This wine was 100% Cabernet Franc and bottled under screwcap.
Colour : Dark red/pink hues
Aroma : Cherry, herbs, red fruits
Taste : Red fruits, blueberry, herbs, green, thin
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 79 SEK
Mark : C-
Website : Cave de Saumur
Monday, 28 February 2011
TN : Saumur Reserve des Vignerons 2009, Cave de Saumur, Loire Valley, France
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TN : Tandarra Cuvee Prestige Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia, Australia
I didn't get much complexity out of this wine at 11,000 metres up in a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong. I tasted it again on the return journey with the same result.
This wine was in a 187 ml screwcapped PET bottle. It was produced by SkyCellar Ltd of Finland and bottled in Estonia.
Taste : Lemon, cream, butter, oak
Price : Free
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011
TN : Echeverria Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Vina Echeverria, Central Valley, Chile
This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Carmenere.
This wine was awarded 91 points by The Wine Enthusiast Magazine in May 2010.
This wine is imported by HJO Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, oak, herbs
Taste : Lively upfront blackcurrants, vanilla, oak, coffee, toast
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 199 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Vina Echeverria
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011
TN : Sophenia Synthesis The Blend 2007, Finca Sophenia, Tupungato, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is a blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. 12,900 bottles were produced. The consultant winemaker was Michel Rolland. The winemaker was Matias Michelini. The vineyards lay in the foothills of the Andes at an elevation of 6,000 feet. All of the grapes were hand-harvested in the end of April 2007. The wine has spent 14 months in French barriques.
This wine received 89 points from The Wine Advocate and 91 points from Wine Spectator.
This wine was imported by PrimeWine Sweden AB and 120 bottles were imported into Sweden. The wine went on sale on the 1st March 2010.
Colour : Dense, blackberry
Aroma : Blackberry, violets, oak, toast
Taste : Blackberry, blackcurrant, violets, minerals, lashings of toasty oak on finish, smooth tannins
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 249 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Finca Sophenia
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Tuesday, 8 February 2011
TN : Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Columbia Valley, USA
This wine is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. The winemaker was Mike Januik.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Oak, blackcurrant, milk chocolate, milk, red fruits
Taste : Blackcurrant, red fruits, milk chocolate, coffee, grippy tannic finish
Alcohol : 14.4%
Price : 299 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Novelty Hill Winery
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TN : Annie Camarda Syrah 2007, Andrew WIll Cellars, Washington State, USA
The grapes for this wine come from Champoux and Ciel du Cheval. The titratable acidity is 0.67 grammes per 100 ml and the pH is 3.7. The wine spent 12 months is 100% new French Gamba oak barrels. The wine was bottles in September 2008 and was released in February 2010. 316 cases were produced.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Very fruity, blackberry, plums, spice, black pepper, tobacco, burnt toast, meaty
Taste : Plums, blackberry, tobacco, toast, dark chocolate, meaty notes, spice and black pepper on finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 299 SEK
Mark : B+
Website : Andrew Will Cellars
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TN : Chateau de Fieuzal 2007, Grand Cru Classe de Graves, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Colour : Red, purple hues
Aroma : Toasty oak, bramble jelly
Taste : Upfront very fruity, blackcurrant, plums, bramble fruit, cedar and toasty oak on finish. This is overoaked but has nice fruit.
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 256 SEK
Mark : B-
Website : Chateau de Fieuzal
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Tuesday, 1 February 2011
TN : Quimera 2007, Vino Tinto, Achaval Ferrer, Mendoza, Argentina
"Quimera" is pronounced "key mare ah". 5,280 twelve bottle cases were produced. The wine is a blend of 38% Malbec from Medrano and from Lujan, 24% Merlot from Tupungato, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon from Medrano and Tupungato, and 14% Cabernet Franc from Tupungato. The average yield per plant was less than 800 grammes which is equivalent to 18 hectolitres per hectare. The grapes were harvested between 27th Ferubary to the 12th March 2007.
Primary fermentation was peformed in smal tanks. The wine was then blended and underwent malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels, 40% of which were new and 60% were one year old. The wine was then aged in barrel for twelve months. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered on August 5th 2008.
The pH is 3.7, TA is 6.25, and total SO2 is 60 milligrammes per litre.
The wine was imported by Divine AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrant, oak, plums, blackberry, vanilla
Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, vanilla, smooth tannins, savoury notes, long finish with minerals and tobacco
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 299 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Bodega Achaval Ferrer
Website : Divine AB
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 20:17 1 comments
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Beringer Sonoma Chardonnay 2009, California, USA
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Oak, toast with hot melted butter, oranges, pineapple
Taste : Over oaked, pineapple, vanilla, buttered toast, creamy texture
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 149 SEK (1.5 litre Bag-In-Box)
Mark : C
Website : Beringer Vineyards
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TN : Chateau La Serre 2004, Saint-Emilionn Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France
Colour : Dark plum
Aroma : Oak, cedar, tobacco, blackcurrant
Taste : Cedar, oak, tobacco, blackcurrant, coffee, drying tannic finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 299 SEK
Mark : C
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 20:03 1 comments
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Monday, 31 January 2011
TN : Kuenstler Riesling Kabinett 2008, Weingut Franz Kuenstler, Rheingau, Germany
This wine was imported by AB Nigab. The wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Pale lemon
Aroma : Honey, pear, lemon, oranges
Taste : Honey, pear, pineapple, lemon
Alcohol : 7%
Price : 99 SEK
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut Kuenstler
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TN : Riesling Spaetlese 2009, Hessische Staatsweingueter Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau, Germany
This wine was sealed with a screwcap and was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur AB.
