Saturday, March 31, 2012
Viña Tarapacá Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2003
It was so excellent that 2nd bottle must have been opened as the bar was very high and I did not want to have any disappointment.
Viña Tarapacá Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2003
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Maipo valley
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: deep black red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: expressive, black currant jam, blackberry, touch of vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, very good structure, nively round and with integrated smmoth tannins, similar to taste prevailing is black currant jam accompanied by black chocolate, roastedwoody tones are well integrated and are almost invisible, tangy, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: T-bone steak
Overall score: 4+8+13+7+8=90
Price: CZK 299 in 2005
Stopper: corkAbsolutely stunning wine. it has everything you would expect from Cab Sauv. Totally black color considering the vintage showed that it must have been black ink when young. This is one of my treasure from the celler. I am delighted how well it developed. I recently tasted the same Gran reserve 2008 vintage and it was nowhere near this one. The wine was 12 months in new French oak barrels.
P.S.look of the label is the same as this 1999 vintage i found on the web
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Maipo valley
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: deep black red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: expressive, black currant jam, blackberry, touch of vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, very good structure, nively round and with integrated smmoth tannins, similar to taste prevailing is black currant jam accompanied by black chocolate, roastedwoody tones are well integrated and are almost invisible, tangy, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: T-bone steak
Overall score: 4+8+13+7+8=90
Price: CZK 299 in 2005
Stopper: corkAbsolutely stunning wine. it has everything you would expect from Cab Sauv. Totally black color considering the vintage showed that it must have been black ink when young. This is one of my treasure from the celler. I am delighted how well it developed. I recently tasted the same Gran reserve 2008 vintage and it was nowhere near this one. The wine was 12 months in new French oak barrels.
P.S.look of the label is the same as this 1999 vintage i found on the web
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Vina Santa Rita 120 Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Fantastic wine, for tasting notes please refer to February tasting here.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation, Hrádek village, Vinohrady ke Křídlůvkám
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 12,5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: citruses, linden tree flowers
Taste: medium body, lively acidity, zesty, good structure, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: schnitzel
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 129
Stopper: plastic cork
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation, Hrádek village, Vinohrady ke Křídlůvkám
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 12,5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: citruses, linden tree flowers
Taste: medium body, lively acidity, zesty, good structure, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: schnitzel
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 129
Stopper: plastic cork
More citrusy aged style of Riesling.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet:black currant, elderberry, gooseberry
Taste: medium body,ripe tropical fruit, white currant, gooseberry, elderberry juice, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fruit salad
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: screw cap
Standard New Zealand Sauv Blanc with really elderberry than passion fruit flavor.
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet:black currant, elderberry, gooseberry
Taste: medium body,ripe tropical fruit, white currant, gooseberry, elderberry juice, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fruit salad
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: screw cap
Standard New Zealand Sauv Blanc with really elderberry than passion fruit flavor.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Cave de Beblenheim Riesling 2007
Variety: 100% Riesling
Country of origin: FranceWine appellation: Alsace
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: nicely aged bouquet, benzin
Taste: medium body, lime, minerality, feels very balanced between the aged tones and still good acidity , at very end of the mounth there is touch of white grapefruit, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: Schnitzel
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 129
Stopper: cork
This Riesling seem to make very nice progress in the cellar from almost fresh tones to more petroleum and aged tones.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Hacienda Los Haroldos Shiraz 2011
Variety: 100% Shiraz
Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium violet
Bouquet: plums, black cherries, blackberries, violets
Taste: medium body, very fruity style with young tannins, sour cherries, pink grapefruit at the end, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 80
Price: CZK 150
Stopper: plastic cork
Regular cheap new world quaffer.
Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium violet
Bouquet: plums, black cherries, blackberries, violets
Taste: medium body, very fruity style with young tannins, sour cherries, pink grapefruit at the end, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 80
Price: CZK 150
Stopper: plastic cork
Regular cheap new world quaffer.
