TN : Ocio Pinot Noir 2011, Cono Sur, Casablanca Valley, Chile

The grapes for this wine come from the El Triangulo Estate (85%) and Campo Lindo (15%). The vineyard spoils are sandy with a bit of clay. The climate was gentle with cool nights and foggy mornings. The grapes were hand picked between March 18th and April 10th 2011. The wine was aged for 14 months in barrels and 1 month in stainless steel tanks. The wine has 2 grammes per litre of residual sugar, pH of 3.54, and 6.63 grammes per litre total acidity.

This wine was imported by Spendrups Bryggeri AB.

Colour : Raspberry/red

Aroma : Oak, cherries, herbs, spice, strawberry

Taste : Spice, cherries, strawberry, liqourice

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 377 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95101

Mark : C+

Website : Cono Sur

TN : Masi Corbec 2010, Tupungato, Argentina

This wine is a blend of Corvina and Malbec.

This wine was imported by Philipson Soderberg AB.

Colour : Dark red/black, blue hues

Aroma : Blackberry, oak, herbs, bkueberry, milk chocolate

Taste : Herbs, oak, blueberry, blackberry, milk chocolate

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 212 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 76347

Mark : C+

Website : Masi

TN : Vilafonté Series C 2010, Paarl, South Africa

This wine is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot, and 5% Malbec. The wine was matured for 22 months in 90% new French oak barrels and 12 months in bottle before release on 1st March 2013. Forty French oak barrels were produced.

This wine was imported by Amka Vinimport AB.

Colour : Dark red/blackberry

Aroma : Blackcurrant, herbs, milk chocolate, liqourice, oak, raspberry

Taste :  Tar, blackcurrant, graphite, long liqourice finish, thick mouth-coating texture (give another two years to see if the oak flavours meld)

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 375 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 91188

Mark : A-

Website : Vilafonté

TN : Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner Steinsetz 2012, Kamtpal Reserve, Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg, Austria

The winemaker was Micheal Moosbrugger.

This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale lemon, green hues

Aroma : Pear, mandarin oranges, peach, white pepper

Taste : Pear, peach, mandarin oranges, white pepper on finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 151 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 96011

Mark : B

Website : Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg

TN : Vilafonté Series M 2009, Paarl, South Africa

This wine is 46% Malbec, 32% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1% Cabernet Franc. The wine matured for 16 months in French oak barrels and 12 months in barrel before release in 2012. 31 barrels were produced.

This wine was imported by Amka Vinimport AB.

Colour : Dark red/blue

Aroma : Oak, plums, blackcurrant, blackberry, spice

Taste : Oak, plums, blackcurrant, violets, spice, blackberry

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 287 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 79476

Mark : B

Website :  Vilafonté

TN : Codice V 2012 Vermentino di Toscana, Marchesi Mazzei, Tuscany, Italy

This wine is 100% Vermentino. The total acidity is 6.10 grammes per litre. The vineyards for this wine are located at 90 metres above sea level and have a South South-Western exposure. The vineyard soils are mostly sandstone and limestone. All of the grapes were handpicked from September 6th 2012 onwards. 6,000 bottles were produced; bottled in February 2013.

This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale lemon

Aroma : Pear, oak, herbs, peach

Taste : Pear, peach, lemon, herbs, oak

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 141 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95338

Mark : C

Website : Marchesi Mazzei

TN : Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA

The grapes for this wine were harvested between Octoner 1st and November 4th 2010. The wine is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon,7% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. The wine was barrel aged for 14 months in French and Eastern European oak (12% new). The wine was bottled in April 2012 and released in January 2013. 21,963 cases were produced.

This wine received 92 points from The Wine Advocate and 88 points from International Wine Cellar.

This wine was imported by Terrific Wines AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, coffee, mint, spice, herbs, blackberry

Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, oak, spice, coffee, mint, herbs

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 301 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 71926

Mark : B-

Website : Chateau Montelena Winery

TN : Anselmann Riesling Kabinett 2012, Weingut Anselmann, Pfalz, Germany

 

This wine was imported by Providential Wines & Spirits AB.

Colour : Pale yellow, green hues

Aroma : Oranges, lime, lemon, peach, honey

Taste : Off dry, honey, lemon, lime, peach, oranges, zingy acidic finish

Alcohol : 11.5 %

Price : 119 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 73424

Mark : B+

Website : Weingut Anselmann

TN : Château L'Hospitalet La Réserve Rouge 2011, Gérard Bertrand, Coteaux du Languedoc, La Clape, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

This wine is a blend of Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Grenache.

