Tesco Finest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013

5th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from January 22, 2015 apply.

Nové Vinařství Cépage Ryzlink rýnský 2012

Variety: 100% Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Morava, Mikulov sub-appellation, Nový Přerov, Langewarte vineyard
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Residual sugar: 5.8g/l
Acidity: 7.2g/l
Color: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: lime, light apricot, linden tree, minerality
Taste: medium body, zesty, lime, fresh, crunchy acidity, white grapefruit, longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7+50=86
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: vino lok (glass stopper)
Very zesty and fresh style of Riesling. Proper minerality combined with lime would make it good to age.

Rosemount Estate Diamond Cellars Cabernet Merlot 2007

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to March 2015.

Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Chardonnay Reserva 2008

5th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to July 27, 2015 tasting.

Vinařství Vinofol Pálava 2011 výběr z hroznů

Variety: 100% Pálava
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Pavlov village, Sahara Vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: golden yellow
Bouquet: expressive, litchi, overripe pear, muscat flower
Taste: medium body, dense, concentrated taste of honey, litchi, cantaloupe melon, sugared orange crust, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7.5+12+7+7.5=88
Price: CZK 289
Stopper: single piece cork

Very expressive Palava at the top of bottle maturity.

Vinselekt Michlovský Rulandské šedé 2011 pozdní sběr

7th bottle of this wine tasted. As stated on May 11, 2015 tasting notes from November 23, 2014 apply.

Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Chardonnay Reserva 2008

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central Valley
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: toast bread, grilled pineapple, vanilla
Taste: medium body, round style, grilled pineapple, butter, vanilla, longer finish with pleasant acidity

Recommended food pairing: cream sauce dishes
Overall score: 4+7+12+7+7=87
Price: CZK 199

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Third bottle tasting refer to second bottle tasting on October 2014. Notes are very similar.
 

Tesco Finest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from January 22, 2015 apply.

Davinus Rulandské šedé 2012 pozdní sběr

Variety: Pinot Gris
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Popice village, Panenský kopec vineyard
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Colour: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: yellow butter pear, orange, peach
Taste: medium body, ripe peach, pear, pineapple, honey, slightly banana, at the very end pink grapefruit, medium to longer finish. 

Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7=85
Price: CZK 169
Stopper: screw cap

Pleasant Pinot Gris with residual sugar. Good to accompany some light Asian dishes. 

Jedlička a Novák Cabernet Sauvignon Rodinná rezerva Barrique 2011 výběr z hroznů

Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Bořetice village, Terasy vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.05%
Color: darker ruby red with violet hue
Bouquet: ripe black sour cherries, cassis, blackberries and hint of smoke
Taste: medium body, huge fruit, similar to nose there is strong element of ripe black sour cherry with the support of blackberries and blackcurrant, pleasant acidity with visible (not yet fully integrated) tannins, longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7=86
Price: CZK 199 on sale
Stopper: single piece cork (almost soaked through)

Good example how you can do some good Cab Sauv in Moravia, it is still on fruitier side, but with good tannins and ability to age for another 5 years. At this point it still feels slightly young and harsher than optimum.

Davinus Chardonnay 2011 pozdní sběr

5th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from March 22, 2015 apply.

Vinselekt Michlovský Chardonnay 2011 pozdní sběr

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from 2 days ago apply.

Chateau Lednice Veltlínské Zelené 2011 pozdní sběr

4th and last bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from yesterday apply.

Chateau Lednice Veltlínské Zelené 2011 pozdní sběr

Variety: Gruner Veltliner
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Žabčice village, Horní díly vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: spices, biscuits, white almonds
Taste: medium body, nicely structured, spices, hint of bread tones with lower acidity profile, sugared lemon crust, medium to longer finish
Overall score:4+8+12+6+7= 87
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork
3rd bottle of this wine tasted. The wine developed quite a lot from my last tasting in February 2014, where I made a reference to October 2013 tasting. It is more integrated, lees are almost not visible at this point and there is more bottle maturity, however it is also less fresh at the same time, so my last bottle will be drank soon.

