Wednesday 6 February 2013
TN : Triade, 2009 Barriqueausbau, Rotweingut Maria Kerschbaum, Burgenland, Austria
This wine was imported by Seaside Tastes HB.
Colour : Red
Aroma : Spice, blackcurramt, redcurrants, liqourice
Taste : Spicy, cherries, liqourice, redcurrants, blackcurrant
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 134 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 74732
Mark : C
Website : Rotweingut Maria Kerschbaum
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Monday 4 February 2013
TN : Château Haut-Canteloup 2009, Premières Côtes de Blaye, Bordeaux
This wine is a blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.
This wine is imported by TOMP Beer Wine & Spirits AB.
Colour : Dark red/blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs, tobacco
Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, tobacco, spicy finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 100 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 3994
Mark : C+
Website : Château Haut-Canteloup
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Wednesday 30 January 2013
TN : Brokenwood Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009, Brokenwood, McLaren Vale, Australia
Tony Albert, John Beeston and wine writer James Halliday founded Brokenwood in 1970 in the Hunter Valley. This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The wine was matured in 75% French and 25% American barriques. The total acidity is 6.9 grammes per litre, pH is 3.4, and the residual sugar is nil. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Tryffelsvinet AB.
Colour : Dark purple
Aroma : Milk chocolate, mint, blackcurrant, oak
Taste : Mint, blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco on finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 179 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 92028
Mark : B-
Website : Brokenwood
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TN : Millaman Limited Reserve Carménère 2009, Viña Millaman, Maule, Chile
This wine is a blend of 85% Carmenere and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine spent one year in American and French oak.
This wine was imported by Concealed Wines AB.
Colour : Dark purple
Aroma : Tobacco, blackcurrant, green pepper, milk chocolate, violets
Taste : Tobacco, blackcurrant, green pepper, milk chocolate
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6250
Mark : B-
Website : Viña Millaman
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Tuesday 29 January 2013
TN : Inca Reserva Torrontés 2009, Bodegas y Vinedos la Rosa, Valles Calchaquies, Salta, Argentina
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Multibev AB.
Colour : Pale yellow
Aroma : Pears, roses, pineapple, litchi
Taste : Roses, oily texture, litchi, pineapple, roses
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 87 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6467
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TN : Morandé Reserva Riesling 2011, Viña Morandé, Casablanca Valley, Chile
Viña Morandé was founded in 1996. This wine is a blend of 85% Riesling, 10% Sauvignon Blanc, and 5% Gewurztraminer.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Apricot AB.
Colour : Pale yellow, green hues
Aroma : Apricot, pear, honey, figs
Taste : Pear, honey, stone fruits
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 79 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99008
Mark : C+
Website : Viña Morandé
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Monday 28 January 2013
TN : Falernia Syrah Carmenere Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Viña Falernia, Coquimbo, Chile
The winemaker was Giorgio Flessati. This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Plums, strawberries, white pepper, herbs
Taste : White pepper, strawberry, plums, herbs, liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 199 SEK (3 litre Bag-In-Box)
Systembolaget Number : 6024
Mark : C
Website : Viña Falernia
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TN : Mad House Riesling 2011, Jeanneret Wines, South Australia, Australia
This wine was imported by Multibrev AB.
Colour : Pale lemon
Aroma : Honey, lemon, green apples
Taste : Dry, lemon, honey, pear
Alcohol : 11.5%
Price : 189 SEK (3 litre Bag-In-Box)
Systembolaget Number : 6474
Mark : C
Website : Jeanneret Wines
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Sunday 27 January 2013
TN : Emma Zuccardi Bonarda 2010, Familia Zuccardi, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is 100% Bonarda and the winemaker was Sebastian Zuccardi.
This wine was imported by Philipson Söderberg AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Herbs, plums, blueberry
Taste : Blueberry, plums, blackberry, vanilla, talcum powder herby finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 149 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95101
Mark : B
Website : Familia Zuccardi
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TN : Les Terrasses Rosé 2011, Villa Vallambrosa, Provence, France
This wine is a blend of 45% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, and 10% Mourvedre. This wine was imported by Vinobele AB.