Noemie Goichot Cotes du Rhone 2009
Variety: Grenache, Syrah
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Cotes du Rhone
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: fruity, cranberries, cherries, hint of spiciness
Taste: medium body, very fruity, similar to taste fresh cherries, cranberries with lively acidity and medium tannins, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 80
Price CZK 200
Stopper: cork
Wine appellation: Cotes du Rhone
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: fruity, cranberries, cherries, hint of spiciness
Taste: medium body, very fruity, similar to taste fresh cherries, cranberries with lively acidity and medium tannins, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 80
Price CZK 200
Stopper: cork
Good fruity basic CdR wine for everyday meal.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Vignerons Réunis Carignan Vieilles Vignes 2010
Variety: 100% Carignan
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc, Pays d'Herault
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: dark ruby red
Bouquet: forest fruits, small blackberries, ripe black cherries, violet flowers, raspberries
Taste: medium body, nicvely structured, predominantly fruity, raspbeeries, blackberries, marmelade filling in the sweet dough, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 100
Stopper:plastic cork
I realy liked tgis wine, it is extremely fruity, but although 2010 it does not taste like young teenager, but rather big tasty wine. Excellent bargain for the price. It comes from 40 years old vineyards with very low yields.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc, Pays d'Herault
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: dark ruby red
Bouquet: forest fruits, small blackberries, ripe black cherries, violet flowers, raspberries
Taste: medium body, nicvely structured, predominantly fruity, raspbeeries, blackberries, marmelade filling in the sweet dough, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 100
Stopper:plastic cork
I realy liked tgis wine, it is extremely fruity, but although 2010 it does not taste like young teenager, but rather big tasty wine. Excellent bargain for the price. It comes from 40 years old vineyards with very low yields.
Chateau Coutelor la Romarine Bordeaux 2010
Variety: 70% Merlot 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Entre-Deux-Mers
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 13%
Color: medium ruby red with purple meniscus
Bouquet: very fruity, sour cherries with black currant
Taste: medium body, sour cherries with high acidity, young quite rough tannins, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: liver pate with jam
Overall score: 77
Price: CZK 100 (promotion)
Stopper: cork
Regular cheap Bordeaux which is still young.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Entre-Deux-Mers
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 13%
Color: medium ruby red with purple meniscus
Bouquet: very fruity, sour cherries with black currant
Taste: medium body, sour cherries with high acidity, young quite rough tannins, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: liver pate with jam
Overall score: 77
Price: CZK 100 (promotion)
Stopper: cork
Regular cheap Bordeaux which is still young.
Vinselekt Michlovský Chardonnay 2010 pozdní sběr
Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub appellation, Perná village, Levá Klentnická vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: white flowers, citrus fruit, nuts
Taste: light to medium body, excellent crispy acidity, lime, pineapple, white grapefruit, very good acidity, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK99
Stopper: plastic cork
I was very interested inthis wine due to 2010 vintage being very difficult and cool, but based on my experiance excellent for white wines. This Cahrdoonay from Michlovsky confirms that.
P.S. The picture is from net it lloks exactlty the same, just vintrage is different
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub appellation, Perná village, Levá Klentnická vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: white flowers, citrus fruit, nuts
Taste: light to medium body, excellent crispy acidity, lime, pineapple, white grapefruit, very good acidity, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK99
Stopper: plastic cork
I was very interested inthis wine due to 2010 vintage being very difficult and cool, but based on my experiance excellent for white wines. This Cahrdoonay from Michlovsky confirms that.
P.S. The picture is from net it lloks exactlty the same, just vintrage is different
Friday, March 16, 2012
Domaine Philippe Vandelle L'Etoile Vieilles Vignes 2002
Description is amost unchanged comparing to tasting of the same wine in December 2009 here.
Tesco Finest Gavi 2008 DOCG
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Gavi
Vintage: 2008 Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: green pear, dry lemon
Taste: medium body, red apple, dry tropical fruit, still good acidity but feels slightly fallingdown, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: dry cheese
Overall score: 82
Price CZK119
Stopper: cork
For picture please refer to April 2011 tasting here.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Tierra y Hombre Pinot Noir 2011
Variety: Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Casablanca Valley
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: light red with light rose violet meniscus
Bouquet: bursting fruity aromas with raspberries, dry cranberries, small wild sour cherries with vanilla
Taste: light to medium bodied, red sour cherries, very good acidity and freshness with touch of oak and pink grapefruit at the end, medium to surprisingly longer finish
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: cork
Excellent fruity Pinot Noir from cool climate Casablanca Valley. It is amazing pale almost pink violet color like in South Moravia:) we liked it so much that we drank the whole bottle like water:)
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Casablanca Valley
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: light red with light rose violet meniscus
Bouquet: bursting fruity aromas with raspberries, dry cranberries, small wild sour cherries with vanilla
Taste: light to medium bodied, red sour cherries, very good acidity and freshness with touch of oak and pink grapefruit at the end, medium to surprisingly longer finish
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: cork
Excellent fruity Pinot Noir from cool climate Casablanca Valley. It is amazing pale almost pink violet color like in South Moravia:) we liked it so much that we drank the whole bottle like water:)
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Phant Shiraz 2009
Variety: Shiraz
Country of origin:South Africa
Wine appellation: Western Cape
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: black sour cherries, plums
Taste: medium body, sour cherries, black pepper, black chocolate, slightly higher burning alcohol, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK 170
Stopper: plastic
Good value Shiraz.
