Red Wine


Valpolicella Superiore Monti Garbi Ripasso (Veneto, Italy)
Grade: 4,5 (highly recommended - great value)

 

Grape: Corvina grapes 70%, Rondinella 20%, Croatina and other minor varieties 10% and to ensure greater complexity and structure to the final produce, a small percentage of Amarone is added. Serve cool between 15 and 18 C.
Valpolicella Superiore Monti Garbi combines perfectly with cold appetisers, entrees of pasta and meat sauce, white meat, poultry, roast or stewed rabbit main courses as well as hard-textured seasoned cheeses.

SWE: Systembolaget 97 SEK, No 5328
CHN: Yet not seen

 

 

Masi Campofiorin 2003 (Veneto, Italy)

Grade: 3,5


Campofiorin was created by Masi in 1964 and it demonstrates outstanding character of local grapes, and the uniqueness of its production methods.
Grape: Corvina 60%, rondinella 25%, molinara 10%, rossignola 5%.
The scent gives away spices. The taste has cherry, larkish, and some dried herbs. Its serving temperature is to be 16 degrees. It complements well with calf, white meat, and pork. The wine is round and rich.

SWE: Systembolaget 105 SEK, No 5123
CHN: Yet not seen, could special ordered through ASC Fine Wines.


Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 1999 (Veneto, Italy)

Grade: 5 (highly recommended)


The closest one we could find in Systembolaget was vintage 2001 but the one we tried was 1999. This red Italian Amarone wine is very nice. Its scent gives away developed and matured charachteristics with spices, cacao, rum & raisins, plums and sweet liquorice. Wonderful taste that provides complexity, spices and a little bit of sweetness. Also some hints of raisins, sweet liquorice and cacao. It finishes off with a long aftertaste. Goes well with spicy food like beef or long and well stored cheese.

SWE: Systembolaget 375 SEK, No 97492 (recommend 1999)
CHN: Yet not seen

Chateau Coucheroy, Pessac- Leognan (Bordeaux, France)

Grade: 3,5

This is a French wine whose estate, in the commune of Léognan, is situated among the appellation’s most prestigious names.
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon 50% and Merlot 50%. The bouquet is ripe fruits, grilled and smoked aromas due to the soil origin and the perfectly integrated woody notes. The palate provides supple and pleasant mellow tanins final with spicy notes of undergrowth. While it will reward a few years in the cellar, this wine can be enjoyed right now with grilled chicken with fresh herbs, veal or cheeses.

SWE: can be special ordered through Bibendum Fine Wines
CHN: Around 150-200 RMB


Chateau de Seguin 2004, Bordeaux Superior (Bordeaux, France)
Grade: 4,5 (recommended)

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon 45%, Merlot 45% och Cabernet Franc 10%.
The sent is young and fresh with tendency towards oak, blackcurrants and herbs. The taste is wonderful were a young wine is distinguished and the grapes are clearly ripe (fruity). Taste of oak barrels, blackcurrant, larkish and grass. This wine should be served with a temperature at 16-18 degrees Celsius. Good complementing dishes are lamb, biff or pork.

SWE: Systembolaget 89 SEK, No 3958
CHN: 150-180 RMB, can be found in Shanghai and Hong Kong

Pelissero Dolcetto D Alba Munfrina (Piedmont, Italy)

Grade: 4


Grape: 100% Dolcetto. Pelissero winery takes their production very seriously and uses traditional manufacturing techniques to create superb wines.
The colour is intense and violet with beutiful fruits and open aroma with a slight bitter after taste. It is made in stainless steel tanks which means it has more characters of fruits close to blackbarries and cherry. Dishes to match this wounderful wine is pasta, red meat and cheese.

SWE: Systembolaget 105 SEK, No 88623
CHN: 211-350 RMB (only hotels & rest.)

Plansel Selecta Tinto (Alentejo, Portugal)

Grade: 3,5 (recommended - great value)


Grape: Trincadeira, Aragones and T. Nacional.
A very nice smooth, easy and finess wine from Portugal. The wine is a blend with traditional Portugese grapes. The aroma is youthful with dark fruits, prune and some spices. It is soft to taste, light acidulity awakens new tones of fruit. A well balanced wine with harmonious finish. It goes very well with red meat courses.

SWE: No importer
CHN: 170-230 RMB (only hotels & rest.)



Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache 2002 (Barossa Valley, Australia)

Grade: 3,5 (lovely wine from Australia)


Grape: Grenache 100%.
A mixture of deep blue and red in colour, this wine abounds with wild and exotic aromas of blueberries, dark fruits, sticky plum jams and spicy clove on the nose. The palate is velvety and sumptuous, packed with flavours of violets, sweet prunes and gamey-earthy characters. A rich and concentrated wine with fine tannins that finish with fine black pepper. Goes well with pork, barbecue and lamb.

SWE: Systembolaget 103 SEK, No 16413
CHN: 200-250 RMB

Vina Casablanca El Bosque Syrah (Maipo Valley, Chile)

Grade: 3,5 (recommended - great value)


Grape: Syrah 100%. Vina Casablanca was founded in 1992. The objective was to show the potential of the finest Chilen's terroirs. Casablanca has become one of the most prestigious boutique wineries in Chile with its consistently fresh, exuberant and elegant wines.
The intense dark red colour with its great scents of spices and fruits makes the wine enjoyable on the nose. It is a balanced and rounded wine with characters of barrel.

SWE: Systembolaget 85 SEK, No 81233
CHN: 186-250 RMB (only hotels & rest.)

Giovanni Rosso Serralunga Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy)

Grade: 5 (highly recommended)


Grape: Nebbiolo 100%. This wine is amazing. It needs to be kept for a few years to show its strongest potential. All his wines are organic and made with highest care. The production is really small so he can control the quality of the wines. From most of the Barolo that I've tasted, this one is probably one fo my favourites.
The wine gives strong characters of plum, oak and little bit of lakrish. The wine is complex and powerfull and finishes off with a long and lovely aftertaste. It goes well with game, meat and strong cheese. A must try!

SWE: Systembolaget 355 SEK, No 82795
CHN: 600~800 RMB (only hotels & rest.)

Sweet Wine

Chateau Doisy-Daene, Barsac-Sauternes, 2nd Cru Classe (Bordeaux, France)
Grade: 4


The wounderful family estate Denis Douberdiou, makes exceptional wine from south of Bordeaux. Focusing mainly on white wine and sweet wine. They are actually one of the best Sauternes wine makers in the world, all naturally grown with no chemicals in the manufacture. Good fruits with lovely sweet tones that provides a perfect Sauterne.
Also, get this, once opened it can be opened for 2 weeks without beeing bad.

SWE: Needs to be special ordered
CHN: 830-1000 RMB (only hotels and rest.)

Vineland Estate 2002 Riesling Icewine (Canada)
Grade: 5


Grape: 100% Riesling. Gold medal winner of the Ice Wine competition in the category of Riesling. Very nice and beutiful to drink.
It goes well with dessert but also which many do not understand is that sweet wine goes nicely to spicy food like Chinese, Thai or Malay. The wine survives the spicyness were many other wines dies away.

SWE: Systembolaget 416 SEK, No 97187
CHN: Yet not seen but should be around 800-1000 RMB