Colour : Pale copper/pink/orange
Aroma : Oranges, jellied strawberry, lemon, herbs
Taste : Dry, orange peel, herbs, jellied strawberries
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98135
Mark : B
Website : Villa Vallambrosa
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Saturday 26 January 2013
TN : Wieninger Pinot Noir Select 2009, Wieninger, Vienna, Austria
The grapes for this wine came almost exclusively from the sites of the Wiener Bisamberg; one vineyard lies on the Nussberg. The Bisamberg soil consists of light, sandy loess over massive limestone, while the Nussberg soil is comprised mainly of weathered shell-limestone; also over massive limestone. The grapes were destemmed and the must was then filled into modern punch down fermentation tanks. The must was immediately cooled so that fermentation did not begin for some days (cold maceration). After five days, spontaneous fermentation with natural yeast began; this lasted, with moderate temperature control, for approximately seven days. Following the fermentation and another short maceration, the must was pressed and filled into Burgundian barriques; 25% of them new. As with the Chardonnay, the lees of the Pinot Noir were stirred in regular intervals, with the wine having extended contact with it. After twelve months, the first racking was made, then after a total of 28 months, the barrique maturation was completed and the wine was then blended into a large barrel. Bottling took place one month later without fining or filtration. The total acidity of this wine is 5.1 grammes per litre and the residuak sugar is 1 gramme per litre.
This wine was sealed with a glass stopper.
This wine was imported by Gullberg by Stockwine AB.
Colour : Red
Aroma : Oak, strawberries, wild strawberries, plums, spice
Taste : Spicy, oaky, strawberries, wild strawberries, plums
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 219 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 73496
Mark : B-
Website : Wieninger
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Sunday 20 January 2013
Lindt Marc de Champagne Chocolates
These cost somewhere between 80 and 100 kronor here in Sweden for about 25 in a box. 7% of each chocolate is composed of marc de champagne. These taste of creamy milk chocolate and a warm alcohol (any fruit in the marc de champagne is canceled out by the yummy chocolate).
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Thursday 17 January 2013
TN : Cameleon Malbec 2011, Jean Bousquet, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is made from organic grapes sourced mainly from vineyards in Tupungato at an altitude of 1200 metres above sea level, one of the highest points in Mendoza. It is 100% Malbec, and has been in contact with American and French oak during the fermentation and then aged for four months in the bottle.This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Vinia Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Spice, blackberry, vanilla, oak, herbs
Taste : Blackberry, blackcurrant, spice, herbs, oak, liqourice finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 39 SEK (375 ml)
Systembolaget Number : 6581
Mark : C
Website : Domaine Bousquet
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TN : Alsace Vindag, 30th January 2012
These are my "very late" tasting notes from the Alsace Wine day tasting that was held on Monday 30th January 2012 at the Operaterrassen in Stockholm, Sweden.
