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I N S P I R A T I O N A L W I N E K N O W L E D G E A N D T H E P E O P L E B E H I N D T H E D R I N K
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PAGE 8 VDP - A STUDY OF GERMAN QUALITY WINES PAGE 18 FLOWERING TIMES FOR SICILIAN WINES PAGE 25 ALLESVERLOREN CHENIN BLANC PAGE 27 SANCERRE DOMAINE DES VIEUX PRUNIERS PAGE 30 A VISIT IN RHEINHESSEN PAGE 34 CHAMPAGNE DE CASTELNAU PAGE 37 OLDENBERG VINEYARDS HARVESTS NEW SUCCESS PAGE 41 ALSACE EMBRACES PINOT NOIR MEETING THE SPRING IN EUROPE PAGE 45 GO WEST 2017
WEBAUCTION SPECIAL: PAGE 50 CLASSIC VINTAGES AT THE MAY AUCTION IN STOCKHOLM 15-16-17 MAY PAGE 54 SOTHEBY´S FINEST AND RAREST WINES LONDON / 17 MAY PAGE 56 SOTHEBY´S NEW YORK 20 MAY THE DON STOTT CELLAR PAGE 59 BONHAMS HONG KONG FINE WINE AND WHISKY SALE MAY 17 PAGE 61 BONHAMS SAN FRANCISCO FINE WINE SALE 26 MAY PAGE 63 ZACHYS HONG KONG AUCTION 10 JUNE
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FLOWERING TIMES FOR SICILIAN WINES
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TIME FOR SPRING NEWS IN FINE WINE
Welcome to the second Fine Wine edition in 2017.
We start by congratulating Susanne Bergund-Krantz for her appointment as VDP – wine ambassador at VDP Weinbörse 2017 in Mainz, Germany. Naturally, Fine Wine was present and we have more details to share about the new classification. Then, Ursula takes us on a dizzying trip to Sicily to analyze the exciting develop-ments taking place there.
Next stop - South Africa’s Allesverloren to see what Danie Malan is working on. We then quickly move to Sancerre for a walk-through of soil and the special layers that are important for creating really good Sancerre wines.
Fine Wine continues on an exciting jaunt to VDP Weinbörse in Mainz 2017, and then Andreas gets us up-to-date on the many stimulating and unexpected expe-riences he had in Alsace.
Next, on to one the truly large Champagne Houses – Champagne de Castelnau – maybe best known for their exceptional wines that are aged a long time with lees and that are full-bodied, very long and are very complex. We take a closer look.
GO WEST, a large convention in Stockholm, recently opened all of our senses with wines from California and Washington. Perfect for wild and game. Christopher Jarnvall gives us his tips….
Under the heading WEBAUCTION SPECIAL, Sören tells us about the most exciting objects from the Stockholm Auction, May 15-17, and you can read more about other current wine and spirits auctions around the globe…
As usual, we begin with the latest news and conclude with additions to System-bolaget’s list of wines that can be ordered.
Enjoy the latest edition of Fine Wine International!
EDITORIAL
Cover photo: Anne-Marie Canemyr
OVE CANEMYREditor-in-Chief
Fine Wine –the on-line Magazine in a glass of its own!
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TAITTINGER BRUT RÉSERVE IN MAGNUMChampagne Taittinger Brut Réserve is a prize-winning champagne (Best Value Champagne, Vinordic Wine Challenge 2016) perfect as an aperitif with fish or shellfish dishes – or as an elegant touch at a graduation party. Best served at 8-10°C.
Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve is dominated by Chardonnay (40%). Years of aging with wine lees contribute to its complexity and fine mousse. The cham-pagne has brilliant golden yellow color with a striking, nuanced and sweet aroma. Elegant, dry and sweet taste dominated by green and golden apples, toast, citrus, minerals and nougat. Long, fresh after-taste with fine acidity. An extra special item for investors.
Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve Mag-num can be ordered through System-bolaget (item# 87327), 1500 ml, 799 SEK. Standard sized bottles are available in Sys-tembolaget’s shops (item# 7422), 750 ml, 399 SEK.
SAINT CLAIR FAMILY ESTATE MAKES A TRIP TO STOCKHOLMNeal and Judy Ibbotson from Saint Clair Family Estate recently visited Stock-holm to talk about their company and their wines in reply to the ever-increas-ing Swedish demand for their quality wines from New Zealand. Neal explains:”-The first vines were planted in Marlborough in 1974. Four years later we be-came one of the area’s first ”contract growers.” Judy planted one hectare that year. At that time, wine wasn’t being exported from New Zealand, and the first wines we produced were BiB. Then, in the mid-80s, we were hit by phylloxera and were forced to replant. We switched to Sauvignon Blanc grapes. Our first wine came in 1994, 3000 crate in all, and today we export to more than 70 coun-tries. It has been a fantastic journey. And now we have two daughters active in the business and a son works as a graphic designer in Sydney. He designs all of our labels and brochures. Matt Thomson, one of our winemakers, has been with us since 1994, Hamish Clark arrived in 2000, and my former secretary is now our production manager. She has been working with us for thirty years! We’ve been really lucky with everyone we’ve brought on. And we have also been very successful in Sweden after partnering with our distributor Sigva in 1996. We continue to have a great collaboration. Currently, we have forty full-time employees, and at least twenty-five more from across the globe at harvest. We also have a half-year exchange program with our winemakers, who trade places between Europe and New Zealand. For our most recent future release we used the champagne method and the product is aged in lees for three and a half years. It is called Saint Clair Dawn Methode Traditionelle after my mother and it will launch on her 100th birthday. She once said that her biggest success was to have a wine named after her. ”It’s taken me a hundred years,” she added with a smile stretching over her face. We’ll export some of it, and hope that a few bottles from the 2013 vintage will find their way to Sweden.”
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Guillaume Cordonis from Chateau Gassier, Gregory Viennois from Domaine La-roche, as well as Edouard Guéring from Maison Ogier visited Stockholm and the restaurant Hillenberg to guide us through their wine terroirs and also to provide updates for their respective appellations.
For quality rosé wine lovers, Chateau Gassiers Le Pas du Moine Côtes de Provence Sainte Victoire 2015 (Price SEK 165.-) and Chateau Gassier, 946 rosé Côtes de Provence Sainte Victoire 2015 were served. The former is best with goose liver, while the 946 goes best with shellfish, for example lobster.
Domaine Laroche also presented, including their Chablis Grand Cru ”Les Clos” 2012 (SEK 627:-) and Réserve de l´Obédience Chablis Grand Cru ”Les Blanchots” 2012 (SEK 870:-). These wines are from a classic Chablis vintage and are suitable
for aging 15-20 years.
Edouard Guérin from Ma-son Ogier gave an overview of how varying layers of soil affect tannins in wines from Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
All of the prices are for the Swedish market and the wines can all be ordered through Systembolaget.
THE CHAMPAGNE BAR BY RICHARD JUHLIN HAS A NEW ADDRESSAfter more than three years at their location, THE CHAMPAGNE BAR by RICHARD JUHLIN recently moved to a new address in central Stockholm: Ho-tel Kungsträdgården at Kockgränd 1.
THE CHAMPAGNE BAR by RICHARD JUHLIN re-opened April 6th.
“I am so proud that The Champagne Bar by Richard Juhlin will continue to serve everyone in Stockholm and their guests with an international high class champagne bar,” says Rich-ard Juhlin.
LONGING FOR SOME CHAMPAGNE? Set your sights on Kungsträdgården & the Karl XII statue. Take the short walk towards the St. Jacob’s church. Stroll a short while on Västra Trädgårdsga-tan, et voila! Or, if you start from Nor-diska Kompaniet (NK) on Hamnga-tan and pass the Tändstickspalatset and see the stylish façade of HOTEL KUNGSTRÄDGÅRDEN. That is where you’ll find THE CHAMPAGNE BAR by RICHARD JUHLIN, situated on the 3rd floor mezzanine at BRASSERIE MAKALÖS – Stockholm’s new cham-pagne address, filled with tons of wonderful bubbles!
UNIQUE RED WINE FROM CHAMPAGNE HOUSE BOLLINGER!A red wine from Champagne is quite unusu-al – Bollinger La Côte aux Enfants is completely unique. Behind Bollinger’s cellar in Aÿ lays a leg-endary Pinot Noir vineyard encompassing four hectares. La Côte aux Enfants 2013 is reminis-cent of a tremendously good Bourgogne com-bined with the fresh acidity and high minerality of a Champagne. Only 180 bottles of this rarity are being launched exclusively through System-bolaget.
Bollinger la Côte aux Enfants is an unparalleled red wine from one of Aÿ’s legendary vineyards. Here, they enjoy the luxurious combination of unique vineyards and wine production typical for Bourgogne. The La Côte aux Enfants vineyard is located directly below a large and statuesque limestone cliff that is as wide as an amphitheater in the area’s undisputed top Pinot Noir village. The protected four hectares allows the grapes to fully ripen, so in the end the wine gets body and strength, unique to this district.
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Pierre Taittinger acquired the castle Château de la Marquetterie in 1932, and since then it has been in the fam-ily’s possession. During WWI, it was used as an important strategic out-post, and Pierre Taittinger, who was hospitalized there for his injuries dur-ing the war, became enamored in the castle and promised himself to one day buy it – if he survived the war.
Currently, Taittinger’s vineyards in Champagne cover several hundred hectares – the second largest in the Cham-pagne area. Several of their hectares include the grounds surrounding the castle Marquetterie, planted with chardonnay and pinot noir grapes. At the same time as those two grapes are harvested and the leaves change colors to two nuances of red, an intarsia pattern engulfs the castle, which in French is called - Marquetterie.
The contents of the Champagne are the same as the contents of the vineyards: 45 % Chardonnay and 55 % Pinot Noir.
Champagne Taittinger Les Folies de la Marquetterie is exclusively produced from the grapes surrounding the castle. Enjoying one of these rarities is a direct contin-uance of the Champagne House’s distinguished history.
Champagne Taittinger Les Folies de la Marquetterie has a golden-yellow appear-ance, and small, delicate bubbles that are well suited for grilled fish, baked oysters and many other delicacies from rivers and oceans. It has a full-bodied, sweet taste and a harmonious finish with light barrel characteristics. Intense aroma with hints of peaches and grapefruit, as well as tinges of toasted brioche and vanilla. Every bottle is aged five years to accentuate the champagne’s superb harmony.
Champagne Taittinger Les Folies de la Marquetterie can be ordered through Sys-tembolaget (item# 81232), 750 ml, 539:- SEK.
ANNA DE CODORNÍU IN FLOWERY APPAREL FROM CLARA HALLENCREUTZAs Summer 2017 approaches, The Spanish wine house Codorníu has begun a design collaboration with artist Clara Hallencreutz. Clara Hallencreutz has taken inspiration from her art and chosen to dress the ecological premium cava Anna de Codorníu in a beautiful flowery apron – which also matches the huge current flower-themed spring and summer trend. The cava will be sold as a limited edition item and will be launched through Systembolaget in the middle of May.
CHAMPAGNE TAITTINGER LES FOLIES DE LA MARQUETTERIE
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VERTICAL TASTING WITH FRESCOBALDINicoló D`Afflitto hosted a vertical tasting at Stockholm’s new star restaurant Tegelbacken 2. Nicolo began the tasting with the words ”I am a harmonious producer,” continuing that, ”The earth and the climate are the solutions, not the clones. We respect the earth and in 2006 we began a process of change. What is the point of slapping a label onto the bottles stating they the wine is ecologically produced? I want people to buy the wine because it is good, nit because it is ecologic. We make stable wines with little filtration, and are careful with water-ing and fertilization so that in time, the roots stretch down to 1-1.5 m and can capture and cooperate with the feelings found deep in the soil.”
