Chateau Colombier - Monpelou Pauillac 2003 Cru Bourgeois Superier

Variety: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Pauillac
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: darker garnet red
Bouquet: coffee, canned fruit, nice bottle maturity, spices
Taste: medium body, very nice pleasant acidity, good structure, sour cherries, spices, coffee, cedar wood, longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+13+6.5+8=89.5
Price: gift (now CZK 1179)

Stopper: single piece cork

Far best of the 4 Bordeaux botlle tasted at the excellent state of botlle maturity. The most expensive and also the best:-)

Artigues de Senejac Second Vin de Senejac Haut-Médoc 2006 AOC

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Haut-Médoc
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garner red
Bouquet: subdued, canned fruit
Taste: medium body, cherries, sour cherries and hint of black currant, lower acidity, pleasant structure, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+12+6+7=86
Price: EUR 15

Stopper: single piece cork

Marginally better than the first 2 bottles.

Bernard Magrez Chateau Bois Pertuis Bordeaux 2006 AOC

Variety: 68% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garner red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: canned cherries, hint of wood
Taste: medium body, cherries marmalade, canned black currant, good acidity, lower tannins than the previous sample, dry, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7=85
Price: CZK 290

Stopper: single piece cork
Score is the same as Chateau Bois Chantant Bordeaux 2006, however the wine fells slightly more fruity with lower tannins.

Bernard Magrez Chateau Bois Chantant Bordeaux 2006 AOC

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. First of the 4 Bordeaux wine tasted. Notes and scoring is the same as 2 weeks ago.

Prahova Valley Pinot Noir 1999 Reserve

Variety: Pinot Noir

Country of origin: Romania
Wine appelation: Dealul Mare
Vintage: 1999
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: canned sour cherries, hint of vanilla, bottle maturity
Taste: medium body, small wild sour cherries, good acidity, nice layered taste profile, mouth drying tannins, long finish
Recommended food pairing: pheasant

Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7=88
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork
I was afraid when opening the bottle it would be gone, but we were positively surprised. the wine had excellent bottle age with still nice acidity and amazing tannins.

Sileni Tahuna Pinot Noir 2004

Same notes and scoring as one week ago.

Chateau Valtice Ryzlink rýnský 2007 pozdní sběr

Same notes and comments as week ago.

Viña Tarapacá Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2011

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Country of origin: Chille

Wine appellation: Maipo valley
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Color: deep ruby red with violet hues
Bouquet: expressive, big fruit, black currant, overripe black cherries, hint of spices and touch of vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, similar to nose dominat fruit is black currant with black ripe cherries accompanied by black chocolate, good round mid profile, still slightly young tannins, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: T-bone steak
Overall score: 4+7+12+7+7=87
Price: CZK 299
Stopper: single piece cork
Huge fruity cassis style Cab Sauv with black chocolate. It has very good potential for further ageing over at least 5 years. To assess the potential check my notes from tasting of 03 vintage this March.

Moselland Divinum Riesling 2008

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Nothing to add to my October 2013 tasting.

Barón del Cega Valdepenas Gran Reserva 2001

Variety: Tempranillo
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Valdepenas
Vintage: 2001
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garnet red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: spices, wood, vanned fruit, leather
Taste: medium body, very gentle, canned cherries, hint of spice sand vanilla supported by good mouh drying tannins, acidity is already at lower point, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: dry salami
Overall score: 4+8+11+6+6=85
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: single piece cork
One of the best valued Spanish wines tasted recently, excellent wood element is nicely combined with fruit. I wold say the bottle is peaking at this time, and as it was my last one that was very good:-). For development see my taasting notes from one year ago.

Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Merlot Reserva 2008

My notes and scoring is the same as in November 2013, where you can find the pictures.

Vinzavod Assenovgrad Assena 2002

This bottle finished at the very end of the Bordeaux tasting and Looking back at my notes from October 2013 I would say the detailed notes and scoring has not changed,

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Same as on 21st December 2013 I refer you to the November tasting of the same wine.

Belnini Rosso BER Terre di Franciacorta 2008 DOC

Tasting notes and scoring is the same as in November 2013.

Vinselekt Michlovský Rulandské bílé 2009 pozdní sběr

Looking at my notes from September 2013 today's notes are very similar with the same dominant taste of minerality and excellent acidity.

