Thursday, 9 January 2014
TN : Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Etiqueta Azul Red Blend 2010, Maipo Valley, Chile
This wine is a blend of 42% Cabernet Franc (Hacienda Chada, Huelquen, Alto Maipo), 27% Cabernet Sauvignon (Esmeralda, San Diego, Maipo Costa), 3% Cabernet Sauvignon (Mirador, Isla Maipo), 1% Syrah Clone 300 (La Cuesta, Isla Maipo), and 7% Syrah (Esmeralda, San Diego, Maipo Costa).
This wine was imported by Stockholm WineLab AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, liqourice, plums, mint, oak, green pepper
Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, plums, green pepper, white pepper
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 239 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96117
Mark : B+
Website : Viña Tarapacá
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Monday, 6 January 2014
TN : Serego Alighieri Vaio Armaron Amarone Classico 2006, Masi, Amarone della Valpolicella, Italy
This wine is a blend of Corvina 60%, 20% Rondinella, 15% Molinara 15%, and 5% Dindarella.
This wine was imported by Philipson Söderberg AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Rum and raisins, cherries, liqourice, spice, cocoa powder, milk chocolate
Taste : Cherries, rum and raisin, liqourice on finish, spice, oak, cocoa powder, vanilla
Alcohol : 15.5 %
Price : 392 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 2419
Mark : B
Website : Masi
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Sunday, 5 January 2014
TN : Tegernseerhof Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd 2012, Weingut Tegernseerhof, Wachau, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Amka Vinimport AB.
Colour : Light yellow, gold hues
Aroma : White pepper, rich, peach, herbs, lemon, honey
Taste : White pepper, oily texture, peach, oranges, honey
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 4616
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut Tegernseerhof
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Wednesday, 1 January 2014
TN : N Pinot Noir 2010, Weingut August Kesseler, Rheingau, Germany
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Red, blue/brown hues
Aroma : Strawberry, raspberry, ginger, spices, coca cola
Taste : Raspberry, strawberry, ginger, spices, coca cola, oak
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 209 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 79523
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut August Kesseler
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TN : Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Beringer Vineyards, California, USA
This wine was imported by Treasury Wine Estates Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrant, tobacco, plums, blackberry, vanilla
Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco, herbs, liqourice
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 74646
Mark : B
Website : Beringer
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TN : Lagenloiser Grüner Veltliner 2012, Weingut Bründlmayer, Kamptal, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Pale lemon, straw
Aroma : Melon, white pepper, pear, peach, spice, apricot
Taste : White pepper, pear, spice, apricot, peach
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 119 SEK
Mark : C
Website : Weingut Bründlmayer
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Tuesday, 31 December 2013
TN : Tom Dockner Pletzengraben Grüner Veltliner Traisental Reserve 2011, Weingut Tom Dockner, Traisental, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Tryffelsvinet AB.
Colour : Pale straw
Aroma : Spice, peach, herbs, white pepper, lemon, oranges
Taste : Minerals, white pepper, peach, oranges, herbs, pears
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 158 SEK
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut Tom Dockner
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Monday, 30 December 2013
TN : One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Shafer Vineyards, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
This wine was released on March 1st 2010. This wine received 88 points from Wine Spectator (July 31st 2010), 93 points from Robert Parker, and 91 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar.
One Point Five takes its name from the term “a generation-and-a-half,” coined by John and Doug Shafer to describe their long father-and-son partnership. The grapes are predominatly from two Stags Leap District sites; the Shafer’s hillside estate vineyard and the “Borderline” vineyard located about two miles south of the winery. This wine is a blend of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petite Verdot. The brix at harvest was between 24 and 25. The wine spent 20 months in 75% new French oak barrels (Allier & Tronçais) and 25% in one-year-old French oak.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrant, herbs, liqourice, cherries, minerals
Taste : Herbs, blackcurrant, cherries, liqourice
Alcohol : 14.9%
Mark : B+
Website : Shafer Vineyards
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Sunday, 29 December 2013
TN : Teroldego Rotaliano Superiore D.O.C. 2011, Cesarini Sforza Spumanti SpA, Italy
This wine was imported by Mero Wines AB.