Montesodi (”high mountain”) is produced from the best handpicked Sangiovese grapes at Nipozzana Estate and its 400 m above sea level location with south-west exposure. Even Castel Giocondo Brunello is produced using carefully se-lected Sangiovese grapes.
The following wines were served:
Montesodi IGT Toscana 2013Montesodi Chianti Rufina Riserva DOCG 2010Montesodi Chianti Rufina Riserva DOCG 2007Montesodi Chianti Rufina Riserva DOCG 2000
Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalchino DOCG 2012Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalchino DOCG 2010Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalchino DOCG 2007Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalchino DOCG 2000
Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rufina DOCG 2013 can be ordered from Systembola-get from 1.9-17, Price SEK 139:-
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HARDEST FREEZE SINCE THE EARLY 1990S HIT BORDEAUX IN APRILFor the most part, almost all Bordeaux’s vineyards were seriously affected by the hard frost in late April.
Among the hardest hit included Châ-teau Fleur Cardinale in St Emilion, where in some areas the losses are ex-pected to reach 80%. Château Grand Corbin Despagne lost almost 90%, and Château Couraze in Fronsac lost 95%
French flight regulations prevent hel-icopters from flying before 6:30 am, which in this case proved to be devas-tating.
The 250 members of Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux report that over 75% of the winemakers have seriously damaged stocks. In Pomeral, Château Bellegrave and Chateau La Point both lost up to 90%, while Châteaux Garraud and An-nereaux in Lalande-de-Pomerol fhave reported more than an 80% loss.
Horrible, saddening numbers for fine wine enthusiasts.
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F I N E W I N E o n yo u r R e a d e r Pa dN ow ’s t h e t i m e t o f i l l u p yo u r re a d e r p a d w i t h s o m e co n t e n t .
Yo u c a n d ow n l o a d Fi n e Wi n e a s a Pd f f i l e a n d re a d i t o n t h e re a d e r.
P l e a s e p a s s t h i s o n t o f r i e n d s a n d a cq u a i n t e n ce s.
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JOHAN EKMAN PRESENTS ABC – AN INSPIRING JOURNEY TO THE IDYLLIC WINE REGIONS ALSACE, BOURGOGNE, CHAMPAGNE AND CHABLIS!
#ekmanbussflexibussitet #ekmanresorrullar
Johan Ekman, founder and CEO of EkmanBuss Flexibussitet and EkmanResor 1st Bussness Class, presents the year’s premier ABC destinations – Alsace, Bourgogne, Champagne and Chablis.
The unforgettable travel experiences to French wine paradises begin on Friday the 13th in October, and last for 9 eventful days with impressive wine tastings, gastronomic highlights picturesque French villages and endless, rolling wine landscapes. Historical and famous vineyards and Champagne Houses come one after the other, and the trip includes an extra touch, a giving and enjoyable visit to the food market in Dijon – an inspiring market for culinary enthusiasts that has proudly stood for several hundred years. You can enjoy the trip to France with EkmanResor 1st Bussness Class, a unique, luxurious bus that is a part of our Ek-manBuss Flexibussitet, where the press luncheon will take place.
With this trip, I want to invite our guests to a completely amazing experience in France. Whether you are interested in experiencing food and drinks or an histor-ical adventure, this warm and inspiring trip has something to offer for everyone. With such a well-organized and tailor-made itinerary, including such outstanding comfort, this ABC trip will provide you with an amazing experience you’ve never seen the likes of,” says Johan Ekman, founder and CEO of EkmanBuss Flexibussitet and EkmanResor 1st Bussness Class.
For further information: www.ekmanresor.se
10 handpicked wine educators from the same number of countries travelled to germany to gain certification as vdp ambassadors.. Rachel Wang from China, Magandeep Singh from India, Raoul Diaz from England, Piet Vannieu-wenhuyse from Belgium, Barbara Philips from Canada (mw), Michal Bardel from Poland, Christopher Tanghe from USA (ms), Alexey Zaytsev from Russia, Nicoletta Di-cova from Italy, and last but not least Susanne Berglund Krantz from Sweden. We are all highly educated within oenology, and among us there is one with a master of wine degree, one is a master of wine student, and one is a master sommelier. The duties and privileges given to a vdp ambassador include leading seminars, presenta-tions and master classes in order to spread knowledge about vdp, its classifications and regulations, its strive for quality and they wines they represent.
VDP AMBASSADORS
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C O M M U N I C A T I O N C O M M U N I C A T I O N
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Alongside wine educators from 9 different countries, I have been handpicked to be-come a VDP ambassador. We congregate at Frankfurt’s air-port and are sent to the Ahr wine region. Upo narrival, we check in at the Rodderhof hotel in the charming village Bad Neuenahr Ahrweiler to get some sleep before we be-gin the next day. We will be studying at the International Wine Institute.
vdp – a study of quality
german winesTEXT AND PHOTO: SUSANNE BERGLUND-KRANTZ
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WHAT IS VDP?
The abbreviation stands for ”Ver-band Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter,” which translated to English is the As-sociation of German Prädikat Wine Estates. The organization is a private association of 197 vintners commit-ted to terroir-driven viticulture. Its members are required to follow strict regulations established y the associa-tion. The VDP logo is a stylized ea-gle with a grape bunch on its breast. This eagle placed on a bottle of wine guarantees that the wine within has been produced with craftsmanship, is high quality, and that the grapes come from the best vineyard locations. To become a member, the board of direc-tors must send an invitation, which only happens if a vineyard has consist-ently shown high quality over many years. Locations and properties/win-eries are required to be owned by re-spective members. Harvests should be limited and contain only traditional grape types cared for through sustain-able wine growing. Many members are certified as ecologic and/or bio-dynamic, and this numbers increases every year. About 3 % of Germany’s annual harvests come from these properties’ grapes, which cover 5260 hectares of the country’s total 102,355 hectares.
BACKGROUND
In 1910, there weren’t any strict rules
for producing wine in Germany. Wine could be mixed with sugar wa-ter or juice. Wine from early harvests was sold to negocianter (wine distrib-utors), who would indiscriminately mix wines from different regions and quality levels. The need to tighten the rules to protect origin and quali-ty led to a more precise definition of the word ”wine,” the reason the term ”Naturwein” was adopted. Natural wine could not include sugar, sugar water or other additives besides grape juice, yeast and sulfites. This is when VDNV – estates that sold their “nat-
ural” (no additives) wines at auction – was established. At that time, wine was bought and sold at auctions un-bottled. To protect the origins of high-ly respected wines and properties, this was the first step towards today’s VDP. In the 1920s, quality German white wines came from the Rhine Valley and Mosel Valley – wines viewed by many as the best in the world. Wine lists from the most exclusive restaurants at the time show that German wines were just as expensive, if not more ex-pensive, than wines from the famous properties in Bourgogne and Bor-
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deaux. And then two World Wars got in the middle of things. Many of Ger-many’s best vineyards were destroyed, and the economy was a disaster. As a result, many cooperatives were estab-lished in order to jointly be able to bottle wine. Many forgettable vintag-es came in the 1950s and 1960s, and Germany’s time on top of the wine world was forgotten. In 1971, a new wine law was adopted, where around 30,000 individual vineyards joined together to form individual collec-tive properties, the so-called Einzel-lage and Grosslage. These terms are confusing for consumers, because the names of the properties don’t explain whether it is individual (Einzellage) or a joint cooperative (Grosslage). The
difference is of course huge, because a wine using grapes from a less defined area results in more control, and there-by higher quality than if the grapes originate from a much larger area. They didn’t realize that terroir laid the foundation for the quality of the wine, rather they thought that quality was defined by must weight (sugar con-tent in the grapes - oechslegraden) at harvest. The word Naturwein (natural wine, without sugar and other addi-tives) was forbidden. Two quality cat-egories were adopted, Qualitätswein, the lower grade where it was permit-ted to add sugar before fermentation to increase the alcohol content, and the higher grade Prädikatswein, the highest class which means an increase
in must weight for the respective prädikats. The respective prädikat is named on the label, for example Kabi-nett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein, as well as the grape sugar content at harvest, for which many prädikats in-clude noble rot grapes. Compared to other European wine countries where wine regulations are built upon the idea of protected origins, this German wine law is based on the idea that must weight at harvest equates to quality level. The result of the law was that many simple, half-dry and half-sweet wines were produced from new cross-ings that produced more sugar, which in turn led to many unfair consumer prejudices against German wines.
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VDP:S NEW CLASSIFICATION
In order to tighten the quality of Ger-man wines and most of all define dry quality wines, VDP drew up their own classification system. The (most likely) final classifications were established in 2012, and indicate that the smaller the origin, the higher the quality. The pyr-amid looks like this:
VDP GROSSE LAGE: top of the pyra-mid and the absolute best, individual vineyards. Can be compared with the French term Grand Cru.
VDP ERSTE LAGE: equal to France’s Premier Cru, also individual vineyards
VDP ORTSWEIN: regional wines, the best from local producers.
VDP GUTSWEIN: estate wines from own grapes in any given wine region (such as Mosel, Rheingau or Pfalz)
In addition to these classifications, there are also rules for the respective categories regarding, among oth-er things, harvest size and grapes. A Gutswein is defined as the word Gutswein on the label, as well as the
name of the region and grapes used, followed by ”trocken” if it is a ”dry” wine. Wines that aren’t dry are named with their respective prädikat catego-ry. For wines designated as Ortswein, the wine should come from the named regions region’s best vineyards, as well as have the label Qualitätswein trock-en, or Prädikaten with naturally sweet or noble rot wines (kabinett, spätlese, auslese, beerenauslese, trockenbeere-nauslese, eiswein), should be included on the label. Ortswein is printed on the neck. Erste Lage means premium German wine and the bottle should be labeled with Qualitätswein trock-
en or according to Prädikat levels. The name of the village where the vineyard is located is followed by the provided vineyard name (like in Bourgogne for premier cru). Grosse Lage indicates that the wine comes from one of the absolute elite vineyards in Germany. Lower harvest volume than the other classes. If it is a dry wine, the bottle gets a VDP GROSSES GEWÄCHS label. Otherwise the prädikat levels are applied. The label only contains the provided vineyard name using upper-case letters (like Grand Cru in Bourgogne).
VDP. GROSSE LAGE®
VDP. GUTSWEIN
VDP. ORTSWEIN
VDP. ERSTE LAGE®
* The traditional Prädikats are: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, Eiswein.
THE VDP’S CLASSIFICATION PYRAMID
NATURAL RIPE SWEETNESS: traditional Prädikats*
NATURAL RIPE SWEETNESS: traditional Prädikats*
NATURAL RIPE SWEETNESS: traditional Prädikats*
NATURAL RIPE SWEETNESS: Qualitätswein & traditional Prädikats*
DRY: VDP. GROSSES GEWÄCHS®
DRY: Qualitätswein
DRY: Qualitätswein
DRY: Qualitätswein
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RIESLING
We have spent many hours tasting Riesling - King of the white wine grapes. Riesling is Germany’s most important grape and they produce more there than anywhere else in the world. Wine journalist Hugh Johnson views Riesling as the best white wine grape in the world. I cam inclined to agree. Riesling’s diversity in terms of completed wine is hard to beat. Ries-ling provides high quality, even with high harvest volume. The grape is har-dy, blooms late and ripens early, which means that it needs a long, cool matu-ration period. Precisely the conditions in Germany. Riesling is susceptible for noble rot, making noble sweet wines possible. The grape is naturally acidic making the wine suitable for aging. Eiswein (ice wine). Sparkling wine from dry to sweet.