Castillo de Jumilla Jumilla Monastrell 2005 DO

Variety: Monastrell (Mourvedre)
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Jumilla
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark garnet red
Bouquet: spicy, cherries marmalade, coffee
Taste: medium body, cherries preserve, coffee, round, mild mature tannins, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+12+6+6+50=85
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: cork
Round red where fruit is nicely combined with coffee, check my notes from June 2013, where you can find the pictures of the bottle.

Vinselekt Michlovský Sauvignon Distinqué de Vinselekt 2005 výběr z hroznů

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Nový Přerov village, Na Štrekách vineyard
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: golden yellow
Bouquet: herbs, concentrated, canned fruit, mango, honey, almost going towards ice wine nose, good bottle age
Taste: medium body, honey infused with herbs and lemon crust, good acidity and bottle tones nicely balances high residual sugar so as the wine feels very concentrated and not only sweet, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: on its own, or mango based dessert
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7+50=88
Price: CZK 329 in 2007
Stopper: cork
Complex, structured and layered sweet style of Sauvignon Blanc, nice honey combined with herbs both i the nose and taste. Perfect finish for Xmas dinner before sweet port.

Chateau Valtice Veltlínské Zelené 2007 pozdní sběr

For detailed notes and scoring see my tasting 2 weeks ago.

Vinice Hnanice Ryzlink rýnský 2010 VOC

Variety: 100% Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation, Slup village, Dolní vinohrady vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 11.ř%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: white meadow flowers, linden tree, lime
Taste: light to medium body,  lime fruit fully supported by high acidity typical for 2010 vintage accompanied by residual sugar, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: trout
Overall score: 4+7+11+5+6=83
Price: CZK 170
Stopper: single piece cork

Riesling which balances very high acidity with residual sugar. The acidity is still very high though and I would recommend to age it for at least 3 more years to settle down.

Reisten Pinot Gris 2008 pozdní sběr

Variety: Pinot Gris
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub appellation, Mikulov village, Valtická vineyard
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: minerality, bread tones, citrus fruit
Taste: medium body, minerality, lemon, hint of orange, fantastic acidity, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: chicken
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 150 on sale
Stopper: single piece cork
Very nice mineral Pinot Gris with lots of wine stone in the last glass;-)

Espiritu de Chile Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2003

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Curicó valley
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark garnet red 

Bouquet: coffee, toasts, canned black currant, vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, black currant, black sour cherries, good tannins and still nice acidity, very round and visible mouth profile, coffee, mouth drying tannins (already nicely aged), vanilla, good integration of fruit and oak, chocolate, longer finish
Recommended food pairing:chocolate
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7=87
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: single piece cork
Comparing it to 2006 vintage tasted recently, this one is more adult and nicely structured with very nice toasted aromas and coffee tones. Alcohol this time is perfectly integrated. Excellent bottle maturity. Man style of Cab Sauv (Lenka still prefers Californian sweet tannins ;-)).
 

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

following yesterday's success we had to open another bottle today;-)

Herbarium Moravicum Rýnský ryzlink 2012 pozdní sběr (Slovácko, lot:1409132046)

Variety: 100% Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: wide, white flowers, apricot
Taste: medium body, round, mirabele, apricot, sweet pear, honey accompanied by good acidity, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: schnitzel
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+6=84
Price: CZK 130
Stopper: cork
Rounder and sweeter style of Riesling. Very young with very good good potential though and it will improve over 2 - 4 years.

Chateau Valtice Ryzlink rýnský 2008 pozdní sběr

Last before one bottle of this and 2008 vintage drank at the same time. I must confirm my notes from September 2013 tasting of 2007 and 2008.

Chateau Valtice Ryzlink rýnský 2007 pozdní sběr

Last before one bottle of this and 2008 vintage drank at the same time. I must confirm my notes from September 2013 tasting of 2007 and 2008.

Tasting of Pinots - Sylvain & Didier Defaix Bourgogne 2000 AOC

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bourgogne
Vintage: 2000
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: pale bricky red
Bouquet: very animla, leather, earth, forest soil. woody supported by overripe mango
Taste: medium body, very gentle, complex, forest strawberries, good acidity, vanilla, perfect mouth profile combined with long finish
Overall score: 4+8+13+7+8+50=90
Price: CZK 500
Stopper: single piece cork
Animal, earthy style of Pinot Noir, amazing bottle maturity with still nice acidity. The most expensive out of the 6 Pinot tasted and the best:-). Check the pale color (second from left), especially comparing to Jedlicka dark color (first from left).

