Weingut Meyer Riesling 2013 trocken

4th bottle of this Riesling tasted. June 11, 2015 notes apply. The color changed to light yellow and the taste is more matured with light herby element with stunning crispiness. Scoring is 4+7.5+12+7+7.5=88

Vinselekt Michlovský 49 Latitude Sauvignon 2014 kabinet

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from November 18, 2015 apply.

Nové Vinařství Cépage Ryzlink vlašský 2007

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to December 9, 2015.

Nové Vinařství Cépage Ryzlink vlašský 2007

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to December 9, 2015.

Rosemount Estate Rosemount Road Shiraz 2005

6th bottle of this wine tasted. Wat was said on June 25, 2015 remains valid.

Elsa Bianchi Syrah 2009

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For detailed tasting notes please refer to December 7, 2015.

Undurraga Aliwen Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2014

11th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from April 19, 2015 apply.

Robertson Winery Pinotage 2007

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from October 5, 2014 very much valid even today.

Ironstone Old Vine Zinfandel 2007

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from April 2015 apply.

Bodega Tamarí Malbec Cabernet 2006

5th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from December 23, 2015 apply.

Vinselekt Michlovský Chardonnay 2007 pozdní sběr

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from December 10, 2015 apply. Very nice wine for our Xmas Eve.

Trapiche Oak Cask Malbec 2014

Variety: Malbec
Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark ruby red with violet hues
Bouquet: fruity, blueberries, blackberries, plums, slight vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, blackberries, blueberries, overripe black cherries, very jammy and fruity with lower tannins and lower acidity, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7=85
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork

Good value Malbec, quite young at this point of time. 

Bodega Tamarí Malbec Cabernet 2006

Variety: Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium garnet red
Bouquet: canned fruit, black cherries, black currant, plums, light coffee
Taste: medium body, overripe black sour cherries, black currant, round, smooth tannins, still quite high acidity, fruit is nicely supported by touch of black chocolate, medium to slightly longer finish

Overall score: 4+7+10.5+6+6.5=84
Price: CZK 150
Stopper: single piece cork

4th bottle of this wine tasted. First bottle tasted in March 2014. Very good value and good conditions given its vintage.

Vinařství Štěpánek Tramín červený collection exclusive 2014 pozdní sběr

Variety: Gewurztraminer
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation, Čejkovice village, Niva hrbatá vineyard
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 11.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: quite expressive, roses, litchi, honey,
Taste: light to medium body, ripe peach, spices, litchi, honey, medium to longer clean finish
Overall score: 3+7+11+6+7+50=84
Price: CZK 139
Stopper: cork

Quite good Traminer to accompany our slightly spicy rice.

Patria Kobylí André Gallery 2012

Variety: André (Blaufrankisch x Saint Laurent)
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia

Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium violet red
Bouquet: fruity, sour cherries, hint of plums
Taste: medium body, fruit driven, sour cherries, higher acidity, light tannins, some spiciness, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 3+6.5+10+6.5+6+50=82
Price: CZK 129
Stopper: cork

For me this was quite dissapointment. Considering the wine is in the National Wine Cellar it is rather basic and for sure corresponding to its price, no surprise is happening. I remember 11 vintage tasted in May 2013 to be better. 

Vinselekt Michlovský Pálava selected by Tesco

Variety: Pálava
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Mikulov village, Pod svatým kopečkem vineyard
Vintage: not stated
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: roses, lime, quite citrusy
Taste: medium body, lime, very lively acidity, white grapefruit, some spiciness, longer finish
Recommended food pairing:pork
Overall score: 3+7+10+7+6.5=83.5
Price: CZK 169
Stopper: cork

Dry Pálava with quite high acidity, vintage is not stated, but I would guess 2013 as it was quite difficult and whites had this crispy acidity, here in this wine slight residual sugar would be appreciated as it does suit the variety.

Herbarium Moravicum Chardonnay 2014 pozdní sběr (Znojmo, lot: 1210154067)

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: expressive, honey, banana, feels like the wine had botrytis
Taste: medium body, pineapple, honey, mango, good acidity, light residual sugar at the end, longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+11+7+7=87
Price: CZK 139
Stopper: cork

This is the ultimate pick for me in this price range. 2014 was extremely difficult vintage. Lots of rain and diseases, very low production, but this Chard is amazing, Very very expressive nose, the grapes for sure must have had the botrytis. Had excellent experience with their 2013 vintage, which I bought a case and this would deserve the case to be purchased as well. It would age fantastically.

Herbarium Moravicum Sauvignon Blanc 2015 pozdní sběr (Znojmo, lot: 16111550005)

Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation
Vintage: 2015
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: dead nettle flowers, white peach
Taste: medium body, white peach, white currant, lime, very good zestiness,  medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+6=84
Price: CZK 139
Stopper: cork

Good zesty sauvignon with white peach both in the nose and taste.

Vinselekt Michlovský Sauvignon Selected by Tesco

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation
Vintage: not stated
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet:subdued,  black currant leaf
Taste: medium body, lime, mineral, good acidity, white grapefruit, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+6.5+10.5+6+6+50=83
Price: CZK 139
Stopper: cork

Average Sauv Blanc. Nowhere near 2011 vintage tasted previously.

Michel Torino Coleccion 2005 Shiraz

8th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to November 1, 2015.

Vinselekt Michlovský Chardonnay 2007 pozdní sběr

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from December 10, 2015 apply. Very nice and drinkable Chardonnay indeed.

Vinselekt Michlovský Chardonnay selected by Tesco

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia
Vintage: not stated
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: acacia flowers, lime
Taste: medium body, lime, quite crispy acidity, white grapefruit, minerality, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 3+7+10.5+6+6.5=83
Price: CZK 139
Stopper: cork
Crispy and zesty style of Chardonnay. This row made for Tesco used to be properly labeled with the vintage and vineyard before. See this Chardonnay 2011. I do not know whether it is the push for low prices or just strategy not to label them, but this wine lacks the quality of the previous vintages.