Colour : Red/blue hues
Aroma : Cherries, herbs, blackcurrant
Taste : Cherries, white chocolate, blackcurrant, herbs, raspberry
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 79 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 2377
Mark : C
Website : Cesarini Sforza Spumanti SpA
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Saturday, 28 December 2013
TN : Heitz Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Heitz Wine Cellars, Napa Valley, California, USA
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Mint, tobacco, blackcurrant, blackberry, violets
Taste : Coffee, blackcurrant, blackberry, raisins, mint, oak, tobacco
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 399 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 75316
Mark : C+
Website : Heitz Wine Cellars
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TN : BriO de Cantenac Brown 2006, Chateau Cantenac Brown, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. The first vintage of BriO was in 2001.
Colour : Blackcurrant
Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, spice, coconut, cedar
Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, cedar, grainy tannins, thin, past it ?
Alcohol : 13%
Mark : C-
Website : Chateau Cantenac Brown
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Thursday, 26 December 2013
TN : M1 2009, Weingut Markowitsch, Carnuntum, Austria
This wine is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Zweigelt. The Vineyard consists of sandy loam soils with a lime-rich subsoil. Fermentation took place on the skins at a temperature between 30 and 32 degrees in wooden fermentation vats, follwed by a maceration period of 24 to 30 days, and then 24 months in new barriques.
This wine is imported by Fondberg.
Colour : Dark red/ black
Aroma : Oak, plums, spice, herbs
Taste : Concentrated, glycerine texture, plums, raspberry, oak, herbs, minerals
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 499 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90372
Mark : B+
Website : Weingut Markowitsch
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TN : Bad Boy 2010, Ets Thunevin, Bordeaux, France
This wine is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. The grapes come from the terroir of Haut Mazeris (Fronsca) and Compassant (Genissac). The vineyard soils are clayey limstone, sand and gravel.
This wine was imported by Vinovativa AB.
Colour : Dark red/blue hues
Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, coffee, cedar
Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, minerals, glycerine texture, tobacco, coffee, cedar
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 219 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 75170
Mark : B-
Website : Ets Thunevin
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Tuesday, 24 December 2013
TN : Campo Alegre Toro 2011, Bodega Burdigala , The Rolland Collection, Toro, Spain
This wine is 100% Tinta de Toro.
This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.
Colour : Black, red and blue hues
Aroma : Minerals, blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs, oak
Taste : Blackcurrant, raspberry, blackberry, herbs, oak, rich, mouthcoating, liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 159 SEK (318 SEK for two 750ml bottle case)
Systembolaget Number : 76431
Mark : B+
Website : The Rolland Collection
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TN : Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain 2010, Hedges Family Estate, Red Mountain, Washington State, USA
This wine is a blend of 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Syrah, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Malbec.
The grapes for this wine came from the following vineyards: Bel' Villa (35%), Hedges (31%), Magdalena (11%), Obelisco (11%), Les Gosses (8%), and Rockwell Brown (4%).
The wine spent 14 months in oak (37% French, 53% American, and 10% Hungarian), 49% neutral and 51% new. The TA is 5.6 grammes per litre and the pH is 3.72.
10, 799 cases were produced. The winemakers were Pete Hedges and Sarah Goedhart.
This wine was imported by Terrific Wines AB.
Colour : Blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrants, oaky, mint, milk chocolate, cedar, herbs
Taste : Cherries, blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs, cherries, drying finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 169 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99275
Mark : C+
Website : Hedges Family Estate
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TN : Domdechant Werner Hochheim Riesling Classic 2012, Domdechant Werner Hochheim am Main, Rheingau, Germany
This wine was imported by Gullberg by Stockwine AB.
Colour : Pale watery lemon
Aroma : Peach, oranges, lemon, honey, mineral
Taste : Off dry, honey, lemon, stone fruits, cleansing acidic finish
Alcohol : 12%
Price : 168 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 79447
Mark : B-
Website : Domdechant Werner Hochheim am Main
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Sunday, 22 December 2013
TN : Château Haut-Bages-Libéral 2007, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
This wine is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, 540 cases of this wine were made.
This wine received 87 points from Wine Spectator (March 31st, 2010).
Colour : Blackcurrant/red
Aroma : Blackcurrants, plums, cedar, spice, tobacco
Taste : Blackcurrant, plum, cedar, tobacco on finish
Alcohol : 13%
Mark : B
Website : Château Haut-Bages-Libéral
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TN : Riesling Kabinett Old Vines 2012, Loosen Bros., Mosel, Germany
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Honey, lemon, pear
Taste : Honey, pear, lemon, minerals
Alcohol : 8%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 5369
Mark : C
Website : Dr. Loosen
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