Marks and Spencer Tasmania Pinot Noir 2009

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Australia
Wine appellation: Tasmania
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light ruby red
Bouquet: cherries, sour cherries, quite fruity, less complex
Taste: medium body, similar to nose dominat fruit are cherries and sour cherries with slightly higher acidity, straightforward fruity, not complicated, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: duck
Overall score: 80
Price: CZK 149
Stopper: Screw cap
Straightforward not complicated fruity Pinot Noir. It is still quite young, I would recommend to leave it in the cellar for at least 2 year (might do so just for interest).

Domaine Monplezy Plaisirs 2007

Variety: Carignan, Grenache, Syrah,
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: dark ruby red
Bouquet: forest fruits, small black berries, a bit of marmalade tones, black pepper 
Taste: medium body, dominant canned blackberry fruit with spiciness and pleasant tannins,  medium  finish
Recommended food pairing: duck liver pate
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 220 on web (gift)
Stopper: cork
Pleasant fruity and spicy at the same time. More similar to Cote du Rhone than Languedoc region. Perfectly fit my taste when I was looking for something Grenachy style.:)

Gato Negro Carmenère 2007

Variety: 100% Carmenère
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Residual sugar: 3.5 g/l
Acidity: 4.5 g/l
Color: medium red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: red sour cherries, redcurrant
Taste: light to medium body, straightforward fruity wine, cherries, sour cherries,red currant, at the end touch of pink grapefruit bitterness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 78
Price: CZK 149 
Stopper: cork
This Carmenere is just straightforward easy going fruit driven wine with no complexity. Definitely wine for summer drinking outside where you do not have high expectations, such as BBQ just to wash down some food.

Golden Kaan Shiraz 2007

Variety: Shiraz
Country of origin:South Africa
Wine appellation: Western Cape
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.11%
Residual sugar: 5.5 g/l
Acidity: 5.56 g/l
Color: medium red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: Dominant spiciness of black pepper followed by cherries and blackberries
Taste: medium body, sour cherries, black pepper, nice sweet tannins, slightly higher alcohol burning in the mouth, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 180
Stopper: cork
Reasonble Shiraz with visible spiciness, and cherry type of flavour. As far as I remember it is more similar to 2004 vintage tasted here than 2005 vintage tasted here. I do not know the vintages in SA, but 2005 was better then 2004 and also this 2007 Shiraz. Also given its younger profile this 2007 vintage is more fruity than the older vintages, both tasted  more than one year ago.

Pheasant Gully Shiraz Cabernet Bin 201 2008

Variety: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Australia
Wine appellation: South Eastern Australia
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: medium ruby red with lighter violety meniscus
Bouquet: very fruity, blackberries with black currant, partially plums, tones of nice Shirazy spiciness after black pepper
Taste: medium body, very fruity, similar to nose flavor of black currant with blackberries accompanied by ripe sour cherries, very straightforward, low tannins and alcohol slightly burning in the mouth,  medium finish
Recommended food pairing: definitely BBQ outside with friends
Overall score: 81
Price: CZK 149
Stopper: screw cap
Wine is produced by John Schwartzkopff from Dorrien Estate. Reasonable Sh, CS blend, rather fruity with dominant alcohol and more Shirazy than Cabernety style. On the label it says it was aged in American and French oak but it is not very visible.

Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut

For detail of the sparkle please refer to one year old wine tasting published here. I remember I was tasting it last Christmas and I have repeated the same this year Christmas. If you compare it to description from last year it is in the nose and taste less apply and more bisquity. The score would be the same of 84.

Ludvík Maděřič Rulandské bílé 2007 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Pinot Blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation, Moravská Nová Ves village, Vonohrady vineyard
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Residual sugar: 1.6g/l
Acidity: 6.7g/l
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: ripe grapes, bread tones,
Taste: medium body, citrus fruit tones, nice vibrant acidity, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: turkey, pork
Overall score: 80
Price: CZK 150 
Stopper: cork
Reasonable Pinot Blanc with nice round full mounth feel and nice acidity, which makes it nice fresh and not dull wine.