3. 1993 Ornellaia 317 SEK.
Dark red. Medium bouquet, opened up. Quite delicate, pure fruit and spicy oak. Full, mature, well balanced, velvety tannins, good long aftertaste. (17p)

4. 1991 Darmaggi. Gaja. 405 SEK.
Deep red. Fine, profound, fruity bouquet, slightly smoky. Full, crisp, leathery fruit, slightly medicinal (not bad, like old fashioned cough medicine), long aftertaste. (17p)

Comments:All wines were purchased in Italy in 1996. Not exactly any bargains, but in comparison with the prices for similar Bordeaux wines they are almost reasonable. They were very similar in style, combining power and elegance with the ubiquitous Italian acidity. We tasted the 1993 Solaia on Oct 24, 1997. I only gave it 15 pts, but I then believed that it was in a dumb phase and was able to develop further. My prediction was apparently correct, and I should al17 mention that Lars Jonsson and I had a similar ratings.

2. 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon, Beringer, Napa Valley, Kalifornien, 155 Nkr
Lighter, some maturity. Dark berries, blue berries, Cabernet, but also plummy Not so fullbodied, fruity, rather long, fresh and rather high acidity. Balanced, enjoyable wine. (14 p)

3. 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ch Tahbilk, Central Victoria, Australia, 99 Dkr
Dark with some maturity. Fruity, dark berries, oaky, blue berry pie, slight taste of beet Lighter, fruity taste with strawberries. Fresh acidity, some tannins and with a slight bitterness. An easy going wine. (13 p)

4. 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon, Beringer, Napa Valley, Kalifornien, 99
Skr
Dark with some maturity. A rich nose with black berries, black current, blue berries and oak, lots of Cabernet. Powerful with a lot of berries, complex and sunny with some sweet fruitiness, good fresh acidity, with some tannins. Balanced and well done. (15 p)

5. 1989 Ch Potensac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 125 Skr
Dark, thick pigmentation, fully mature in colour. Over the hill, brown coal, oaky, some perfume, figs, mushroom soap. Mature, but with no fruit and some unpleaseniness in the aftertaste. To old or damaged? (12 p?)

1. Castillo de Montblanc. Dry White. Conca de Barbera. Catalonia. 35 DKK
Golden yellow. Big nose, burned fruit, apples, slightly oxidized. Very mature, burned, woody, cheesy fruit. (10p)

2. 1993 Chalk Hill Chardonnay. Sonoma. 197 SEK.
Medium yellow. Fine, rich, smokey, oaky bouquet with fruit. Full, soft, rich, ripe fruit, good acidity and a nice oaky aftertaste. (14p)

3. 1996 Beringer Chardonnay. 133 SEK.
Golden yellow. Medium bouquet which opened up nicely. Pleasant bouquet with honeyed fruit and some oak, Fullish, supple, minty fruit, good acidity with oak and a nice aftertaste. Excellent balance. (15p)

4. 1991 Torres Milmanda. Catalonia. 146 SEK
Deep amber. Medium nose, toast. Bread, quite acidic, oaky taste almost devoid of any fruit. Too old. (10p)

5. 1996 Lindemans Padthaway Chardonnay. 119 SEK
Medium yellow, slightly greenish. Corked, but could have been a good, rich, fruity wine with fine balance. The 1998 which we got later was excellent.

Summary:This was supposed to be a Chardonnay tasting, but the first wine was a blend of other grapes which by accident made its way into this tasting. Castillo de Montblanc also makes a Chardonnay-Viura blend which is good. The Californians were good and very drinkable, but I felt they were a bit streamlined and a bit unexciting. Note: This comment was made before the wines were disclosed! I made the same comment on our previous tasting, see below.

1. 1997 Turning Leaf. 79 SEK
Medium red, ruby. Quite open, fruity, young, slightly burned nose, plums. Full, plenty of young fruit, high acidity, some tannins, not complex but a modern well made wine. (12p)

2. 1997 Geyser Peak. Sonoma. 131 SEK
Dark red, purple rim. Quite nice, maturing, warm bouquet, black currants, smoky oak. Full, quite rich blackcurrant fruit, good acidity and a good aftertaste (14p)

3. 1997 St Francis. Sonoma. 159 SEK
Dark red, slightly brick-red tinge. Medium bouquet, some complexity there, but undeveloped. Full, high acidity, supple fruit, well made but no heavyweight. Could have scored higher with more bouquet. Some age is perhaps needed. (14,5p)

4.1997 Quintana. North Coast. 164 SEK
Dark red. Medium nose, some fruit but a bit vegetal, geraniums. Tannic, full wine, plenty of acidity, some fruit. Others liked it better than I did. (13p?)