Cave Jean Geiler
- Crement d'Alsace Brut Rose : (C)
- Grad Cru Wineck-Schlossberg Riesling 2008 : (B)
- Grand Cru Florimont Gewurztraminer 2010 : Burnt barley sugar, lemon (C+)
Domaines Schlumberger
- Grand Cru Saering Riesling 2007 : Citrus, minerals, smoky (C)
- Grand Cru Kesssler Gewurztraminer 2005 : Very sweet, lacking acidity (C)
Domaine Albert Mann
- Senteurs des Vignes 2010 : Bland (C)
- Riesling Cuvee Albert 2010 : Lemon, dry (C)
- Pinot Gris Cuvee Albert 2010 : Zingy (B)
- Pinot Noir Grand H 2009 : Strawberries, lean (C)
- Grand Cru Schlossberg Riesling 2010 : Citrus, minerals, long finish (B-)
- Grand Cru Furstentum Pinot Gris 2010 : (C+)
- Grand Cru Steingrubler Gewurztraminer 2009 : (C)
Domaine Gresser
- Pinot Blanc 2010, Saint-Andre : Floral,boring (C)
- Muscat d'Alsace 2010, Brandhof : Floral, minerals, fruity (C+)
- Pinot Noir 2010, Brandhof : Strawberry, thin, bone dry (C)
- Grand Cru Moenchenberg Riesling 2007 : (C)
- Grand Cru Wiebelsberg Riesling 2007 : Lots and lots of minerals (C)
- Grand Cru Kastelberg Riesling 2007 : Lime, minerals (C)
Kientz Rene Fils
- Riesling 2010 : (C)
- Gewurztraminer 2010 : (B)
- Grand Cru Winzerberg Riesling 2008 : Zingy lemon minerals (B)
S.A. Biecher
- Riesling 2009 : (C)
- Riesling Reserve 2008 : Zingy lime, lemon, minerals (C)
- Grand Cru Schoneberg Riesling 2010 : Lemon, lime, fruity, long finish (B)
Charles Wantz
- Muscat 2010, "M" Collection personnelle : (B)
- Pinot Gris "K" 2007 Collection personnelle : Minerals, boring (C)
- Gewurztraminer "O" 2006, Collection personnelle :Barley sugar, lacking acidity (C)
Domaine Michel Fonne
- Crement d'Alsace N.V. Rose : Dry, redcurrants, blackcurrant (B-)
- Pinot Noir 2008 "M" : Dry finish, fruity (C)
- Grand Cru Mambourg Riesling 2008 : (B)
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Book : Vinguide Alsace, Per Warfvinge
This book is in Swedish but this doesn't stop it being an excellent small guide to the Alsace wine region.
The book describes the different grapes cultivated in Alsace, booking an appointment to visit a winery, how to read a wine label, the cru system, viticultural techniques, organic and biodynamics, sparkling wines, cycling through the region, and the history of the region. The last half of the book is dedicated to profiles of wineries in Alsace. All of this is packed into less than 200 pages and well worth it.
The book can be ordered direct from Per's website.
Website : Per Warfvinge
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Sunday 13 January 2013
TN : Purple Angel 2008, Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile
This wine is 92% Carmenere and 8% Petit Verdot. The wine spent 18 months in new French and American oak barrels. This wine received 93points from The Wine Advocate, 91 points from Wine Enthusiast, and 91 points from Wine Spectactor.
This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Milk chocolate, tobacco, spice, blackcurrant, blackberry, coconut
Taste : Blackcurrants, blackberry, green pepper, tobacco, coconut, toast
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 399 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 91142
Mark : B+
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Saturday 12 January 2013
TN : Boom Boom! Syrah 2011, Charles Smith Wines, Columbia Valley, Washington State, USA
This wine is 100% Syrah. This wine was released in June 2012. The total acid: is 63, pH is 3.46, and there is no residual sugar. The grapes for this wine came from three vineyards. The Art den Hoed vineyard stretches for 250 acres over the south slope of the Rattlesnake Mountains in the Yakima AVA at 1300 feet elevation. The Milbrandt vineyard in the Wahluke Slope AVA, planted beginning in 1998 by the Milbrandt Family, is comprised of well-drained, sandy gravelly soils deposited by ancient glacial floods. The Weyns vineyard is located in the Snipes Mountain AVA in the heart of the Yakima Valley with slopes facing in all four cardinal directions and an elevation that ranges from 750 to 1300 feet. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Handpicked Wines Sweden AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Blueberry, raspberry, milk chocolate, white pepper, spice
Taste : Blackberry, plums, spice, white pepper on zingy finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6714
Mark : B-
Website : Charles Smith Wines
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Friday 11 January 2013
TN : Villa Antinori 2009, IGT, Marchesi Antinori, Tuscany, Italy
This wine is a blend of 55% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot och 5% Syrah. The harvested grapes were destemmed and given a soft pressing, and then fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. The fermentation began a day after the crush and lasted between five and seven days; skin contact, instead, continued for eight to twelve days. Fermentation temperatures never went above 28 degrees centigrade for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese grapes in order to favor the extraction of color and soft tannins. In the case of the Syrah and Merlot grapes, temperatures were held to a maximum of 25 degrees centigrade in order to preserve the aromatic character of the varieties. The young wines went through a complete malolactic fermentation in October and November and then went into 60 gallon French, Hungarian, and American oak barrels and aged for a period of twelve months. The wine was given a further eight months of bottle aging before release.
