TN : Serrata Belguardo 2011, Marchesi Mazzei, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy

This wine is a blend of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Alicante Nero. The Total acidity is 5,80‰. The vineyards are located between 70 and 130 metres above sea level with a South-West exposure. The soil is mainly Sandstone and Limestone. The age of the vineyards is 13 years. The vines are spur cordon trained. The number of vines per hectare is 6,600. All of the grapes were hand picked with the Sangiovese harvested from September 3rd and the Alicante Nero from August 29th 2011. The fermentation temperature was between 28 and 30 degrees. The period of maceration was 14 t o16 days. The wine was aged for twelve months in small French and American 225 litre oak barrels of which 30% were new. The wine was bottled in September 2012 and available on the market in November 2012. 86,000 bottles were produced.

This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.

Colour : Red, blue hues

Aroma : Raspberry, cherry, milk chocolate, oak

Taste : Oak, spice, cherry, tobacco, raspberry, liqourice, warm finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 99 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 22955

Mark : C

Website : Marchesi Mazzei

TN : Schloss Gobelsburg Steinsetz Grüner Veltliner Kamptal Reserve 2011, Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg, Kamptal, Austria

Schloss Gobelsburg has been maming wine since 1171. The winemaker was Michael Moosbrugger. This wine received 91 points from Wine Spectator and 89-91 from Austrian wine magazine Falstaff.

This wine was imported by Prime Wine Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale lemon

Aroma : Peach, white pepper, lemon, mineral

Taste : White pepper, lemon, lime, minerals, peach, acidic finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 149 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95314

Mark : C

Website : Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg

TN : Antu Ninquén Syrah 2011, MontGras, Colchagua Valley, Chile

 

 

Ninquén (nin-ken), meaning ‘Plateau on a Mountain’, is the name of the unique Estate from where this wine comes from. Antu which in the Mapuche or “People from Earth” language means “Sun” is a range of wines inspired from this ancestral tribe, renowned for its perseverance. Thus Antu Ninquén means “Sun of the Mountain”.

 

 

This wine received 92 points in the 2013 Descorchados Wine Guide. All of the grapes wer eharvested on the 22nd April 2011. The must underwent a four day cold maceration. Fermentation took approximately three weeks with pumpover three times a day. All in all there was 30 days of total skin contact. The fermentation temperature was kept between 29 and 32 degrees a day. The wine spent one year and two months in French oak of which 30% was new and the rest was second fill. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered. The residual sugar is 1.7 grammes per litre. The total acidity (tartaric acid) is 5.28 grammes per litre. The pH is 3.5. A total of 7,200 cases were produced.

This wine was imported by Vinovum AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Burnt toast, blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs

Taste : Blackberry, blueberry, burnt toast, herbs, violets

Alcohol : 14.5%

Systembolaget Number : 95378

Price : 149 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Ninquén Mountain Vineyard

TN : Fox Creek Short Row Shiraz 2010, Fox Creek Wines, McLaren Vale, Australia

The winemaker was Scott Zrna. The viticulturist was Nick Wiltshire. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. The fruit was fermented on skins for seven to tendays in open fermenters prior to pressing, with 90% of the wine undergoing barrel fermentation. Maturation was in varying proportions of new and one year old French and American oak barrels for 18 months.

This wine was imported by Stellan Kramer AB.

Colour : Deep blackberry/red

Aroma : Blackberry, blackcurrant, mint, milk chocolate, white pepper

Taste : Oak, fruity, blackberry, blackcurrant, milk chocolate, toast, mint, white pepper

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 175 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6145

Mark : B-

Website : Fox Creek Wines

TN : Foppiano Vineyards Estate Bottled Petite Sirah 2010, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA

All of the grapes were hand harvested on the 30th September 2010. The wine spent one year and eight months in French oak (25% of which was new).

This wine was imported by Domaine Wines AB.

Colour : Deep purple

Aroma : Mint, blackberry, blackcurrant, plums, rum

Taste : Blackberry, acidic lift, blackcurrant, plums, warm mint and milk chocolate finish

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 139 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6277

Mark : C+

Website : Foppiano Vineyards

TN : Michel Torino Cuma Torrontes 2010, Bodega El Esteco, Cafayate Valley, Argentina

 "Cuma" means clean and pure in Aymara language. Aymara people inhabited in the North of Argentina before Inca's time. They are now spread in the Altiplano region of South America.

Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Lemon, peach, almonds

Taste : Lemon, zingy acidity, bitter finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 6.50 Euro (Tallink Silja Duty Free)

Mark : C

Website : Bodega El Esteco

TN : Domaine Jean Bousquet Viognier 2012, Tupungato, Argentina

This wine is a blend of 85% Viognier and 15% Chardonnay. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Vinia Sweden AB.

Colour : Pale yellow

Aroma : Peach, pear, green apples

Taste : Peach, apricot, grapefuit and bitter notes on finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 82 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Domaine Bousquet

TN : The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Yalumba, Coonawarra, Australia

All of the grapes for this wine were harvested between March 15th and 26th 2008. The vineyard soil was terra rossa over limestone. The final blend was assembled in November 2008 and was given a total of twenty two months in oak before bottling in March 2010. This wine was released in October 2011. The total acidity is 6.4 grammes per litre and the pH is 3.63. Peter Gambetta was the winemaker.

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Deep purple/black

Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, mint, milk chocolate, oak

Taste : Blackcurrant, mint, oak, plums, acidic lift to finish with coffee

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 295 SEK

Systembolaget Number :  95283

Mark : B

Website : Yalumba

TN : Stoneleigh Pinot Noir Rosé 2012, Stoneleigh Vineyards, Marlborough, New Zealand

All of the grapes for this wine were machine harvested on the fourth of April 2012. The winemaker was Jamie Marfell. The pH is 3.52, the titratable acidity is 6.3 grammes per litre and the residual sugar is 5.0 grammes per litre. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Pernod Ricard Sweden AB.

Colour : Bright strawberry/raspberry

Aroma : Jellied raspberries and strawberries, herbs

Taste : Raspberry, strawberry, redcurrants, herbs, spritzy finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 99 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Stoneleigh Vineyards