Variety: Gruner Veltliner
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub appellation, Hovorany village, Díly za vinohrady vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: lime, citrusy, hint of green pepper
Taste: medium body, zesty, lime, very good acidity, light touch of almonds, at the end whit grapefruit, medium to longer nicely lingering finish
Recommended food pairing: trout
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+6+50=84
Price: CZK 99
Stopper: cork
Very nice GV, fresh and limey style with the hint of green pepper and almonds. Although from very hot vintage it has very nice acidity. Previosuly tasted in March 2013, where you can find the pictures and in August 5, 2013 and August 19, 2013, where I made a reference to March 2013 tasting.
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Vinya Carles Priorat Crianza 2009 DOCa
Variety: Grenache based, not stated
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Priorat
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark ruby red with violet meniscus
Bouquet: intense fruit, overripe black sour cherry, plums, hint of mint, mineral, slight alcohol
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Priorat
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark ruby red with violet meniscus
Bouquet: intense fruit, overripe black sour cherry, plums, hint of mint, mineral, slight alcohol
Taste: medium to full body, very strong black sour cherries, minerality, proper acidity, hint of vanilla, with nice longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+10.5+7+7=85.5
Price: CZK 129
Overall score: 4+7+10.5+7+7=85.5
Price: CZK 129
Stopper: single piece of cork
Nice example of Priorat wines, not best example from the appellation, but very good value considering the fact that Priorat wines are very expensive.
Luis Felipe Edwards Cimarosa Carmenere Reserva Privada 2012
Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium ruby red with violet hues
Bouquet: huge fruit, black sour cherries, mulberries, pepper, hint of black chocolate
Taste: medium body, similar to nose dominant fruit is black sour cherries, good acidity, hint of tannins and slight spices, at the end light touch of black chocolate, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing:steak
Overall score: 3+7+11.5+6+6.5=84
Price: CZK 100
Stopper: single piece cork
Still young, at this point predominantly fruit driven style, but will for sure improve in the cellar. very good price/value ratio.
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium ruby red with violet hues
Bouquet: huge fruit, black sour cherries, mulberries, pepper, hint of black chocolate
Taste: medium body, similar to nose dominant fruit is black sour cherries, good acidity, hint of tannins and slight spices, at the end light touch of black chocolate, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing:steak
Overall score: 3+7+11.5+6+6.5=84
Price: CZK 100
Gran Irache Navarra Crianza 2006 DO
Variety: Tempranillo x Cabernet Sauvignon x Merlot
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Navarra
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: spices, cherries marmalade
Taste light to medium body, canned sour cherries, spices, good acidity, slightly flatter in the mid profile, wood is nicely combined with already canned fruit, medium finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+5+5+50=80
Price: EUR 6
Stopper: single piece cork
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Navarra
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: spices, cherries marmalade
Taste light to medium body, canned sour cherries, spices, good acidity, slightly flatter in the mid profile, wood is nicely combined with already canned fruit, medium finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+5+5+50=80
Price: EUR 6
Stopper: single piece cork
Basic crianza from Navarra.
Cimarosa Estate Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: watery yellow
Bouquet: white currant, grassy, nettle, lime
Taste: medium body, white grapefruit, white currant, lime, very dry, excellent acidity and freshness, at the end white grapefruit, medium to slightly longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 130
Stopper: screw cap
Country of origin: New Zealand
Wine appellation: Marlborough
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: watery yellow
Bouquet: white currant, grassy, nettle, lime
Taste: medium body, white grapefruit, white currant, lime, very dry, excellent acidity and freshness, at the end white grapefruit, medium to slightly longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 130
Stopper: screw cap
Very fresh and grassy style of SB, which I like it does not have this strong passion fruit so typical for New Zealand, rather austere lime and grass tones. Excellent value for the money.
Herbarium Moravicum Ryzlink Vlašský 2006 pozdní sběr (Mikulov, lot: 1412701311)
Variety: Welsh Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation,
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: mineral, hint of herbs, surprisingly going towards benzin tones
Taste: medium body, hint of minerality and dry fruits, and lemon crust, although classified on the label as off-dry you do not feel the residual sugar, fairly neutral, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+10+6+6=83
Price: CZK 130
Stopper: cork
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation,
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: mineral, hint of herbs, surprisingly going towards benzin tones
Taste: medium body, hint of minerality and dry fruits, and lemon crust, although classified on the label as off-dry you do not feel the residual sugar, fairly neutral, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+10+6+6=83
Price: CZK 130
Stopper: cork
Quite different from the previous tastings of the same wine, same vintage, but different production lotte, which was according to me much better. I remembered the wine and had the same expectations when opening this bottle. Tasted quite different and after looking at the pictures at the previous tasting this wine is off dry with 13% alc, whereas the previous wine I tasted almost one full case was dry with 12.5% alc.
Vinařství Volařík Ryzlink vlašský Železná 2009 pozdní sběr
Variety: Welsh Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub appellation, Perná village, Železná vineyard
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: white flowers, dead nettles, acacia, peach, minerality, honey
Taste: medium body,rounder, oily style, lower acidity, mineral, white peach, residual sugar, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 3+7+10+6+6=82
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: single piece cork
Lotte No.908
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub appellation, Perná village, Železná vineyard
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: white flowers, dead nettles, acacia, peach, minerality, honey
Taste: medium body,rounder, oily style, lower acidity, mineral, white peach, residual sugar, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 3+7+10+6+6=82
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: single piece cork
Lotte No.908
Sweeter style of Welsh Riesling from very hot vintage. For me the residual sugar is quite high without lots of complexity via herby and highly extractive tones.
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