Thursday, June 30, 2016

Sing Wine Rosé 2015

4th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to June 6, 2016.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Stone Way Chenin Blanc 2015

Variety: Chenin Blanc
Country of origin: South Africa
Wine appellation: Western Cape
Vintage: 2015
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: lime, fresh
Taste: medium body, zesty style, lime, good acidity, green apple, medium finish
Overall score: 4+6.5+10+5.5+5.5=81.5
Price: CZK 79
Stopper: cork
Straightforward Chenin, nothing big.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Domaine De La Baume Chardonnay Elite D' OR 2013

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: grilled pineapple, toast
Taste: medium body, nicely structured, tropical fruit, hazelnut, nicely integrated wood, good acidity, and roundness,  nicely lingering longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7=88
Price: CZK 300
Stopper: single piece cork
Very nice chard in very heavy botlle.

Domaine De La Baume Chardonnay Elite D' OR 2013

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: grilled pineapple, toast
Taste: medium body, nicely structured, tropical fruit, hazelnut, nicely integrated wood, good acidity, and roundness,  nicely lingering longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7=88
Price: CZK 300
Stopper: single piece cork
Very nice chard in very heavy botlle.

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Sing Wine Ryzlink Rýnský 2015 pozdní sběr

Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub appellation, Velké Bílovice village, Vinohrádky vineyard
Vintage: 2015
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: citrusy, white peach, almost going towards white currant
Taste: light to medium body, quite zesty amnd fresh style, lime, lemon, white grapefruit, very good crunchy acidity, longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6.5+6.5=85
Price: CZK 150
Stopper: cork
Quite zesty and citrusy style. I quite like it despite lighter body. Nice refreshing uncomplicated riesling.

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Vignobles Paul Mas Chardonnay 2015

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of Origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc
Vintage: 2015
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: light to medium  yellow
Bouquet: quite expressive, tropical fruit, pineapple, maracuja, vanilla
Taste: medium body, pineapple, creamy, rounder style, good acidity,  medoium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7=85
Price: CZK 99 on special
Stopper: cork
This is very drinkable Chardonnay, amazing value, properly done lightly oaked chardonnay, it woul beat majority of the Moravian barrel aged Chardonnays on blind tasting. Probably would not age very well, but if you want some decent Chard to accompany your salmon there we go.

Friday, June 24, 2016

Sing Wine Rosé 2015

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to June 6, 2016.