Chateau Belén Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: ??
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Residual sugar:
Acidity:
Color: medium ruby
Bouquet: almost not present, orange, some spices
Taste:light body, empty, some cherries, flat, short finish
Recommended food pairing: nothing
Overall score: 69
Price: CZK 60
Stopper: cork
This wine can only be used for cooking:)

Vega Libre Reserva DO 2003

Variety: Tempranillo
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Utiel Requena
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Residual sugar:
Acidity:
Color: light garnet with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: marmalade, canned sour cherries, vanilla
Taste:medium body, sour cherries, medium acidity, vanilla, medium to long finish
Recommended food pairing: matured cheese
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK ??? (on web EUR 6)
Stopper: cork
Reasonable style of reserva, it has marmelade tones with vanilla in the nose. Acidity in the taste differentiate it from more complex reservas.

Viña Tarapacá Syrah 2003

Variety: Syrah
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Maipo valley
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.5%

Color: deep red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: coffee, leather, forest fruit preserve
Taste:medium body, canned fruit, spiciness, coffee tones, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: T-bone steak
Overall score: 83
Price: CZK 200 in 2005
Stopper: cork
Very nice example of bottled aged Syrah, deep color, leather notes in the nose followed by taste of marmalade from blackberries with coffee.

Familia Schroeder Deseado de FS

Variety: 100% Torrontes
Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Patagonia
Vintage: non vintage
Alcohol content: 9.8%
Residual sugar: 75.16 g/l
Acidity: 7.27 g/l
Color: light yellow, not intensive sparkling
Bouquet: flowers, citrus tones, quite aromatic
Taste:sweet, lighter body, muscatel intensive type of flavor, lychee
Recommended food pairing: desserts
Overall score: 75
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: cork
Not my favorite as it has quite a lot of residual sugar for me.

Santa Ema Merlot Reserve 2007

Variety: 100% Merlot
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Maipo Valley, Isla de Maipo
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Residual sugar:
Acidity:
Color: deeper ruby red
Bouquet: cherries, sour cherries, plums, vanilla
Taste:medium body, very soft and round, cherries, vanilla accompanied by nice oak tones from barrel, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: pate with cranberries
Overall score: 86
Price: CZK 300
Stopper: cork
very good example of Merlot, nice, soft round, fruity with vanilla tones.

Santa Ema Carmenere Barrel Select 2007

Variety: 100% Carmenere
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Cachapoal Valley, Peumo
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Residual sugar:
Acidity:
Color: blackish red
Bouquet: forest fruit, blackberries, mulberries, overripe black cherries
Taste:medium body, very juicy, ripe berry fruits, black cherries with hint of spiciness and tones of chocolate, round tannins, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: caserrole
Overall score: 87
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: cork
Excellent example of Carmenere, very deep color, overripe black cherries, tones of black chocolate underpinned by nice spiciness.

Santa Ema Cabernet Sauvignon Selected Terroir 2008

Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Maipo Valley, Isla de Maipo
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Residual sugar:
Acidity:
Color: deep ruby red
Bouquet: black currant, sour cherries
Taste:medium body, black currant, cherries, sour cherries, hint of chocolate
Recommended food pairing: Camembert cheese
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: screw top
Typical CabSauv, intense cassis tones, very fruity and still young.