SPÄTBURGUNDER
Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) is Ger-many’s most important red grape. Germany enjoys having the third largest growing areal in the entire world. As a result of climate change, growing red grapes has become possi-ble, and people are talking about the Germany red wine revolution. The largest regions with this grape are Ahr and Baden, where one can find the best. The grape most likely arrived in Baden with French monks. As Jancis Robinson said, ”the amazing quali-ty in some of Germany’s Pinot Noir wines is the best kept secret in the world!” Producers well-worth men-tioning includes Huber, Salwey, Fürst and Mayer-Näkel.
OTHER TRADITIONAL GRAPE TYPES
Important grapes for quality wine also include Silvaner, Weissburgunder (Pi-not Blanc) and Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) on the white wine side, and the rarely grown Früburgunder and Lem-berger (Blaufränkish).
A SMALL SAMPLE FROM NOTES ON TASTINGS
RIESLING
2014 UNGEHEUER RIESLING GG/VDP GROSSE LAGEREICHSRAT VON BUHL/PFALZ
From limestone and basalt soil, this is a young, slightly closed wine with small tones of rocky minerality. Tight, honest and exact in its long aftertaste. Elegant, yet unsolved entirety, high acidity, freshness and wonderful salin-ity in the finish.
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2013 STEIN, WÜRZBURGER SILVANER GG/VDP GROSSE LAGEJULIUSSPITAL WÜRZBURG/FRANKENThe soil consists of limestone, where Silvaner thrives the most. Smokey and rocky aroma with a hint of yel-low fruits. Silky texture and creamy acidity, Entirety in balance between the components, with a comfortably long finish.
WEISSBURGUNDER
2014 MANDELBERG, BIRKWEILER WEISSBURGUNDER GG/VDP GROSSE LAGE
ÖKONOMIERAT REBHOLZ/PFALZ
Liestone soil. Biodynamic producer. Clean aroma with fruits and minerali-ty. Fresh taste, balanced and dry with high acidity. Fruity, limestone and clean elegant finish.
GRAUBURGUNDER
2013 HENKENBERG, OBERROTWEIL GRAUBURGUNDER GG/VDP GROSSE LAGESALWEY/BADEN
Volcanic soil Skin macerated, which gives an amber appearance. Deep, sweet and mineral aroma in complex layers. Taut taste, straightforward with mineral tones entwined in fruit. As a whole, concentrated and long after-taste.
SPÄTBURGUNDER
2013 TRADITION SPÄTBURGUNDER TROCKEN/VDP GUTSWEINRUDOLF FÜRST/FRANKEN
Grapes from sandy/pebbled soil. Pale garnet appearance followed by a berry and mineral earth. Taste is young and fresh, sweet in a clean presentation, and very elegant with its already bal-anced entirety.
2013 BIENENBERG-WILDENSTEIN, MALTERDINGEN SPÄTBURGUNDER GG/VDP GROSSE LAGEBERNHARD HUBER/BADEN
Limestone soil. Beautiful, compre-hensive garnet appearance. The aroma is filled with minerals from both oak and stone. The taste has similar tones leaning towards red berries in the background, but the minerals dom-inate in layers of complexity. Clean, long, elegant finish.
FRÜBURGUNDER
2014 HERRENBERG, RECH FRÜHBURGUNDER GG/VDP GROSSE LAGEJEAN STODDEN/AHR
Mild location with slate soil. Garnet appearance. Fruity, flowery and red berry aroma in a slim style. Harmonic taste, elegant and full of berries with a steady structure composed of acidi-ty and tannins that frame the entirety very well.
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2012 BERGMANDEL, FELLBACH LEMBERGER GG/VDP GROSSE LAGERAINER SCHNAITMANN/WÜRTEMBERGSoil with gypsum. Dark, ruby red color with a deep aroma of dark fruits in a juicy style. Taste is slightly aro-matic with acidy raspberry tones in the background. Juicy wholeness and slightly mineral, with soft texture and structure.
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2010 BLANC DE BLANCS SEKT BRUT NATUREBERNHARD HUBER/BADEN
Limestone soil. Chardonnay. 48 months in lees. Rocky, calcium and nice yellow fruit aroma. Crackling dry taste, fresh and healthy with concen-trated minerals and creamy mousse. Entirety is taut, clean and straightfor-ward. Long aftertaste.
VDP MAINZER WEINBÖRSE
After finishing our studies, we vis-it some vineyards, take trips on the Rhine, enjoy dinners with perfect food/wine combinations, and last but not least, visit the grandiose Schloss Vollrads in Rheingau. And the entire journey ends in Mainz when the an-nual Mainzer Weinbörse Convention
begins. VDP producers representing all of Germany’s wine regions are on hand to display their wines from vin-tages new and old. The convention provides the perfect opportunity to get an understanding of vintages, grapes and locations. Also to compare characteristics, differences and simi-larities. At the opening ceremony, we, the ten new ambassadors, represent-ed Sweden, China, India, England, Belgium, Canada, Poland, the USA,
Russia and Italy. We became certified VDP Ambassadors and proudly re-ceived our diplomas.
Finally, it should be added that be-sides the vintners within VDP, there are many other fantastic producers in each region, who also produce high-class, quality dry and sweet wines from traditional grapes.
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sicilian wines are in bloom
TEXT & PHOTO: URSULA HELLBERG
The beautiful flower park Radicepura will be the background the this year’s annual Sicilia en Primeur, a chance for all of Sicily’s wine producers to put their products on display. I can assure you that the interest for the old, local grapes continues to grow, and also that the red French grape types are thriving in the Sicilian soil. Those facts combined with the increasing interest for bio-wines and sustainable growth, make Sicily a very exciting wine district right now.
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BAGLIO DI PIANETTOIf Paolo Marzotto’s fiancé hadn’t kept him from becoming a rally racecar driver about 60 years ago, Baglio di Pianetto’s wines probably would never have been made. To-day, we can thank the Count and his French born wife Florence that they do.
Twenty years ago this year, Count Paolo Marzotto starts the vineyard Baglio di Pianetto, outside of San-ta Christina, just south of Palermo. The vineyards are spread out around the main buildings, sitting at 600 meters above sea level. The main buildings also serve as hotel space. Besides the typical Sicilian grape types such as Insolia and Grillo, they also grow Viognier, Petit Verdot and Merlot here. At Baroni, his other vineyard located in Noto, outside of Syracusa, they grow Nero d´Avola and Syrah.
Renato di Bartoli has previously been the Marzotto family’s wine-maker, and today works as an ad-ministrator at Baglio di Pianetto.
We take a tour of the vineyards and paused beside the Insolia vines that have just started blooming.
”The soil here is called ficiligno, and it contains both clay and pebbles. This gives our wines their fine min-eralty,” he explains.
Ficiligno is also the name of their first white wine, which was they produced in 2000. For a long time, this wine contained equal parts In-solia and Viognier. But in the 2016 vintage, Viognier makes up 75%. What is special with this wine is that the grapes are harvested at three sep-arate times, depending on acidity, balance and sugar. This contributes to the wine’s long keeping qualities. It can stay fresh more than ten years. A little later when we reached the modern winery, he olds a vertical tasting with Ficiligno 2015, 2011 and 2003. The older the wine, the more prominent the minerality. In a very good way. The 2003 vintage actually possess some of the same characteristics as a high class Chenin Blanc. Some of the other wines we
should mention from their broad range are Ramione, their first red, made using 50 % Nero d´ Avola from Noto and 50 % Merlot from Santa Christina, and their wine Cembali, with 100 % Nero d´Avola.
”These vineyards’ unique terroirs complement each other. Her, the minerality dominates, and in Bar-oni, it’s the sweetnes,” says Renato.
In recent years, even two natural wines have seen the light of day. Both are called Natyr. The white is from 100 % Viognier, and a typi-cal so-called orange wine that has neither been filtered nor treated with sulfites. Nonetheless, it offers a surprizingly fresh taste without the slighted hint of oxidation. The other Natyr contains only Verdot. Renato di Bartoli is personally very fond of Petit Verdot, a grape he believes has many positive sides.
”It is the grape richest in polyphe-nols and natural antioxidants,” he says.
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RENATO DI BARTOLI USED TO BE THE WINEMAKER AT BAGLIO DI PIANE T TO.
EVENING SUN SHINES ON THE INSOLIA GRAPES GROWING IN THE SPECIAL FI-CILIGNO SOIL.
PETIT VERDOT IS AN APPRECIATED GRAPE, AND IS USED IN ONE OF THEIR NEW NATU-RAL WINES.
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ALESSANDRO DI CAMPOREALEWe meet cousins Anna and Bened-etto in the garden at Alessandro di Campo Reale. They are the fourth generation of the Alessandro fam-ily to run the operation. She takes care of the customers while he takes care of the grapes. Until 1999, they didn’t have any production of heir own, just growing grapes for oth-er producers .The first year of their own production they made 14,000 bottles of wine, and today the make over 250,000 bottles.
Alessandro di Camporeale is situ-ated at 400 meters above sea level with a view over the plains nestled between the sea to both the north and south. The oldest vineyard was planted with Catarratto in 1989. Just as many other wine producers in the area, they also grow many dif-ferent types of red and white grapes. The reds thrive best in the clay-rich soil while the whites like it sand-ier. They harvest from August to mid-October, depending on he type of grape.
We taste a Catarratto Benedè, a wine named after Benedetto’s pa-ternal grandfather, who was also named Bendetto. It is common to shorten first names on Sicily.
”Catarratto is a grape I really like. It is one of the oldest and most grown on Sicily. They aren’t very aromatic but have lots of minerals. The grapes come from three different vine-yards,” explains Benedetto.
They also have something you could call a vineyard wine, named Man-dranova. It is easy to notice their similarities, but the vineyard wine has a deeper color. It hasn’t had con-
tact with a barrel, but has aged in its lees into the month of March.
”Syrah is one of the most ”Sicilian” among the other international grape types. It doesn’t get as candied as a Nero d’Avola,” he continues as he pulls out a bottle of Kaid Syrah. Herbs, dark chocolate and blueber-ries are some of the tastes that land in the glass. The name Kaid says a lot about the areas Arabian history. The sweet version, Kaid Vendemmia Tardiva, is a well-balanced and excit-ing dessert wine. During the regular harvest in September, they leave a portion of the grapes on the vines, but first break the stalks that the bunches hang on. This ensures that the grapes don’t take in any more wa-ter. Instead, they dry and concentrate their taste. Those grapes are harvest-ed in October. The finished wine has 165g of residual sugar, but doesn’t seem too sweet because of the fine balance between acidity and sweet-ness. The wine is aged four months in barrels and the six months in bot-tles. An intriguing dessert wine that is great with chocolate in any form.
DEI PRINCIPI DEI SPADAFORAThe kitchen at Azienda Agricola Spadafora is buzzing with activity. Franceso and his German born wife Claudia are cooking. The food is only fantastic, but the setting is also perfect for tasting wine.
”I decide what to cook based on the tastes in the wine,” he explains as he puts his hand on the spaghetti that will later be served with a wine made using Grillo.
Grillo is a cross between Catarratto and Zibibbo (Muscat), and has kept
BENEDE T TO ALESSANDRO IS A FOURTH GENERATION WINEMAKER.
THE LATE HAR VEST KAID IS PRO-DUCED IN A UNIQUE WAY.
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the flowery tones in an otherwise dry wine. Pineapple, citrus, exotic fruits and flowers are typical aromas you can find in Grillo.
When Francesco serves up the pas-ta, it is seasoned with a little thyme and reduced orange juice, plus a little ginger. A perfect combo with this wine! The bulls-eyes continue, and during lunch they also serve a Chardonnay with the tiger prawns and beans, and a rosé wine using Nero d’Avola with cuttlefish, toma-toes and capers, just to name a few. Francesco Spadafora works method-ically and also has a well-developed environmental concept. The wine bottles are extra light, the labels are made with natural materials, and the corks are produced with the fib-ers from sugar beets.
