressed directly. The wine was matured on fine lees for several weeks before bottling.

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

Colour : Pale copper

Aroma : Herbs, redcurrants, raspberry

Taste : Raspberry, herbs, redcurrants, zingy finish

Alcohol : 13%

Mark : B-

Website : Gerard Bertrand

TN : Marques de Casa Concha Merlot 2011, Concha y Toro, Puemo Vineyard, Rapel Valley, Chile

The Merlot grapes for this wine came from the Puemo vineyard situated on old river terraces above the north bank of the Cachapoal river in the Rapel Valley at 179 metres above sea level. The wine was aged for 14 months in French oak.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Burnt toast, blackcurrant, blackberry, vanilla, oak

Taste : Burnt toast, plums, blackberry, blackcurrant, vanilla. coffee

Alcohol : 14.5%

Mark : B-

Website : Marques de Casa Concha
Website : Concha y Toro

TN : La Celia Heritage Single Vineyard Malbec 2008, Finca La Celia, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

The grapes underwent a cold maceration for three days at nine degrees. Alcoholic fermentation lasted 12 days using selected yeasts at an average temperature between 26 and 27 degrees. The total maceration was 28 days. The wine underwnt 100% malolactic fermentation. This wine was aged for 12 months in first use French oak barrels and 8 months in bottle before release. There are 5.65 grammes per litre of acidity, 2.80 grammes per litre of residual sugar, and a pH of 3.65.

This wine was imported by Sigva AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, cedar, herbs

Taste : Blackberry, blueberry, herbs, mouth-coating texture, liqourice

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 229 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 92172

Mark : B

Website :  Finca La Celia

TN : Clos de los Siete 2010, by Michel Rolland, Mendoza, Argentina

This wine is a blend of 56% Malbec, 21% Merlot, 11% Syrah, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Petit Verdot. 70% of the wine was matured for eleven months in French oak of varying ages and the other 30% was aged in steel tanks.

This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.

Colour : Dark red/blue hues

Aroma : Toast, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, violets, mint, milk chocolate, coffee

Taste : Liqourice finish, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, mint

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 159 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 94005

Mark : B

Website : Clos de los Siete

TN : Eve Chardonnay 2012, Charles Smith Wines, Columbia Valley, Washington State, USA

The grapes for this wine were harvested from the Evergreen, Ancient Lakes, Ryan Patrick, and Roza Hill vineyards. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Handpicked Wines Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Apples, peach, pear, oranges

Taste : Apples, peach, pear, herbs

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 109 SEK

Systembolaget Number :  90618

Mark : C+

Website :  Charles Smith Wines

TN : Montes Cherub Rosé of Syrah, Montes Wines, Colchagua Valley, Chile

This is a vin de nuit meaning that it has gotten it's colour by spending one night in contact with the skins. The yield was 8 tons per hectare. The wine has seen no oak. 7,000 cases were produced. The total acidity (H2SO4) is 3.80 grammes per litre, the residual sugar is 3.99 grammes per litre, the pH is 3.08 grammes per litre, the volatile acidity is 0.44 grammes per litre, and the free SO2 is 0.031 grammes per litre.

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.

Colour : Raspberry

Aroma : Herbs, strawberry, raspberry, vanilla

Taste : Cherries, raspberry, strawberry, redcurrants, vanilla, herbs

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 99 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95272

Mark : B

Website : Montes Wines

TN : Altimus 2010, Michel Torino Winery, Cafayate Valley, Argentina

This wine is a blend of 54% Malbec (Finca La Coleccion vineyard plot 1 planted in 1972 and Finca La Maravilla vineyard plot 6 planted in 1964) , 25% Cabernet Sauvignon (Fincas La Urquiza plot 9 planted in 1960 and Finca Las Mercedes plot 14 planted in 2000), 11% Cabernet Franc (Finca La Coleccion plot 7 planted in 2007), and 10% Tannat (Finca Las Mercedes plot 6 plante din 1997).

This wine was imported by Fondberg.

