…her husband and seven children.
This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.
Colour : Dark red, blackberry
Aroma : Herbs, meaty, spice, blueberry, milk chocolate, pepper
Taste : Blueberry, liqourice, plums, spice, white pepper on hot finish
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 119 SEK
Mark : C+
Website : Vina Falernia
This wine is a blend of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Malbec.
This wine was imported by Amka Vinimport AB.
Colour : Dark blackberry red/blue
Aroma : Blackcurrant, mint, milk chocolate, oak
Taste : Very fruity, blackcurrant, mint, milk chocolate, structured tannic finish, leave 1-2 years to soften up a bit
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : 199 SEK
Mark : B-
Website : Kendall-Jackson
- Wine Blog: Birdie Ballet ~ An Autumnal Phenomena
- CellarBlog: Undercover at Kendall Jackson Winery
- GrapeRadio – Wine Talk Show: Sonoma County Road Trip
- Purple Liquid: a wine and food diary: What we drank for Thanksgiving
And on colour, Tesseron espouses, ‘when you have a tilt in colour towards red, it's likely been blended, more amber colour and the cognac is more pure'. Tesseron says they add a little caramel colouring, but minimal compared to most Cognac houses and she believes all do in some degree, and usually much more than they do.
Tesseron explains her position of being ‘purer, lighter in colour' (as house style) by describing the Cognac-making process unique to her house …
Colour...pale gold...hope for me then. Nose...gorgeous...stone fruits, citrus, apricots...some petrol....a Grüner for Riesling drinkers!
No sign of age...vanilla, pepper, still with a thrilling dose of minerals...I may be going over the top.. . and it may be a wine for the advanced drinker ( after 35 years I belong in that group)...
If this is good...then the 'M' should be excellent as well.
Points 18
and so to the reds....and a property not tried before.
Not available …
- Wine for Dragons: Singapore Children's Society fund-raising wine dinner
- Wine Reviews: A Wine Story: Review: Wine Aroma Kits
- WineZag: The Guilt in Selling Fine Wine
- i-WineReview Blog: Cidre de Glace: Ice Cider from Québec and Vermont
- PALATE PRESS: Eric Rosen
- Alltop RSS: Guess who kept wine alive during the dark ages?
When brandy master Johan Venter crafted Klipdrift Gold he wanted to create the perfect blend that could compete against the best in the world. And to prove him right, Klipdrift Gold recently returned home with a gold medal from the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles held in Luxembourg. A proudly South African potstill brandy, Klipdrift Gold is a blend of rare brandies aged for up to 21 years balanced by younger components.
A rich gold in colour, Klipdrift Gold opens onto …
- The Cru: Serious Brandy - without the ‘eish'
…Grüner Veltliner...some very fine bottles recently...and this just about tops them. Old gold in colour...Knoll's style can be a matter of taste when young...they are a touch heavy. At 10 years old this a now a lighter model...bright and flowery...waxy honey...no ageing...touch of botritis...I thought dry Bordeaux for a moment...just perfect on the palate...the salty minerals mixed with some butter.
Points 17.75
PFALZ SB 2007
A very fine vintage...which should be attractive …
- STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG: A trip down memory lane
- Sommelier - Harpers.co.uk: The World According to Robert Parker
- Alltop RSS: 10 Things I've Learned So Far at the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference
All of the grapes were hand harvested. The vineyard soils consist of nine metres of 30% sand, 40% silt, and 30% clay, over round rocks. The wine spent one year in a combination of French and American oak. The winemaker was Alejandro Vigil.
This wine was imported by Vinunic AB.
Colour : Deep blackberry
Aroma : Blueberry, blackcurrant, herbs, oak
Taste : Coffee, liqourice, blackcurrant, blueberry, drying tannins and herbs on finish
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : 129 SEK
- The Wine Economist: Inside Argetinean Wine: Vino Argentino
- Hugel & Fils (in English): In Taipei there is 101 and Jessie !
- The Passionate Foodie: The Wines of Argentina: Twelve Things You Should Know
- Jason's Wine Blog: 2009 Tormaresca Neprica Puglia IGT
- Bigger Than Your Head: Black Friday: Be Thankful for Well-Made, Inexpensive Wines
- Bordeaux Undiscovered - Nick's Blog: My Top Cru Bourgeois and Affordable Bordeaux of the 2010 Vintage
The winemaker was Marco Digiulio. This wine spent 14 months in oak of which 85% was French and 15% was American. 40% of the barrels were new, 40% were one year old, and 20% was two years old.
This wine was imported by Terrific Wines AB.
Colour : Dark red, blue hues
Aroma : Blueberry, blackberry, raisins, mint, white pepper
Taste : Blueberry, blackberry, fruity, mint, oily texture, pepper and raisins on finish
Alcohol : 15.5%
Price : 159 SEK
Mark : B-
- Benito's Wine Reviews: Moscato Cava Rioja
- Blog: Foodwoolf's Bourbon-Soaked Cherries
- St. Louis Eats and Drinks With Joe and Ann Pollack: Carol Schmidt
- Wine and Walnuts: Behind the Scenes at a Wine Dinner
- Activities on Winegeeks: adirondackwinery saved the wine Adirondack Winery Blue Twilight (a.k.a. Blueberry Twilight / Blueberry Shiraz) New York NV to My
- Wine Spies: Today's Deal: Rutherford Grove Winery & Vineyards 2006 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
…bottles in October 2010. 16,000 bottles were produced.
This wine was imported by Johan Lidby Vinhandel AB.
Colour : Deep red, blue hues
Aroma : Cherries, oak, vanilla, blackcurrant, herbs, tobacco
Taste : Cherries, oak, vanilla, milk chocolate, blackcurrants, tobacco, herbs
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 249 SEK
Mark : B
Website : Marchesi Mazzei
- Bigger Than Your Head: Pairs of Great Wines, No. 3: Stone Edge Farm
- Woot Wine! - One Week, One Wine: Gilbert Cellars Washington Mix - $51.99
- Virginia Wine Time: Jefferson Vineyards Celebrates Jefferson's B'day
- Organic Wine Journal: Le Mortelle
- Wine Compass Blog: Barrel Tasting with Delaplane Cellars
- Wine Peeps: The Golden Touch: Boushey Vineyards
This wine is a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 105 Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.
This wine was imported by Mondo Wine Sweden AB.
Colour : Bright strawberry pink
Aroma : Raspberry, herbs, strawberry
Taste : Herbs, strawberry, raspberry. bitter acidic finish
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : 209 SEK (3 Litre Bag-in-Box)
Mark : C
Website : Poggio Argentiera
- On the Wine Trail in Italy: It's a Wine! Wine!! Winey!!! World
- The Wine Conversation: Lots of Wine Conversation at the EWBC