RAPITALÀ Just like at Baglio di Pianetto, love played a large part in founding vine-yard. In this case, it was a French Count that found love in Italy. He didn’t only gain a wife though; he also gained a dilapidated vineyard in the heart of Alcamo. The newly-weds revived it in 1968. The name Rapitalà is Arabic for Allah’s river. Today, Rapitalà is owned by GIV, Gruppo Italiano Vini, which has also invested a lot of money in the facilities. Seventy percent of their wines are sold in Italy, the flagship being their Grand Cru Chardon-nay. For my taste it seems clumsy and un-modern. I prefer to recom-mend their Alto, creating using the high-grown (altitude) Nero d’Avola
THE MAGNIFICIENT VIEW FROM SPADAFORA.
FRANCESO SPADAFORA ISN’ T ONLY A TALENTED WINEMAKER, HE’S A GOOD COOK, TOO.
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grapes. They travel up to 550 me-ters above sea level to harvest them. But the reward is a wine that is free of the sweetness that is common in wines from this grape sort.
Their late harvest Cielo Dalcamo is an homage to the poet Cielo Dal-camo who lived in the 1200s. But I wonder if it isn’t also a tribute to the couple themselves. Typical French (Sauvignon Blanc) and Sicilian (Ca-tarratto) grapes in perfect harmony. Hmmm… Anyway, the important thing is that the result is a tasty des-sert wine with tones of roasted al-monds and a fine mineral character.
FEUDO DISISAWith the Di Lorenzo family at Feu-do Disisa, I come in contact with the ”new” old grape perricone. They grow it on four hectares. This blue grape was once widely grown on Sicily. From the beginning it was blended with Nero d’Avola, but was later removed and eventually almost disappeared altogether. Now, many producers are growing perricone again. Perricone wines are rich in
taste and have hints of lead, licorice and minerals. They are also usually rich in tannins.
Feudo Disisa is situated on the hills in Montreale, and its history begins almost a thousand years ago. The Di Lorenzo family has owned Feu-do Disisa for two hundred years, and currently their son Mario Di Lorenzo runs the operation. Father Renato is still active in the business. The property covers 400 hectares, of which 150 hectares are designat-ed for wine growing. It wasn’t un-
til 2004 that they started a winery. They also have Bruna Alpina dairy cows and olive trees. They produce the tasy cheese Caciocavallo with the cow’s milk. The name of the cheese means ”horse saddle,” because in the past, it was placed under a horse’s saddle for aging.
Among their white wines is Chara, made with Catarratto and Insolia. Very appealing with pleasant acidity and fine sweetness. Apart from using the typically Sicilian grapes, they’ve also succeeded with Syrah. Their Roano, which grows in the clay-rich soil, has just the right amount of spiciness that does the grape jus-tice. It is made with grapes from 28 year-old stocks. After fermentation and about one month’s contact with skins, it is aged 14 months in French oak barrels. Finally, it is aged one year in bottles.
”We were actually among the first to plant Syrah on Sicily,” explains Mario.
A wise decision.
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SILVIO CENTONZI, WINEMAKER AT RAP-ITALÀ.
VINEYARDS AND WIND TURBINES SUR-ROUND RAPITALÀ
STANDING NEXT TO HIS FATHER RENATO, MARIO DI LORENZO HOLDS A BOT TLE OF THE NEWLY BOT TLED 2016 VINTAGE LU BANCU, MADE WITH 100 % CATARRAT TO. THE FIRST VINTAGE CAME IN 2011.
NERO D´AVOLA IS PERFEC T WITH SICIL-IAN FOOD.
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RALLOPerricone has also opened eyes at Rallo. But ac-cording to owner Andrea Vesco, their production is so new that the first wine will be bottled this fall. Rallo is a family-run business founded in 1860 in Marsa-la. So naturally, the production back then was focused on Marsala wine. In 1921, his paternal great-grand-father established himself further north in Alcamo. The vineyards are situated about 400 meters above sea level, and the climate there varies.
”We always have some snow here in the winter. The summers are differ-ent. In August, the temperatures can vary up to 40 degrees in one day,” explains Andrea.
The climate here is reminiscent of the Rhône Valley, so it seems quite natural that they chose to grow Syr-ah as their only non-local grape. But let’s focus on our visit to Catarrat-to and a vertical tasting of Beleda vintages from 2015, 2013, 2012 and 2011. This tasting is no dif-ferent than the others in that I am once again amazed with the vitality in the white wines, a constant with these vineyard tastings. Catarratto is Sicily’s most popular white grape, followed by Insolia and Grillo. But it seems like it is only a matter of time before Grillo moves up a spot. But Grillo’s importance as a Marsa-la grape will continue wane as other types of wine grow in popularity.
”Making good wine requires grapes, technique and time. I you aren’t pa-tient, you’ll miss the complexity,” says Andrea.
VERTICAL TASTING OF FOUR BELEDA PÅ RALLO VINTAGES.
RALLO’S OWNER ANDREA VASCO
ONE OF THE EXHIBITORS IN RADICEPURA WAS LORENZA SCIANNA, WINEMAKER AT FONDO ANTICO – A PRODUCER WITH CONSISTENTLY HIGH QUALIT Y WINES.
GRILLO’S SWEE T LACUBA IS THE PERFEC T COMPLEMENT TO PASTA AL FORNO
NICHOLAS GAT TI RUSSO FROM TENU-TA GAT TI PRODUCES WINE USING THE UNCOMMON NOCERA GRAPE WHICH IS ONLY GROWN AROUND MESSINA.
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allesverloren chenin blanc
- a first as one of their white wines is launched in sweden!
Danie Malan is a devoted red wine maker who has throughout the years received many ac-colades and awards for his generous red wines. He has been looking for special grapes and experimenting with diverse fermentation and aging methods in order to create a white wine of the same class as his reds.
The journey has been both diffi-cult and daring, but it all came to fruition last year and the white is now on a par with the reds. He’s fi-nally pleased with the result. They reached the goal they’ve been run-ning towards all these years, and can now proudly put the well-known Allesverloren name on the bottles.
Danie Malan, Allesverloren’s own-er, cares about everyone who live and work on the property, and that they all feel good. He and his fam-ily strongly believe in their social responsibility for their employees.
Danie is always looking for ways to improve, and he also has a long-term sustainability plan he contin-uously teaks to make it function even better than it already does. Allesverloren is WIETA certified. WIETA is a not-for-profit, volun-tary monitoring organization that works to ensure that everything is done according to the laws for areas such as fair trade.
The name ”Allesverloren” has a long history, starting between 1696 and 1704 when the governor gave the property to a widow named
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Cloete. This brave woman was one of the first new settlers in the then inhospitable Swartland region. The settlers had extremely limited farm-ing resources and few opportuni-ties to provide for themselves. In 1704, the unthinkable happened – the family was returning from their long, arduous journey to Stellen-bosch where they had bought some tools and gone to church, when…
”Allesverloren” (which means ”All is lost” in Dutch) was the first thing they said as arrived home and saw the complete destruction of their
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farm. Only ruins remained of all that they had built. The farmhouse and all of the sheds and barns had been burned down, and all of their livestock had been stolen. The San tribe who resided in the surround-ing mountains had raided and ran-sacked their property, which has been named ”Allesverloren” ever since.
Today, Allesverloren is far from ”lost.” They sell their famous qual-ity wines throughout the world. Danie, the chief winemaker, rep-resents the 5th generation of Ma-lan’s on the property, and the Ma-lan family has owned the vineyard since 1872.
DETAILS:CHARACTERISTICS: Sweet and fresh with small tropic tones, apples and citrus. The wine has integrated barrel characteristics. A well-balanced, el-egant wine with a long, wonderful finish.
METHOD: The grapes are handpicked and carefully pressed. The wine clari-fies and is then the must ferments. Stored in large, old oak barrels for seven months before further clarification and bottling.
Perfect with fish, lighter pasta dishes and soups and sallads. Can easily be enjoyed at a mingle party or as a treat on your own.
ITEM #: 75986PRICE: 99:- SEKVINTAGE: 2016GRAPES: Chenin BlancPRODUCER: Allesverloren Wine EstateCOUNTRY: South AfricaREGION: Riebeek Valley, SwartlandALCOHOL: 13%SUGAR CONTENT: 2.2%ACIDITY: pH 5.5
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The Sancerre wine-growing district lies in the eastern part of the Loire Valley, southeast of Orléans. The entire appellation is located on the left bank of the Loire, across from Pouilly Fumé.
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Sancerre is closely associated with the sea, which after a glance at a map might seem misleading or like a lie. But the truth of the matter is that a few million years ago, Sancerre was the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, where marine life thrived and created hundreds of meters of sediment from oyster, clam and fish skeletons, which eventually turned into layers of calcium-rich, lime-stone soil. In France, that type of soil means wine!
Like their winemaking cousins from Burgundy to the south and east, it was probably the Romans who first started producing in the area, most likely during the 1st cen-tury AD. As with the famous vine-yards in Chablis and Côte d´Or, this area has also been cultivated by Augustinian Monks. The area is fa-mous for producing red wines, but after phylloxera decimated a large portion of the vineyards, many replanted with Sauvignon Blanc, which has made the area world famous. AOC Sancerre for Sauvi-gnon Blanc came in 1936, followed by red wines and rosé in 1959.
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Christian Thirot-Fournier was founded in 1924, and the current owner is the 3rd generation win-emaker who works in the village Bué, some 2 km southwest of the city of Sancerre. Bué is currently classified as one of Sancerre’s Cru areas. Bué is famous for its steep, amphitheater-like vineyards where some of the slopes lie at about 65-degree angles. This area is also appreciated for its fine limestone. The producer’s vineyards are com-prised of 19 individual plots, and the vines grow along the southern slope at an altitude of 250 meters above sea level.
For the most part, the soil is made up of Caillottes, small limestones and limestone shards that are com-mon in Sancerre’s rolling hills. It is the type of soil that gives body to white wines and also the common aromatic characteristics that are reminiscent of blooming flowers and sweetness, as are a large part of the Terres Blanches, ”the white soil” which is rich in calcium and is com-prised of Kimeridge clay and small marlstones, like in Chablis. Grapes in this type of soil usually result in wines with structure and longevity.
Christian Thirot-Fournier uses eco-logic compost and grass to cover the area between the rows, which prevents erosion and increases the bacterial diversity of the vineyard. The grapes used in Sancerre Vieux Pruniers are harvested mid-Oc-tober and are easily sorted and pressed for temperature-controlled fermentation in steel tanks. The wine is further aged in lees before it is finally bottled in January. Trivia – All of the family members, from both the maternal and paternal sides, are well-reputed wine grow-ers (Balland, Fournier, Vattan)
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In terms of both quality and quantity, German Rieslings have reached new levels over the past decade. Several producers are responsible for this trend, but the question is whether or not the real reason can be found in Steffen Christman, VDP’s President. So it felt completely cor-rect that he recently had the honor of awarding Paula Bosch a prize for ”Die entwicklung des deutschen Spitzenweins entlang des Lebenslaufes einer Sommeliere und Weinkennerin” at VDP. Weinbörse 2017 in Mainz.
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VISIT TO A PRODUCER:
Weingut K.F.GROEBE hosted an exciting tasting of their clas-sic, characteristic German wines, where 2015 AULERDE Ries-ling VDP.Grosses Gewächs and KIRCHSPIEL Riesling 2015 VDP.
