Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Mikulov village, Turold vineyard
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.61%
Color: straw to golden yellow
Bouquet: round, mineral, hint of benzin tones supported by canned citrus peel, hint of bottleness
Taste: medium to full body, quite round profile, minerality, lemon peel in sugar, still pleasant acidity considering hot 2003 vintage, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: pork schnitzel
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+6+50=86
Price: CZK 229
Stopper; single piece cork
Tasted more than two years ago here the wine is perfectly drinkable despite its 10 years of age. It already shows nice terciary bottle tones and fruity aroma changed to benzin tones and minerality so typical for Mikulov area.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Felt like gooseberry style Sauv Blanc and were certain to reach for Santa Rita 120. This is the third bottle from March 15, 2013 where you can find the notes, which did not change at all in one month and half:-)
Chateau Peyreau Comtes von Neipperg Saint-Emilion 2007 Grand Cru
Variety: 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: spicy, black sour cherries, hint of coffee, leather
Taste: medium body, cherries, sour cherries, spices, almost going towards clove, coffee, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: venison
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 500 from web
Stopper: single piece cork
Very nice example of right bank of Bordeaux, good balance between main fruit and hint of leather, spiciness and coffee. Only one woman in our tasting even preferred it to Beychevelle so I assume women would like it a lot.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: spicy, black sour cherries, hint of coffee, leather
Taste: medium body, cherries, sour cherries, spices, almost going towards clove, coffee, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: venison
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 500 from web
Stopper: single piece cork
Very nice example of right bank of Bordeaux, good balance between main fruit and hint of leather, spiciness and coffee. Only one woman in our tasting even preferred it to Beychevelle so I assume women would like it a lot.
Chateau de Chantegrive Graves Bordeaux 2009 AOC
Variety: 50% Semillon, 50% Sauvignon
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Graves
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: white currant, gooseberries
Taste: medium body, canned gooseberries, rounder structure, white peach, to me less freshness and acidity one would expect,at the end white grapefruit, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+7+10+5+6+50=81
Price: CZK 250 from web
Stopper: single piece cork
Somehow I am not a fan of white Bordeaux, you can get better Sauvignon blanc from the Czech Republic, leyda valley in Chile or even Sancerre or Pouilly Fumé for this price.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Graves
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: white currant, gooseberries
Taste: medium body, canned gooseberries, rounder structure, white peach, to me less freshness and acidity one would expect,at the end white grapefruit, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+7+10+5+6+50=81
Price: CZK 250 from web
Stopper: single piece cork
Somehow I am not a fan of white Bordeaux, you can get better Sauvignon blanc from the Czech Republic, leyda valley in Chile or even Sancerre or Pouilly Fumé for this price.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Rosemount Estate Rosemount Road Shiraz 2005
4th bottle of this wine tasted. No change from my tasting notes from two weeks ago. It went very well with home made liver pate.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Nové Vinařství Cépage Rulandské modré 2012 kabinet
Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-apellation, Nový Přerov village, Langewarte vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Color: old church wall painting pink
Bouquet: verz crisp, red currant, white currant, hint of grass element
Taste: light body, similar to nose red currant plazs the major role accompanied by excellent acidity and freshness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing:summer BBQ
Overall score: 4+8+11+5+6+50=84
Price: CZK 180
Stopper: vino lok
Very nice rosé. What I really like on this is the fact that the grapes most likely were picked earlier and as such kept very clean and fresh nose and very good acidity, which is almost at 2010 vintage tasted here twice in summer 2011.