5. 1996 Turning Leaf Reserve. San Luis Obispo. 109 SEK
Dark red, brick-red rim. Big, fruity bouquet, black-berries, violets, liquorice and oak. Fullish, supple, sweet fruity taste, black-berries (13,5p).

Comments: Good, pleasant wines if a bit onedimensional. I am a bit ambiguous over these wines. They are so well designed, and that is also what many Californian wines sometimes are criticised for. (Note that the wine were tasted blind). We had some problems to identify them and they did not possess the spicy eucalyptus smell which often is so typical for Californian wines. Many of us guessed on Italy because of the high acidity. Were they acidified?

1. 1990 Ch Brisson. Côtes de Castillon. 64 SEK
Dark red, mature rim. Fine, mature bouquet. Blueberries, black currant, slightly spicy. Medium full, soft tannins, pleasant taste with some fruit and butterscotch, but a bit diluted and shortish aftertaste. (13p)

2. 1989 Ch Talbot. St Julien. 268 SEK (in 1996)
Very dark red. Fine bouquet, maturing, dark berries, cedar and oak - some complexity there! Full, smooth fruit, balancing acidity and a long aftertaste. (16p)

3. 1988 Ch St Robert. Graves. (Price?)
Dark red. Slightly corked, but some nice fruit and vanilla on could be found in the bouquet. Medium full, soft, creamy fruit, mature (14p? if it weren't for the cork)

4. 1983 Ch Mouton Rothschild. Pauillac (Price?)
Deep red, very dense pigmented rim. Very fine, open complex nose. Black currants and oak. Full, rich taste, plenty of black curranty fruit, lovely harmony and a long aftertaste (17p)

1976 Ch Lafite Rothschild. Pauillac (Price?) Dark red, brick-red rim. Medium bouquet, tight but opened up. Raisins-toffee. Medium full, mature taste. Soft, sweet fruit, plenty of tannins, a bit spicy. Fine, long aftertaste (16p)

Comments: A tasting of Bordeaux wines is always something special for this group. Nils found some nice old bottles (no. 3 to 5) in his fathers cellar and the original price is unknown. Ch Brisson was a very good example of a Swedish bottled petit chateau. The State Monopoly (V&S) were once very good at finding some nice examples of these. However, this habit ceased for some reason a couple of years ago. They were not able to place them in the Systembolaget (retail monopoly) and the remaining bottles in stock were sold to the UK (Majestic). I can only say: You lucky bastards! I have tasted the 1983 Mouton a couple of times before and my tasting notes and ratings are very similar. Parker only gives it 90p (=16) which is a bit low. On the other hand he scored the Lafite 96p, which seems a bit high. Is it perhaps beginning to fade now? Delicious drink anyway.

1. 1998 Sanice. Vincenzo Cesani. 64 SEK.
Medium yellow. Medium nose, clean and citrusfruity. Quite light, crisp, dry, minerally, well balanced, fine with food. (13p)

2. 1998 Guiccardini Strozzi Riserva. Fattoria di Cusona. 72 SEK
Medium yellow. Nice, well developed nose with fruit and mineral. Medium full, dry, soft fruit and vanilla. (12p)

3. 1998 Tenuta Mormoraia Riserva. Giusepppe Passoni. 114 SEK
Medium yellow. Well developed, rich fruity bouquet, tropical fruit and some oak. Medium full, sweet crisp fruity taste, oak and a good finish (14p)

4. 1998 I Mocali. Fratelli Vagnoni. 79 SEK.
Medium yellow. Fine fruity nose with some smoky oak. Fullish, dry, crisp, soft fruit with oak and coconut. Quite a long finish. (14p)

5. 1998 Geografico. 31 SEK
Medium yellow, greyish tinged. A bit weak nose with an oxidized tone. Crisp, peculiar taste, old apples, oxidized? (10p)

Comments: We were not familiar with wines from this grape variety, but we all found these examples to be nice and well made (except for wine #5). They had much in common, though not all were oaked. Most guesses went towards lighter-styled Chardonnays. As always with Italian wines, they worked very well with food. All wines were bought in Italy.

