Schloss Esterhazy Chardonnay 2005

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Austria
Wine appellation: Neusiedlersee
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: g/l
Acidity: g/l
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: ripe apple, canned pineapple
Taste: medium to full body, nice green apple acidity accompanied by ripe grapefruit or garnet apple, 
Recommended food pairing: apple pie
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK 250 in 2006
Stopper: cork
Nice example of cool region chardonnay with green apple tones and lively acidity even after 4 years of aging. It is full bodied, nicely structured European unoaked Chardonnay.

František Foretník Chardonnay 2006 výběr z hroznů

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation, Šardice village, Padělky vineyard
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Residual sugar: 2.3 g/l
Acidity: 6.3g/l
Color: medium yellow, oily consistency
Bouquet: ripe tropical fruits, pineapple, white flowers, honey
Taste: medium to full body, round, full mouth feel, pineapple, pink grapefruit, slight residual sugar, medium to long finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 150 in 2009
Stopper: cork
Very nice example of tropical full body type of Chardonnay, it has expressive bouquet of pineapple going towards honey tones. Same characteristics are in the taste with very full mouth feel.

Marks and Spencer Los Nucos Shiraz Cabernet Rose 2009

Variety: Shiraz x Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: rather than rose, it is very lighly red   
Bouquet: raspberry, cherries and slightly higher alcohol
Taste: medium body, very round, cherries,  with heavy ripe tones at the end reminiscent of overripe raspberries, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: sorbet
Overall score: 77
Price: CZK 149
Stopper: screw cap
Regular Rose from new world, drinkable, but not exciting.
P.S. pic of the same bottle, but 2008 vintage is from net.

Marks and Spencer Burra Brook Rose 2009

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Australia
Wine appellation: South Eastern Australia  
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: raspberry light red
Bouquet: black currant, cherries, very fruity
Taste: light to medium body, intensive tones of black currant and cherries, dry, refreshing
Recommended food pairing:  salads, sorbet
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 119
Stopper: Screw top
I was really curious for this rose when i saw it at M&S. I normally do not like new world rose as the alcohol typically kills the wine. But this time I saw on the label 11.5% and was really curries to taste the unusual combination of cab sauv with pinot noir, both my favorite varieties. I was positively surprised, the wine is very nice fruity, dry and light to medium bodied with dominant black current tones in the nose and taste followed by cherries in the taste. It is quite nice rose from Australia.

Vinařství Roman Zapletal Valtice Muškát Moravský 2008

This wine was tasted here in February. This time I did not have it bz itself but with green curry and the combination was excellent. Very refreshing type of Muscat with nice acidity suited excellently the curry. I would rate it this time 81.

Carmin Monsaraz Branco 2008

Variety: Arinto, Antao Vaz, Perrum, Rabo de Ovelha, Síria
Country of origin: Portugal
Wine appellation: Alentejo
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: g/l
Acidity: g/l
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: fruity aroma combined with white flowers, grapefruit tones
Taste: medium to full body,  ripeness, smooth, mirabelle, white grapefruit, at the end bitterness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: seafood, salads
Overall score: 81
Price CZK 125
Stopper: cork
I got this wine as a present and by chance I had tasted it about 4 months ago, but 2 years older vintage here. It is similar, but this is less mineral with more visible bitterness than 2006 vintage. General note: OK medium bodied wine, if chilled this will nicely accompany some fish or salads.

Castillo de Molina Sauvignon Blanc Fumé 2007

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Casablanca Valley
Vintage: 2007 
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: ripe tropical tones including gooseberry and a hint of hazel nuts
Taste: medium to full body, strong gooseberry with elderberry, accompanied by nice touch of oak tones, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: vegetable salad with balsamico and parmigiano reggiano
Overall score: 86
Price: circa CZK 250
Stopper: Cork
Quite complex sauvignon blanc, medium to full body with light toastiness, recommended to be served absolutely with food as it is rather complex to be served without any dish.