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Grosses Gewächs left strong im-pressions. Later on during a vis-it to their private wine cellar, we were given the opportunity to taste wines from the 1970s that were still strong in quality.
For an intriguing read, go to www.weingut-k-f-groebe.de
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The next exciting tasting leads us to ROTER HANG, who spread their red soil and give Rheinterrassen its steeped vineyards. One of them is Weingut ST. ANTONY, where Fe-lix Peters put a Riesling ORBEL GG -15 on display – high class! In general, the entire 2015 vintage is completely fantastic. That same year, Felix also produced a magical Pinot Noir. Despite its high price tag, it is worth every cent. Abso-lutely a wine for investors.
Read more at www.st-antony.de
Kai Schätzel is yet another young and successful producer on his way up who also uses the magic in the red soil. He showed us two wines that really stood out: Schätzel Riesling VDP. Gutswein and Nierstein Ries-ling ReinSchiefer VDP.ortswein.
Read more at www.schaetzel.de
PÅ VDP.Weinbörse 2017 was held in RHEINGOLDHALLE in MAINZ April 23rd & 24th. There were many interesting wines to be tasted, and the common thread was that they all represented the new German wave of modern Riesling and Pinot Noir. Two Pinot Noir producers from Baden who real-ly stood out from the crowd were Weingut Lämmlin-Schindler with their FRAUENBERG, Mauchen Spätburgunder GG 2012, and Weingut Markgraf von Baden with their LEOPOLDSBERG ”Buch-berg” Spätburgunder GG from 2014. Both are warmly recom-mended for interested investors. www.laemmlin-schindler.de and www.markgraf-von-baden.-de)
Read more about the convention at
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A family in Epernay owned Castel-nau for three generations until 2003, when a group of growers from Reims saw Castelnau’s poten-tial and bought the property. Today, they manage over 900 ha divided
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into 149 different “crus” (growing areas). Many of these small ”villag-es” are classified as Grand Cru or Premier Cru, and are spread out from Montaigne de Reims down to Aube.
Champagne Castelnau was creating in 1916, right in the middle of WWI, and the name was a given. The French General who won the Battle of Champagne, Edoarde de Curières, has his name written in wine history.
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Restaurateur Elisabeth Sarcelet ensures that the wines are han-dled with all care and respect. The harvest is traditional, using a press house out in the vineyards so the grapes aren’t transported unneces-sarily. All of the 149 vineyards are handpicked, and when the juice arrives in Reims, Elisabeth Sarcelet and her team decide what will or will not be included in Castelnau. Only 7 % of all the juice is used in Champagne Castelnau, and the rest is sold to other large Cham-pagne Houses. In doing so, they ensure that only the highest quality juice is used in making Champage de Castelnau. And this pays divi-dends, as Champage de Castelnau is consistently high quality.
Just as in the beginning in 1916, Castelnau is still aged an unusually long period of time in its lees, which results in a complex, full-bodied, extra long Champagne.
LOCAL GRAPE TYPES:
Pinot Noir is the main grape, from the more temperate and limestone rich soil in Montaigne de Reims and Côtes des Bar. The Pinot Noir- based wines have the red fruit aromas and give body and strength in blends.
Pinot Meunier can be found at vineyards with muddier soil in the Marne Valley. They make more rounded wines that mature more quickly and also help develop the wine’s various blends.
Chardonnay is the first choice of the growers in Côte de Blancs and other similar specializing areas, and it also provides blooming, citrus aromas as well as minerality. A per-fect grape for aging.
Pinot Meursault is another grape worth waiting for.
INFORMATION:Castelnau Brut Reserve is aged sixyears in wine lees and expectedcontent is 40% Pinot Noir, 40 % Pinot Meunier and 20 % Char-donnay. 2003 Castelnau vintage contains Pinot Noir 70%, and 30% Chardonnay. As you know, thosewho wait for something good nev-er wait too long.
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oldenburg vineyards secures two grand cru awards
in top 100 sa wines listOLDENBURG VINEYARDS has triumphed at this year’s National Wine Challenge/Top 100 SA Wine Challenge 2017, demonstrating once again that quality can trump quantity in the world of great wines.
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The boutique Stellenbosch winery of the Banghoek Valley was awarded eight medals with two of its wines ascending to the auspicious list of South Africa’s Top 100 Wines.
The championship aims to identi-fy winning wines by cultivar and
blend, with medals awarded for top-scoring wines. The Top 100 highest scoring wines form the elite – the Top 100 SA Wines 2017, a club of the country’s finest. Now in its 7th year, the challenge again saw respected UK wine authority Jamie Goode chair its panel of judges.
Topping the roll of honour this year was the Oldenburg Vineyards Shiraz 2013 and Viognier 2015, to which the expert panel award-ed Grand Cru status and selection as Double Platinum Top 100 SA Wines. Double Gold medals were awarded to the Oldenburg Vine-
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yards Cabernet Franc 2014, Caber-net Sauvignon 2013 and red blend, Rhodium 2013, while wines that collected Double Silver were the Oldenburg Vineyards Chardon-nay 2016, Chenin Blanc 2016 and Merlot 2013.
“The Oldenburg Syrah 2013 Dou-ble Platinum Award means that we are now firmly ensconced in the Top 100 Shiraz Dux list; this be-ing our third win,” says Oldenburg Vineyards and Winemaking general manager Philip Costandius. “While our Syrah is hot on the heels of the Cabernet Franc, the award for the Viognier 2015 is simply a delightful
surprise and resonates with my own love of the cultivar.”
OLDENBURG VINEYARDS OWNER ADRIAN VANDERSPUY
Oldenburg Vineyards owner Adri-an Vanderspuy says the wines’ achievements are a very exciting development. “We have always be-lieved in the excellence of Olden-burg’s small corner of cool climate Stellenbosch and results like these add to our enthusiasm.”
Oldenburg Vineyards is an in-dependent family run boutique winery and was among the first to
plant vineyards in the valley dur-ing the 1960’s. It handcrafts small quantities of both red and white wines, using only grapes from the estate. Careful study of soils, tem-peratures, wind variations and sun-light aspects led to planting Cab-ernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Merlot, Grenache Noir, Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc, as well as a few more unusual blend-ing varieties. Its vineyards are situ-ated approximately 300 to 450m above sea level, providing average temperatures slightly lower than the regional average and ensuring optimal conditions for the devel-
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opment of premium quality fruit.
Central to the winery’s philosophy is the belief that great wines only come from the highest quality grapes.
“These awards speak volumes about the vision of owner Adrian Vander-spuy’s investment in this magical Banghoek terroir, the viti-and vin-iculture prowess of Philip Costan-dius, and our ability to take Old-enburg to our aspiration of best in class” Judi Dyer (MD Oldenburg Vineyards)
From vineyard to bottle, Olden-burg Vineyards makes no compro-mise in the delivery of potential of-fered by its magnificent mountain terroir. The stunning natural beau-ty of its location inspires the estate’s sustainable approach to the land, business, and the surrounding en-vironment.
It has a social responsibility pro-gramme to the benefit of its staff and local community; has full cer-tification with WIETA, the agricul-tural ethical trade initiative; and, it was among the first to have its wines certified under the Integrated Pro-duction of Wine (IPW) scheme.
Oldenburg Vineyards wines, includ-ing the most recent competition winners, are available directly from the estate and leading wine stores.
Sign up as a member of its wine club to get access to special releases and other member-only privileges.
Get social with Oldenburg Vine-yards on Twitter @Oldenburg-Wines or Facebook (https://face-book.com/OldenburgVineyards).
The Banghoek Valley that is home to Oldenburg Vineyards is famed as a top wine region of Stellen-bosch. The scenic estate and luxu-rious homestead is situated off the R310 to Franschhoek, just minutes over the Helshoogte Pass and the Stellenbosch CBD.
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alsace getting the hang of pinot noir
TEXT AND PHOTO: ANDREAS KJÖRLING
Superb, quality white wines have long been one of Alsace’s signature products. The region, which has forbidden bag-in-box since the 1970s and is crazy about their Rieslings, aromatic Gewurztraminers and well balanced Pinot gris, is located in western France and now has a new ace up its sleeve.
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Among the rolling and extreme-ly beautiful landscape in western France lie small picturesque villag-es with vineyards, often small-scale but very diverse. Traditional Ries-ling, Pinot gris and Gewurztramin-er are produced in Alsace, which for the most part accounts for the qualitative white wines. But nat-urally, even wines from more rare grapes are produced here as well, including grapes like Auxxerois, Silvaner, Muscat and Chasselas. Sizewise, here aren’t many produc-ers using these unique grapes, but those who do can make wonders as long as the grapes grow in the right place and are raised and made into wine by the right producer.
A local wine law from 1975 allows a small percentage of local produc-ers to use the name Grand Cru (means ”Great Growth” in French), amazing for this enormously diver-sified area in the relatively small Al-sace region. There are currently 51 Grand Cru from north to south, of which the majority lies in the heart of Alsace, including the ar-eas around Riquewihr, Bestheim, Ribeauville and Turckheim. The majority of production volume comes from sparkling wines. The fact is that 25% of are Crémant d’Alsace – a sometimes-superb bubbly made with, in principle, all of Alsace’s approved grape types. The most common, however is Pi-not blanc, which is why this grape is so prevalent here.
RED PERFECTION
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beautiful well-balanced reds, most-ly still undiscovered treasures, är made from the Pinot noir grapes that light up the sunset.
Marie-Thérèse Barthelemé, who together with her family runs Do-maine Albert Mann, consistently produces top class wines. A dinner at the two-star restaurant JYS was the perfect setting for me to taste their 2015 Clos de la Faille from the small 1 hectare vineyard of the same name. The wine displays a wonderful harmony of fruit, min-erals, acidity and structured tan-nins, which as a whole lead to an impressive aftertaste, reminiscent of a Dylan-esque lyric.
At biodynamic producers Do-maine Barmès-Beucher, I have the chance to meet effervescent Sophie Barmes-Beucher, who greets me
with genuine warmth and energy. I always think it is so interesting that wine and the people behind the drink are so similar in many ways, almost synonyms. The 2012 Pinot noir Vielles Vignes offers complex depth in nuanced perfection, com-bined with true honesty I can’t help but love.
I got involved in a deep and very interesting discussion with Vincent Sipp, wine house Agapé’s founder and owner. The fluid conversation went from philosophy to sociology to politics, and a lot more. It turns out that Sipp is a Humanist just like me, and that he also believes in the future despite the temporary, fleeting storm clouds on the hori-zon. His observations about life in general are reflected in well-made wines with balance, power and fi-nesse. The ingratiating 2015 Pinot
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noir Expression represents his vocal opinions through its red cherries, hints of cedar and Dominican ci-gars. Acidity, tightness and sweet fruits sing alto, soprano and bass in a lovely harmony. The finish resem-bles something from a Stradivarius.
René Kientz, owner of the André Klentz wine house, and his family invited me for a lighter meal. Us-ing a mix of German, French and English we communicate with each other and can discuss everyday life and wine. Herein lies the charm of the genuineness and the simplicity, both in his home and his wines. It is pure, honest and well done. From one heart to another.
I conclude my trip with a visit to Xavier Baril, CEO at Fernard En-gel. He is a passionate, very techni-cal perfectionist, something that is palpable in the ecological 2015 Re-naissance Pinot noir. It is both dar-ing and impressive, and even aston-ishing in that it delivers a well-bal-anced Pinot wine with 15% alco-hol content. Despite that, it doesn’t compromise acidity, structure or finish.
We’ve known all along that the Alsace region has consistently pro-duced top quality white wines for hundreds of years. However, the burgeoning red wine tradition stands as a competitor to New Zea-land and the USA, not to mention their close neighbors in Burgundy.