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-apellation, Nový Přerov village, Langewarte vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Color: old church wall painting pink
Bouquet: verz crisp, red currant, white currant, hint of grass element
Taste: light body, similar to nose red currant plazs the major role accompanied by excellent acidity and freshness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing:summer BBQ
Overall score: 4+8+11+5+6+50=84
Price: CZK 180
Stopper: vino lok
Very nice rosé. What I really like on this is the fact that the grapes most likely were picked earlier and as such kept very clean and fresh nose and very good acidity, which is almost at 2010 vintage tasted here twice in summer 2011.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Vaillon Cuvée Guy Moreau 2011 Premier Cru
Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Chablis
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: very round, hazelnut, dry apples, minerality, lime
Taste: medium to full body, very nicely layered, similar to nose shows hint of hazelnut character from oak aging, but very gentle anf perfectly balanced by minerality and lime acidity, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+9+14+8+8+50=93
Price: CZK 859
Stopper: cork (pressed from very small almost sand pieces)
This one we had very good debate as two of us (including me) claimed part some part of the oak ageing and the other two not. We checked on the web and 35% was barrel aged:-). somehow none can fool me:-). It was very nice and definitely food wine, good combination of minerality and oak, which could be mistaken with best Burgundy. Clearly the best Chablis of the day.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Chablis
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: very round, hazelnut, dry apples, minerality, lime
Taste: medium to full body, very nicely layered, similar to nose shows hint of hazelnut character from oak aging, but very gentle anf perfectly balanced by minerality and lime acidity, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+9+14+8+8+50=93
Price: CZK 859
Stopper: cork (pressed from very small almost sand pieces)
This one we had very good debate as two of us (including me) claimed part some part of the oak ageing and the other two not. We checked on the web and 35% was barrel aged:-). somehow none can fool me:-). It was very nice and definitely food wine, good combination of minerality and oak, which could be mistaken with best Burgundy. Clearly the best Chablis of the day.
Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis 2010 AOC
Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Chablis
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: different from the previous sample, there is more fruit in the nose and less minerality, dominant is green apple (golden delicius), followed by hint of almost white flowers and lime
Taste: medium body,similar to nose this is rounder style of Chablis, green apple, feels even slightly sweeter (it is dry, but probably not really bone bone dry), medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 559
Stopper: cork (pressed from very small almost sand pieces)
Very different sample from the previous. It is more flowery and fruity in the nose, Majority people would probably prefer it when compared to Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 2009 AOC, but I liked Jean Paul more due to steel sharp minerality and huge austerity. This on blind tasting could not be properly identified as Chablis.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Chablis
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: different from the previous sample, there is more fruit in the nose and less minerality, dominant is green apple (golden delicius), followed by hint of almost white flowers and lime
Taste: medium body,similar to nose this is rounder style of Chablis, green apple, feels even slightly sweeter (it is dry, but probably not really bone bone dry), medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 559
Stopper: cork (pressed from very small almost sand pieces)
Very different sample from the previous. It is more flowery and fruity in the nose, Majority people would probably prefer it when compared to Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 2009 AOC, but I liked Jean Paul more due to steel sharp minerality and huge austerity. This on blind tasting could not be properly identified as Chablis.
Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 2009 AOC
Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Chablis
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: excellent, steel fresh lime character and very very strong mnerality
Taste: medium body,stunning minerality in the mouth, followed by lime crispy acidity with hitn of green apple, rouch of kiwi at the end, nice longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7+50=88
Price: CZK 448
Stopper: cork (pressed from very small almost sand pieces)
Excellent and stunning minerality both in nose and taste, at the end of the bottle was huge sediment of wine stone:-). This is exactly why Chablis is Chablis, almost no fruit in the nose, just lime and minerality, perfect!
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Chablis
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: excellent, steel fresh lime character and very very strong mnerality
Taste: medium body,stunning minerality in the mouth, followed by lime crispy acidity with hitn of green apple, rouch of kiwi at the end, nice longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7+50=88
Price: CZK 448
Stopper: cork (pressed from very small almost sand pieces)
Excellent and stunning minerality both in nose and taste, at the end of the bottle was huge sediment of wine stone:-). This is exactly why Chablis is Chablis, almost no fruit in the nose, just lime and minerality, perfect!