Tasting of Pinots - Jedlička a Novák Rulandské modré 2005 výběr z hroznů

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Bořetice village, Terasy vineyard
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Color: medium red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: cherries, strawberries marmalade,  vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, black cherries marmalade, round, cranberries, chocolate, vanilla,good acidity, longer nicely lingering finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7+50=88
Price: CZK 190 in 2007
Stopper: plastic cork
Looking back at my notes I tasted the same wine in September 2013 and June 2013, It ended sharing  2nd and 3rd place with Tahuna. On the picture it is the first bottle from left .

Tasting of Pinots - Sileni Tahuna Pinot Noir 2004

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Hawke's Bay
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light bricky red with orange meniscus
Bouquet: expressive, canned cherries, wild strawberries, vanilla
Taste: medium body, gentle, wild forest strawberries, round, canned cherries, vanilla (not sweet though),very good balance between fruit, acidity and oak,  longer finish

Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7+50=88

Price: CZK 475
Stopper: screw cap

Tasted previously in March 2013 , September 2010  and March 2010 this bottle confirmed the quality it ended sharing 2nd and 3rd place with Jedlička. On the picture it is the third bottle from right.

Tasting of Pinots - Znovín Znojmo Rulandské Modré 2006 výběr z hroznů

Variety: Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation, Havraníky village, Staré vinice vineyard
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: light garned with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: quite animal, canned cranberries, gentle, wild forest strawberries, already noticeable bottle maturity
Taste: medium body, canned cherries, slightly flatter in the mid profile, lower acidity, hint of coffee, medium finish
Overall score: 4+7.5+10+5+6+50= 82.5
Price: CZK 190
Stopper: single piece cork
Looking back at my notes I tasted the same wine in October 2011. Now it is more matured and towards canned fruit, I would say its starting to decline. It ended up on 4th place. On the picture it is the second bottle from right.

Tasting of Pinots - Vinselekt Michlovský Rulandské modré 2007 pozdní sběr Barrique

Variety: Pinot Noir

Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velkopavlovická sub-appellation, Rakvice village, Trnkmansko vineyard
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 12.5%

Color: light red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: wild cherries, very fruity,one can feel acidity and juiciness in the nose
Taste: medium body, aciditidy in the nose is confirmed in the taste, wild cherries, red currant, hint of chocolate, medium finish 
Overall score: 4+7+10+5+6+50= 82
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: cork

Juicy and fruitier style of Pinot Noir with oak almost invisible. Looking back at  my notes I tasted the same wine in November 2012. It ended up on 5th place. On the picture it is the first bottle from left.

Tasting of Pinots - Chateau Valtice Rulandské modré 2006 pozdní sběr

Variety: Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Valtice village, Za humny vineyard
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: subdued, red currant, wild cherries
Taste: medium body, quite basic, red currant, some sour cherries, higher tannins, shorter to medium finish
Overall score: 4+6+9+5+5+50= 79
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork

Basic Pinot with, almost not resembling the varietal characteristics. 6th (last) place. On the picture it is the third bottle from left. Looking back at my notes I tasted the same wine in February 2013 with similar notes.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

I can only restate my November tasting of the same wine.

Vinextra 99

As already mentioned in August 2013 notes and scoring did not change much from January 2013.

Jedlička a Novák Rulandské modré 2005 výběr z hroznů

What I wrote in September 2013 and June 2013 remains valid. Wine holds perfectly.

Carl Sittmann Riesling 2005 kabinett

Variety: Riesling

Country of origin: Germany
Wine appellation: Rheinhessen
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 11.0%
Color: straw yellow

Bouquet: sugared lemon crust, apple strudel, benzin tones
Taste: medium body, lime acidity, hint of herbs, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: schnitzel
Overall score: 5+7+11+6+6=85
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: plastic cork

NIcely aged dry Riesling.

35°South Carmenere Reserva 2006

Variety: Carmenere

Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: deep red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: dense canned cherries, spices, vanilla, jammy, new world concentrated style
Taste: medium body, very jammy, black cherries marmalade, vanilla, hint of black chocolate, hint of spices, coffee, medium finish
Recommended food pairing:steak
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+6=86
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: single piece cork

Very good value jammy style of carmenere with typicall spices in the taste profile.