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go west 2017!CHRISTOPHER JARNVALL
Go West Tasting, which usually takes place in March every year, is in my opinion one of the most fun events of the year, with fantastic wines from the America’s West Coast. I was on hand, of course, and tasting some amazing things this year, as well.
There are so many choices, and in order to avoid drowning – literally and figu-ratively – your only option is to focus on what you think might be some-thing special. In my case, I tightened the noose and looked for quality wines that can be combined with game. Birds and hooves. A few times I looked for fish and shellfish companions, simply because I couldn’t ignore the fantastic Chardonnay wines from America’s Pa-cific coast.
”Well, fall is upon us,” I almost wrote, but thank goodness that isn’t the case, even though fall food combined with good wine can actually light up the darkest November day. But the same goes for a sunny spring day or a warm summer evening. It’s always nice to put some game on the grill and enjoy some California red.
But let’s start with wines that work well with seafood and shellfish: I’m a big fan of Hahn Family Wines, and one of their white wines is among the best Pinot Noirs I’ve ever tasted (SLH Pi-not Noir, 2015, can be ordered from Systembolaget), but even the SLH Chardonnay 2015 was incredible! I also found some really good Chardon-nay wines from Wente Family Estate - Riva Ranch, Arroyo Secco and Morn-ing Fog, Livermore Valley. The latter is
available for order from Systembolaget for about SEK 130:-.
Wente is said to be one of the oldest family-run wine producers in Amer-ica. Currently, the 5th generation is running the show and they are actively looking for Swedish distribution. Be-sides the fine Chardonnays, the have equally good reds, which are worth testing with game! Check them out at www.wentevineyards.com
The America West Coast is famous for its Pinot Noir wines, so let’s land there for a second. Black Stallion Estate Win-ery, for example, has a really nice Pinot Noir (2014) that can be ordered from Systembolaget for about SEK 200:-. I think it is a great wine with duck. An-other wine in the same genre is Cuvai-son Pinot Noir (2014) from Napa Val-ley. Slightly more expensive if you buy it in Sweden – SEK 270:- according to the distributor.
If you plan on serving game meat from a four-legged friend, there are many wines to choose from – but equally im-portant that there are some new grapes in the mix. The filling Pinot Noirs from the New World generally work extremely well with lighter meats like pork. But if we’re talking about wild boar, venison, elk or moose, well that’s a different story. Time to think in terms
of stronger tools.
So let me get back to Black Stallion Es-tate Winery. In this case, their Caber-net Sauvignon (2014) comes to mind – a given with moose, for example. It is actually available in Systembolaget’s base assortment for SEK 215:-. Anoth-er wonderful wine with game meat is a Cabernet Franc, Carneros (2012) from Robert Sinskey Vineyards. As I write this (in March 2017), it should soon be available for order through System-bolaget for SEK 325:-.
And I’d also like to mention a good Zinfandel, Dry Creek, Sonoma (2014) from Folie à Deux. And a good blend (Cabernet/Syrah/Zinfandel) from Midnight Dark Red, California (2014) from Ménage à Trois. Both are fantastic white wines.
But best of all the wines I tasted was a Cabernet Sauvignon, ”Artemis” (2014) from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. Can you find a better wine for game meat?! You’ll have to count on paying SEK 489:- per bottle, but you get what you pay for. In this case, great wine. I would serve it with a carefully prepared elk steak. An incredible wine! And there are many, man others that I unfortu-nately ran out of time to taste at the ”Go West Tasting” dinner, which was arranged by California Wines.
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Alkohol kan skada din hälsa
F rån anrika Stellenbosch kommer detta nyanserade och stramt fruktiga vin. Det
har inslag av ceder och svart te och en karaktär av svarta vinbär, mörka körsbär, rostade fat, mörk choklad, mynta och tobak. Du dricker det med fördel tillsammans med grillad entrecôte eller ryggbiff och till mustiga grytor. 21 Gables Cabernet Sauvignon kommer från renommerade Spier Wines, som grundades redan år 1692. Idag är Spier en av de mest prisbelönta vingårdarna i hela Sydafrika.
Art. nr: 2064-01
Pris: 199 kr
Storlek: 750 ml
Alkoholhalt: 14 %
Med anor från 1692
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Arcus Sweden ABBirger Jarlsgatan 20, 114 34 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 545 534 30Fax: +46 8 545 534 39E-post: [email protected]
Arctic Beverage SwedenSibyllegatan 77, 114 43StockholmTelefon: +46 707 73 30 34E-post: [email protected]
Arvid Nordquist Vin och SprithandelBox 1285, 171 25 SolnaBesöksadress: Ekensbergsvägen 117Telefon: +46 8 799 18 00Fax: +46 8 29 60 99E-post: [email protected]
Bacardi ABWallingatan 2, 111 60 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 566 480 00E-post: [email protected]
Backafallsbyn AB/Spirits of HvenNorreborgsvägen 55, 260 13 Sankt IbbTelefon: +46 418 44 99 99www.backafallsbyn.sewww.hven.se
Bergslagens DestilleriPettersbergsvägen 2A, 703 69 ÖrebroTelefon: +46 733 189 000E-post: [email protected]
Berntson BrandsTorsgatan 13, 111 23 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 610 06 90Fax: +46 8 610 06 99E-post: [email protected]
BibendumSandhamnsgatan 63, 115 28 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 598 110 00E-post: [email protected]
Bornicon & Salming ABHolländargatan 17, 111 60 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 32 02 20Fax: +46 8 32 02 10www.bornicon-salming.se
Box Destilleri ABBox 140, 872 96 BjärtråTelefon: +46 70 552 78 28www.boxwhisky.se
Caro Vin ABBox 24005, 104 50 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 505 515 00Fax: +46 8 651 09 96E-post: [email protected]
Cefour Wine & Beverage ABStuvaregatan 1, 29 635 ÅhusTelefon: + 46 44 781 66 55E-post: [email protected]
Chris-Wine Sweden ABBlasieholmen 4A, 111 48 StockholmTelefon: +48 8 440 85 80E-post: [email protected]
Contemporary Wines Sweden ABSturegatan 16, 114 36 StockholmTelefon: +48 8 440 85 80E-post: [email protected]/
Diageo Sweden ABBox 49159, 100 29 StockholmBesöksadress: Gävlegatan 22CTelefon: +46 8 508 820 00Fax: +46 8 729 00 49www.diageo.com
Darom AB Spirits & LiqueursElbegatan 4-6, 211 20 MalmöTelefon: +46 40 782 50www.darom.se
Domaine Wines Sweden ABHolländargatan 20, 111 60 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 546 107 00www.domainewines.se
Edrington Sweden ABLuntmakargtan 45, 102 47 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 440 83 00Fax: +46 8 20 87 80E-post: [email protected]
Fondberg SwedenLinnégatan 87D, 115 23 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 555 292 00www.fondberg.se
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Giertz Vinimport ABBlasieholmsgatan 4A, 114 48 Stock-holmTelefon: +46 8 21 83 88Fax: +46 8 21 33 82E-post: [email protected]
Granqvist Beverage House ABVulcans Väg 1, 522 30 TidaholmTelefon: +46 502 148 88Fax: +46 502 158 88E-post: [email protected]
Handpicked WinesBondegatan 21, 116 33 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 510 691 00www.handpicked.se
Heba Food & BeveragesBox 142, 37 22 22 RonnebyTelefon: +46 0457 240 85www.heba.se
HeeringBox 7327, 103 90 StockholmBesöksadress: Regeringgatan 111Telefon: +46 8 412 60 40www.heering.com
Henkel & CoHangövägen 29, 115 41 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 120 904 00www.henkell-sverige.se
Hermansson & CoBox 7245, 103 89 StockholmBesöksadress: Sturegatan 6Telefon: +46 8 587 410 80E-post: [email protected]
Kiviks Musteri ABKarakås, 277 35 KivikTelefon: +46 414 719 00E-post: [email protected], www.kiviksmusteri.se
L.O. Smith ABFabriksgatan 5, 533 33 GöteneTelefon: +46 511 773 200E-post: [email protected]
Mackmyra Svensk WhiskyHantverkargatan 5, 112 21 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 556 025 80E-post: [email protected]
Malmköpings Nya SpritbolagLandsvägsgatan 3, 642 60 MalmköpingTelefon: +46 157 201 90E-post: [email protected]
Miguel Torres Sverige ABTorshamnsgatan 39, 164 40 KistaTelefon: +46 8 545 833 91www.torres.se
Modern Wines ABMagasin 2, 115 56 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 10 33 66Fax: +46 8 10 65 60E-post: [email protected]
Mondo WinesFrihamnsgatan 30, 115 56 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 679 52 00Fax: +46 8 679 52 13E-post: [email protected]
NO1 BrandsDalhemsvägen 2, 451 55 TrollhättanTelefon: + 46 521 449 40Fax: +46 522 321 10E-post: [email protected]
NIGABBox 10296, 434 23 KungsbackaBesöksadress: Gårdsvägen 18, 169 70 SolnaTelefon: +46-10 762 43 00Fax: +46 300 121 53E-post: [email protected]
Nordic Whisky Capital ABSankt Eriksgatan 58, 112 34 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 651 04 38E-post: [email protected]
Norrtelje BränneriLohärads Söderby, 761 72 NorrteljeTelefon: +46 176 22 71 30E-post: [email protected]
Origin NordicArenavägen 41, 121 77 JohanneshovTelefon: +46 8 505 68 741E-post: [email protected]
Pernod Ricard Sweden AB117 97 StockholmBesöksadress: Marieviksgatan 19B (fd Årstaängsvägen)Telefon: +46 8 555 201 00Fax: +46 8 555 201 01E-post: [email protected]
PhilipsonSöderbergSandhamnsgatan 62, 115 28 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 598 112 00E-post: [email protected]
Prime Wine SwedenFrihamnsgatan 30, 115 56 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 679 52 00Fax: +46 8 679 52 13E-post: [email protected]
Purity Vodka ABKansligatan 1B, 211 22 MalmöTelefon: +46 40 20 47 60www.purityvodka.com
Saturnus ABBronsyxegatan 11, 213 75 MalmöTelefon: +46 40 671 19 00Fax: +46 40 671 19 39E-post: [email protected]
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Spring Wine & Spirits ABVårby Allé 39, 143 40 VårbyTelefon: +46 8 672 77 00E-post: [email protected]
Spirits of Gold ABBox 7350, 103 90 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 660 32 10E-post: [email protected]
Svensk Export Vodka ABLinnégatan 87, 115 23 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 555 292 00www.svenskvodka.se
The Absolute companyÅrsta Ängsväg 19 A, 117 97 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 744 73 53www.absolut.com
The Wine TeamBlasieholmsgatan 4A, 111 48 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 406 01 77www.wineteam.seTreasury Wine EstateBirger Jarlsgatan 55, 111 45 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 696 96 00www.twegolbal.com
VCT SwedenDöbelnsgatan 21, 111 40 StockholmTelefon: +48 8 505 667 60Fax: +46 8 505 65 299E-post: info(a)vctsweden.com www.vctsweden.com
Ward Wines ABÖstermalmsgatan 87 D, 114 59 StockholmTelefon: +46 8 511 698 30www.wardwines.se
Winemarket Nordic ABBlasieholmsgatan 4A, 111 48 StockholmTelefon: +46 72 513 93 93www.winemarket.se
Åbro Wines (AB Åbro Bryggeri)593 86 VimmerbyBesöksadress: Drottninggatan 82, StockholmTelefon: +46 8 211 430E-post: [email protected]
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BY SÖREN NYLUND, AUTHORIZED VALUER FOR FINE WINE & SPIRITS AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CLASSIC VINTAGES AT THE MAY AUCTION
The third wine and spirits auc-tion this year, May 15-17, will include many bottles from vin-tages representative of the ori-gin’s, producers and aging pro-cess’ best qualities. Her comes an overview…
Many winemakers don’t like the concept of hood and bad vintages. And yes, it is true that each vintage has its own charm, personality and potential. But when you talk about classic, great, and in some cases even legendary vintages, the vintages that year-in and year-out deliver a wine expe-rience above and beyond the usual are the ones that often come to mind. The vintages that with their high concentra-tion, acidity and compact fruits continue to heedlessly stand the test of time and slowly but surely grow in the annals of wine history.