Vinselekt Michlovský Chardonnay 2011 pozdní sběr

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub appellation, Nový Přerov village, Na štrekách vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: lime, minerality hinty of herbs, starting to show light bottle aged profile
Taste: medium body, lime, very good acidity, lemon crust, slightly pineapple, with grapefruit, medium to longer finish

Recommended food pairing: fruit salad, turkey
Overall score: 4+7+12+6+7=86
Price: CZK 139
Stopper: cork

2nd of this wine tasted. Looking at my initial tasting from October 2013 the wine is starting to loose the fresh appeal without any further complexity being developed. Tasted at the same time with Davinus, also Prague Gold 2013 Prague Wine Trophy holder.

Undurraga Aliwen Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2014

7th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to April 19, 2015.

Brancott Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: white currant, lime, grass
Taste: medium body, zesty, refreshing style, white currant, white grapefruit, nice acidity, slightly longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+13+7+8+50=90
Price: CZK 240
Stopper: screw cap

Undurraga Aliwen Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2014

6th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to April 19, 2015.

M&S Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2014

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from April 12, 2015 apply.

Peter Yealands Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: white currant, lime, grass
Taste: medium body, zesty, refreshing style, white currant, white grapefruit, nice acidity, slightly longer finish

Overall score: 4+8+13+7+8+50=90
Price: CZK 240
Stopper: screw cap

Very refreshing grass and nettle style of Sauvignon with superb acidity.

Tesco Finest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from May 10, 2015 apply

M&S Kaituna Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2014

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to April 12, 2015.

Vinařství Na Soutoku Sauvignon 2014 pozdní sběr

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation, Znojmo village, Kraví hora vineyard
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: quite intense, white currant, mineral, slate
Taste: medium body, quite fresh, lime, white currant, higher bur pleasant aicidity, medium to long finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7=86
Price: CZK 210
Stopper: single piece cork

Quite nice Sauvignon. Very good nose and zesty style.

Davinus Chardonnay 2011 pozdní sběr

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from March 22, 2015 apply.

Vin D' Alsace Gewurztraminer Veilles Vignes 2011

Variety: 100% Gewurztraminer
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Alsace
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: roses, some spices, ripe grapes
Taste: medium body, litchi, honey, lightly pear, spices,  grapefruit, pomelo at the end, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: Asian food
Overall score: 4+7+10+6+6+50=82
Price CZK 150

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Quite basic Gewurztraminer.  Tasted on April 2013 and January 2013.

Saint Clair Merlot 2004

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to May 31, 2015

I Grotti Chianti 2011 DOCG

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to June 5, 2015.

Vinařství Volařík Ryzlink vlašský Zimní vrch 2011 pozdní sběr

Variety: Welsh Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub appellation, Dolní Dunajovice village, Zimní vrch vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: very mineral, herby, dried citrus fruit, honey
Taste: medium body, strong minerality, similar to nose dried lemon crust, very good acidity nicely balances slight residual sugar, all nicely structured in the mouth with proper notes of bottle aged wine, nice longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+8=89
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: single piece cork

I really like this WR. Excellent bottle maturity, mineral and herby character, very nicely integrating the acidity, slight residual sugar, strong minerality with the proper bottle aged tones.

Vinařství Volařík Ryzlink vlašský Plotny 2011 pozdní sběr

Variety: Welsh Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub appellation, Dolní Dunajovice village, Plotny vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: fresh, zesty, lime, lemon with strong minerality
Taste: medium body, zesty, fresh and very mineral taste profile with crunchy acidity and longer finish
Overall score: 3.5+7.5+12+7+7=87
Price: CZK 230
Stopper: screw cap
Considering the age the wine is amazingly zesty and fresh, which I would say it is due to screw cap closure. It still has at least 3 years to go. Very nice minerality and lime crunchy acidity would make it ideal for oysters.

Spielberg Pinot Blanc 2009 Austerlitz pozdní sběr

7th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to June 17, 2015.

M&S Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2014

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from April 12, 2015 apply.

Undurraga Aliwen Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2014

5th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to April 19, 2015.

Davinus Chardonnay 2011 pozdní sběr

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from March 22, 2015 apply.