Wairau Cove Sauvignon Blanc 2015

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes are the same as in November 18, 2015.

Rodinné vinařství Vrátil Ryzlink rýnský 2005 výběr z hroznů

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Looking at my tasting notes from September 2014 the wine hardly moved. Excellent example of rich dense Riesling with good bottle maturity and high residual sugar.

Viña Albali Selección Privada Gran Reserva 2009 DO

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from December 7, 2015 apply.

Penfolds Rawson's Retreat Chardonnay 2009

6th and last bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 25, 2015 tasting.

Luis Felipe Edwards Cimarosa Malbec Limited Edition 2013

Variety: Malbec
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: deep ruby red
Bouquet: overripe black sour cherries, blueberries, smoke, vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, extremely overripe black cherries, blueberries, vanilla, medium very pleasant tannins, black chocolate, longer  finish
Overall score: 5+7.5+12+7+7.5=89
Price: CZK 169
Stopper: single piece cork

Stunning Malbec. I like the smoke and oak element in the nose and black chocolate and tannins in the taste.

superb value.

Bodegas Nieto Senetiner Don Nicanor Blend 2006

Variety: 34% Cabernet, 33% Malbec, 33% Merlot
Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: deep black red
Bouquet: canned fruits, black currant, black cherries, coffee, vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, similar to nose canned fruit profile, cherries, black currant, blackberries, coffee, black chocolate, pleasant and smooth tannins, longer finish
Overall score: 5+7+11+7+7=87
Price: CZK 300
Stopper: single piece 40 mm cork

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Very pleasant mouth drying tannins and good combination of fruit and oak.

For the pics please refer to tasting of the first bottle in January 2015. Looking at the notes then the wine has slightly more mature profile.

Herbarium Moravicum Rulandské modré 2011 pozdní sběr (Znojmo, lot: 1205141543/2)

3 rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from September 2014 apply.

Vinselekt Michlovský 49 Latitude Sauvignon 2014 kabinet

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from November 18, 2015 apply.

Gotberg Sauvignon 2014 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Sauvignon
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov, sub-appellation, Popice village, Svidruk village
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: light yellow
Bouquet: peach, lime
Taste: light to medium body, slightly flatter in the mid profile, similar to nose there is peach with the support of lime and grapefruit with very slight residual sugar, medium to  longer finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+6+6+50=82
Price: CZK 220
Stopper: single piece cork

Fruit driven and less grassy style of SB.

Bremerton Verdelho 2007

18th and last bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from September 17, 2015 apply.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

19th and last bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. The notes are the same as in September 14, 2015.

Tierra y Hombre Pinot Noir 2014

Variety: Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Casablanca Valley
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: light red with violet hues
Bouquet: violet flowers, raspberries, cherries, hint of vanilla
Taste: medium body, very fruity, red sour cherries, raspberries, good acidity, slightly higher younger tannins, light oak, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+10.5+6+6.5=84
Price: CZK 179
Stopper: screw cap
This is safe bet for easy drinking fruit driven Pinot with light oak. Previously had 2012 and 2011 vintages.

Undurraga Aliwen Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2014

10th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from April 19, 2015 apply.

Herbarium Moravicum Rulandské modré 2013 pozdní sběr (Znojmo, lot: 0901153542/1)

5th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from March 31, 2015 apply.

Tasting of Carmenere - Viña Tarapacá Terroir El Olivar Carmenere 2007

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Maipo valley, El Olivar
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark garnet red
Bouquet: coffee, spices, vanilla, some canned fruit
Taste: medium to full body, very gentle, canned cherries, plums, vanilla, spices, lower acidity, solid mid profile and very gentle smooth tannins, nice lingering long finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 4+7.5+12+7+7.5+50=88
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: cork

On par with Viu Manent, however quite different wine, it has more mature profile with gentle tannins and canned fruit. It is at the peak of bottle maturity. Remaining bottles in the cellar need to be killed soon.

Tasting of Carmenere - Viu Manent Carmenere Reserva 2008

Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Color: dark red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: very good combination of the fruit and secondary tones from the barrel, plums, overripe sweet cherries, smoke, black chocolate, leather, alcohol slightly standing out
Taste: medium to full body, overripe black cherries, with hint of plums, medium tannins, lower to medium acidity, medium tannins, coffee, black chocolate, longer finish

Overall score: 4+7.5+12+7+7.5=88
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: single piece cork
What I like on this wine is the smoke and coffee and chocolate element, which at the first sniff is stronger than the fruit, than it nicely integrates. On blind I would not guess new world, rather some mid Cru Bourgeois Bordeaux from hot vintage.

Tasting of Carmenere - Misiones de Rengo Carmenere Reserva 2005

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Rapel Valley
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: deep red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: very jammy, overripe black sour cherries, blackberries, light tones of coffee and smoke
Taste: medium to fuller body, round, jammy, black sour cherries, overripe black cherries,

hint of black chocolate, medium tannins, longer finish with some sensation of alcohol
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7+50=86
Price: CZK 179
Stopper: single piece cork
Big round and jammy style with nicely integrated oak.

Tasting of Carmenere - Viña Tarapacá Carmenere 2006

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Maipo valley
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: canned cherries, spices, coffee
Taste: medium body, similar to nose there is canned small red fruit, mainly sour cherries with some spoices, , medium acidity, slightly flatter mid profile, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 4+6.5+10+6+6.5+50=83
Price: CZK 119 special
Stopper: cork

Slightly better than Villagolf . Still quite basic stuff.