Villagolf Hole in One Carmenere 2007

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Maule valley
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: darker red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: canned cherries, light touch of coffee and black chocolate
Taste: medium body, canned fruit, mainly cherries, spices, hint of black chocolate, light acidity and light tannins, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+6+6=82
Price: CZK 229
Stopper: plastic cork

Fairly basic Carmenere at the top of bottle maturity.

Herbarium Moravicum Chardonnay 2013 pozdní sběr (Mikulov, lot: 3103153806)

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to October 24, 2015.

Viña Tarapacá Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to October 20, 2015.

Viña Tarapacá Syrah 2007

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to October 26, 2015.

Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Zinfandel 2005

12th bottle of this wine tasted. Looking at my August 2014 tasting notes the wine has hardly changed.

Viña Tarapacá Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to October 20, 2015.

Viña Tarapacá Syrah 2007

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to October 26, 2015.

Bernard Magrez Chateau Bois Pertuis Bordeaux 2006 AOC

Variety: 68% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: slightly restrained, canned fruit, cherries, light coffee and spices
Taste: medium body, cherries marmalade, pleasant acidity, red currant,  medium tannins, quite dry, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+6.5+10.5+6+7=84
Price: CZK 290
Stopper: single piece cork

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. 2nd tasted in January 2014 where the reference was made to December 2013.

Wieninger Wiener Gemischter Satz 2011

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from December 18, 2014 apply.

Jedlička a Novák Rulandské modré 2005

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Bořetice village, Kraví hora vineyard
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 16.5%
Color: medium garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: quite expressive, cherries, dry plums, plum jam (povidla), spices, light coffee
Taste: full body, overripe sour cherries, plums, very good tannins, spices, long slightly alcoholic finish finish
Overall score: 4+7.5+11+7+7.5=87
Price: CZK 190 at the time of purchase in 2007, now CZK 350
Stopper: single piece cork
2nd bottle of this wine tasted. First tasted in October 2011. I knew I bought a case, but I could not find it in the cellar, until last month organizing the remote cellar I discovered the remaining 5 bottles from the case. I very much like the wine I was looking to drink some day as I knew it was buried in my cellar. It was prepared as one of the best wines from Jedlicka a Novak, but declassified by the commissioner due to alcohol level. The alcohol, despite shocking level on the label,  does not stand out at all in the nose and only very little in the finish.

Sylvain & Didier Defaix Bourgogne 2000 AOC

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bourgogne
Vintage: 2000
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: pale bricky red with brownish meniscus
Bouquet: quite animal, forest strawberries, forest soil, wet bark, chopped wet log

Taste: medium body, fragile and gentle, forest strawberries, pleasant acidity, pleasant gentle tannins, light vanilla, long finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+8+8+50=90
Price: CZK 500
Stopper: single piece cork

I very much like the nose, its animal, woody with a hint of gentle forest strawberry fruit. Looking at my previous tasting notes I also described overripe mango, which could be the rotten element of it, now rather I smell wet bark from tree and leather. So impure and so good. taste is already very fragile, but very nicely structured, with forest strawberry playing the accord and super smooth tannins. Excellent finish. 1st bottle of this wine tasted in December 2013. 

Viña Tarapacá Syrah 2007

Variety: Syrah
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Maipo valley
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.0%

Color: dark red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: forest fruit preserve, black chocolate
Taste: medium body, jammy, blackberries, black sour cherries, black chocolate, medium tannins, medium acidity, slightly longer finish
Recommended food pairing: T-bone steak
Overall score: 4+6.5+10.5+6.5+6.5=83.5
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: cork

Jammy NW style of properly aged Syrah. Not bad, will do the trick.

Herbarium Moravicum Chardonnay 2013 pozdní sběr (Mikulov, lot: 3103153806)

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation
Vintage: 2013, lot: 3103153806
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: expressive, fruity, pineapple, lime, minerality
Taste: medium body, lime, pineapple, peach, zesty, very good acidity, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7=85
Price: CZK 100 on sale
Stopper: cork

Looking at the tasting notes of the Chardonnay from same vintage and appellation tasted in April 2015, this one has just different production lot. Tasting notes though are almost identical. Very good value.

Herbarium Moravicum Rýnský ryzlink 2012 pozdní sběr (Slovácko, lot:0503142012)

Variety: 100% Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: lime, hint of linden tree
Taste: medium body, lime, mirabelle, pleasant acidity, but not crispy, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+6+6=82
Price: CZK 130
Stopper: cork

Good quaffer for the price.

Nové Vinařství Cépage Ryzlink rýnský 2012

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Very nice crispy and mineral Riesling. July 31, 2015 tasting notes apply.

Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Carmenere Reserva 2008

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Rapel Valley
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: blackish red
Bouquet: good fruit, overripe, sour cherries, hint of black chocolate
Taste: medium body, similar to nose black sour cherries, very good acidity and tannins, black chocolate, spices,  nice longer finish
Overall score: 4+7.5+11.5+7+7=87
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: single piece cork
Very good value wine, I actually liked it more than the Can tasted from the same producer 2 days ago.

Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2007

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central Valley
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: dark red with slightly ruby meniscus
Bouquet: straightforward, black sour cherries, cassis, black chocolate
Taste: medium body,  black currant, black sour cherries, good acidity considering the vintage, black chocolate, medium tannins, longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11.5+7+7=86.5
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: single piece cork

Very good value Cab.

Vinařství Krásná Hora Cuvée Viktoria 2012

Variety: 50% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Blanc, 25% Pinot Gris
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Čejkovice village, Krásná hora, Starý Podvorov, Odměry village
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 14.0%

Color: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: flowers, peach, mirabelle, light oak, alcohol slightly standing out
Taste: medium body, round, similar to nose, peach, good lemon type acidity, vanilla, longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7+50=86
Price: CZK 269
Stopper: single piece cork

Nice example of oaked aged Burgundy varieties. Oak is nicely integrated in the fruit. I miss slightly more complexity both in the nose and taste. Still has time to go and improve.

Luis Felipe Edwards Chardonnay Family Selection 2014 Gran Reserva

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Casablanca Valley
Vintage: 2014
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: pineapple, butter, hazelnuts, galia melon
Taste: Full body, pineapple, lime, butter, yeasty, light hazelnut, very good structure, proper acidity, hint of vanilla,  long finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+8+50=89
Price: CZK 299
Stopper: screw cap
Stunning Chardonnay. I very much like it. 50% of the wine aged on new barrel on lees. Nice complex Chardonnay with lime and tropical and nutty tones at the same time. I would be interested to compare it on blind tasting with some other Chards.

Michel Torino Cuma Organic Malbec 2007

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Looking at my notes from September 2014 they are pretty much valid as of today.

Gotberg Chardonnay 2010 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov, sub-appellation, Popice village, Panenský kopec village
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium to straw yellow
Bouquet: pear, peach, slight nutty character and bottle matured tones
Taste: medium body, pineapple, pear, honey, overripe greengage, slightly higher residual sugar is nicely balanced by high acidity, longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7+50=86
Price: CZK 299
Stopper: single piece cork

Off dry chardonnay from cold 2010 vintage. It nicely balances the residual sugar so typical for Gotberg with higher acidity and at this point very good bottle maturity. Will develop further.

Herbarium Moravicum Chardonnay 2013 pozdní sběr (Mikulov, lot: 1603153806)

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Very nice unoaked Chardonnay. For tasting notes please refer to April 14, 2015.

Herbarium Moravicum Rýnský ryzlink 2011 pozdní sběr (Slovácko, lot: 2605121154)

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

Viña Tarapacá Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Maipo valley
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark garnet red
Bouquet: restrained, canned fruit, with visible tertiary tones
Taste: medium body, similar to nose there is canned fruit, black currant, black sour cherries, , coffee, i miss the thrill, very matured pleasant tannins, but not sweet , lower acidity, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 3.5+6+10+6+6+50=81.5
Price: CZK 99 on special in 2008
Stopper: cork

The wine misses the go, good representative of jammy aged NW wines with no excitement.

Espiritu de Chile Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2006

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Curicó valley
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium ruby red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: preserved fruits, black currant, sour cherries, all supported by coffee
Taste: medium to full body, black currant jam, nice smooth tannins, light vanilla, at the end black chocolate, longer finish
Recommended food pairing:chocolate
Overall score: 4+7+12+7+7=87
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: single piece cork

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Quite nice adult barrel aged with good maturity CS.

Concha y Toro Sunrise Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central Valley
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: dark garnet red
Bouquet: book example of proper Cab, black currant, black cherries, all supported by light coffee and black chocolate, precise, but a bit boring
Taste: medium body, black currant, black sour cherries, very good acidity and tannins despite the age, all nicely supported by black chocolate, longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11.5+6.5+7=86
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork
4th bottle of this wine tasted. Amazing conditions despite 11 years old. Comparing to Mondavi this has more acidity and tannins and has no feel of "cola" sweetness. For comparison please refer to the last tasting from March 2015.

Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Looking at the previous tasting notes from March 2015, they are still applicable.

I Grotti Chianti 2011 DOCG

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to June 5, 2015.

Rodinné vinařství Vrátil Rulandské bílé 2006 výběr z hroznů

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from June 21, 2015 apply.

Estación Carmenére Reserva 2008

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Colchagua Valley
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Color: deep dark red
Bouquet: dense, black sour cherries, blackberries, black currant, hint of leather
Taste: medium to full body, similar to nose, overripe fruit, black sour cherries, black currant, tobacco, vanilla, good tannins, longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+13+7+8+50=90
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: single piece cork

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Superb bottle maturity balancing the huge fruit with the secondary barrel and tertiary bottle tones. At the peak. First bottle tasted in March 2013.

