Monday, 18 February 2013

TN : Ruit Hora Vendemmia 2009, Caccia al Piano 1868, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy



This wine is a blend of Merlot, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine received 89 points from Wine Spectator. This wine

This wine is imported by Stellan Kramer AB .

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Cherries, mint, herbs, milk chocolate, vanilla, oak

Taste : Oak, cherries, tomato leaf on finish, herbs, milk chocolate, mint, plums

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 139 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 2842

Mark : B-

Thursday, 14 February 2013

TN : Croix du Sud Rosé Syrah 2009, VdP d'Oc, Åkesson Vin AB, Languedoc-Roussillon, France



This wine was imported by Kiviks Musteri AB.

Colour : Strawberry/pink

Aroma : Jellied strawberries, redcurrants

Taste : Redcurrants, jellied strawberries, raspberries, bitter

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 128 SEK (2 litre Bag-In-Box)

Systembolaget Number : 6768

Mark : D+

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

TN : Markowitsch Classic Pinot Noir 2010, Gerhard Markowitsch, Niederösterreich, Carnuntum, Austria



This wine is 100% Pinot Noir. The wine spent one year in old 225 litre old French oak. The wine was filtered once before bottling. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Fondberg.

Colour : Red, blueberry

Aroma : Perfumed, violets, spice, strawberry, raspberry, herbs

Taste : Acidic, raspberry, strawberry, spicy, thin

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 99 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Weingut Markowitsch

TN : Spinyback Sauvignon Blanc Rosé 2011, Waimea Estates, Nelson, New Zealand



This wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by JPC Wines AB.

Colour : Bright strawberry pink

Aroma : Gooseberry, redcurrants, blackcurrant leaf, strawberry

Taste : Redcurrant, strawberry, gooseberry, tangy finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 89 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95027

Mark : C

Website : Waimea Estates

Sunday, 10 February 2013

TN : Quinta de Chocapalha Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Das Mimosas, Lisbon, Portugal



Quinta de Chocapalha was established in the 16th century. It is still a family estate consisting of 45 hectares of vineyards located in the Lisbon wine region.

This wine was imported by Handpicked Wines Sweden AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, cedar, milk chocolate, coffee

Taste : Blackcurrant, cedar, plums, spice, astringent

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 139 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 94025

Mark : C

Website : Quinta de Chocapalha

TN : Barda Pinot Noir 2010, Bodega Chacra, Patagonia, Argentina



The grapes for this wine were hand-harvested. The wine spent one year in French oak. Bodega Chacra was founded in 2004 by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta. The winemaker was Hans Vinding-Diers. Bodega Chacra is located in the Rio Negro Valley of northern Patagonia, 620 miles south of Buenos Aires, 1,240 miles north of Tierra del Fuego, and roughly equidistant west to east from the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. The property's situation in the arid central Argentine desert is tempered by the confluence of the Neuquen and Limay Rivers, both of which flow from the Andes and converge in the Rio Negro, which in turn flows into the Atlantic. The Rio Negro Valley itself is a glacial bed 15.5 miles wide stretching 310 miles along the river's banks at an elevation of 750 feet above sea level. The valley is irrigated by a network of channels excavated in the late 1820s by British colonists who observed the abundant snow melt flowing from the Andes and created an oasis in the middle of the desert.

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Red, pink hues

Aroma : Spices, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, herbs

Taste : Spices, raspberry, herbs, strawberry, thin

Alcohol : 12%

Price : 195 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95094

Mark : C-

Website : Bodegas Chacra