This wine was imported by Sigva AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Oak, cherry, tobacco, plums, herbs, milk chocolate
Taste : Oak, cherries, plums, herbs, tobacco
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 139 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 2300
Mark : B
Website : Marchesi Antinori
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Thursday 10 January 2013
TN : Weisser Burgunder Novemberlese 2011, Weingut Steininger, Niederösterreich , Austria
Weingut Steininger is situated in the wine growing village of Langenlois in the Kamptal Valley. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wijne was imported by Arvid Nordquist Vin och Sprithandel.
Colour : Straw
Aroma : Stone fruits, pear, honey, lemon
Taste : Stone fruits, honey, pear, lemon, bitter finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 95 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 91209
Mark : C
Website : Weingut Steininger
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Wednesday 9 January 2013
TN : Eins Zwei Dry Riesling 2011, Weingut Josef Leitz, Rheingau, Germany
Josef Leitz was the Gault Millau winemaker of the year in 2011. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Johan Lidby Vinhandel AB.
Colour : Pale lemon
Aroma : Lemon, honey, peach
Taste : Lemon, dry, honey, minerals, lime, peach, zingy finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 5822
Mark : C
Website : Weingut Josef Leitz
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Monday 7 January 2013
TN : Val de Flores 2006, Michel Rolland Collection, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
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The Val de Flores vineyard is ten hectares and is planted with Malbec which are more than fifty years old. The vineyard is situated at the foot of the Andean mountains at Vista Flores in South Mendoza. The vineyard soils is alluviums and deep silts.
This wine was aged for 14 months in new French oak barrels and bottled unfined and unfiltered. This wine was imported by Vinovativa AB.
Colour : Deep blackcurrant/blackberry
Aroma : Blackberry, blackcurrant, rapsberries, liqourice
Taste : Savoury, blackcurrant, blackberry, oak, liqourice bomb on finish
Alcohol : 15%
Systembolaget Number : 95022
Price : 399 SEK
Mark : B+
Website : Rolland Collection
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Sunday 6 January 2013
TN : Esprit de Pavie 2008, Vignobles Perse, Bordeaux, France
This wine is 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 15% cabernet Sauvignon. This wine received 90 points out of 100 from Austrian wine magazine Falstaff. This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant/black
Aroma : Oak, earthy, some dark fruits in background
Taste : Very oaky, earthy, plums, redcurrants, rasping harsh drying tanins and alcohol on finish, decanted for an hour but not much fruit. No improvement after two hours in the decanter.
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 71932
Mark : D
Website : Vignoble Perse
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Friday 4 January 2013
TN : Paracombe Pinot Noir 2011, Paracombe Premium Wines, Adelaide Hills, Australia
The fruit for this wine was harvested over three picks from mid March to early April from the Drogemuller family vineyard with several different Pinot Noir clones. Vertical shoot canopy in the vineyard allowed sunshine into the vines and the yield was around two tonnes per acre. Open tank ferment with hand plunging obtained gentle extraction. Some natural yeast ferment along with up to 20% stalk contact added subtle tannin to this wine. The wine was aged for nine months in French Oak barriques. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Johan Lidby Vinhandel AB.
Colour : Stewed strawberries, pale
Aroma : Strawberries, spice, toffee
Taste : Strawberries, raspberries, liqourice, toffee, spice
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 179 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95290
Mark : B-
Website : Paracombe Premium Wines
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Wednesday 2 January 2013
TN : Promis 2010, Ca'Marcanda Angelo Gaja, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
This wine is a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Syrah, and 10% Sangiovese. Ca'Marcanda is located in Castagneto Carducci in Bolgheri, in the Maremma. The estate was bought by Angelo Gaja in 1996 when vines were planted. The vineyard is composes of loam- and clay-rich terre brune, brown soils.
