Stapleton & Springer Pinot Noir Bratáčky 2012

Variety: 100 % Pinot Noir

Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Bořetice village, Bratáčky vineyard
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.5 %
Color:  medium  red
Bouquet: slightly smelly, green and wet wood tones from grape stems
Taste: medium body, sour cherries, very high and unsettled tannins, roaring, medium finish
Overall score: 4+6+10+5+6=81
Price: CZK 726
Stopper: single piece cork

Third sample, disturbing wine, extreme tannins, untypical taste for pinot noir.

Stapleton & Springer Pinot Noir Čtvrtě 2012

Variety: 100 % Pinot Noir

Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Bořetice village, Čtvrtě vineyard
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: ?%
Color: medium red with slightly violet hue
Bouquet: expressive, sour cherries, good fruit combined with slight vanilla
Taste: medium body, round, vanilla, creamy, sour cherries, medium tannins, good acidity, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7=87
Price: CZK 484
Stopper: single piece cork

Second sample, quite different from the first, more expressive in the nose, however rounder and more creamy and vanilla in the taste with good fruit and acidity. Bottle is still unlabeled as it was recently bottled.

Stapleton & Springer Pinot Noir Rouci 2012

Variety: 100 % Pinot Noir

Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Bořetice village
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: lighter to medium  red
Bouquet: slightly animal, hint of sour cherries, visible grape stem
Taste: medium body, sour cherries, higher tannins still slightly unsettled, medium finish
Overall score: 4+7+12+5+7=85
Price: CZK 726
Stopper: single piece cork

First sample on our blind tasting of Pinot Noir from Jaroslav Springer this wine has slightly untypical nose with grape stem being slightly disturbing. 

Jaroslav Springer Blanc de Pinot Noir 2012

Variety: 100% Pinot noir,
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Boretice village, vineyard not stated
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: onion skin
Bouquet:  creamy, vanilla,
Taste: medium body, very round, white yogurt, forest strawberries, vanilla, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 3+8+12+6+7+50=86
Price: CZK 363
Stopper: single piece cork

Very interesting, it's different to previous tasting in May 2013, where the wine was not aged in the barrel.

Spielberg Ryzlink rýnský 2009 Austerlitz pozdní sběr

Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Slovácko sub-appellation, Žarošice village, Maliny vineyard
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light to medium yellow
Bouquet: dry lemon crust, minerality, hint of linden tree blossom
Taste: medium body, mirabelle, minerality, lemon crust, light residual sugar, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+6=84
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: single piece cork
LOts of medals on the wine including the National Wine Salon, but the wine did not meet my expectations, however it was good to accompany our shrimp risotto:-)

Habánské sklepy Cuvée 1614 2009

Variety: Pinot Noir, Zweigelt

Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation,
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium red
Bouquet: small sour cherries, wood, hint of smoke
Taste: medium body, small wild sour cherries, excellent acidity, fruit and all nicely combined with wood tones makes this wine very pleasant to drink, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: pork
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7=88
Price: CZK 200
Stopper: single piece cork

Very nice wine indeed, I can only confirm my notes from September 2013. Unfortunately the wine sold out very quickly and I only managed to get one bottle:-(.

Ludwig Rulandské modré 2011 výběr z hroznů

Variety: Pinot Noir

Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Mikulov sub-appellation, Novosedly village, Růžová hora vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: very fruity,  sour cherries, plums, hint of rustic
Taste: medium body, similar to nose the wine is very much fruity , sour black cherries, good acidity, nice structure, plums, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: duck liver pate
Overall score: 3+7+11+6+6=823
Price: CZK 120 on sale
Stopper: single piece cork

Darker in color, very fruity pinot with hint of rustic and slightly animal tones, Good value for the money, still young and will i prove over 3 years for sure.