M&S Chablis 2009 AOC
Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Chablis
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet:lime, green apple, minerality
Taste: medium body, pleasant steel fresh zesty lime acidity and good minerality, atthe end very nice crispy crispy acidity profile, medium to longer nicely limey finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+11+6+6+50=85
Price: CZK 399
Stopper: single piece cork
Very good AOC Chablis from Marks & Spencer produced by Bertrand Cherel from http://www.chablisienne.com. crispy, limey and perfectly dry. I wish some Moravian winemakers would produce Chardonnay like this, nicely mineral unoaked and zesty and perfectly almost invisibly aged.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Chablis
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet:lime, green apple, minerality
Taste: medium body, pleasant steel fresh zesty lime acidity and good minerality, atthe end very nice crispy crispy acidity profile, medium to longer nicely limey finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+11+6+6+50=85
Price: CZK 399
Stopper: single piece cork
Very good AOC Chablis from Marks & Spencer produced by Bertrand Cherel from http://www.chablisienne.com. crispy, limey and perfectly dry. I wish some Moravian winemakers would produce Chardonnay like this, nicely mineral unoaked and zesty and perfectly almost invisibly aged.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Vinařství Libor Veverka Sauvignon 2011 pozdní sběr
Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Čejkovice village, Noviny vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: black currant leaf, white peach, gooseberry, white flowers of dead nettle
Taste: medium body, gooseberry, white currant, rounder style of SB towards white peach with slight residual sugar at the end, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fruit salad
Overall score: 3+7+11+5+6+50=82
Price: CZK 180
Stopper: single piece cork
This SB has typical characteristics of hot 2011 vintage, it is rounder and more peach rather grassy style, which I personally prefer.
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Čejkovice village, Noviny vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: black currant leaf, white peach, gooseberry, white flowers of dead nettle
Taste: medium body, gooseberry, white currant, rounder style of SB towards white peach with slight residual sugar at the end, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fruit salad
Overall score: 3+7+11+5+6+50=82
Price: CZK 180
Stopper: single piece cork
This SB has typical characteristics of hot 2011 vintage, it is rounder and more peach rather grassy style, which I personally prefer.
M&S Arrigo Bidoli Friuli Grave Sauvignon Blanc 2011 DOC
Variety: 100% Sauvignon
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Friuli
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: expressive aroma of lime, supported by nice grassy tnes
Taste: light to medium body, very fresh, zesty acidity, lime, white currant, no bitterness at all, which could be at the end of the palate of some SB, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: salad
Overall score: 3+8+12+6+6+50=86
Price: CZK 199
yummie! we opened the wine today for our balcony lunch. We had grilled goat cheese with rucola and cherry tomatoes salad. The bottle finished very very quickly:-) It is better than 2009 vintage tasted in August 2011, mainly due to more freshness and crispier acidity profile.
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Friuli
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: expressive aroma of lime, supported by nice grassy tnes
Taste: light to medium body, very fresh, zesty acidity, lime, white currant, no bitterness at all, which could be at the end of the palate of some SB, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: salad
Overall score: 3+8+12+6+6+50=86
Price: CZK 199
yummie! we opened the wine today for our balcony lunch. We had grilled goat cheese with rucola and cherry tomatoes salad. The bottle finished very very quickly:-) It is better than 2009 vintage tasted in August 2011, mainly due to more freshness and crispier acidity profile.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Chateau Ciceron Les Bois Fins 2006 AOC
Variety: 35% Grenache, 24% Syrah, 20% Cinsault, 16% Carignan, 5% Mourvedre
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc, Corbieres
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garnet red
Bouquet: a bit spicy, sour cherries, hint of canned fruit and very light touch of leather
Taste: medium body, similar to nose sour cherries are dominant fruit with hint of blackberries in the latter palate, some spiciness, still visible acidity and to me slightly harsher tannins (cannot image this wine to be young), medium finish
Recommended food pairing: casserole
Overall score: 3+7+11+5+6+50=82
Price: CZK 79
Stopper: plastic cork
Now enjoying my sabbatical I often find very good wines in small shops, which must be coming from dodgy deals or I guess lost shipments. This way I found the very first wine on this blog Chardonnay Clos du Bois from Sonoma, in summer 2009. This time I found quite nice looking Corbiere, which from label seemed to be designed to be exported to California, not the Czech Republic:-). Overall it is quite good value/price wine, but there are better choices from Corbieres. I checked the web and some known French guide scored it 84, which to me is a bit generous. I have one more bottle so I will open it after 6 months in the cellar to see if there will be any difference (this one was drastically chilled by the cooler in hot summer evening and brought in hot summer day home in the stroller, so it could have impacted the wine negatively:-)).
