Monday, March 24, 2014
Espiritu de Chile Carmenere 2006
2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Tasting notes from December 2013 still hold.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Herbarium Moravicum Rulandské modré 2011 pozdní sběr (Slovácko, lot:1409131542)
2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Not much to add to my December 2013 tasting notes.
Viña Tarapacá Chardonnay Reserva 2009
Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Maipo Valley
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: ripe pineapple, hint of mango and slight citrus fruit
Taste: medium to full body, overripe pineapple, orange, citrus fruit, good acidity, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+12+6+6=85
Price: CZK 230
Stopper: single piece cork
Wine appellation: Maipo Valley
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: ripe pineapple, hint of mango and slight citrus fruit
Taste: medium to full body, overripe pineapple, orange, citrus fruit, good acidity, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+12+6+6=85
Price: CZK 230
Stopper: single piece cork
Comparing to Misiones de R. same vintage tasted at the same time, this wine has more acidity and les oak, also the alcohol is not that apparent.
Misiones de Rengo Chardonnay Reserva 2009
Variety: Chardonnay
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Rapel Valley
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: tropical fruit, pineapple, pear, hint of vanilla, alcohol slightly standing out
Taste: medium to full body, overripe tropical fruit, mainly pineapple, hint of pear, lower acidity, round, medium to longer warmer alcoholic finish
Recommended food pairing: salmon
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+6.5+50=84.5
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: single piece cork
Food driven round and heavier style of Chardonnay. Oak is well integrated, however the alcohol is quite visible. Lat time I tasted the wine in July 2013 with very similar notes.
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Rapel Valley
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: tropical fruit, pineapple, pear, hint of vanilla, alcohol slightly standing out
Taste: medium to full body, overripe tropical fruit, mainly pineapple, hint of pear, lower acidity, round, medium to longer warmer alcoholic finish
Recommended food pairing: salmon
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+6.5+50=84.5
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: single piece cork
Food driven round and heavier style of Chardonnay. Oak is well integrated, however the alcohol is quite visible. Lat time I tasted the wine in July 2013 with very similar notes.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Vinzavod Assenovgrad Assena 2002
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon and Mavrud (a Bulgarian cross breeding of Syrah and Nebbiolo)
Country of Origin: Bulgaria
Wine appellation: Assenovgrad
Vintage: 2002
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Colour: Deep dark garnet red
Bouquet: coffee, canned fruit, spices, clove, good bottle maturity
Taste: medium body, very smooth and gentle, nice mouth drying tannins, which are nicely round and not edgy, slightly flatter in the mid palate, canned black currant, coffee, medium to longer nicely lingering finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7=87
Price: CZK 300
Stopper: cork
Wine appellation: Assenovgrad
Vintage: 2002
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Colour: Deep dark garnet red
Bouquet: coffee, canned fruit, spices, clove, good bottle maturity
Taste: medium body, very smooth and gentle, nice mouth drying tannins, which are nicely round and not edgy, slightly flatter in the mid palate, canned black currant, coffee, medium to longer nicely lingering finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7=87
Price: CZK 300
Stopper: cork
Tannins in this wine are what makes it so good, they are nicely accompanied by fruit in canned form and good acidity. For previous tastings of the same wine please refer here.
Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Ivory Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: USA
Wine appellation: California
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 13,5%
Color: medium to darker red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: not very expressive, sour cherries, cassis, hint of black chocolate, does not have the sweet cola type nose like other Californian wines
Taste: medium body, smooth, round, black sour cherries, black currant, medium tannins, hint of black chocolate, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: chocolate desert
Overall score: 4+7+12+6+6+50=85
Price: CZK 550
Stopper: cork
Wine appellation: California
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 13,5%
Color: medium to darker red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: not very expressive, sour cherries, cassis, hint of black chocolate, does not have the sweet cola type nose like other Californian wines
Taste: medium body, smooth, round, black sour cherries, black currant, medium tannins, hint of black chocolate, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: chocolate desert
Overall score: 4+7+12+6+6+50=85
Price: CZK 550
Stopper: cork
I expected slightly more from this Cab Sauv especially considering the price:-). It is fine, but there are better cabernets for this price.
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