Country of origin:South Africa
Wine appellation: Western Cape
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: black sour cherries, plums
Taste: medium body, sour cherries, black pepper, black chocolate, slightly higher burning alcohol, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK 170
Stopper: plastic
Good value Shiraz.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Terredora Falanghina 2007 IGT
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Campania
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: apple, canned tropical fruit, lemon
Taste: medium body, complex bouquet of dry fruits mainly apple, good minerality all is upheld by good lemon acidity
Recommended food pairing: dry cheese
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 199 in promotion
Stopper: cork
I actually like the way the wine developed, it has substantial minerality and good acidity, which made it more complex. Check the notes from July last year.
Spielberg Pinot Noir výběr z hroznů 2009
Variety:Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovacko sub-appellation, Aechlebov village, Hrbiny vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovacko sub-appellation, Aechlebov village, Hrbiny vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Residual sugar: 2.6 g/l
Acidity: 5.1 g/l
Color: light red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: canned strawberries, vanilla
Taste: medium to full body,with good extract, red cherries, forest strawberries, vanilla, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: duck
Acidity: 5.1 g/l
Color: light red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: canned strawberries, vanilla
Taste: medium to full body,with good extract, red cherries, forest strawberries, vanilla, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: duck
Overall score: 87
Price: CZK 300
Stopper: cork
Very good Pinot Noir. Gentle and good fruit accompanied by nice vanilla tones from new French oak barrels.
Sommerpalais Riesling 2010
Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Germany
Wine appellation: Mosel
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: refreshing with lime playng dominant role, green apple
Taste: lighter body,very refreshing and zesty lime acidity accompanied by slight hint of residual sugar, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: salad
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: screw cap
Excellent spring Riesling we drank on our balcony, outside was 8°C and on the balconz 28°C:)
Country of origin: Germany
Wine appellation: Mosel
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: refreshing with lime playng dominant role, green apple
Taste: lighter body,very refreshing and zesty lime acidity accompanied by slight hint of residual sugar, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: salad
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: screw cap
Excellent spring Riesling we drank on our balcony, outside was 8°C and on the balconz 28°C:)
Monday, March 5, 2012
Víno Tomáš Tetur Zweigeltrebe 2006
For tasting notes please refer to tasting from January this year here.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Spielberg Veltlínské Zelené 2010 pozdní sběr
Variety: Gruner Veltliner
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovacko sub-appellation, Žarošice village, Nové hory vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovacko sub-appellation, Žarošice village, Nové hory vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Residual sugar: 6.4 g/l
Acidity: 6.5 g/l
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: citrus with light notes of green pepper and cut grass
Taste: medium to full body,with good extract, fresh green apples with lime acidity accompanied by residual sugar and slight spiciness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: schnitzel
Acidity: 6.5 g/l
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: citrus with light notes of green pepper and cut grass
Taste: medium to full body,with good extract, fresh green apples with lime acidity accompanied by residual sugar and slight spiciness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: schnitzel
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK140
Stopper: cork
Considering 2010 I was expecting much lighter wine in body, this was medium full with very good ripiness, the acidity was not sharp but more fruity with light touch of residual sugar (but still dry).
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Kovacs Rýnský Ryzlink 2007 pozdní sběr
Variety: 100% Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Nový Přerov village, Na štrekách vineyard
Vintage: 2007, lotte 25/07
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Residual sugar: 3.8 g/l
Acidity: 9.0 g/l
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: dry fruit , mainly appricot with touch of benzin
Taste: medium body, honey, appricot marmelade, excellent balance of ripe fruit, with acidity and bottle aged tones, at the end touch of orange peel, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: aged cheese
Overall score: 86
Price: CZK 255
Stopper: plastic cork
Excellent properly aged Riesling. Somehow my loved one was drinking it very fast.
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Nový Přerov village, Na štrekách vineyard
Vintage: 2007, lotte 25/07
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Residual sugar: 3.8 g/l
Acidity: 9.0 g/l
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: dry fruit , mainly appricot with touch of benzin
Taste: medium body, honey, appricot marmelade, excellent balance of ripe fruit, with acidity and bottle aged tones, at the end touch of orange peel, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: aged cheese
Overall score: 86
Price: CZK 255
Stopper: plastic cork
Excellent properly aged Riesling. Somehow my loved one was drinking it very fast.
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