Rooiberg Winery Sauvignon Blanc 2011

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: South Africa
Wine appellation: not stated
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%

Residual sugar: 6.3 g/l
Acidity:  6.3 g/l

Color: pale almost seethrough
Bouquet:  white flowers with touch of tropical fruit, garepefruit
Taste: medium body, citrus characteristics are dominant with a hint of goosebarry and tropical fruit, juicy lime acidit, ymedium finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 99
Stopper: screw cap
Reasonable SB and very good value for the price.

Lindemans Cawarra 2008

Variety: Colombard x Chardonnay

Country of origin: Australia
Wine appellation: South Eastern Australia
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color:  light yellow
Bouquet: green melon, touch of pineapple, lemon
Taste: very light bodied, tropical fruit, good acidity, white  grapefruit,
Recommended food pairing: salads
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 150
Stopper: screw cap
This is nice example how the wine developed over two years. When tasted in November 2009 here it was visibly young and unsettled. this time it is much better and balanced. All this sharpness is gone and it is reasonable chard.

Collegium Vinitorum Helena Glosová Pinot noir 2005 barrique výběr z hroznů

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation, Moravská Nová Ves village, Vinohrady vineyard
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: light bricky red with watery meniscus
Bouquet: very expressive, red fruit preserve, wild strawberries and almost plum jam (povidla) almost overbaked on cake wit a bit of smokiness
Taste: medium to full body, dry wild strawberries and cranberries supported by hint of black chocolate and caramel, nicely balanced sweet and gentle tannins, at the end touch of pomegranate, long lingering finish
Recommended food pairing: delicate elaboration of pork
Overall score: 88
Price: CZK 220 in 2007

Stopper: cork
Delicate and gentle fruity PN with touc of chocolate and caramel, no animal tones in it, which could be a case of some Pinots. Definitely nice sophisticated drink for the evening:)

Hahn SLH Estate Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands 2009

Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: USA
Wine appellation: California, Monterrey
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.2%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: sweet tones of vanilla and pear, pineapple, nuts
Taste: medium to full body, pineapple with honeysuckle and caramel undertones, toast and cream tones, medium finish
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork
Typical Californian Chardonnay with creamy and toasty tones. It is bone dry, but due to very low acidity and vanilla from oak it seems slightly sweet with visible caramel  tones in it.

Tesco Finest Viña Mara Rioja Reserva 2003

Variety: Tempranillo  
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Rioja
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: expressive,  wood, vanilla with canned cherries, spices
Taste: medium to full body, very good structure, fine balance between fruit, tannins, acidity and vanilla, layered taste of sour cherries with proper wood and vanilla tones supported by elegant and still nicely noticeable tannins, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: dry salamis
Overall score: 87
Price: CZK 249
Produced by Baron de Ley this is amazing wine and especially considering the price. I really like the nice wood, but not overpowered, combined with excellent sour cherries with an old world style pleasant acidity:)

OGIO Primitivo 2010 IGT

Variety: Primitivo
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Puglia
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: dark ruby red
Bouquet:  overripe black cherries and blueberries, touch chocolate
Taste: medium body, good structure, black overripe cherries, sweet tannins, black chocolate,  medium finish
Recommended food pairing: chicken with mole sauce
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK100
Stopper: screw cap
I bought this wine with suspicion due to low price, but worries were unfounded, good value wine with strong fruit flavor and sweet tannins with background flavor of black chocolate.

Chateau du Chatelard Beaujolais Villages Nouveau NOn Filtré 2011

Variety: 100% Gamay
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Beaujolais
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium ruby red with strong violet tones
Bouquet: strong fruity nose of red cherries
Taste: light to medium body, no tannins, just fruit, cherries, maybe a bit of plums, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 79
Price: CZK 190
Stopper: cork
Cannot really accommodate my taste buds for Beaujolais. Nice quaffer, but for this money you can get good serious wine, nut just little fifteen:).