This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Dark red/blackcurrant
Aroma : Oak, vanilla, cherries, milk chocolcate, coffee, herbs
Taste : Oaky, vanilla, cherries, plums, herbs, tobacco, spicy finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 245 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95252
Mark : C+
Website : Gaja
Website : Ca'Marcanda
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Tuesday 1 January 2013
TN : Domaine Ste Michelle Brut Sparkling Wine, Ste Michelle, Washington State, USA
This wine is a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The winemaker was Rick Casqueiro. This wine was imported by VinUnic AB.
Colour : Sparkling, pale lemon
Aroma : Green apples, lemon, rich tea biscuits, oranges
Taste : Green apples, oranges, lemon, rich tea biscuits
Alcohol : 11.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 7887
Mark : B-
Website : Domaine Ste Michelle
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Monday 31 December 2012
TN : Altos Las Hormigas Reserva Malbec 2009, Uco Valley, Argentina
This wine was imported by Arvid Nordquist Vin och Sprithandel.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Blackberry, blackcurrant, violets, plums, herbs, cherries
Taste : Blackberries, plums, black olives, coffee, cherries, herbs
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 199 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 92019
Mark : B
Website : Altos Las Hormigas
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Saturday 29 December 2012
TN : Volcanes Pinot Noir Rosé 2011, Bodega Volcanes de Chile, Maipo, Chile
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Future Wines Sweden AB.
Colour : Copper, orange, pink hues
Aroma : Redcurrants, herbs, strawberry
Taste : Herbs, redcurrants, strawberry, bright fruity, oranges, raspberry
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 79 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 99233
Mark : B
Website : Bodega Volcanes de Chile
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Thursday 27 December 2012
TN : Trapiche Malbec Viña Jorge Miralles Single Vineyard La Consulta 2009, Bodegas Trapiche, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
The La Consulta vineyard is located at 970 metres and is eleven years old.
This wine was imported by Spendrups Bryggeri AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Tobacco, violets, raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plums, mint, coconut
Taste : Raspberry, blackberry, tobacco, coconut, mint, plums
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 239 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95274
Mark : B+
Website : Bodegas Trapiche
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Tuesday 11 December 2012
TN : Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Sonoma County, California, USA
The pH of this wine is 3.75, Titratable Acidity is 5.3 grammes per litre, and the residual sugar is 3.33 grammes per litre.
This wine was imported by Spendrups Vin AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blackcurrants, plums, mint, spice
Taste : Blackcurrants, plums, black cherry, vanilla, spicy and liqourice finish, good glugger
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6533
Website : Louis M. Martini Winery
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Monday 10 December 2012
TN : Ursprung 2011, Markus Schneider, Pfalz, Germany
This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Portugieser, and Cabernet Mitos. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Bornicon & Salming.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blueberry, blackurrant, raspberry, herbs
Taste : Blueberry, raspberry, herbs, drying tannins on finish, lighter than the 2010 vintage
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 119 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Markus Schneider
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Sunday 9 December 2012
TN : Clos de los Siete 2009, by Michel Rolland, Mendoza, Argentina
This wine is a blend of 53% Malbec, 17% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Syrah, and 1% Petit Verdot. All the grapes were harvested by hand. The yield was 34 hectolitres per hectare.
Colour : Dark raspberry red/purple
Aroma : Oak, plums, blackberry, raspberry, mint, white pepper, milk chocolate
Taste : Toast, plums, blackberry, mint, white pepper, savoury finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 159 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 91278
Mark : B
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Saturday 8 December 2012
TN : T.H. Pinot Noir 2011, Viña Undurraga, Leyda Valley, Chile
T.H. stands for "Terroir Hunter". The grapes for this wine came from 2.97 hectares of windy west sloped vineyard 14km from the Pacific ocean. The vineyard soils are sedimentary crack loamy clay over decompsed granite subsoil. The wine was aged for 11 months in French oack barrels of second and third use. The production was limited to 1640 cases.