1. 1997 Salice Salentino Riserva. DOC. Taurino 49 DKK
Dark medium-red. Quite a developed, big, mature bouquet with dried fruit. Quite full, fruity taste, good acidity, some tannins. Excellent value. (14+p)

2. 1999 A Mano Primitivo. IGT Puglia. 75 SEK
Deep purple. Big, young fruity, juicy nose, blackberries. Full, very fruity, almost violent, juicy taste. High acidity, some tannins. (13p)

3. 1998 Barbera d'Asti. Ca' Bianca. 57,50 DKK
Dark purple. Fine, fruity nose with some oak. Medium full, soft, slightly spicy, fruity taste. Some oak, refreshing acidity, and a pleasant aftertaste (15p)

4. 1998 Vitiano. IGT Umbria. Falesco. 79 SEK.
Dark red. Medium nose, some fruit but closed. Medium full, slightly bitter acidity, little fruit but unrewarding. Severe tannins. (The remains in the bottle was slightly better the day after, the nose had developed, but still not so good as I remember it) (12p??)

5. 1996 Montiano. Lazio Rosso. Falesco. 189 SEK
Deep red. Fine, massive complex bouquet, fruit, cassis, stable, coffee, oak. Full, rich sweet fruit, lovely balance, long aftertaste (17p)

Comments:There are many good wines in Italy, and the prices are still very reasonable for this high quality. What strikes me is how good Italian wines work with food. On a tasting event the acidity may seem high, but it is very refreshing with a meal.
The Vitiano was strange. Is it going through a dumb face or is the fruit drying out? I drank it several times last year (link!) and found it very pleasant.

1. 1998 Portal da Águia. Almerim. Quinta da Alorna 64 SEK.
Dark red, red rim. Quite good, warm and fruity nose. Medium full, soft fruity taste, violets, rather short. 11p

2. 1997 Solar de Sá. Trás-Os-Montes. Càlem. 77 SEK.
Dark red, slightly purple tinged. Quite open, fruity nose, a bit woody and a oxidised tone. Full, sweet, fruity taste, cherries, slightly burned, woody. 10p

3. 1998 Vinha do Monte. Alentejo. Sogrape. 69 SEK
Dark purple red. Open, very fruity nose with blueberries and oak, and a hint of Geranium (not so good!). Full, slightly oaky, very fruity-jammy taste, plums. Good acidity. 11p.

4. 1996 J.P. Barrel Selection. Terras do Sado. 77 SEK.
Dark red, brick coloured rim. Fine, rich fruity nose, black currants and some oak. Full, well-balanced taste with tannins, fruit and acidity. Reasonably long taste. (13p)

5. 1997 Foral Douro Gran de Escolhoa. Trás-Os-Montes. Aliança. 125 SEK
Dark red, bluish rim. Medium bouquet, some fruit and spices. Medium full, sweet spicy fruit, Some tannins and a good aftertaste. Kept well in the glass, improved, and my mark may be 1 or 2pts too low. 13p.

Comments: The theme of this tasting was a test of the Swedish State Monopoly's (Systembolaget) price-list in which the wines are arranged after their degree of fullness rather than their origin. This has been much debated among Swedish wine-lovers, and our tasting illustrated the problem very well. As an extra we were served 1997 Periquita. It did very well, and was better than at least the three first wines.

1. 1997 Würzburger Abtsleite, Riesling Kabinett Trocken 17 DEM.
Pale yellow. Quite good, flowery and fruity smell. Dry, high acidity, clean, light fruity taste, citrus, steel and mineral. Good with food, kept quite well when warming up. (12p)

2. 1994 Iphöfer Julius-Echter-berg, Riesling Spätlese Trocken 23 DEM
Medium-golden yellow. At first a bit closed on the nose, but developed a good, fruity and flinty bouquet. Medium full, dry, crisp, clean fruit, mineral and a reasonable aftertaste. (13p)

3. 1994 Würzburger Stein, Riesling Spätlese Trocken 25 DEM
Medium yellow, greenish tinged. Quite a rich bouquet with fruit and petrol. Medium full, dry, crisp, ripe sweet, fruit, mineral, petrol, good aftertaste (14p)

4. 1992 Randersackerer Pfülben, Riesling Auslese 37 DEM
Golden yellow. Rich bouquet with sweet, ripe fruit. Semi-sweet fruity taste, medium full, apricots, almonds. Well balanced. (15p)

Comments:Wine 3 and 4 were easily identified as German Rieslings. No 1 and 2 were more tricky as they did not clearly sing Riesling . (Might have done so in another surrounding). The crisp, almost tart acidity and mineral character led some of us to think of France and Chablis, but as we then were told that they all were German there was only one alternative: Franconia. The dry ones (1-3) are probably excellent with food. They were all purchased on the winery.

