TN : Ata Rangi Craighall Chardonnay 2012, Martinborough, Wellington, New Zealand

 

The grapes for this wine were hand-harvested between April 2nd and 15th 2012. The brix at harvest was between 22 and 23. The fruit was whole bunch pressed and the unsettled juice fully barrel fermented in Burgundy barriques (25% new) using indigenous yeasts. The wine went through partial malolactic fermentation and was aged in barrel for nine months. The pH is 3.19 and TA is 7.4. All the chardonnay grapes were Mendoza clone. This wine was bottled and sealed with a screwcap in May 2013.

 

 

This wine was imported by Gardo & Morris AB.

 

Colour : Pale lemon, green hues

Aroma : Lemon, pineapple, oak, minerals

Taste : Lemon, pineapple French oak, butter, minerals

 

Alcohol : 13.5%

 

Price : 219 SEK

 

Systembolaget Number : 90487

Mark : B-

 

Website : Ata Rangi

TN : Schloss Johannisberger Gelblack 2012, Rheingau, Germany

This wine contains seven grammes per litre of sugar.

This wine was imported by Tryffelsvinet AB.

Colour : Pale lemon

Aroma : Peach, honey, pear, lemon

Taste : Lemon, pear, honey, minerals, rich texture

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 199 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 73540

Mark : C+

Website : Schloss Johannisberger

TN : Rotten 2011, Punk's Finest Wines, Weingut Artner, Niederösterreich, Austria

This wine is a blend of Zweigelt, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Portugieser. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Happy in The Hat AB.

Colour : Dark red, blackberry

Aroma : Spice, cherry, blackcurrant, oak, violets

Taste : Spice, blackcurrant, oak, cherry

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 195 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 73427

Mark : B-

Website : Punk's Finest Wines
Website : Newcomer Austrian Wine Revolution

TN : Rosé Bonbon 2013, Domaine des Diables, Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire , Provence, France

This wine is a blend of 50% Cinsault, 30% Syrah, and 20% Grenache. The grapes underwent a cold maceration for three hours before fermentation. Pressing was under oxygen-excluding conditions and fermentation was at low temperatures. The wine aged on lees for six months.

This wine was imported by Picky Drinks AB.

Colour : Pale copper

Aroma : Oranges, redcurrants, jellied raspberries, grapefruit

Taste : Oranges, redcurrants, grapefruit

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 138 SEK

Mark : B

Website : Domaine des Diables

TN : Diego Rosso Pinot Noir 2009, Rainbow Global Wines S.A., Tunuan, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

The vineyard, located at 1500 metres above sea level,  yield was 1500Kg per hectare. This wine was bottled unfiltered and unfined.

This wine was imported by Stockholm WineLab AB.

Colour : Red/brown

Aroma : Plums, cherries, spice, white pepper, strawberry

Taste : Plums, cherries, strawberries, wood, spice, herbs

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 249 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99248

Mark : C

TN : In Violas Merlot 2009, Azienda Agricola Poliziano, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy

This wine spent one and a half years in 225 litre French oak.

This wine was imported by Johan Lidby Vinhandel AB.

Colour : Dark red, brown/blue hues

Aroma : Plums, spice, herbs, tobacco, raisins

Taste : Blackcurrant, plums, herbs, liquorice, raisins

Alcohol : 14.5%

Price : 189 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 95539

Mark : B-

Website : Azienda Agricola Poliziano

TN : Umathum Zweigelt 2011, Weingut Umathum, Burgenland, Austria

This wine contains 1.0 grammes per litre residual sugar and 5.0 grammes per litre acidity.

This wine was imported by Johan Lidby Vinhandel AB.

Colour : Dark blackberry

Aroma : Spicy, blueberry, cherry

Taste : Blueberry, spice, cherry, wood

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 169 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 79226

Mark : C

Website : Weingut Umathum

TN : Tahbilk Marsanne 2011, Victoria, Australia

This wine was imported by Spendrups Bryggeri AB.

Colour : Pale lemon, green hues

Aroma : Lemon, herbs, peach, honey

Taste : Lemon, herbs, green apples, honey

Alcohol : 11.5%

Price : 93 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 6406

Mark : C

Website : Tahbilk

TN : Cederberg Five Generations Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Cederberg Private Cellar, Cederberg Mountains, South Africa

This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes were grown on a south-west facing vineyard in Glenrosa soil. The average age of the vines was eleven tears. The vineyard area was 1.5 hectares. The vines were trellised to extended Perold and supplementary irrigation was used. Clone C5 46 (Scleipp) on Richter 99 was planted.

At harvest, on the 12th April 2009, the degree balling of the grapes was 25.4 and the yield was 3.2 tonnes per hectare. The grapes were fermented at a temperature of 24 degrees in close tanks, with pump overs every six hours, and followed by extended skin contact for 18 days. The wine was aged in 100% first-fill French oak barrels, medium toasted, wood from Nevers and Allier, for 18 months. The pH is 3.75, residual sugar is 2.0 grammes per litre, and TA is 6.2. The winemaker was David Nieuwoudt.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant, black

Aroma : Blackcurrant, tobacco, milk chocolate, burnt toast, cherries

Taste : Acidic lift on finish, blackcurrant, cherries, tobacco, milk chocolate, liquorice

Alcohol : 14.26 %

Mark : B

Website : Cederberg Private Cellar

TN : Domaine de Collavery Rose 2013, Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence. France

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Stellan Kramer AB.

