TN : Taittinger Brut Réserve, Champagne, France

This wine is a blend of Pinot noir 42%, chardonnay 38% och pinot meunier 20%.

This wine was imported by Fondberg.

Colour : Pale yellow, lots of fine mousse

Aroma : Bread and butter, apples, lemons

Taste : Rich tea biscuits, apples, oranges

Alcohol : 12%

Price : 359 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 7422

Mark : C

Website : Taittinger

TN : Goulée by Cos d'Estournel 2010, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

This wine is from Michel Reybier, the proprietor of Cos d’Estournel. The vineyard is planted with 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot.

This wine was imported by Granqvist Agentur.

Colour : Blackcurrant

Aroma : Cedar, blueberry, herbs, blackcurrant, milk chocolate, oak

Taste : Cedar, blueberry, herbs, blackberry, cocoa powder finish

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 252 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 90711

Mark : B

Website : Cos d'Estournel

TN : The Mentors Orchestra 2009, KWV, Western Cape, South Africa

This wine is a blend of 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, 12% Petit Verdot, and 12% Malbec. The vineyards were located in Stellenbosch, Paarl and Overberg. The wine matured for16 months in new French oak barrels. 13 400 bottles were bottled under screwcap in November 2010.

The pH of this wine is 3.49, the residual sugar is 2.02 grammes per litre,  the total acidity is 5.8 grammes per litre, balling at harvest, April 2009, was between 24-26, and the yield was 5 to 8 tons per hectare.

The wine has won following awards:

• 2012 Veritas Wine Awards - Silver Medal
• Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 - Bronze
• Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2011 - Riedel Trophy for Best Bordeaux-style Blend
• International Wine Challenge 2011 - Silver Medal
• Michelangelo CCL International Wine Awards 2010: Silver Medal

This bottle was part of a five bottle box entitled The Mentors.

This wine was imported by Arvid Nordquist Vin och Sprithandel. 

Colour : Dark purple

Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, spice, blueberry, pepper, tobacco

Taste : Spice, cedar, blackcurrant, blueberry, spice, plums, tobacco, liqourice, mint

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 999 SEK (The Mentors Gift Box, 5 bottles)

Systembolaget Number : 72266

Mark : B

Website : KWV

TN : Chateau Moulin de Duhart 2008, Les Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

The origin of the name "Moulin de Duhart" comes from the former presence of a windmill on the Carruades, next to the Duhart-Milon vineyard. The Rothschild family acquired Château Duhart-Milon, a "Quatrièmes Cru" in the 1855 classification, from the Castejas of Pauillac in 1962. The property was named after the Sieur of Duhart, gun-runner to Louis XIV, who originally owned the property, and from the name of the little hamlet of Milon which separates the Duhart-Milon vineyard from that of Château Lafite. Moulin de Duhart, Château Duhart-Milon’s second wine, is selected from vats of the "Grand Vin". The vineyard covers 50 hectares and is planted with the classical cépages of Médoc: Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Cabernet Franc (20%), Merlot (20%) and a small amount of "Petit Verdot".

The growing season came after a severe winter and spring frosts. Flowering  was not very productive, constant humidity favoured disease and the summer was moderately warm. Fortunately, September was fine and so it was possible to wait for the grapes to fully ripen, with late harvests. The harvests took place from the 1st to the 8th of October 2008 for the Merlot and from the 8th to the 15th of October 2008 for the Cabernet Sauvignon. Pumping-over and the maceration time were adapted according to each vat, the origin of the plot and the level of maturity of the tannins. Alcoholic fermentation took place in cement and stainless steel vats with temperature control. Maceration lasted 15-20 days, and malolactic fermentation was carried out in cement and stainless steel vats. The wine was then aged for ten months in barrel and ten months in stainless steel vats. This wine is a blend of 43% Cabernet Sauvignon and 57% Merlot. The harvest yield was 47 hectolitres per hectare. 156,000 bottles were produced. The total acidity is 3.25 grammes per litre.


Colour : Dark red

Aroma : Cedar, toasty oak, raspberry, blackcurrant, plums, fruity, milk chocolate

Taste : Cedar, raspberry, blackcurrant, plums, milk chocolate

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 295 SEK (The Wine Company)

Mark : C

Website : Moulin de Duhart
Website : The Wine Company

TN : Pheasant's Run Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Graham Beck, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa

All of the grapes for this wine were handpicked in the early morning, 8th February 2012, packed with dry ice and then transported to the Franschhoek Cellar to be crushed. The grapes were crushed with 18 hours skin contact. Settling took place over a two day period and fermentation at 10-14 degrees for 29 days. The wine underwent lees contact for five months with the lees been stirred up once a week prior to bottling. The residual sugar is 2.4 grammes per litre, the pH is 3.36, and the total acidity is 6.67 grammes per litre. The winemaker was Erika Obermeyer. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale straw

Aroma : Passion fruit, pineapple, gooseberry, aparagus

Taste : Passion fruit, lime, gooseberry, nettles, broad beans

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 159 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 94034

Mark : C

Website : Graham Beck Wines

TN : The Mentors Chardonnay 2010, KWV, W.O. Elgin, South Africa

The pH of this wine is 3.12, residual sugar is 2.24 grammes per litre, total acidity is 6.39 grammes per litre, and the balling at harvest was 23.6 °. The yield at harvest, in March 2010, was seven tons per hectare. 6200 bottles of this wine were produced and bottled under screwcap.

The wine is a blend of 2 vineyards from the Elgin region and both components were fermented in barrel. One component was fermented with an indigenous yeast strain to enhance the texture and mouth feel of the wine and the other was inoculated with commercial yeast to ensure maximum cultivar derived fruit flavours and freshness. Only 30% of the wine was allowed to undergo partial malolactic fermentation to add complexity in the final blend. Post fermentation, the wine was left on extended lees contact for 80 days and stirred regularly during this period. Thereafter the wine was racked and placed back into barrel for maturation until November 2010.

This wine has won several awards :

• Silver - Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2012
• Commended - Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 - Chardonnay 2010
  Gold Medal - Concours Mondial 2011 - Chardonnay 2011

 

This bottle was part of a five bottle box entitled The Mentors.

This wine was imported by Arvid Nordquist Vin och Sprithandel.

Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Lemon, flowers, butterscotch, lime, oak

Taste : Lemon. lime, oranges, minerals, oak, nuts

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 999 SEK (The Mentors Gift Box, 5 bottles)

Systembolaget Number : 72266

Mark : C

Website : KWV