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Languedoc, Corbieres
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garnet red
Bouquet: a bit spicy, sour cherries, hint of canned fruit and very light touch of leather
Taste: medium body, similar to nose sour cherries are dominant fruit with hint of blackberries in the latter palate, some spiciness, still visible acidity and to me slightly harsher tannins (cannot image this wine to be young), medium finish
Recommended food pairing: casserole
Overall score: 3+7+11+5+6+50=82
Price: CZK 79
Stopper: plastic cork
Now enjoying my sabbatical I often find very good wines in small shops, which must be coming from dodgy deals or I guess lost shipments. This way I found the very first wine on this blog Chardonnay Clos du Bois from Sonoma, in summer 2009. This time I found quite nice looking Corbiere, which from label seemed to be designed to be exported to California, not the Czech Republic:-). Overall it is quite good value/price wine, but there are better choices from Corbieres. I checked the web and some known French guide scored it 84, which to me is a bit generous. I have one more bottle so I will open it after 6 months in the cellar to see if there will be any difference (this one was drastically chilled by the cooler in hot summer evening and brought in hot summer day home in the stroller, so it could have impacted the wine negatively:-)).
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Vinařství Hřiba Chardonnay 2008 Exclusive pozdní sběr
Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pvlovice sub-appellation, Čejkovice village, Odměry vineyard
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: very strange, not as fruity one would expect only 2008 vintage, hint of canned pears, followed by strange cellar odor (it is not corked)
Taste: medium body, round, red apple, hint of residual sugar balanced by reasonable acidity, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: pork
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pvlovice sub-appellation, Čejkovice village, Odměry vineyard
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: very strange, not as fruity one would expect only 2008 vintage, hint of canned pears, followed by strange cellar odor (it is not corked)
Taste: medium body, round, red apple, hint of residual sugar balanced by reasonable acidity, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: pork
Overall score: 4+5+8+5+3+50=75
Price: CZK 120 in 2009
Stopper: single piece cork
Price: CZK 120 in 2009
Stopper: single piece cork
This was not pleasant drinking for sure. The wine has strange (faulty) nose and similarly in the taste it feels strange.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Albert Morot Beaune Teurons 2007 1er Cru
Variety: Pinot Noir
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bourgogne, 1er Cru
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light to medium ruby red
Bouquet: smoky, black sour cherries, hint of animal tones
Taste: medium body, sour cherries with hint of smoke and animal tones on the palate, lively on the palate with delicate tannins, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: pork loin in dressed in bacon coating
Overall score: 4+8+13+6+7+50=88
Price: CZK 1000 (average price on the web)
Stopper: single piece cork
Rounder style of PN with very good combination of fruit, earth and animal tones. slightly darker in color and feels it would improve with further aging.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bourgogne, 1er Cru
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light to medium ruby red
Bouquet: smoky, black sour cherries, hint of animal tones
Taste: medium body, sour cherries with hint of smoke and animal tones on the palate, lively on the palate with delicate tannins, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: pork loin in dressed in bacon coating
Overall score: 4+8+13+6+7+50=88
Price: CZK 1000 (average price on the web)
Stopper: single piece cork
Rounder style of PN with very good combination of fruit, earth and animal tones. slightly darker in color and feels it would improve with further aging.
Chateau D'Argadens Bordeaux Superieur 2007 AOC
Variety: 63% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5%Cabernet Franc
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garnet red
Bouquet: predominantly fruity, black cherries, black currant, sour cherries, hint of spices
Taste: light to medium body, similar to nose quite fruity, black currant, black cherries, sour cherries, hint of garnet apple, at the end slight bitterness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 3+6+11+5+6+50=81
Price: CZK 395 from web in the Czech Republic (average European distributors price is CZK 200)
Stopper: cork
Base Bordeaux, the scoring maybe impacted by the fact that we drank it after Chateau Beychevelle 2003 and as such it was noticeably not reaching the level. I was not amazed by anything and considering the price there are far better Bordeaux, even from higher appelation of Cru Borgeois at the same price point.
