Australian Bush Shiraz Cabernet

Variety: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Australia
Wine appellation: South Eastern Australia
Vintage: non vintage
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: light ruby red
Bouquet: raspberries, cherries, very fruity, straightforward
Taste: light to medium body, cherries, raspberries, blue rapes flavor, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: summer BBQ drink
Overall score: 75
Price: CZK 99
Stopper: plastic cork
Unispiring cheap red from Australia, drunk at the visit.

Neoklas Šardice Augustianský Sklep Rulandské modré rosé 2009

Variety: 100% Rulandské modré
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub appellation, Nechvalín village, Borový-Čtvrtě vineyard
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: very pale salmon pink
Bouquet: gentle, forest strawberries
Taste: white currant, small red wild cherries, higher acidity, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 77
Price: CZK 99
Stopper: cork
Quite ordinary rose, slightly higher acidity than I would expect to have, not as fruity in the nose and taste as one would expect from rose.

Wegenstein Muskat Ottonel 2009

Variety: 100% Muscat Ottonel
Country of origin: Austria
Wine appellation: Burgenland
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: aromatic, lychee, apricot, muscat flower
Taste: light to medium body, zesty acidity accompanied by nice spicy tones, slight residual sugar, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fruit salad
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK 99
Stopper: screw top
This is quite nice muscatel wine, very young and fruity and although with slight residual sugar it keeps the crispy acidity in it. it requires quite a chilling to 6 to 7 degrees to be very refreshing.

Rocca Bernarda Chardonnay 2008 DOC

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Colli Orientali del Friuli
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: deeper aroma of tropical fruit , pinepple
Taste: medium body, pineapple, round mouth feel, crunchy acidity with minerality follwed by medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: risotto with peas
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork
Nice mineral type of Chardonnay from Friuli region in Italy. I got this wine from last year Vino Destilaty show.

Neoklas Šardice Augustianský Sklep Tramín 2007

Variety: 100% Gewurtztraminer
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub appellation, Šardice village, Dubový-Červenice vineyard
Vintage: 2007 lote 15/07
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: very expressive, rose petals, spices, lychee
Taste: full body, very concentrated, round, dry mango, spices, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: mango and peach chutney
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 99 in 2007
Stopper: cork
Very very nice concentrated type of Gewurtztraminer, intense aroma of roses, spices and overripe to almost pungent fruit. Similar concentration is felt in the flavor with Big body and full mouth feel. Definitely food wine.

VS Lechovice Rulandské bílé 2006 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Pinot blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub appellation, Božice village, Nová Hora vineyard
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 12.8%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: dry pineapple, peeled white almonds,
Taste: medium body, very concentrated, dry pineapple, white peach, medium residual sugar nicely accompanied by the concentrated flavor and lighter acidity of pineapple, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: mango and peach chutney with poultry and jasmine rice
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 199 in 2007
Stopper: cork
I searched for this wine to accompany our dish (stated in the recommendation) and it was stunning choice. The wine is off dry and it went well with the food. It is very concentrated, excellent straw towards golden shiny color and mainly the taste reminding dry pineapples with their tangent acidity. Unfortunately I had only one bottle of this wine:(

Tenuta Il Faggeto Pietranera Vino Nobile di Moltepulciano Riserva 2002 DOCG

Variety: 90% Prugnolo Gentile, 5% Colorino, 5% Mammolo
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Montepulciano
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: darker ruby red
Bouquet: sour cherries black chocolate, clove
Taste: medium body, red fruit, sour cherries, gentle acidity, medium tannins, spices, medium to long finish
Recommended food pairing: shepherds pie
Overall score: 85
This was quite nice Sangiovese, nice tannins, gentle acidity, aroma and taste of black sour cherries accompanied by dark chocolate and underpinned by spices.