Colour : Watery yellow
Aroma : Pear, honey, white grapes
Taste : Sweet, white grapes, lemon, lime, honey, pears
Alcohol : 8.5%
Price : 109 SEK
Mark : C+
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 20:44 0 comments
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011
TN : Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Saint Clair Family Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand
Saint Clair Family Estate is owned by Neal and Judy Ibbotson, viticulture pioneers in Marlborough since 1978. Grapes were originally supplied to local wine companies; however a desire to extend the quality achieved in the vineyard through to the finished wine led to the establishment of Saint Clair Family Estate in 1994.
The Saint Clair name originates from the vineyard property, first settled by the Sinclair family. Pioneer James Sinclair built one of the first homes in Blenheim and was closely associated with the early development of the town. Over time the name of the property reverted to the original Saint Clair.
The grapes were sourced from two vineyards, one in Dillon’s Point and the other on Thomsons Ford Road. The fruit was pressed off as quickly as possible to minimise skin contact and juice deterioration following harvesting. After settling the juice was fermented using selected yeast in 100 per cent stainless steel at cool temperatures to retain fruit flavour and freshness. The winemaker was Matt Thomson.
A lab analysis showed that the Titratable Acidity was 7.6 grammes per litre, the Residual Sugar was 2.9 grammes per litre, and the pH was 3.41.The wine was seald with a screwcap.
Colour : Pale straw
Aroma : Passion fruit, gooseberry, citrus fruits, nettles
Taste : Blackcurrant, leafy, nettles, gooseberry, intense, long limey nettley finish, passion fruit
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 149 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Saint Clair Family Estate
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Tuesday, 25 January 2011
TN : Purple Angel 2007, Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile
This wine is a blend of 92% Carmenere and 8% Petit Verdot. The Carmenere is from Marchique and the Petit Verdot comes from Apalta. The vineyard yield was 3.7 tons per hectare. This wine spent 18 months in French oak barrels and was bottled unfiltered. The pH is 3.61, total acidity is 3.76 grammes per litre, volatile acidity is 0.65 grammes per litre, residual sugar is 2.65 grammes per litre, and free SO2 is 0.026 grammes per litre.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Blackcurrant, green pepper, oak
Taste : Vanilla, toast, liqourice, lashings of polished oak, tobacco, green pepper, spice
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 399 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Montes
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TN : Querciabella Chianti Classico 2008, DOCG, Agricola Querciabella, Tuscany, Italy
This wine is a blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Colour : Dark red/maroon
Aroma : Oak, cherries, liqourice, milk chocolate, red fruits
Taste : Concentrated cherries and red fruits, oak, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, long sour cherry and liqourice finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 199 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Agricola Querciabella
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TN : Chateau Sainte Marguerite Cru Classe Grand Reserve Rose 2009, Cotes de Provence, France
This wine was sealed with a synthetic cork.
Colour : Pale orange/pink/copper
Aroma : Orange, strawberry, herbs
Taste : Dry, oranges, redcurrants, raspberry, minerals and herbs on long finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 159 SEK
Mark : C
Website : Chateau Sainte Marguerite
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Wednesday, 19 January 2011
The Cigar Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Yalumba, Coonawarra, Australia
Yalumba's ‘The Cigar’ is a wine from the Yalumba Coonawarra Estate. Sibling to ‘The Menzies’, this wine is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon harvested from The Menzies Estate vineyards. The wine is named from the unique cigar-shaped strip of rich red terra rossa soil which defines Coonawarra’s wine region.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Vanilla, blackcurrant, mint, liqourice, toast
Taste : Vanilla, blackcurrant, liqourice, mint, toast, very acidic (too much high ?) finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 169 SEK
Mark : B-
Website : Yalumba
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 20:18 0 comments
TN : Punto Nino Pinot Noir Reserva 2010, Laroche, Casablanca Valley, Chile
Viña Punto Alto is located in the Casablanca Valley, between Santiago and Valparaiso, 20 km away from the Pacific.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
Colour : Pale raspberry
Aroma : Strawberry, raspberry, liqourice, spice
Taste : Red berries, herbs, liqourice, spice
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 79 SEK
Mark : C+
Website : Laroche Wines
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TN : Mariflor Pinot Noir 2007, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is 100% Pinot Noir. The vineyard is four hectares and was planted in 2002 at 1,100 metres. The soil is sandy-clayey with pebbles in depth.
The wine was aged for 14 months in French oak barrels and 12,000 bottles were produced.
Colour : Red/maroon
Aroma : Spice, coca cola, red fruits, toast
Taste : Concentrated red fruits, coca cola and spice on finish, smooth mouthfeel
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 199 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Rolland Collection
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 18:42 2 comments
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TN : Marks & Spencer Classic Claret 2008, Bordeaux, France
I had this wine on Boxing day and remember that it tasted like a Bordeaux so it lived up to its name but was a bit thin, oaky and had some blackurrant fruit.
Mark : C-
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