Trapiche Varietals Sauvignon Blanc 2010

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc

Country of origin: Argentina

Wine appellation: Mendoza

Vintage: 2010

Alcohol content: 13.5%

Color: light yellow

Bouquet: lime, white currant, touch of grass

Taste:  medium body, zesty, good lime acidity with gooseberry and white currant, medium finish with hint of white grapefruit, medium finish

Recommended food pairing: Salads, Summer BBQ

Overall score: 83

Price: CZK 139

Stopper: plastic cork

Considering my low expectation I was positively surprised by this SB. What I liked was the excellent lime acidity and zestiness, which makes it perfect summer wine for BBQ, especially salads, or fish.

Chateau Valtice Ryzlink rýnský 2010 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Rhine Riesling

Country of origin: Czech Republic  
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulv sub-appellation, Jevišovka village, Dražice vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 11.0%
Color:  light yellow
Bouquet: concentrated tones of flowers, especially linden tree, green apple
Taste: light to medium body, very interesting taste with lime being the dominant fruit fully supported by high acidity, which is accompanied by  residual sugar,  medium finish
Recommended food pairing: trout
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 150
Stopper: cork

It reminds me a bit of Mosela in the nose, where you can get sweet tones, but the taste is given 2010 specifically difficult vintage very different. Although it has residual sugar and lower alcohol making it reminiscent of Mosela Riesling, it has very high acidity, which is makes it very interesting and this being testing bottle I would for sure try to get couple more to check the aging potential, which should be due to higher sugar and acidity very good.

Víno Mikulov Sommelier Club Ryzlink Rýnský 2008 pozdní sběr

Variety: Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub appellation, Hustopeče village, Na výsluní Vineyard
Vintage: 200á
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: honey, herbs, dry orange peel, quite expressive
Taste: medium body, good structure in the mouth with excellent balance between acidity, minerality and bottle age, similar to taste dominant is canned citrus peel with honey, touch of spices in the mid palate with persistent lime and citrus finish, which is slightly longer
Recommended food pairing: pork schnitzel
Overall score: 86
Price: CZK 180
Stopper: plastic cork
Very good properly aged Riesling, although classified as dry I would assume that this is due to high acidity as it seems to me slight residual sugar around 7g is there, which makes it perfect and helped together with the acidity the aging process.

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: 201, lot: 2605121154
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: less zesty and more towards apricot yogurt and white flowers
Taste: medium body, round, good lime acidity with white grapefruit and apricot being the dominant fruits, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: schnitzel
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 120
Stopper: cork
Good solid flowery style of Rhine Riesling. I got 6 bottles as I expect it will only get better with time and price is very good.

Habánské sklepy Ryzlink rýnský 2011 pozdní sběr

Variety: Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appelation, Polešovice village, Újezdy vinyard
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: nice and fresh, lime with linden tree, with touch of apricot
Taste: medium body, good structure very lively acidity with excellent citrusy taste and freshness, similar to nose apricot youghurt, medium  to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: Fish
Overall score: 86
Price: CZK 180
Stopper: cork
Excellent zesty style of Riesling, On blind tasting I would guess Mosela rather than Moravia region.

Seabird Island Sauvignon Blanc 2010

Interestingly the tasting notes did not change at all from last year tasting posted here with pictures so I will not not reproduce them.

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: straw yellow
Bouquet: ripe tropical fruits, very mineral, dry pineapple, dry apple
Taste: full body, round, good mouth feel, dry fruit with dominant pineapple and red apple, at the end pink grapefruit,  medium to longer lasting finish
Recommended food pairing: brie
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 150 in 2009
Stopper: cork

Last bottle, most likely peaking at this point, it is less flowery as previous tastings of the same bottle noted in my blog, but still excellent structure of the fruit and minerality. Although it has quite high alcohol given the hot 2006 vintage, it does not burn in in the nose or stand out. Notes are similar to my April 2012 tasting notes here.

Herbarium Moravicum Chardonnay 2011 pozdní sběr (Slovácko, lot: 2505121065)

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovacko sub-appellation
Vintage: 2011, lot: 2505121065
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: very expressive, tropical fruit, mainly pineapple, clean, fresh very fruity, touch of peach
Taste: medium to full body, pineapple, orange, round full mouth fell with visible minerality, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: turkey
Overall score: 85
Price: CZK 120
Stopper: cork
Compared to Gruner Veltliner tasted 30 minutes before it is very visible that 2011 hot climate is much more suitable for Chardonnay variety than GV. This is very nicely done chard, very full but with minerality in it, which is not making it dull. Different from 2010 vintage tasted here.

Herbarium Moravicum Veltlínské Zelené 2011 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Gruner Veltliner
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-apellation
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: green pepper, white flowers, citrus fruit
Taste: medium body, fruit, ripe grapes, lower acidity, but dry,white grapefruit, medium body
Recommended food pairing: on its own, or fruit salads
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK 120
Stopper: cork
Interesting Veltliner, I like the fact that is dry and not semi dry considering hot 2011 vintage, but the vintage is very noticeable as it lacks a bit of acidity. Women would love it and this would be excellent summer BBQ wine.

Bodega Norton Torrontes 2009

Variety: Torrontes
Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet:  tropical fruit, lychee, touch of muscat flowers, ripe grapes
Taste: medium body very fruity, yellow ripe melon, grape clean taste, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 149
Stopper: screw cap

Compared to my previous tasting from both November and May 2011 the wine matured more, it is less flowery and less aromatic in both nose and taste.

Vinařství Popela Perná Aurelius 2005 výběr z hroznů

Variety: 100% Aurelius (Neuburger x Riesling)
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Perná village, U spálené hospody vineyard
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 14%
Color: medium yellow, still pale considering the age
Bouquet: tones of honey, concentrated , overripe grapes, hey, complex
Taste: full body, excellent minerality,stunning honey tones combined with canned lemon peel with structured bottle aged tones, very slight residual sugar is perfectly balanced with the acidity, higher alcohol and good aging tones, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: I would even dare to have it with tuna fish
Overall score: 87
Price CZK 159 in 2008
Stopper: cork
It is my 3rd bottleof this wine and it finished so quickly. Fantastic wine! if I compare it to my tasting notes from last year here, it is much nicer and got very good complexity over the year! the only difference is that this one was stored from last May in wine fridge.

Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc 2007

Tasting notes are identical to those from March, so please refer to them here.