Vinařství Maláník - Osička Aurelius 2009 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Aurelius
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation, Mikulčice village
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: very extractive, more Riesling type, lime
Taste: medium body, zesty, lime, grapes, round good, balance, medium finish
Overall score:84
Price CZK??
Stopper: cork
Very nice, round and full type of Aurelius, very drinkable.

Vinařství Vít Sedláček Aurelius 2009 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Aurelius
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, 
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: very pale yellow
Bouquet: fresh, white grapefruit, lime
Taste: medium body,  white grapefruit, zesty lime acidity, feels young, medium finish
Overall score: 83
Price CZK ??
Stopper: plastic cork
This was the young and zesty representative of Aurelius in the tasting. It shared the 3rd place with Malánik - 0sička.

Vinařství Baloun Aurelius 2008 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Aurelius
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké pavlovice sub-appellation, Staré hory vineyard
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Color: darker yellow
Bouquet: green apple, lime acidity
Taste: light to medium body, dominant apple and lime acidity, with a slight hint of oxidation, medium finish
Overall score: 79
Price CZK269
Stopper: plastic cork
A bit disappointment,  this sample finish last but one. I do not fancy these plastic corks at all, the wines is 2008 and shows slight oxidative character already.

Vinařství Popela Perná Aurelius 2005 výběr z hroznů

Variety: 100% Aurelius
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Perná village, U spálené hospody  vineyard
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 14%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: tones of honey, ripe grapes
Taste: medium to full body,overripe grapes, minerality, nice bottle aged tones, dry fruit, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: pork on plum sauce
Overall score: 84
Price CZK 159 in 2008
Stopper: cork
On our tasting of Aurelius this sample finished the second. It is nice example of mineral and properly aged Aurelius with fuller body and very good concentration.

M&S Cerro Syrah 2009

Variety: Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Choapa Valley
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Color: darker ruby red
Bouquet: very spicy, ripe sour cherries, blackberries, hint of vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, round with dominance of ripe berry fruits, mainly blackberries with sour cherries, nice juicy acidity, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 86
Price GBP 8.77
Stopper:screw top
Very good Syrah. It would for sure benefit from 2 -3 years of aging as it feels really young at this point with good acidity to keep it fresh and oak to soften it up.

The Choapa Valley is located at Chile’s narrowest point, where there is no distinction between the Andes and the Coastal Mountains. This small valley consists of two sectors, Illapel and Salamanca. Neither have wineries in place as yet, but vineyards planted on rocky piedmont soils are producing limited quantities of high quality Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes with high acidity and low pH.

Bodega Norton Torrontes 2009

Variety: Torrontes

Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: very aromatic, tropical fruit, lychee, touch of muscat flowers
Taste: medium body very fruity, lychee, yellow ripe melon, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: Asian dishes
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 149
Stopper: screw cap
Very different to 2008 vintage tasted here more than one year ago. This vintage is nice and fruity, very aromatic and does not have green tones at all like 2008 vintage. It is similar to Muscat variety, but not as spicy as Muscat Ottonel and Moravian Muscat and it is more fruity in taste still with pleasant acidity and no bitterness at the end like some Muscats can do.

Chateau Valtice Sauvignon Blanc 2002 pozdní sběr

Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulv sub-appellation, Brod nad Dyjí village, Brodské stráně vineyard
Vintage: 2002
Alcohol content: 11.6%
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: already shows matured bottle tones, canned gooseberry
Taste: light to medium body,canned gooseberry and peach, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 80
Price: CZK 249 n 2005
Stopper: cork
This was last bottle forgotten in the cellar, giving its and variety it was surprisingly not gone and drinkable, however I believe the best conditions were for sure 5 years ago.