TN : Jim Barry The Lodge Hill Dry Riesling 2012, Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia

The grapes for this wine come from the  Lodge Hill vineyard which is one of the highest in the Clare Valley at 480 metres above sea level and was planted in 1979 on ancient slate soils.

 This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

 This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Watery lemon

Aroma : Lime, minerals, pear, peach, lemon

Taste : Lime, minerals, lemon, pineapple, peach, zingy acidity

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 169 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95383

Mark : C+

Website : Jim Barry Wines

TN : Domäne Wachau Riesling Selection 2011, Wachau, Austria

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Mondo Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale lemon, green hues

Aroma : Peach, lemon, melon

Taste : Minerals, peach, lemon, bone dry, herbs, zingy acidic palate cleanser

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 79 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 4318

Mark : C+

Website : Domäne Wachau

TN : Yalumba FDR1A Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2009, Yalumba, Eden Valley, South Australia, Australia

This Cabernet and Shiraz blend was first produced in 1974 and is known as Fine Dry Red 1A or FDR1A. The wine was aged for 13 months in French and Hungarian oak barrels which were hand-made in Yalumba's own cooperage.

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, oak, tobacco, mint, herbs, spice

Taste : Tobacco, blackcurrant, oak, mint, black olives, liqourice on finish

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 295 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99223

Mark : A-

Website : Yalumba

TN : Cono Sur Bicicleta Gewürztraminer 2012, Vina Cono Sur, Bio-Bio Valley, Chile

The vineyard soils consisted of minerals and red clay. The vineyard climate wass cold with temperatures rarely higher than 29 degrees. All of the grapes were hand-picked on March and April 2012. The wine was bottles in July 2012. The residual sugar is 7.2 grammes per litre, pH is 3.22, and the total acidity is 3.61 grammes per litre. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Spendrups Bryggeri AB.

Colour : Pale straw

Aroma : Fruity, white flowers, roses, apricot, pears, spice, honey

Taste : White flowers, roses, spice, apricot, honey, pears, oily texture

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 70 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6680

Mark : C+

Website : Vina Cono Sur

TN : Pear Tree White 2012, Bellingham Wines, Western Cape, South Africa

This wine is a blend of 40% Chardonnay, 30% Viognier, and 30% Chenin Blanc.

This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Fondberg.

Colour : Pale lemon

Aroma : Green apples, pears, oranges, vanilla

Taste : Green apples, pears, vanilla, oak

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 79 SEK

Mark : C+

Website : Bellingham Wines

TN : Rose et Or 2012, Château Minuty, Côtes de Provence, France

The grapes are grown on vineyards consisting of Mica schist soil with a south-westerly aspect.  The soil is mechanically worked (using plow) without using herbicides. The vines are trellised in double "guyot" with two arms titled to 30 degrees with two inclined eyes on every arm. Trellising is in two dimensions to a height of 1.70 metres. Manual disbudding helps to quantify the harvest by avoiding any green grape harvest. During phytosanitary treatments, no systemic products are used.

This wine was imported by Ward Wines AB.

Colour : Very pale copper, salmon

Aroma : Herbs, redcurrants, oranges

Taste : Bone dry, oranges, redcurrants, herbs, strawberry

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 189 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Château Minuty