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

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. No change from the last tasting on July 23, 2015.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

15th bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. The notes are the same as in September 14, 2015.

Penfolds Rawson's Retreat Chardonnay 2009

5th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 25, 2015 tasting (2 days ago).

Penfolds Rawson's Retreat Chardonnay 2009

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Australia
Wine appellation: South Eastern Australia
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: green melon, pineapple, noticeable oak, vanilla

Taste: medium body, quite tropical, pineapple, mango, vanilla, pink grapefruit at the end, medium to longer finish

Overall score: 4+6+10+6+6+50=82
Price: CZK 220
Stopper: screw cap
4th bottle of this wine tasted. quite oaky and yet fresh at the same time. No traces of bottle maturity. Previously tasted on July 26, 2014, July 19, 2014 and May19, 2013

Davinus Ryzlink rýnský 2012 pozdní sběr

5th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to my August 14, 2015 tasting notes.

Bremerton Verdelho 2007

14the bottle of this wine tasted (2nd from the discovered 6 case). Tasting notes from September 17, 2015 apply.

Moravíno Valtice Ryzlink vlašský 2013 pozdní sběr

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes are the same as in April 7, 2015.

Herbarium Moravicum Rýnský ryzlink 2011 pozdní sběr (Slovácko, lot: 2605121154)

Variety: 100% Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation
Vintage: 2011, lotte:2605121154
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: lemon crust, herbs, nice bottle tones
Taste: medium body, dry lemon crust, very good and pleasant acidity, citrusy, with good herb and bottle matured undertones, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7=85
Price: CZK 120
Stopper: cork
4th bottle of this wine tasted. Previously tasted in May 2014,  September 2013 and June 2012. Looking back at those notes the wine develops very nicely and still has time to go. 2 more bottles in the cellar, not sure how long they will last.

Elesko Riesling 1 D.S.C. 2010 neskorý sber

Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Slovakia
Wine appellation: Modrokarpatská appellation, Modranský rajon (sub-appellation), vineyard Malá Zoya
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: minerality, dried lemon crust, some herbs

Taste: medium body, mature profile, good acidity is nicely accompanied by visible minerality with some herby and bottle maturity character, longer nice persistent finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7.5+7.5=87
Price: CZK 338
Stopper: single piece cork

Riesling at the top of the bottle maturity, perfect conditions and comparing to hot 2009 vintage tasted one week ago this one is preferable with stronger minerality, more austere profile and longer finish.

Brise de France Viognier Reserve 2007

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 10, 2015 tasting.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

14th bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. The notes are the same as in September 14, 2015.

Vinařství Petr Skoupil Frankovka Barrique 2007 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Frankovka
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Velké Bílovice village, Zadní hora vineyard
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Residual sugar: 6.6 g/l
Acidity: 7.3 g/l
Color: light garnet red with bricky hues
Bouquet: forest strawberries, plums, wild sour cherries, spices and light smoke
Taste: medium to full body, delicate, strawberries marmalade, good fruitiness followed by gentle tannins and light vanilla, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+12+6+7=86
Price: CZK 249
Stopper: cork

Quite nice Frankovka, slightly resembles Pinot Noir, specially in the nose. Despite being classified as dry I feel very hint of residual sugar, which makes it quite fruity and slightly less interesting to me if made bone dry.

Jidvei 40 Riesling 2014 DOC

Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Romania
Wine appellation: Tarnave Jidvei
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 11%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: fairly neutral, lime
Taste: light body, lime, citrus fruit, higher acidity, flatter mid profile, medium finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+5+5=80
Price: gift
Stopper: cork

Basic Riesling with thinner body and lower extract. 

Robertson Winery Chardonnay 2008

11th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 12, 2015.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

13th bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. The notes are the same as in September 14, 2015.

Bremerton Verdelho 2007

Variety: 100% Verdelho
Country of origin: Australia
Wine appellation: Langhorne Creek, South Australia
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: mineral, lime, white currant, gooseberry
Taste: medium body,  minerality, citeus style, with touch of stones and herbs at this st, very acidity and freshness, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7+50=86
Price: CZK 250 on sale
Stopper: Screw cap

When organizing my cellar i found 6  bottles of the wines i used to taste previously 12 bottles. Was really interested if still drinkable and was shocked how fresh the wine tastes. On blind would never guess 07 vintage. True is that upon unscrewing there is like a pop element when the seal inside the screw cap is almost sticking to the bottle, which I do not experience in CZ wines under screw cap. Check the previous tastings.

Elesko Riesling 1 D.S.C. 2009 neskorý sber

Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Slovakia
Wine appellation: Modrokarpatská appellation, Modranský rajon (sub-appellation), vineyard Zoya
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: canned lemon, lemon crust, minerality, light benzin
Taste: medium body, very zesty profile, lemon, lime, fresh and lively acidity accompanied by good minerality with some herby character, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7=86
Price: CZK 338
Stopper: single piece cork

Very nice mineral and limey Riesling. Good aged profile. As all wines from ELESKO even this one is not competitively priced. 