This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This wine was imported by Stellan Kramer AB
Colour : Red, blue hues
Aroma : Herbs, raspberry, strawberry, milk chocolate, burnt toast
Taste : Green oak, herbs, spicy, herbs, raspberry, strawberry, coffee
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 139 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90464
Mark : C
Website : Terroir Hunter
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Friday 7 December 2012
TN : Montes Folly 2010, Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile
This wine is 100% Syrah from the upper slopes of the Apalta Valley vineyard; La Finca de Apalta, with an inclination exceeding 45 degrees. The grape yield was 3 tons per hectare (or 1.5 tons per acre). The wijne was aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels. This wine was bottled ujnfiltered. 2,600 six bottle cases were produced.
This wine recived 95 points from Wine Spectator, October 17th 2012. The label art is designed by Ralph Steadman. This label is an illustration of an iceberg found in Lake Grey, Torres del Paine, in Chilean Patagonia.
This wine was imported by Hjo Grosshandel AB.
Colour : Dark purple/black
Aroma : Burnt toast, oak, blueberry, raspberry, meats
Taste : Lashings of toasty oak, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, drying tannic finish, needs an hour in a decanter to open up.
Alcohol : 15%
Price : 299 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90476
Mark : B-
Website : Montes
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Thursday 6 December 2012
TN : Capitel Croce 2009, Anselmi, Veneto, Italy
This wine is 100% Garganega. The wine spent eight months in French barriques made with Alliers oak.
This wine is imported by Italwine AB.
Colour : Lemon
Aroma : Pineapple, lemon, nuts
Taste : Pineapple, lemon, nuts, honey
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 97051
Mark : B
Website : Anselmi
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Wednesday 5 December 2012
TN : Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese 2006, Weingut Studert Prüm, Mosel, Germany
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur AB.
Colour : Pale yellow, green hues
Aroma : Honey, pears, orange marmelade, minerals
Taste : Honey, off-dry, stone fruits, lemon, minerals, lime finish
Alcohol : 9.5%
Price : 99 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90042
Mark : B
Website : Weingut Studert Prüm
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Tuesday 4 December 2012
TN : Ernie Els Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Ernie Els Winery, Stellenbosch, South Africa
The winemaker was Louis Strydom. The pH is 3.69 residual sugar is 1.9 grammes per litre, and the total acidity is 6.4 grammes per litre.
This wine was imported by The Wine Agency AB.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant/red
Aroma : Blackcurrant, mint, herbs, plums, milk chocolate, tobacco
Taste : Tight, blackcurrant, plums, milk chocolate, tobacco, herbs, cedar
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 189 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96062
Mark : B-
Website : Ernie Els Wines
Posted by ANDY CHEESE at 17:50 1 comments
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Monday 3 December 2012
TN : Stift Klosterneuburg Sparkling Rosé, Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg, Austria
This wine was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur AB.
Colour : Pale pink/copper
Aroma : Raspberry, rich tea biscuits, oranges
Taste : Rich tea biscuits, herbs, melon, oranges on finish
Alcohol : 11.5%
Price : 85 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96067
Mark : C
Website : Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg
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Sunday 2 December 2012
TN : Unánime Gran Vino Tinto 2010, Bodegas Santa Ana, Uco Valley, Argentina
This wine is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec and 15% Cabernet Franc. The grapes were sorted, destemmed and sorted. Fermentation and skin maceration was in stainless steel tanks for 25 days at a temperature between 23 and 25 degrees. The wine spent 15 months in new French oak. The total acidity is 5.35 grammes per litre.
UNÁNIME, from the Latin word unanimis, refers to a group of people sharing the same opinions or points of view, being in complete harmony or agreement.
This wine was imported by Chris-Wine AB.