Colour : Black/blackberry

Aroma : Coffee, blackberry, blueberry, herbs, blackcurrant

Taste : Coffee, burnt toast, blackcurrant, herbs, minerals

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 219 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 90137

Mark : B+

Website : Michel Torino Winery

TN : Ernie Els Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Ernie Els Winery, Stellenbosch, South Africa

All of the grapes were hand-harvested in February and March 2009. This wine spent 17 months in 300 litre French oak of which 20% was new. This wine received 89 points from The Wine Advocate and 89 points from Wine Spectator. The wine was released on October 1st 2010. The residual sugar in release was 2.6 grammes per litre, the TA was 6.4 grammes per litre, and the pH was 3.77.

This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.

Colour : Dark black/red, blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, fruity, blackberry, smoky, herbs, liqourice

Taste : Tobacco, blackcurrant, dark chocolate, herbs, oak, tannic finish, could leave 1-2 years to mellow, opened up after an hour

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 189 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 90588

Mark : B-

Website : Ernie Els Winery

TN : Las Moras Gran Shiraz 3 Valleys 2010, Finca Las Moras, San Juan, Cuyo, Argentina

The grapes for this wine come from three valleys; the Pedernal valley at 1350 metres above sea level, the Zonda valley at 950 metres above sea level, and the Tulum valley at 650 metres above sea level. The grapes from the Pedernal valley were havested at the end of April 2010, the grapes from the Zonda valley at the beginning of February 2010, and the grapes from the Tulum valley at the end of February 2010. The wine was aged in French and American oak barrels for 18 months and a further 8 months in bottle at a controlled temperature.

 This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.

 Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Balckberry, plums, blueberry, burnt toast, spice

Taste : Burnt toast, spice, blackberry, blueberry, coffee

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 169 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95587

Mark : B-

Website : Finca Las Moras

TN : Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Napa Valley, USA

This wine is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% Merlot. The pH is 3.76 and total acidity is 0.56 grammes per 100 millilitres. The wine spent 18 months in 21.5% new French oak.

The wine received 91 points from The Wine Advocate (12/01/2012) and 90 points from Wine Enthusiast (11/01/2013).

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Black, blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, herbs, cedar, coffee

Taste : Lacks acidity, blackcurrant, cedar, oak, herbs, plums, coffee

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 379 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 92164

Mark : B-

Website : Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

TN : Barrua 2010, IGT, Agricola Punica, Isola dei Nuraghi, Sardinia, Italy

This wine is a blend of 85% Carignano, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot.

Agricola Punica is a joint venture between Sebastiano Rosa, Sardinian winery Cantina di Santadi, Tenuta San Guido, Santadi President Antonello Pilloni and legendary Tuscan consulting oenologist Giacomo Tachis.
Sebastiano Rosa, oenologist and winemaker at Tenuta San Guido and Santadi, the highly respected Sardinia cooperative, represent the majority ownership, with forty percent each. Tenuta San Guido, under the presidency of Marchese Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta, holds ten percent, with Giacomo Tachis and Santadi President Antonello Pilloni equally sharing the remain ten percent. 

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Herbs, cherries, blackcurrant, liqourice, milk chocolate

Taste : Herbs, blackcurrant, tobacco, cherries, rich mouth-coating glycerine texture

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 199 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 91230

Mark : B-

Website : Agricola Punica

TN : Koyle Royale Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Viña Koyle, Alto Colchagua, Chile

This wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec and 6% Carmenère. The wine spent one and half years in French oak. The winemaker was Cristóbal Undurraga.

This wine was imported by Arvid Nordquist Vin Producent och Sprithandel.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, vanilla, herbs, plums

Taste : Cofee, toast, blackcurrant, cedar, plums, vanilla, herbs

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 143 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 92037

Mark : B

Website : Viña Koyle

TN : Calyptra Grand Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Cachapoal Valley, Chile

1600 bottles of this wine were produced; they were aged for 18 months in three different barrels, one of them first-use.

This wine was imported by Granqvist Beverage House AB.

Colour : Yellow/lemon

Aroma : Lime, oak, green apples, butter, honey

Taste : Oak, oranges, lime, toast, green apples, minerals

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 269 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 96095

Mark : C+

Website : Calyptra

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

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

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

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

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