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Four Grapes - For Countries

The Wines

Name Producer Year Country District Price (SEK)
Zinfandel Mother Clone Pedroncelli 1996 USA Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley 119
Chalambar Shiraz Seppelt 1995 Australia Victoria 119
Gran Coronas Mas la Plana (Cab. Sauv.) Torres 1993 Spain Penedes 179
Chateau Vieux Rivallon (mainly Merlot) - 1995 France Bordeaux, St Emilion 149

Miscellaneous Notes
First: No one got all grapes and all countries right!

A tasting that clearly demonstrated the differences of the more fruit driven wines of the new world compared to the more reserved wines of the old world.

The Zinfandel was a real crowd pleaser; everyone enjoyed it.

Seppelt's Chalambar was a real fruit bomb but still had enough of tannins to provide a firm backbone.

Torres' Mas la Plana behaved interestingly; at the tasting it was closed up, hardly any nose and the major component on the tounge was harsh acid. No one thought it was an inspiring wine. But since I had to drive, I brought some home (a 20 mile car ride) in a "doggy bag" and something happened to the wine. It went through som kind of metamorphosis and suddenly it was a much more balanced wine. Amazing!

Chateau Vieux Rivallon was OK but it was already getting old (bad storage?) and did really not perform as one would expect from a Bordeaux from 1995.

The Verdict
Zinfandel/USA Shiraz/Australia Cabernet S./Spain Merlot+/France
Lasse 85 85 82 84
Harriet 92 90 80 88
Micke 84 90 83 85
Helena - - - -
Robban 88 89 79 83
Susanne 87 90 83 81
Stefan - - - -
Annika 88 87 79 85
Sven 87 90 85 79
Lena 88 90 80 84


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