This wine was imported by Ward Wines AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackberry, blackcurrant, herbs, white pepper

Taste : Herbs, blackberry, blackcurrant, coffee, white pepper

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 161 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 73142

Mark : B-

Website :  Gérard Bertrand

TN : Anselmann Weissburgunder Trocken 2012, Weingut Anselmann, Pfalz, Germany

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Providential Wines & Spirits AB.

Colour : Pale lemon, green hues

Aroma : Lemon, pineaaple, lime, peach

Taste : Lemon, lime, pineapple, creamy texture

Alcohol : 13.5 %

Price : 109 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 73467

Mark : B

Website : Weingut Anselmann

TN : Follas Novas Albariño 2012, Cooperativa Vitivinícola Arousana, Rías Baixas, Spain

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Tryffelsvinet AB.

Colour : Pale yellow, green hues

Aroma : Pineapple, pear, oranges, peach, lemon, herbs

Taste : Pineapple, pear, herbs, lemon, lime, peach

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 119 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 2933

Mark : B-

TN : Black Print 2011, Markus Schneider, Pflaz, Germany

This wine is a blend of St. Laurent, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Dorsa. 

This wine was imported by Bornicon & Salming.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blueberry, blackberry, cherry, spice, herbs

Taste : Blackberry, blueberry, spice, herbs, oak

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 161 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 72220

Website : Markus Schneider

TN : Heartland Dolcetto & Lagrein 2012, Heartland Wines, Langhorne Creek, Australia

This wine is a blend of 51% Dolcetto and 49% Lagrein. The Dolcetto was cool fermented on skins for seven days before being crushed and matured in stainless steel in order to preserve the fresh, floral notes of the variety. The Lagrein was matured new French oak barrels after fermentation to create a rounder, softer texture. The total acidity is 6.01 grammes per litre, pH is 3.54, and residual sugar is 2.3 grammes per litre. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Blackberry, cherry, herbs, milk chocolate

Taste : Blackberry, cherry, herbs, milk chocolate

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 101 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6807

Website : Heartland Wines

TN ; Ursprung 2011, Markus Schneider, Pfalz, Germany

The grapes for this wine originate from different sites of the Pfalz valley and the Haardt . Gravel sands and brash are the dominating soils for these barren and very dry soils. The wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Portugieser, and Cabernet Mitos.

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Bornicon & Salming.

Colour : Dark blue, red hues

Aroma : Blueberry, raspberry, spice, oak

Taste : Blueberry, very oaky, raspberry, spice

Alcohol : 13.5%

Systembolaget Number : 72147

Price : 121 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Markus Schneider

TN : Vida Orgánica Torrontés 2013, Familia Zuccardi, Mendoza, Argentina

This wine was sealed witrh a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Philipson Söderberg AB.

  
Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Mandarin oranges, pears, roses, almonds

Taste : Oranges, almonds, roses, pears

Alcohol : 13 %

Price : 71 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6587

Mark : C+

Website : Familia Zuccardi

TN : Loimer Terrassen Pinot Noir 2011,Weingut Loimer, Niederösterreich, Austria

 

The grapes were harvested through careful hand-selection in September. Fermentation took place in open tanks and wooden vats. This was followed by pressing approximately 21 days later. Then, after spending 10 months on lees in 300 and 500 litre barrels, the wine was transferred into large wooden barrels (1250 liter), where it remained until bottling in April 2013. This wine was sealed with a glass stopper. The residual sugar is 1.0 grammes per litre and acidity is 5.0 grammes per litre.

30% of the grapes came from Kittmannsberg from 11 year old vines planted in humus-loess soils. The vineyard is east-facing and is 250 metres above sea level. 70% of the grapes came from Hasel from young and 20 year old vines planted in loess sils with medium-textured clay. The vineyard is east-facing.

This wine was imported by Gullberg by Stockwine AB.

Colour : Dark red

Aroma : Spice, red berries, milk chocolate, oak

Taste : Red berries, oak, very spicy

Alcohol : 13 %

Price : 141 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 2875

Mark : C-

Website : Weingut Loimer

TN : Château la Commanderie 2009, Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon.

This wine was imported by Vinunc AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue/black hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco, plums

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs, cedar

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 191 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 3112

Mark : C+

TN : Chateau La Tour Carnet 2007, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 71% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. The wine spent 16 months in French oak barrels. 16,665 cases of the wine were made. The harvest in 2007 started on September 27th.

This wine received 88 points from Wine Spectator (March 31st 2010).

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, cedar, spice, plums

Taste : Cedar, blackcurrant, plums, spicy finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 283 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 96749

Mark : B

Website : Chateau La Tour Carnet