1. 1999 Soave Classico. Masi. 67 SEK
Very pale yellowish. Good, fruity nose with pears and mineral. Medium full, crisp, pure fruit, rather short aftertaste.(11p)

2. 1997 Capitel Croce. Soave Classico. Anselmi. 129 SEK
Pale greenish yellow. Good, rich fruity nose, flowers and some smoky oak. Fullish, rich fruity taste, good acidity, some oak, well balanced and a rather long aftertaste. Good. (14p)

3. 1998 Contrada Salvarenza. Vecci Vigni. Soave Classico. 170 SEK
Yellow with a green tinge. Fine, pure, fruity, round nose. Fullish, rich fruity taste, crisp, rather long aftertaste. Well made. Good. (14p)

4. 1998 Spezieri. Col d'Orcia. Tuscany. 80 SEK
Pale yellow. At first a bit weak on the nose. Later with some flowery fruit. Light taste, pure, fruity (apples) straightforward wine. Finishes a bit short. (12p).

5. 1996 Pomino Benefizio. Frescobaldi. Tuscany. 124 SEK
Fine, golden yellow colour. Lots of fruit and oak on the nose. Full, plenty of tropical fruit and oak. High, almost tart acidity (Acidified?). Chunky, not a particularly elegant wine. (13p)

Comments:Interesting to taste some of the high quality Soaves. A bit expensive though. Our ratings were quite similar this time.

1. 1999 Jacobs Creek Riesling. 62 SEK.
Pale greenish yellow. Nice straightforward fruity nose with apples, pears and melons. Crisp, dry, fruity taste, medium full, pure taste. Short aftertaste. (12p)

2. 1997 Annies Lane, Clare Valley. 95 SEK.
Golden yellow. Good, rich fruit on the nose, slightly smoky and oily. Full, good fruity taste, some smoky oak, smooth acidity and a good aftertaste. (14p)

3. 1990 Des Princes Abbés. Schlumberger Alsace. 92 SEK (in 1994)
Yellow. Good, rich bouquet, minerals, petrol and flowers. Fullish, dry, petrol, mineral and fruit, but slightly low acidity, showing its age. (14p)

4. 1997 Schloss Johannisberger Gelblack QbA. Rheingau. 100 SEK
Pale yellow, greenish tinged. Sharp, fruity smell, citrus. Light, slightly sweet taste, crisp, pure fruit. Quite good when cold, but a bit flabby later (12p)

5. 1997 Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Spätlese. Rheinpfalz. Reichsrat von Bühl. 166 SEK
Medium yellow. Quite a big nose, fruit, perfume, honeysuckles, lychees. Fullish, flowery, young, fruity taste and plenty of extract. Long aftertaste. Should be kept several years to develop further. (15p).

Comments: Quite a tricky tasting where only the Schlumberger really sang Riesling! Most of us believed this to be a tasting of different grapes from Alsace: The Ruppertsberg was not unlike a Gewürtz, Annies Lane tasted like a Pinot Gris, Jacobs Creek could have been a Pinot Blanc and the Johannisberger a Silvaner!

Tasting notes by Lars Jonsson:

1993 Ochcetti, Nebbiolo d´Alba, Prunotto 82 SEK (bought at Prunotto)
Jammy, with raspberries and strawberries, mature, slightly over-the-hill. Light bodied, crispy, an easy drinking wine. (12p)

1993 Pian Romulado, Barbara d´Alba, Prunotto 82 SEK (at Prunotto)
Darker, fruity with red berries, plaster, matchhead. Rather light bodied, vegetable, crispy acid.(13p)

1992 Barbaresco Classico, Prunotto. 141 SEK (at Systembolaget)
Rather light, mature looking wine. Slightly jammy with smokiness, typical Barbaresco. Rather long, with dark berries, leather forest bog, crispy acid. Has probably been better. (14p)

