Vinařství Hřiba Neronet kabinetní víno 2005

Variety: Neronet - (St Laurent x Blue Portugal) x (Alicante Bouschet x Cabernet Sauvignon). The crossing took place in 1965 in Lednice (Moravia), the breeder Prof. Ing Vilém Kraus. The species was in Germany by Hermann Jäger Ockenheim (Rheinhessen) taken and processed through breeding. The Plant Variety Protection was granted 1991st In the Czech Republic it occupies about 30 hectares of vineyards. Small stocks are also available in Germany, Austria and Hungary.

Country of origin: Czech Republic

Wine appellation: Moravia, Velke Pavlovice sub-appellation

Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 10.9%
Color: deep black with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: very intense and concentrated, overripe black cherries, forest fruit mainly blackberries, canned black (totally overripe ) cherries in alcohol
Taste: light to medium body, similar to nose canned black cherries, touch of coffee liquor, fruit is accompanied by hint of residual sugar, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: chocolate
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 120 (in 2006)
Stopper: cork
This wine brings memories as I remember when we first tasted it in Grobovka. Yesterday I went through my cellar and found 2 (!!) more bottles. I thought i had none at this point. I was positively surprised how nicely the wine developed.
Please check December 2010 tasting where you can find the picture and where (now realising) I somehow deleted the taste part of the tasting notes:)