Colour : Deep dark purple
Aroma : Liqourice, coffee, blackcurrant, plums, herbs
Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs, tobacco, plack pepper and liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 139 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 90089
Mark : B-
Website : Bodegas Santa Ana
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Saturday 1 December 2012
TN : Kaesler Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Kaesler Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
This bottle was number 11129 of the vintage. Kaesler was founded in 1893. The grapes for this wine were sourced from three blocks planted in 1970, 1985, and 1990. These blocks are located adjacent to the winery. The vineyard soil is red brown loam over clay and then limestone rubble. The wine was matured for 15 months; 20% in new French oak and the remainder in two year old oak.
This wine was imported by Divine AB.
Colour : Deep black/blackcurrant
Aroma : Blackcurrant, oak, mint, coffee, liqourice
Taste : Blackcurrant and blackberry, porty, mint, coffee on finish
Alcohol : 15.5%
Price : 259 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95289
Mark : B-
Website : Kaesler Wines
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Friday 30 November 2012
TN : Waldschütz Grüner Veltliner Aturo Reserve 2011, Weingut Waldschütz, Kamptal DAC, Austria
This wine was sealed with a screwcap.
This wine was imported by Heba Food & Beverages AB.
Colour : Watery yellow
Aroma : Pear, peach, minerals
Taste : Pears, stone fruits, mandarin oranges, minerals on a spicy finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 119 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 95291
Mark : B
Website : Weingut Waldschütz
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Thursday 29 November 2012
TN : Pannobile 2009, Weingut Gernot and Heike Heinrich, Burgenland, Austria
This wine is a blend of 65% Zweigelt and 35% Blaufränkisch.
The vines used to harvest the grapes for this wine are 10 to35 years-old. The vines are situated in vineyard sites on the southern slopes of the Parndorfer Platte; including Salzberg, Gabarinze, Unterberg, Altenberg, Kurzberg, Kaiserberg and Alter Aussatz.
All the grapes were harvested by hand from mid-September to the beginning of October 2009. Following careful selection in the vineyards and again on the winery sorting belt, processing took place according to the gravity principle without pumps. Spontaneous fermentation was in steel tanks and wooden fermentation vats between 28 to 32°C. After stirring via the Pulsair system as well as by hand, there was 3 to 4 weeks of maceration followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine was matured for twenty months in 226 litre and 500 litre oak barrels.The wine was bottled and sealed with glass closures at the end of August 2011.
This wine was imported by Gullberg by Stockwine AB.
Colour : Dark red/cherry
Aroma : Liqourice, spice, cherries, blackberry
Taste : Concentrated plums, blackberries, cherries, spice, liqourice on finish
Alcohol : 13%
Price : 270 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 98138
Mark : B-
Website : Weingut Gernot and Heike Heinrich
Website : Pannobile
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Wednesday 28 November 2012
TN : Vulcano 2008, Weingut Hans Igler, Burgenland, Austria
This wine is a blend of 55% Blaufraenkisch, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Zweigelt, and 105 Merlot.
This wine was imported by A Wendler Försäljnings AB.
Colour : Red
Aroma : Green herbs, oak, dark berries
Taste : Dark berries, spice, green herbs, oak
Price : 239 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 96016
Mark : C+
Website : Weingut Hans Igler
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Tuesday 27 November 2012
TN : Nativa Single Vineyard Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenere, 2010, Nativa Eco Wines, Rapel Valley, Chile
This wine is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Carmenere. The wine is made from certified (IMO Switzerland) organically grown grapes. This wine spent one year in French oak. The winemaker was Felipe Ramirez who studied in Chile at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and later did a two year post graduate study program at the l’Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Montpellier (ENSAM) jointly carried out in Montpellier and Bordeaux. Nativa was born in 1995 as a part of Viña Carmen. In 2009, the Nativa Eco Wines company was created and it became a part of the Santa Rita Group portfolio.
This wine was imported by VinUnic AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry
Aroma : Green pepper, oak, toast, blackcurrant, coffee
Taste : Overwhelming oak and burnt toast, green pepper, blackberry and blackcurrant, coffee on finish
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 129 SEK
Systembolaget Number : 6268
Mark : C
Website : Nativa Eco Wines
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