TN : Loimer Terrassen Pinot Noir 2011,Weingut Loimer, Niederösterreich, Austria

 

The grapes were harvested through careful hand-selection in September. Fermentation took place in open tanks and wooden vats. This was followed by pressing approximately 21 days later. Then, after spending 10 months on lees in 300 and 500 litre barrels, the wine was transferred into large wooden barrels (1250 liter), where it remained until bottling in April 2013. This wine was sealed with a glass stopper. The residual sugar is 1.0 grammes per litre and acidity is 5.0 grammes per litre.

30% of the grapes came from Kittmannsberg from 11 year old vines planted in humus-loess soils. The vineyard is east-facing and is 250 metres above sea level. 70% of the grapes came from Hasel from young and 20 year old vines planted in loess sils with medium-textured clay. The vineyard is east-facing.

This wine was imported by Gullberg by Stockwine AB.

Colour : Dark red

Aroma : Spice, red berries, milk chocolate, oak

Taste : Red berries, oak, very spicy

Alcohol : 13 %

Price : 141 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 2875

Mark : C-

Website : Weingut Loimer

TN : Château la Commanderie 2009, Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon.

This wine was imported by Vinunc AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue/black hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco, plums

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs, cedar

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 191 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 3112

Mark : C+

TN : Chateau La Tour Carnet 2007, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 71% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. The wine spent 16 months in French oak barrels. 16,665 cases of the wine were made. The harvest in 2007 started on September 27th.

This wine received 88 points from Wine Spectator (March 31st 2010).

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, cedar, spice, plums

Taste : Cedar, blackcurrant, plums, spicy finish

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 283 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 96749

Mark : B

Website : Chateau La Tour Carnet

TN : Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Etiqueta Azul Red Blend 2010, Maipo Valley, Chile

This wine is a blend of 42%  Cabernet Franc (Hacienda Chada, Huelquen, Alto Maipo), 27% Cabernet Sauvignon (Esmeralda, San Diego, Maipo Costa), 3% Cabernet Sauvignon (Mirador, Isla Maipo), 1% Syrah Clone 300 (La Cuesta, Isla Maipo), and 7% Syrah (Esmeralda, San Diego, Maipo Costa).

This wine was imported by Stockholm WineLab AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Blackcurrant, liqourice, plums, mint, oak, green pepper

Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, plums, green pepper, white pepper

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 239 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 96117

Mark : B+

Website : Viña Tarapacá

TN : Serego Alighieri Vaio Armaron Amarone Classico 2006, Masi, Amarone della Valpolicella, Italy

This wine is a blend of Corvina 60%, 20% Rondinella, 15% Molinara 15%, and 5% Dindarella.

This wine was imported by Philipson Söderberg AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Rum and raisins, cherries, liqourice, spice, cocoa powder, milk chocolate

Taste : Cherries, rum and raisin, liqourice on finish, spice, oak, cocoa powder, vanilla

Alcohol : 15.5 %

Price : 392 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 2419

Mark : B

Website : Masi

TN : Tegernseerhof Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd 2012, Weingut Tegernseerhof, Wachau, Austria

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Amka Vinimport AB.

Colour : Light yellow, gold hues

Aroma : White pepper, rich, peach, herbs, lemon, honey

Taste : White pepper, oily texture, peach, oranges, honey

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 149 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 4616

Mark : B-

Website : Weingut Tegernseerhof

TN : N Pinot Noir 2010, Weingut August Kesseler, Rheingau, Germany

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

Colour : Red, blue/brown hues

Aroma : Strawberry, raspberry, ginger, spices, coca cola

Taste : Raspberry, strawberry, ginger, spices, coca cola, oak

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 209 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 79523

Mark : B-

Website : Weingut August Kesseler

TN : Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Beringer Vineyards, California, USA

This wine was imported by Treasury Wine Estates Sweden AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, tobacco, plums, blackberry, vanilla

Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco, herbs, liqourice

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 199 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 74646

Mark : B

Website : Beringer

TN : Lagenloiser Grüner Veltliner 2012, Weingut Bründlmayer, Kamptal, Austria

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.

Colour : Pale lemon, straw

Aroma : Melon, white pepper, pear, peach, spice, apricot

Taste : White pepper, pear, spice, apricot, peach

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 119 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Weingut Bründlmayer

TN : Tom Dockner Pletzengraben Grüner Veltliner Traisental Reserve 2011, Weingut Tom Dockner, Traisental, Austria

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Tryffelsvinet AB.

