Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Fleur de Nina Beaujolais Nouveau 2017, Les Grand Chais de France, France

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

Alcohol: 12.5%

Price: 75 SEK

Mark: C+

Montsecano Pinot Noir 2016, Bodega Montsecano, Casablanca Valley, Chile

This wine smelt funky and tasted funky.

Alcohol: 14%

Mark: C-

Sunday, 14 January 2018

Vidal Reserve Syrah 2015, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

This wine is sealed with a screwcap.

Alcohol: 13%

Mark: C

Saturday, 13 January 2018

Lakeview Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Niagara Peninsula, Canada

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

Alcohol: 12.5%

Mark: B+

Vidal Reserve Chardonnay 2016, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

Alcohol: 13%

Mark: C

Friday, 12 January 2018

Nearco 2011, Col D'Orcia, Italy

Alcohol: 14.5%

Mark: C+



Sant' Antimo Pinot Grigio Biologico 2014, Col D'Orcia, Italy

Alcohol: 13.5%

Mark: C



Banditella Rosso di Montalcino 2012, Col D'Orcia, Italy

Alcohol: 14.5%

Mark: C




Paranoia, Christian Nett, Pfalz, Germany

This wine is 100% Pinot Noir.

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

Alcohol: 13%

Mark: B




Cabernet - Merlot Reserve Speciale 2016, Organux Wine Specially Selected for Viking Line, Gerard Bertrand, France

This wine is sealed with a screwcap.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Mark: C






Zuccardi Blanc de Blancs Cuvee Especial, Mendoza, Argentina

This wine is 100% Chardonnay.

Alcohol: 11.5%

Mark: C



Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Ronchedone Vino Rosso 2014, Azienda Agricola Ca dei Frati, Lugana, Italy

This wine is a blend of Marzemino, Sangiovese, and Cabernet. The total acidity is 6 grammes per litre, volatile acidity is 0.42 grammes per litre, pH is 3.6, and dry extract is 36 grammes per litre.

Colour: Dark red, purple

Aroma: Minerals, oak, raspberry, plum, herbs

Taste: Mineral on finish, oak, drying finish, plum, cranberry, raspberry

Alcohol: 14.5%

Mark: B

Price: 190 SEK

Systembolaget: Nr 71060

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Torley Wine Museum, July 2014










TN : Dom d'Oustric Cuvee Leo 2012, Bernard Magrez, VdP de la Cite de Carcasonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

This wine was imported by AB Wicked Wine Sweden.

Colour : Red

Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, herbs

Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, metallic, green, oak, spice

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 99 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 73065

Mark : C-

TN : Howell Cabernet Franc 2011, Pyramid Valley Vineyards, Marlborough, New Zealand

This wine was sealed with a screwcap and imported by Agent Clay AB.

Colour : Raspberry red

Aroma : Milk chocolate, blackberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, spicy, herbs

Taste : Spice, tobacco, blackcurrant, tangy finish, black pepper

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 280 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 75912

Mark : B-

TN : Neudorf Chardonnay 2011, Nelson, New Zealand

This wine was sealed with a screwcap and was imported by JPC Wines AB.

Colour : Pale lemon

Aroma : Butter, oak, oranges, pineapple, mango

Taste : Buttered toast, oak, oranges, pineapple, mango, green apples, minerals

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 149 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6464

Mark : B-

Sunday, 29 June 2014

TN : Friedrich Becker Spätburgunder 2008 Qba,Weingut Fredrich Becker, Pflalz, Germany

This wine was imported by Fondberg.

Colour : Red

Aroma : Spicy, strawberry, liquorice, oak

Taste : Spicy, strawberry, liquorice, plums

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 139 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 90359

Mark : C+

Website : Friedrich Becker

TN : Earthquake Cabernet Sauvignon 2011. Michael David Winery, Lodi, California, USA

 
 
This wine was imported by Janake Wine Group AB.
 
 
Colour : Blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, blueberry, jammy, mint, milk chocolate

Taste : Blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, black pepper, mint
 
Alcohol : 15%
 
Price : 219 SEK
 
Systembolaget Number : 90211

Mark : B-
 

TN : Rodney Strong Alexander Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Sonoma County, California, USA


Rick Sayre is the winemaker and Tom Klein is the proprietor. The pH of this wine is 3.69 and Total Acidity is 5.7 grammes per litre. The wine spent 17 months in predominantly French oak barrels.


This wine was imported by Domaine Wines Sweden AB.


Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Herbs, blackberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, tobacco, oak

Taste : Blackcurrant, cedar, herbs, blackberry, plums, oak

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 175 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99432

Mark : B-

Website : Rodney Strong Vineyards

TN : Chateau Berliquet 2008,Grand Cru Classe Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France


This wine is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

Château Berliquet can trace its history back to 1749 when it was owned by priest Paul-Romain de Sèze whose brother was lawyer to King Louis XVI. The then prestigious estate passed from the de Sèze family to Dominique Pères, and a century later to Count Louis de Carles. Today's owner, Vicomte Patrick de Lesquen, has focuses on increasing the wine's quality, which until the late 1970s was made by a local co-operative. 
 
 
Colour : Dark red, blue and brown hues

Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, cedar, blueberry, liquorice

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, cedar, liquorice, blackberry

Alcohol : 13.5%

Mark : B-

Website : Chateau Berliquet