MAY 15 CHAMPAGNE AND WHITE WINES
The auction begins with champagne. Many rarities are avail-able, including magnums from Deutz 1975, Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1996, and many others from the classic 1988 vintage including Jacques Selosse, Salon, Krug, and La Grande Dame from Veuve Clicquot.
From the white wines, there are two very intriguing items from Bourgogne producer Comte Georges de Vogüé. Their Musigny Blanc is represented through the 1991 vintage, and from the same location even their 2007 Bourgogne Blanc. Vogüé is the sole producer of white wine from Grand Cru
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vineyard Musigny, and since the mid-1980s they’ve bit-by-bit replanted the vines on the 0.6 hectare small vineyard. Due to the replanting, between 1994 - 2015 Vogüé chose to reclassify their white Musigny Grand Cru to Bourgogne Blanc, a common step taken in Bourgogne when the pro-ducer doesn’t feel a wine’s quality measures up to the Grand Cru class.
MAY 16 RED WINES FROM BORDEAUX & BOURGOGNE
The second day of the auctions continues with red wines from Bordeaux and Bourgogne. And there are plenty of clas-sic vintages: 1955, 1961, 1982, 1986, 1989 and 1990. But a modern classic that has seen a sharp rise in interest the past few years is the 2000 vintage. This vintage started out shaky fighting some chilly months, powdery mildew, and late blooming. But thankfully two sunny and dry months came towards the end of the season, which gave the grapes thick skin, and thereby exceptionally high concentration – both on the left and right side riverbed.
There are also some great vintages Bourgogne wines, in-cluding the years 1978, 1985, 1990, 2005, 2010. 1978 is a vintage that continues to deliver vigorous wines thanks to a strong finish after an uncertain beginning of the growining season, not all that different from the Bordeaux 2000. The harvest came late and was small, but the quality was unde-niable, whatever the addrees in Côte d’Or.
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MAY 17 RED WINES, FORTIFIED WINES AND DISTILLED
The final day begins with Rhône and continues with Italian, Spanish and other wines from around the world, fortified wines and distilled. 2007 Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2010 Côte Rotie, Masseto from 1994 and 2006. Mogen Priorat in 1994 L’Ermita from Alvaro Palacios.
The previous auction in April showed a lot of interest for American wines. This auction also has some collector’s ob-jects from across the pond. Most of all, there are several lots containing mature wines from California, including pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon. From Australia, one can find complete crates of Penfold’s Grange and Clarendon Hill’s prestige cuvée Astralis from the 1996 and 2005 vintages.
There aren’t many fortified wine objects at this auction, but the ones present are dignified. One lot includes Fonseca’s, Graham’s, Warre’s and Taylor’s vintage port from the classic 1977 vintage. The auction’s oldest item can also be found among the fortified wines - a Madeira from the late 1700s.
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Hennessy Timeless is a limited edition launched for the change of the millennium to celebrate the Cognac House’s history. They only produced 2000 bottles of this Cognac, a blend of the best eleven vintages during the 1900s. The Cognac comes in a crystal carafe created by the French pro-ducer Baccarat.
The spirits available also include Calvados from 1969, 1973 and 1977, and as usual a large assortment of collectable whisky from Scotland and Japan. 30-year Laphroaig, 40-year Dalmore Astrum and many more unusual bottles from the Japanese distilleries Chichibu and Hanyu.
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SOTHEBY’SFINEST AND RAREST WINESLONDON | 17 MAY 2017
AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF BURGUNDY, BORDEAUX AND RHÔNE LEADS OUR MAY SALE
Featuring assortment cases in the 1990, 2009 and 2010 vin-tages, the DRC selection also includes Romanée-Conti 2000. Rousseau’s Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques 1999 and Chambertin 1999 vie for attention with Roumier’s Bonnes Mares 2002 and Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 2002. A rare bottle of Romanée-Conti 1966 and a Jeroboam of La Tâche 1990 are further outstanding Burgundy lots.
White Burgundy highlights include Montrachets from DRC and Coche-Dury Meursaults.
Top drawer Bordeaux features the fabled Mouton Rothschild 2000, the much lauded Haut Brion 1990 and Lafite’s second wine, Carruades de Lafite, in the 1989, 1999 and 2001 vin-tages. Highly attractive, ready-to-drink Claret includes Clerc Milon 2000, Beychevelle 2002 and Léoville Poyferré 2005.
Domaine du Pégau’s Cuvée da Capo 1998 and 2000 flies the flag for the Southern Rhône while a sprinkling of Sauternes, Champagne, Cognac and Whisky completes this bijou sale.
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Chateauneuf du Pape, Domaine du Pegau, Cuvee da Capo 20006 magnumsEstimate £3,200-3,800
LOT 213
La Tache 1990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti1 JeroboamEstimate £12,000-14,000
LOTS 229-230
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 200012 bottlesEstimate £12,000-16,000 per lot
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Chambertin 2001 Armand Rousseau4 bottlesEstimate £2,400-2,800
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Chambertin 2002 Armand Rousseau4 bottlesEstimate £3,200-3,600
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Chambertin 2003 Armand Rousseau3 bottlesEstimate £1,350-1,700
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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Assortment 1990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti6 bottlesEstimate £6,500-8,500
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SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK TO PRESENT
THE DON STOTT CELLAR: 50 YEARS OF COLLECTING PART III ON 20 MAY 2017
Sotheby’s is pleased to present the third installment of The Don Stott Cellar on 20 May 2017 in New York. Part III of The Don Stott Cellar: 50 Years of Collecting features the finest Côte d’Or producers from the most sought-after vintages of the last 100 years, along with other vinous treasures from around the world. Rounding out the greatest burgundy col-lection ever offered by Sotheby’s is more than $1.3 million of Red Burgundy and $430,000 of White Burgundy. Sotheby’s New York was honored to auction Parts I and II of the finan-cier and philanthropist’s collection in May and December of 2015, with combined sales totaling over $13 million. The pre-sale estimate for Part III is $2/2.8 million.
Mr. Stott’s passion for collecting wine is reflected in his nu-merous visits to France, beginning in the early 1960s with a trip to Burgundy. Over the following decades, he would go on to become a prominent fixture in the region, visit-ing top producers and gaining access to some of the rarest and most coveted wines. Mr. Stott’s reputation as a wine connoisseur is matched by his extensive and distinguished career on Wall Street, most notably as CEO of Wagner Stott Mercator and as a director of the New York Stock Exchange. Among his other great passions, Mr. Stott has a love for the ocean and big game fishing; he has caught over 25 giant tuna, all weighing more than 1,000 pounds.
Don Stott remarked: “I am thrilled to work with the Sothe-by’s Wine team on the third auction of my cellar. I have al-ways had a great affection for the wine and people of Bur-gundy, which has grown over the years through spending time in this extraordinary region. It is an honor to share and offer their wines to collectors worldwide through this out-standing sale.”
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Jamie Ritchie, Sotheby’s Worldwide Head of Wine comment-ed: “We are particularly excited to offer Part III of The Don Stott Cellar on May 20, where red Burgundy represents two thirds of the sale and the likes of Rousseau, Roumier, Leroy and DRC are major features. White Burgundy represents a further 20% of the sale with important selections of Ravene-au, Coche-Dury and Leflaive. This sale follows Parts I and II
which brought an impressive $13.2 million and collectors all over the world who have been enjoying those bottles now have an additional chance to buy wines from Don’s extraor-dinary collection. As with the previous sales, each bottle comes with a commemorative bottle sticker indicating the provenance from The Don Stott cellar.”
HIGHLIGHTSMore than $1.3 million of Red BurgundyMore than $430,000 of White BurgundyMore than $95,000 of Rhone 39 lots from Domaine Armand Rousseau including:Chambertin 1990 Domaine Armand Rousseau (12 BT) $20,000 - $26,000Chambertin 1985 Domaine Armand Rousseau (1 MAG) $7,000 - $10,000Chambertin 1966 Domaine Armand Rousseau (3 BT) $7,000 - $10,000Chambertin, Clos de Bèze 1989 Domaine Armand Rousseau (12 BT) $17,000 - $24,000Chambertin, Clos de Bèze 1985 Domaine Armand Rousseau (6 BT) $12,000 - $18,000Chambertin, Clos de Bèze 1971 Domaine Armand Rousseau (1 MAG) $7,000 - $10,000 93 lots from Domaine Georges Roumier including:Musigny 1971 Domaine Georges Roumier (6 BT), est. $40,000.00 - $55,000.00Musigny 1985 Domaine Georges Roumier (1 MAG), est. $10,000.00 - $15,000.00Musigny 1993 Domaine Georges Roumier (6 BT), est. $22,000.00 - $28,000.00 Musigny 2010 Domaine Georges Roumier (1 MAG), est. $6,000.00 - $9,000.00 Bonnes Mares 1971 Domaine Georges Roumier (3 BT), est. $9,000.00 - $13,000.00Bonnes Mares, Vieilles Vignes 1988 Domaine Georges Roumier (6 BT), est. $14,000.00 - $18,000.00 Bonnes Mares 2005 Domaine Georges Roumier (6 BT), est. $5,000.00 - $6,500.00 Chambolle Musigny, Les Amoureuses 1993 Domaine Georges Roumier (1 MAG), est. $4,000.00 - $6,000.00Chambolle Musigny, Les Amoureuses 1990 Domaine Georges Roumier (2 BT), est. $3,500.00 - $5,000.00Chambolle Musigny, Les Amoureuses 2005 Domaine Georges Roumier (12 BT), est. $14,000.00 - $22,000.00
43 lots from Domaine/Maison Leroy including:Vosne Romanée, Les Beaux Monts 1996 Domaine Leroy (8 BT), est. $4,800.00 - $7,000.00Latricières Chambertin 1990 Domaine Leroy (2 BT), est. $2,000.00 - $3,000.00Chambertin 1985 Maison Leroy (3 BT), est. $3,000.00 - $4,200.00 Chambertin 1978 Maison Leroy (1 BT), est. $1,000.00 - $1,500.00Romanée St. Vivant 1955 Maison Leroy (3 BT), est. $5,500.00 - $8,000.00 Richebourg 1955 Maison Leroy (1 BT), est. $2,000.00 - $3,000.00 La Romanée 1962 Maison Leroy (6 BT), est. $9,000.00 - $12,000.00La Romanée 1953 Maison Leroy (3 BT), est. $4,800.00 - $7,000.00 Musigny 1993 Domaine Leroy (3 BT), est. $10,000.00 - $13,000.00 Musigny 1949 Maison Leroy (1 BT), est. $2,600.00 - $3,500.00