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

12th bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. The notes are the same as in September 14, 2015.

Peter Mertes Gold Edition Bernkastel-Kueser Riesling 2014 Kabinett

Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Germany
Wine appellation: Mosel
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 9.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: subdued, citrus style, lime,
Taste: light body, lime, grapes, fairly neutral, reasonable acidity, medium finish

Overall score: 4+7+10+5+6=82
Price: CZK 149
Stopper: screw cap
Fairly neutral Riesling, nowhere near to 2010 vintage from the same producer tasted in January 2014.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

11th bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. The notes are the same as in September 14, 2015.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: USA
Wine appellation: California
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13,5%
Color: garnet red
Bouquet: coffee, black currant jam, spices
Taste: medium body, rounded sweet tannins, black currant preserve, cola, coffee, xmass spices, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 3.5+7+11+6+6.5+50=84
Price: CZK 170
Stopper: plastic cork
10th bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. Looking at my notes from June 2014 the winebhardly changed.

Robertson Winery Chardonnay 2008

10th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 12, 2015.

Robertson Winery Chardonnay 2008

9th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to yesterday tasting September 12, 2015. 

Plantaže Crnogorski Vranac 2005

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Looking at my notes from 2 years ago in October 2013, the wine moved only a bit, perfect fruit with light smoky aroma stays, tannins are more integrated and not harsh at all. Scoring 4+7+11+6+6=84.

Robertson Winery Chardonnay 2008

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: South Africa
Wine appellation: not stated
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: tropical fruit, pineapple,lemon, light touch of vanilla, fairly fresh considering the vintage
Taste: medium body, pineapple, lime, good acidity, citrus fruit driven style with the nice support of slight oak,  medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+10+6+7 = 84
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: screw cap
8th bottle of this wine tasted. Last in March 2015. This bottle is however sealed with screw cap, was stored in really cool cellar and showslimited bottle maturity tones comparing to previous corked sealed bottles.As mentioned several times screw cap is simply the best sealer for wine irrespective of the wow and tradition aspect of real cork.
 

Ironstone Old Vine Zinfandel 2007

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Looking at my notes from April 2015 this bottle was stored in very cold cellar. As such it feels more fruity and less matured as described in April. Scoring is the same.

Vinařství Pavlov Rulandské šedé 2003 výběr z hroznů

5th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to February 9, 2015. Shocking condition despite 12 years of age!

Moravíno Valtice Rulandské šedé 2013 pozdní sběr

4th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 1, 2015 tasting notes.

Brise de France Viognier Reserve 2007

Variety: Viognier
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: ripe grapes, light apricot, orange, hint of bottle aged tones
Taste: medium body, rounder style, orange, light hazelnut and white grapefruit, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+6+6=82
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: cork

Found 2 bottles of this wine in the cellar. I tasted it for the first time 5 years ago in February 2010. The wine holds very good, no signs of oxidation, but also no big wine either. Slightly less aroma I would expect from the variety. Regular Viognier for a good price.

M&S Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2014

5th bottle of this wine tasted. Excellent SB. Tasting notes from April 12, 2015 apply.

Nyakas Budai Chardonnay 2014

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Hungary
Wine appellation: Budai
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: citrus fruits, minerality, feels like Chardonnay from Mikulov
Taste: medium body, dominant fruit is lime, with the support of lemon, very good crunchy acidity and strong minerality, medium to long finish

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

Very good unoaked fresh and mineral Chardonnay.

Tesco Finest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014

8th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from May 10, 2015 apply.

Davinus Ryzlink rýnský 2012 pozdní sběr

4th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to my August 14, 2015 tasting notes.

Davinus Rulandské šedé 2012 pozdní sběr

4th bottle of this wine tasted. It went very well with our lentice garam masala food. For detailed tasting notes please refer to July 26, 2015.

Davinus Ryzlink rýnský 2012 pozdní sběr

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to my August 14, 2015 tasting notes.

Jacob's Creek Chardonnay 2014

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from April 14, 2015 still apply.

Jacob's Creek Chardonnay 2014

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from April 14, 2015 still apply.

Moravíno Valtice Rulandské šedé 2013 pozdní sběr

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 1, 2015 (day before yesterday) tasting notes.

Moravíno Valtice Rulandské šedé 2013 pozdní sběr

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 1, 2015 (yesterday) tasting notes

Moravíno Valtice Rulandské šedé 2013 pozdní sběr

Variety: Pinot Gris
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Mikulov village, Pod Svatým kopečkem vineyard
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: mineral, orange, peach, lime

Taste: medium body, quite precise, minerality, lime acidity, orange, peach, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7+50=86
Price: CZK 170

Same vintage like this Pinot Gris from the same producer, but different vineyard. This one is slightly less expressive both in the nose and taste, but very nicely drinkable indeed.

Tesco Finest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014

7th bottle of this wine tasted. It drinks very fast in this hot weather. Tasting notes from May 10, 2015 apply.