Elesko Pinot Gris 2 D.S.C 2009 výber z hrozna

Variety: Pinot Gris
Country of origin: Slovakia
Wine appellation: Malé Karpaty, village Vištúk, vineyard Zoya
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: pear, peach, apple pie, with some sweet spices
Taste: medium body, rounder style, orange, peach, red apple, hint of residual sugar is balanced by light acidity, at the end some bitterness, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+7+6=83
Price: EUR 11
Stopper: single piece cork

Average off dry Pinot Gris, feels like it is going down. It should be last bottle from the mixed 2 cases made at the winery. Will not be buying ELESKO any more, pretty expensive with no extra quality.

S.A. Prum Essence Riesling 2009

Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Germany
Wine appellation: Mosel
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 11.5.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: herbs, minerality, sugared dry lemon crust
Taste: light to medium body, sugared lemon crust, forest honey, lime, herb tea, higher residual sugar is perfectly balanced by higher acidity, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+12+7+7=87
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: screw cap.

Very nice Riesling with perfect bottle maturity. Nice bottle aged tones going almost towards straw aged wines, whilst fairly fresh at the same time due to higher minerality and residual sugar. 

Víno Marcinčák Rulandské modré 2006 výběr z hroznů

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Previously tasted in January 2014, November 2013 and November 2012. The wine moved a bit, tasting notes from 2013 are almost valid with slightly mote bottle maturity in taste. What was almost unchanged was very deep and towards violet color and predominantly fruity sour cherries taste.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

17th bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. The notes are the same as in September 14, 2015.

Šlechtitelská stanice vinařská Velké Pavlovice Ch.C.André Rulandské modré 2011 výběr z hroznů

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. 1st bottle was tasted in May 23, 2015. The noes are perfectly describing the wines even as of today. Scoring this time was: 4+7+11+7+7+50=86.

Chateau Dereszla A Cimborád Dorombor Not Dry Tokaji 2013

Variety: Furmint, Harslevelu, Sargamuskotaly
Country of origin: Hungary
Wine appellation: Tokaji
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light yellow

Bouquet: white flowers, 

Taste: medium body, peach, tropical fruit, residual sugar, medium finish
Overall score: 3+6+9+6+6=80
Price: CZK 129
Stopper: cork

Fairly basic wine. Our youngest son really wanted to buy it as he saw the cat:-) It was good companion to our pumpkin curry. 

Spielberg Pinot Blanc 2009 Austerlitz pozdní sběr

10th bottle of this wine tasted. Same as mentioned yesterday for tasting notes please refer to June 17, 2015.

Vinselekt Michlovský Rulandské modré 2009 pozdní sběr Barrique

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. First bottle tasted in October 12, 2014. THe notes hardly changed. Very nice bottle indeed. Scoring is the same.

Davinus Rulandské modré 2012 pozdní sběr

2nd bottle of this wine tasted. 1st bottle tasted in October 12, 2014. Looking at the tasting notes then the wine hardly changed. Very basic indeed. Scoring this time: 3+6+10+6+6+50 = 81.

Saint Clair Family Estate Vicar's Choice Pinot Noir 2007

4th bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes are almost identical to those from May 10, 2015. Scoring this time is 4+7.5+11.5+7+7=87. One of the best Pinot of the tasting.

Ernest & Julio Gallo Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

16th bottle of 2006 vintage tasted. The notes are the same as in September 14, 2015.

Herbarium Moravicum Ryzlink vlašský 2013 pozdní sběr (MIkulov, lot: 09011153116)

3rd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from February 11, 2015 apply.

Moravíno Valtice Rulandské šedé 2013 pozdní sběr

6th and last bottle from the case of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 1, 2015 tasting notes. Problem was i put all 6 wines in the wine fridge so there was no chance for them to age and all finished fairly quickly.

Bestheim Pinot Gris Marckrain 2013 Alsace Grand Cru

Variety: Pinot Gris
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Alsace Grand Cru
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: honey, pear, peach
Taste: medium body, citrus tones, orange, peach, pear, residual sugar nicely accompanied by acidity, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+7=85
Price: CZK 179 on sale
Stopper: plastic cork to my surprise for Grand Cru

Far behind from my expectations from Grand Cru, the wine feels young at this point, but given the plastic cork it will hardly improve if aged. Considering the price it is reasonable value. Have 3 more bottle. I will place it to wine fridge due to plastic cork so it will not oxidize that quickly and will drink in next 2 years.

Kreinbacher Somlói Furmint 2012

Variety: Furmint
Country of origin: Hungary
Wine appellation: Nagy-Somló
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: mineral, lemon crust
Taste: medium to full body, round style, lime, minerality, nice cream character, hazelnuts, at the end white grapefruit, longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11+7+7=86
Price: CZK 169
Stopper: screw cap

Quite enjoyable, very dry and rounded wine with subtle oak to accompany the fruit.

Moravíno Valtice Rulandské šedé 2013 pozdní sběr

5th bottle of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to September 1, 2015 tasting notes.

Davinus Ryzlink rýnský 2012 pozdní sběr

6th and last bottle from the case of this wine tasted. For tasting notes please refer to my August 14, 2015 tasting notes. It was very nice Riesling though.

Bremerton Verdelho 2007

15th bottle of this wine tasted (3rd from the discovered 6 case). Tasting notes from September 17, 2015 apply.