1993 Vigna Arborina, (Nebbiolo), Elio Altare-Viticolese, La Morra ca 335 (at Altare-Viticolese)
Rather dark, complex with jammy, smoky, oaky (american oak?), coffee, perfume and sealing-wax. Rather long, vanilla-oaky, dark berries, with crispy italian acid.(15p)

1993 Vigna Larigi, (Barbera), Elio Altare-Viticolese, La Morra ca 335 (at Altare-Viticolese)
Dark, nearly black, impressing colour, very good pigment, with a slightly blue hue in the colour. Complex, rich, fruity, jammy with very ripe fruit, dark and red berries, vanilla-oak and some smoked meat. Long, thick and rich, jammy taste, good, fresh and crispy acids. Best Barbera ever tasted. (17p)

1. 1990 Côte Rôtie. Chapoutier. 249 SEK.
Dark red, slightly browning rim. Quite a big bouquet, rich and fruity, smoky and some oak. Medium full, high acidity, soft tannins, a bit low fruit but a reasonable aftertaste. (14p).

2. 1990 Ch La Nerthe. Châteauneuf-du-Pape. 169 SEK.
Dark red, brick-coloured rim. Medium bouquet of overripe fruit, slightly burned. Wood and varnish. Full, plenty of fruit, prunes, balancing tannins and acidity, fullbodied. Mature now and should not be kept further. (15p).

3. 1990 Les Cedres. Jaboulet. Châteauneuf-du-Pape. 179 SEK
Dark red. Medium bouquet, oak and ripe fruit. Fullish, pleasant fruit, blackberries and spices. Nice, long aftertaste. (15p).

4. 1990 Dom du Vieux Lazaret. 114 SEK.
Dark red, browning. Fine, soft gamey, fruity, spicy bouquet. Quite tannic and good acidity. Soft, mature fruit, almost Pinot-like. Very pleasant. (16p)

5. 1990 Monier de la Sizeranne, Hermitage. Chapoutier. 189 SEK (in 1994)
Dark red, plenty of pigment in the rim. Quite a big bouquet, rich fruit, leather, oak and smoke. Full, soft fine tannins, ripe fruit, toasted oak and a beginning complexity. Should develop further.(16p)

Comments: We all found these wines to be very good and drinkable. The great surprise was the Vieux Lazaret which had matured gracefully. The Côte Rôtie was slightly disappointing, but my marks for all these wines may be a point or so to low. It's sometimes difficult to score properly when the wines are so similar in style and quality.

Tasting notes by Lars Jonsson:

1. 1966 Ch. Pichon-Lalande. Pauillac. 275 DKK
Mature, but still with some fruit, earthy, jammy, raisin and liquorice. Fruity, with violets and raisin, but somewhat short aftertaste. Still good but has almost certainly been better. 15 p. Our opinions on this wine was quite different, to BAk it was the best wine, to others it was too old. (Parker only 82 p, but in his first Bx-book 88 p.)

2. 1976 Ch. de Montdespic. Cotes de Castillon
Old and tired, but at the beginning with some mature fruitiness with figs and dark berries. Short and light aftertaste. Probably never a big wine but interestingly still drinkable. 12 p.

3. 1978 Domaine de Chevalier. Graves
The darkest of the wines. Mature but still with enough Cabernet fruit, with blue berries, leather and integrated oak. Mediumbodied and rather long. Unfortunately some of us noticed a slightly corky taste. 15 p (although a favourite of Parker: 92 p)

4. 1982 Ch. Batailley. Pauillac
The lightest of all the wines. With some mature Cabernet fruit, berries, figs and earthiness, declining. Rather short and unconcentrated aftertaste. To some of us over the hill. 14 p (rated too high by Parker, 87 p.)

5. 1988 Ch. Branaire. St.-Julien
Dark colour, beginning to mature. Concentrated and with complexity, ripe Cabernet, spiciness, blue berries and roasted oak. Although maybe a little short in the aftertaste. The best wine for most of us. 16 p (underrated by Parker, only 81 p.)