60 lots from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti including:Echézeaux 1991 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (2 BT), est. $1,200 - $1,800.00 Grands Echézeaux 1985 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (2 BT), est. $2,400.00 - $3,500.00 Grands Echézeaux 1971 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (3 BT), est. $5,500.00 - $8,500.00Romanée St. Vivant 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (3 BT), est. $3,000.00 – $4,500.00 Romanée St. Vivant 1985 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (3 BT), est. $3,000.00 - $4,500.00 Richebourg 1991 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (7 BT), est. $8,000.00 - $11,000.00 Richebourg 1971 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (2 BT), est. $5,000.00 - $7,500.00La Tâche 1985 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (2 BT), est. $4,000.00 - $6,000.00 La Tâche 1966 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1 MAG), est. $2,400.00 - $3,500.00Vosne Romanée, Les Gaudichots 1929 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1 BT), est. $6,000.00 - $9,000.00Romanée Conti 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1 BT), est. $10,000.00 - $15,000.00Montrachet 2002 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (3 BT), est. $9,000.00 - $12,000.00
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56 lots from Domaine Raveneau including:Chablis, Montée de Tonnerre 2002 Domaine Raveneau (3 BT, 2 MAG), est. $1,200.00 - $1,800.00 Chablis, Blanchot 1986 Domaine Raveneau (8 BT), est. $2,000.00 - $2,800.00 Chablis, Valmur 1996 Domaine Raveneau (12 BT), est. $3,500.00 - $5,500.00Chablis, Les Clos 1995 Domaine Raveneau (6 BT), est. $3,000.00 - $4,500.00 Chablis, Les Clos 1993 Domaine Raveneau (2 MAG), est. $2,000.00 - $2,800.00 27 lots from J.-F. Coche-Dury including:Meursault, Perrières 2002 J.-F. Coche-Dury (3 BT), est. $3,200.00 - $4,500.00Meursault, Perrières 1990 J.-F. Coche-Dury (2 BT), est. $3,000.00 - $4,000.00 Corton Charlemagne 2006 J.-F. Coche-Dury (6 BT), est. $9,000.00 - $11,000.00Corton Charlemagne 1990 J.-F. Coche-Dury (2 BT), est. $5,500.00 - $7,500.00 39 lots from Domaine Leflaive including:Puligny Montrachet, Les Pucelles 2005 Domaine Leflaive (12 BT), est. $1,800.00 - $2,600.00Bienvenues Bâtard Montrachet 2005 Domaine Leflaive (6 BT), est. $2,000.00 - $3,000.00Bâtard Montrachet 1990 Domaine Leflaive (6 BT), est. $2,200.00 - $3,000.00 Chevalier Montrachet 1986 Domaine Leflaive (8 BT), est. $5,500.00 - $7,500.00 Montrachet 1996 Domaine Leflaive (1 BT), est. $4,200.00 - $6,000.00 Other Notable Highlights:Richebourg 1986 Henri Jayer (1 BT), est. $6,000.00 - $9,000.00 Vosne Romanée, Cros Parantoux 1999 Henri Jayer (1 BT), est. $6,000.00 - $9,000.00
Richebourg 2002 Méo-Camuzet (6 BT), est. $6,000.00 - $9,000.00 Musigny 1993 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier (11 BT), est. $12,000.00 - $16,000.00 Chambertin, Clos de Bèze 1990 Joseph Drouhin (12 BT), est. $4,200.00 - $6,000.00 Bonnes Mares 1990 Domaine Dujac (3 BT), est. $2,600.00 – $3,800.00 Chambolle Musigny, Les Amoureuses 1971 Faiveley (6 BT), est. $4,800.00 - $7,000.00 Musigny 1964 Faiveley (3 BT), est. $3,000.00 - $4,500.00Clos St. Denis, Vieilles Vignes 1991 Domaine Ponsot (9 BT), est. $5,500.00 - $7,000.00Chambolle Musigny, Les Amoureuses 1971 Comte Georges de Vogüé (3 BT), est. $3,500.00 - $4,500.00 Hermitage Rouge 1990 Jean-Louis Chave (1 BT, 2 MAG), est. $2,200.00 - $3,200.00 Hermitage, La Chapelle 1978 Paul Jaboulet Aîné (2x12 BT), est. $5,500.00 - $7,500.00 Heitz Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, Martha's Vineyard 1974 (12 BT), est. $10,000.00 - $15,000.00Barolo Riserva, Santo Stefano di Neive 1985 Bruno Giacosa (4 BT), est. $4,000.00 - $5,500.00Brunello di Montalcino 1985 Soldera (4 BT), est. $2,400.00 - $3,200.00
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Four magnums of the highly prized Château Lafite Roth-schild 1961, estimated at HK$70,000 – 90,000, and a bottle of The Macallan Fine & Rare-1950-52 year old with an esti-mate of HK$160,000 – 200,000, are among the leading lots at the next Fine and Rare Wine, Cognac and Whisky Sale at Bonhams Hong Kong on Friday May 19. With more than 600 lots, the sale has an estimate of at least HK$10.5 million.
WINE AND COGNAC
The wine section of the sale is particularly strong in wines from Bordeaux, with several unopened cases of the 2000s vintages recently shipped from UK bonded warehouses – Château Pavie 2000 6 magnums (HK$32,000-40,000). There are also mature clarets from the 1980s including Château Pichon Laland 1982-6 litre (HK$50,000-65,000). More recent vintages are well represented by, among others, cases of Château Margaux 2010-12 bottles (HK$40,000-55,000) and Château Latour 2010-6 bottles (HK$32,000-40,000).
From Burgundy come five vintages of Domaine Ro-manée-Conti, including a bottle from 2009 (HK$73,000-90,000) and one from 2008 (HK$70,000-90,000). A case of Chambertin Clos de Bèze 2011, Domaine A. Rousseau is es-timated at HK$55,000-70,000.
TOP CLARETS AND A FINE SELECTION OF THE MACALLAN LEAD BONHAMS HONG KONG FINE WINE AND WHISKY SALE MAY 19
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WHISKY
Following the success of Bonhams Hong Kong on-line only auction of Macallan in February achieved 100% sold, this sale offers more than 80 Lots from the Speyside distillery, including a bottle of The Macallan Fine & Rare-1940-35 year old, and one of The Macallan Fine & Rare-1937-37 year old. Both bottles are estimated at HK$210,000-240,000 each.
The sale also boasts a rare single bottle of 1972 Brora from a single ex-sherry butt. This is the only bottle to have been re-leased from this cask and is the oldest Brora ever offered for sale. The Brora-1972-44 year old is estimated at HK$65,000-80,000.
FINALLY, TWO RARITIES: an early bottling of Hanyu - Pine with Crane 2000, one of only 10 bottles, is estimated at HK$30,000-36,000; and a bottle of Schenley’s Aged Me-dicinal Whiskey-1920’s (Bourbon) at HK$20,000-25,000 - the first time an example of this whiskey has ever been offered at auction. Although alcohol in the USA was banned during the Prohibition era (1920-1933), it was still available with a doctor’s prescription. The US Government licensed six whis-key producers to bottle and sell medicinal liquor and each person was allowed one pint every 10 days.
Bonhams Head of Fine Wine and Whisky in Hong Kong, Dan-iel Lam, said, “There is an abundance of choice in our May sale with top vintages from the major French vineyards and many rare bottles of whisky. I’m particularly excited by the bottle of Hanyu - Pine with Crane which I m confident will create a lot of interest among collectors of Japanese whisky.”
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BONHAMS SAN FRANCISCO FINE WINE SALE
ARAUJO ESTATE CABERNE T SAUVIGNON, EISELE VINEYARD 1994-2007 (14 DOUBLE-MAGNUMS) ESTIMATE US$ 13,000-17,000
A Complete Vertical 1994 – 2007 of Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Eisele Vineyard from a Distinguished West Coast Collector is the star of Bonhams next Fine Wine sale in San Francisco on 26 May. The 14 wood-cased double magnums are being sold as a single lot with an estimate of US$13,000-17,000.
Bart and Daphne Araujo purchased the Eisele Vineyard in 1990 and produced their debut vintage in 1991. The histor-ical site had been producing world-class Cabernet for two decades, and was originally planted to Zinfandel and Ries-ling in the 1880s. Under the Araujo’s ownership, it earned national critical acclaim becoming one of California’s first true “blue chip” wines.
The Araujo family sold their winery and vineyard in 2013 to Francois Pinault, owner of Château Latour, and 2012 was the last vintage bearing the Araujo name.
Bonhams Wine Specialist in the USA, Erin McGrath, said, “This is an awesome opportunity to collect a legendary wine in a format built for long-term cellaring – and a championed part of Napa history. The wines are in excellent condition – they were acquired directly from the winery, and stored in a beautiful custom home wine cellar. The Araujo Estate wines under Bart and Daphne are the best expression of a beloved ‘premier cru’ of California, the Eisele Vineyard.”
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1990 CHÂTEAU PE TRUS (12 BOT TLES). ESTIMATED AT US$ 30,000-40,000
2000 CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD (12 BOT TLES). ESTIMATED AT US$ 14,000-18,000
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SALE INCLUDE:
• A case of 1990 Château Petrus, Pomerol, from the City Cellar of a Northern California Collector. Estimated at $30,000-40,000.
• Two cases of 2000 Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, from the Distinguished Collection of a California Gentle-man. The cases are estimated at $14,000-18,000 each.
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SATURDAY, 10 JUNE, 10:30 AM: CUISINE CUISINE: HONG KONG AUCTION”FINE & RARE WINES FEATURING RARE LARGE FORMAT BOTTLES DIRECT FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS ESTATES OF DOMAINE CLARENCE DILLON, INCLUDING CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION, CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION, & CHÂTEAU QUINTUS PART II”
Just like in April, our May auction is at Smith & Wollensky on May 19th at 9AM. Somehow, we’ve packed in 1219 lots into a single day, which means there are many, many high-lights… so we’ll list a few here. But as always, the best way to get to know the auction is follow the link and browse the lots. And of course you can download the catalog spread-sheet from our web page as well.
As always, please send your bids to [email protected] and RSVP for the auction at [email protected]
Some of our top consignments include...
A Fabulous Array of Top Wines from the Estate of William Young III Part 2 (Lots 137-203)
Bill Young sold a portion of his collection with us in 2012, and kept some back to drink. He has since passed away, and his estate is offering the balance of his collection—these are the gems that Bill kept for himself. Bottles tasted from this col-lection have been reflective of a cellar comprised of wines bought on release and stored perfectly for the past decades.
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A few highlights include…
• Lot 147: 12 bottles of 1989 Haut-Brion ($12,000-$18,000)• Lot 162: 1 magnum of 1976 La Tâche ($3200-5000)• Lot 197: 6 bottles of 1982 Salon ($3600-5500)Key to the Cellar (Lots 274-323)
One of our “anchor” consignments of this auction features the top lot in the sale (see below) and a concise 49 lots of the best-of-the-best. This cellar is the kind we love—almost all bought at Zachys from a longtime friend and client, and only a small portion of his custom-built home cellar.
A few highlights include…
• Lot 278: 6 bottles of 1993 Bonnes Mares, Georges Roum-ier ($7500-$12,000)
• Lot 283: 12 bottles of 1996 Vosne-Romanée Cros Paran-toux, Jayer ($50,000-$80,000)
• Lot 293: 6 bottles of 2005 Musigny, Mugnier ($9500-$15,000)
• Châteaux Direct (Lots 632-670)
This is the first in our partnership with Jean-Philippe Del-mas and Domaine Clarence Dillon. Over several auctions in New York and Hong Kong, we’re offering rare bottles from Châteaux Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion and Quintus, as well as the second wines and the Blancs. Our kick off fea-ture—in this auction—is large formats, from magnum and much bigger, of every wine in the Dillon portfolio.
A few highlights include…
• Lot 632: One magnum of 1961 Haut-Brion ($4000-$6000)• Lot 643: One jeroboam of 1989 Haut-Brion ($8000-
$12,000)• Lot 651: One jeroboam of 1989 La Mission Haut-Brion
($7000-$10,000)• Lot 659: One imperial of 1996 Haut-Brion Blanc ($4400-
7000)
