TN : Catena Alta Historic Rows Chardonnay 2011, Bodega Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina

80% of the grapes used for this wine came from Adrianna vineyard and 20% from the Domingo vineyard.

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Yellow, green hues

Aroma : Oak, herbs, pineapple, sweetcorn, butter, green apples

Taste : Pineapple, sweetcorn, oranges, green apples, butter, lemon

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 195 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99109

Mark : B-

Website : Bodega Catena Zapata

TN : Pérez Cruz Pircas de Liguai Single Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Pérez Cruz, Maipo Valley, Chile

This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The winemaker was German Lyon.

This wine was imported by Terrific Wines AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, fruity, mint, oak, herbs, toast

Taste : Blackcurrant, mint, oak, herbs, milk chocolate, grippy tannic finish

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 169 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99203

Mark : B-

Website :  Pérez Cruz

TN : Fox Creek Red Baron Shiraz 2011, Fox Creek Wines, McLaren Vale, Australia

 Nick Wiltshire was the viticulturist and Scott Zma was the winemaker. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

 This wine was imported by Stellan Kramer AB.

Colour : Dark red

Aroma : Plums, coffee, burnt toast, cherries, blackberry, milk chocolate

Taste : Mint, liqourice, white pepper, coffee, coffee, and yet more coffee, blackberry, burnt wood

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 109 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 2194

Mark : D+

Website : Fox Creek Wines

TN : Monteagrelo Malbec 2009, Bressia, Mendoza, Argentina

 80% of this wine was matured in American and French oak for one and half years.

This wine was imported by Terrific Wines AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blueberry, soy sauce, violets, herbs, liqourice

Taste : Blueberry, plums, herbs, violets, liqourice on warm finish

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 149 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95020

Mark : B+

Website : Bressia

TN : Elephant Hill Reserve Syrah 2009, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

The Syrah content of this wine is a mix of the classic Mass Selection clone and Chave, one of the newer clones to be grown in Hawke’s Bay. This wine is 99% Syrah and 1% Viognier. The hand-picked bunches were fully de-stemmed without crushing, and fermented in traditional open-top wooden cuves. After pressing, the wine was put to 100% new burgundian oak barriques and allowed to mature for 16 months before bottling. The TA is 6.1 grammes per litre, pH is 3.59, residual sugar is 0 grammes per litre, and dry extract is 32.

This wine was imported by Herdenstam Vinhandel.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Herbs, blueberry, plums, black pepper

Taste : Herbs, blueberry, raspberry, plums, oak, black pepper on finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 199 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 94020

Mark : C+

Website : Elephant Hill

TN : Paul Sauer 2009, Kanonkop Estate Wine, Simonsberg, Stellenbosch, South Africa

This wine is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, and 12% Cabernet Franc. The vineyard soils were decomposed granite, Hutton and Clovelly. The average age of the vines was 21 years. The vines wer trellised to a 5 wire hedge. The yield was 4.5 tons per hectare. The wine spent five days on skins in open fermenters at 28 degrees; the cap was punched down manually every two hours. The wine spent 26 months in French Nevers medium toasted oak.

This wine was imported by AB Nigab.

Color : Dark blackcurrant/red

Aroma : Herbs, blackcurrant, plums, milk chocolate

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, cedar, talcum powder tannins on finish

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 279 SEK

Systembolaget Number :  99309

Mark : C+

Website : Kanonkop Wine Estate