Colour : Pale straw

Aroma : Spice, peach, herbs, white pepper, lemon, oranges

Taste : Minerals, white pepper, peach, oranges, herbs, pears

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 158 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : Weingut Tom Dockner

TN : One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Shafer Vineyards, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA

This wine was released on March 1st 2010. This wine received 88 points from Wine Spectator (July 31st 2010), 93 points from Robert Parker, and 91 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar.

One Point Five takes its name from the term “a generation-and-a-half,” coined by John and Doug Shafer to describe their long father-and-son partnership. The grapes are predominatly from two Stags Leap District sites; the Shafer’s hillside estate vineyard and the “Borderline” vineyard located about two miles south of the winery. This wine is a blend of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petite Verdot. The brix at harvest was between 24 and 25. The wine spent 20 months in 75% new French oak barrels (Allier & Tronçais) and 25% in one-year-old French oak.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, herbs, liqourice, cherries, minerals

Taste : Herbs, blackcurrant, cherries, liqourice

Alcohol : 14.9%

Mark : B+

Website : Shafer Vineyards

TN : Teroldego Rotaliano Superiore D.O.C. 2011, Cesarini Sforza Spumanti SpA, Italy

This wine was imported by Mero Wines AB.

Colour : Red/blue hues

Aroma : Cherries, herbs, blackcurrant

Taste : Cherries, white chocolate, blackcurrant, herbs, raspberry

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 79 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 2377

Mark : C

Website : Cesarini Sforza Spumanti SpA

TN : Heitz Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Heitz Wine Cellars, Napa Valley, California, USA

 

This wine was imported by HJO Grosshandel AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Mint, tobacco, blackcurrant, blackberry, violets

Taste : Coffee, blackcurrant, blackberry, raisins, mint, oak, tobacco

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 399 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 75316

Mark : C+

Website : Heitz Wine Cellars

TN : BriO de Cantenac Brown 2006, Chateau Cantenac Brown, Margaux, Bordeaux, France

This wine is a blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. The first vintage of BriO was in 2001.

Colour : Blackcurrant

Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, spice, coconut, cedar

Taste : Plums, blackcurrant, cedar, grainy tannins, thin, past it ?

Alcohol : 13%

Mark : C-

Website : Chateau Cantenac Brown

TN : M1 2009, Weingut Markowitsch, Carnuntum, Austria

This wine is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Zweigelt. The Vineyard consists of sandy loam soils with a lime-rich subsoil. Fermentation took place on the skins at a temperature between 30 and 32 degrees in wooden fermentation vats, follwed by a maceration period of 24 to 30 days, and then 24 months in new barriques.

This wine is imported by Fondberg.

Colour : Dark red/ black

Aroma : Oak, plums, spice, herbs

Taste : Concentrated, glycerine texture, plums, raspberry, oak, herbs, minerals

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 499 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 90372

Mark : B+

Website : Weingut Markowitsch

TN : Bad Boy 2010, Ets Thunevin, Bordeaux, France

This wine is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. The grapes come from the terroir of Haut Mazeris (Fronsca) and Compassant (Genissac). The vineyard soils are clayey limstone, sand and gravel.

This wine was imported by Vinovativa AB.

Colour : Dark red/blue hues

Aroma : Plums, blackcurrant, coffee, cedar

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, minerals, glycerine texture, tobacco, coffee, cedar

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 219 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 75170

Mark : B-

Website : Ets Thunevin

TN : Campo Alegre Toro 2011, Bodega Burdigala , The Rolland Collection, Toro, Spain

This wine is 100% Tinta de Toro.

This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.

Colour : Black, red and blue hues

Aroma : Minerals, blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs, oak

Taste : Blackcurrant, raspberry, blackberry, herbs, oak, rich, mouthcoating, liqourice on finish

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 159 SEK (318 SEK for two 750ml bottle case)

Systembolaget Number : 76431

Mark : B+

Website : The Rolland Collection

TN : Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain 2010, Hedges Family Estate, Red Mountain, Washington State, USA

This wine is a blend of 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Syrah, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Malbec.

The grapes for this wine came from the  following vineyards:  Bel' Villa (35%), Hedges (31%), Magdalena (11%), Obelisco (11%), Les Gosses (8%), and Rockwell Brown (4%).

The wine spent 14 months in oak (37% French, 53% American, and 10% Hungarian), 49% neutral and 51% new. The TA is 5.6 grammes per litre and the pH is 3.72.

10, 799 cases were produced. The winemakers were Pete Hedges and Sarah Goedhart.

This wine was imported by Terrific Wines AB.

Colour : Blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrants, oaky, mint, milk chocolate, cedar, herbs

Taste : Cherries, blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs, cherries, drying finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 169 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99275

Mark : C+

Website :  Hedges Family Estate