1. Vintry's Red Port. JH Andresen. 91 SEK
Dark red, slightly orange-tinged. Fine, spicy smell, dried fruit: figs and raisins. Full, young fruit, sweet, spicy and good acidity. (14p)

2. Grådask. Tawny. Martinez-Gassiot. 138 SEK.
Pale red, with an orange hue. Quite a big, rich fruity bouquet with some oak. Medium full, sweet, soft, round fruit and oak. (15p)

3. 1994 Graham's Late Bottled Vintage. 128 SEK
Deep red. Powerful, rich, fruity bouquet, spicy. Full, sweet, lots of fruit and spices. Good, rich aftertaste. Excellent value! (16p)

4. 1970 Taylor's Vintage. 160 SEK (1984).Medium red, mature. Intense, rich, big, complex bouquet with oak, dried fruit and oriental spices. Medium sweet, big, expanding, aromatic, complex, long taste. It is so self-evident! Mature now, but will keep. (18p)

5. 1997 Taylor's Vintage. 275 SEK (1/2-bottle). Dark black-red, almost opaque. Very big, powerful and very young, spicy fruit on the nose. Full, sweet, a bit tannic, spicy undeveloped, fruity taste with cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Old-fashioned cough-mixture! A bit raw, and frankly not very rewarding to drink now, but what a promise! Keep it for 20+ years and it may turn out to be as good as the ´70. (18p for the potential)

Comments: We haven't had a portwine tasting for many years now. I was surprised to see how well the lesser wines performed. Some in the group rated ¨Grådask¨ even higher. Afterwards we had some Stilton cheese and a mature Swedish Grevé which worked extremely well with port. Prices for great port has gone up, but in comparison with Bordeaux they are still quite reasonable. A vintage port from one of the great houses should be compared with a Première Cru.

1. 1995 Inniskillin Cabernet-Merlot. 20 CAD=120 SEK.
Dark red, slight purple rim. Fine, warm fruity nose with cassis and oak. Fullish, quite tannic and high acidity. Nice fruit and a reasonable aftertaste. (13p).

2. 1995 Henry of Pelham Cabernet-Merlot. 25 CAD=150 SEK
Deep red. Big, open, spicy fruity bouquet with smoke and oak. Full, sweet fruit, well balanced with tannins and acidity. Very tasty. Long aftertaste. (15p)

3. 1995 Chateau des Charmes Pinot Noir. 17 CAD
Medium red, brownish rim. Well developed bouquet with strawberries and perfume. Lightish taste with varnish, a bit flabby and short. Defect? Not scored.

4. 1995 Chateau des Charmes Cabernet Franc. St Davids Bench. 25 CAD.
Dark red. Nice, spicy bouquet, creamy cassis. Fullish, fullbodied (14,5%!), medium fruit, tannins and high acidity. Good, but would have benefited on more fruit and less alcohol. (14p).

Comments: A tricky tasting. We guessed on virtually every red wine producing districts of the world. (My own guess was on Italy because of the high acidity of these wines). We knew from an earlier tasting (#323, Sept 11, 1998) that they can make good Chardonnays in Canada, but these reds came as a surprise to us.

1. 1997 Delheim Cabernet Sauvignon. 25 ZAR = 36 SEK.
Dark red, fine deep red rim. Warm, big fruity smell, black currant and dark berries, some oak and a touch of Geranium. Full, high acidity, rich mouthfilling fruit, slightly bitter aftertaste. Well balanced, but could have scored higher if it weren't for the Geranium. (14p)

2. 1997 Liefland Estate Wine. Cab. S. 38 ZAR = 54 SEK
Dark red, slightly brown rim. Medium bouquet, very fruity, some oak and a slight touch of Pinot-cabbage! Fullish, good acidity, soft tannins, and plenty of fruit. Medium aftertaste. Very pleasant drink (14p+)

3. 1996 Wildekrans Cab S, Maiden Vintage. 130 SEK.
Dark red. A bit closed on the nose, but opened up. Dusty, butter scotch and black currant, a bit estery. Medium full, high acidity, still young tannins and could develop further. Reasonable aftertaste. (13p+)

4. 1993 Hartenberg Estate Wine. Pontac 195 SEK
Dark red, slightly browning rim. Fine, rich bouquet, spicy, flowery, lush fruit and a good dose of oak. Full, plenty of sweet fruit, quite tannic. Minty, long aftertaste. (15p+)

5. 1991 Rust en Vrede Estate Wine. 45 ZAR = 64 SEK (half-bottle)
Dark red. Strange, oxidised, woody smell and taste. Defect. Not scored.

Comments: Some of the wines were brought home from South Africa. The Pontac grape is an interesting variety. It was brought to the Cape in the 1800th century. The wine was Cabernet styled, and according to Jancis Robinson in Vine, Grapes and Wine the grape may be identical to Petit Verdot.