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garnet red
Bouquet: predominantly fruity, black cherries, black currant, sour cherries, hint of spices
Taste: light to medium body, similar to nose quite fruity, black currant, black cherries, sour cherries, hint of garnet apple, at the end slight bitterness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 3+6+11+5+6+50=81
Price: CZK 395 from web in the Czech Republic (average European distributors price is CZK 200)
Stopper: cork
Base Bordeaux, the scoring maybe impacted by the fact that we drank it after Chateau Beychevelle 2003 and as such it was noticeably not reaching the level. I was not amazed by anything and considering the price there are far better Bordeaux, even from higher appelation of Cru Borgeois at the same price point.
Vinselekt Michlovský Vinum Palaviense Chardonnay 2003 pozdní sběr
Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin:Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Perná village, Přední Purmice vineyard
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: straw yellow, oily consistency
Bouquet: expressive, minerality, herby, canned pear, walnut
Taste: medium body, round, similar to nose dominant is pear supported by honey and very nice straw type and walnut bottle age tones, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: matured dry cheese
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+6=86
Price: CZK 290
Stopper: cork
Excellent matured Chardonnay from Mikulov area. Top row of Michlovsky based on Palava Terroir. It is amazing how the wine is perfectly drinkable and very nicely mineral and nutty.
Country of origin:Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Perná village, Přední Purmice vineyard
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: straw yellow, oily consistency
Bouquet: expressive, minerality, herby, canned pear, walnut
Taste: medium body, round, similar to nose dominant is pear supported by honey and very nice straw type and walnut bottle age tones, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: matured dry cheese
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+6=86
Price: CZK 290
Stopper: cork
Excellent matured Chardonnay from Mikulov area. Top row of Michlovsky based on Palava Terroir. It is amazing how the wine is perfectly drinkable and very nicely mineral and nutty.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Château Beychevelle Grand Vin 2003 Saint-Julien
Variety: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Saint-Julien, http://www.beychevelle.com/uk/html/dossier_de_presse.pdf
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: deep garnet
Bouquet: expressive, canned fruit, smoke, tart, leather, spices, hint of animal tones
Taste: medium to full body, canned sour cherries, coffee, tabacco, toast, round and very pleasant tannins, long finish
Overall score: 4+8.5+13+7+8+50=90.5
Price: CZK 2500
Stopper: single piece cork
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Saint-Julien, http://www.beychevelle.com/uk/html/dossier_de_presse.pdf
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: deep garnet
Bouquet: expressive, canned fruit, smoke, tart, leather, spices, hint of animal tones
Taste: medium to full body, canned sour cherries, coffee, tabacco, toast, round and very pleasant tannins, long finish
Overall score: 4+8.5+13+7+8+50=90.5
Price: CZK 2500
Stopper: single piece cork
4th Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux, clearly the best red from yesterday tasting. It is very spicy, stunning nose, excellent flavor, I would prefer hint of more roundness in the mid palate and slightly more fruit, but that would score much higher:-)
Saint Clair Family Estate Vicar's Choice Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: white currant, nettle, lime (quite cool climate style rather than Marlborough passion fruit)
Taste: medium body, white grapefruit, white currant, excellent bone dry, very good acidity, lime character, medium to slightly longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+13+6+7+50=88
Price: CZK 399
Stopper: screw cap
Very nice Sauvignon, I would not guess New Zealand on blind tasting, rather Leyda valley from Chile. I guess 2007 must have been colder vintage. Amazing freshness considering 2007 vintage.
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: white currant, nettle, lime (quite cool climate style rather than Marlborough passion fruit)
Taste: medium body, white grapefruit, white currant, excellent bone dry, very good acidity, lime character, medium to slightly longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+13+6+7+50=88
Price: CZK 399
Stopper: screw cap
Very nice Sauvignon, I would not guess New Zealand on blind tasting, rather Leyda valley from Chile. I guess 2007 must have been colder vintage. Amazing freshness considering 2007 vintage.
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