Colour : Copper

Aroma : Raspberry, strawberry, redcurrant, herbs, oranges, melon

Taste : Strawberry, vanilla, herbs, redcurrant, melon

Alcohol : 13%

Price : 82 SEK

Mark : C+

TN : Réserve de Bonnet Rosé 2013, Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, André Lurton, Bordeaux, France

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Bibendum.

Colour : Strawberry pink, copper

Aroma : Herbs, strawberries, raspberry

Taste : Herbs, redcurrants, strawberry, raspberry

Alcohol : 12%

Price : 89 SEK

Mark : B-

Website : André Lurton

TN : Pegasus Bay Aged Release Riesling 2007, Waipara Valley, New Zealand

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Gardo & Morris AB.

 Colour : Pale lemon, green hues

Aroma : Honey, petrol, oranges, pears, green apples, lime

Taste : Honey, off dry, petrol, green apples, lime, lemon, minerals, peach

Alcohol : 12%1.5
Price : 179 SEK

Mark : A-

Website : Pegasus Bay

TN : The Ultimate Zin Old Vine Zinfandel 2012, House of Big Wines, California, USA

This wine was imported by The Wine Team.

 This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

 Colour : Red, blue hues

Aroma : Spice, vanilla, blueberry, boysenberry, blackcurrant

Taste : Vanilla, jammy, blackberry, boysenberry, blueberry, spice, blackcurrant

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 79 SEK

Mark : B

TN : Undurraga TH (Terroir Hunter) Pinot Noir Rosé San Antonio 2013, Viña Undurraga, Maipo, Chile

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Stellan Kramer AB.

Colour : Copper/strawberry

Aroma : Cherries, raspberries, herbs, redcurrant, oranges

Taste : Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, sharp, herbs, redcurrants, creamy texture, vanilla

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 129 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 94018

Mark : B

Website : Viña Undurraga

TN : Trumpeter Chardonnay 2013, La Rural Vinedos y Bodegas SA Ltda, Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

 

This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

 

 

This wine was imported by Trans Nordic Selections AB.

 

 

Colour : Pale lemon green hues

Aroma : Lemon lime oranges peach butter green apple

Taste : Green apple butter herbs peach oak vanilla

 

Alcohol : 13.5%

 

Price : 89 SEK

 

Systembolaget Number : 6545

Mark : C

 

Website : Rutini Wines

TN :Fonterutoli No 10 2011, IGT, Marchesi Mazzei, Tuscany, Italy

 

This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB.

 

 

Colour : Dark plummy red

Aroma : Cherry, herbs, plums

Taste : Plums, cherries, herbs, earthy, oak, vanilla

 

Alcohol : 13.5%

 

Price : 119 SEK

Mark : C+

 

Website : Marchesi Mazzei

 

Complicity 2012, Chateau des Trois Tours, Pierre Montagnac, Bordeaux, France

This wine was imported by Contemporary wines Sweden AB.

Colour: Dark red, blue/brown hues
Aroma : Blueberry, herbs, plums

Taste : Blueberry, plums, herbs, cedar

Alcohol : 12.5%

Price : 99 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 72051

Mark : B

Website : Pierre Montagnac

TN : Catena Alta Cabernet Sauvignon (Estate Rows) 2009, Mendoza, Argentina

This wine is a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. The grapes for this wine came from select rows from Lot 3 of La Piramide (50%) vineyard, at 3117 feet elevation, and Lot 3 of Domingo vineyard (50%), at 3675 feet elevation. The winemaker was Alejandro Vigil.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, sandalwood, cedar, spice liquorice, cherries

Taste : Blackcurrant, cedar, cherries, oak, warm finish, liquorice

Alcohol : 14%

Mark : B+

Website : Catena Wines

TN : Canto de Apalta Cellar Selection 2011, Lapostolle, Rapel Valley, Chile

 

 

This wine is a blend of 45% Carmenère, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 14% Syrah. 62% of this wine was matured for eleven months in a mixture of new (5%) and older (85%) French oak. This wine received 90 points from Wine Spectator.

 

 

This wine was imported by Carovin AB.

 

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrant, blueberry, raspberry, oak, herbs, milk chocolate

Taste : Oaky, blueberry, blackcurrant, liquorice

 

Alcohol : 14.5%

 

Price : 141 SEK

 

Systembolaget Number : 95310

 

Mark : B-

 

Website : Lapostolle

Claude Val Rose 2012, Domaines Claude Val, Herault Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

This wine is a blend of Syrah, Grenache, and Cinsault. This wine was sealed with a screwcap.

This wine was imported by Bornicon & Salming.

Colour : Bright strawberry pink

Aroma : Strawberry, cherry, vanilla ice cream, herbs

Taste : Strawberry, raspberry, cherry, vanilla, herbs

Alcohol : 13%

Mark : B-

Website : Domaines Claude Val