Other news the past 12 months, part 1 of 2
BORDEAUX TASTING OF WINES FROM 70 CHATEAUX, VILLA SOLIDEN, STOCKHOLM (24-05-2025 by Nenad Jelisic)
Due to various reasons, I have not had the opportunity to work as I usually do with NJ Wines’ Facebook page and NJ Wines’ Internet page for 6 months and that is why this article is so late. But as they say here in Sweden, better late than never. Here finally comes the article, just in time for the next Bordeaux tasting in September.
It does not happen very often that one gets to taste wines from 70 Bordeaux wine estates (chateaux) during one and the same tasting. Especially not in Scandinavia. Winefinder has again organized this traditional (annual) tasting of primary wines (En Primeur-wines) and older wines from Bordeaux. In this case, primary wines refer to wines from the 2024 vintage in Bordeaux. The wines from vintage 2024 were barrel samples. They will remain in barrel and bottle, before being released on the market, for about 12 more months. In addition to the primary wine, most of the wine estates (chateaux) also had an older wine as a reference. The tasting was held on the 4th of September 2024, at Solliden at Skansen in Stockholm.
THE TOP 10 WINES 2024 AND THE BEST WINE 2024 (07-12-2024 by Nenad Jelisic)
This is the twelfth consecutive year that NJ Wines presents the top 10 wines. In 2024, NJ Wines tasted a few thousand wines that were, and still are, available on the wine market. From all these wines, NJ Wines selected the 10 top wines of the year. The most important criterion in the selection was of course the quality of the wines, but also the availability of the wines today. Of the top 10 wines of the year come sex from France, three from Italy and one from Portugal. This year, with the best wine of the year, the fourth best wine of the year, the six best wine of the year, the seventh best wine of the year, the ninth best wine of the year and the tenth best wine of the year, France proved that it belongs to one of the world's best wine-producing countries. Note that NJ Wines’ wine tasting year always begins the first week of December the year before and ends the last the week in November the current year i.e. for the year 2024 it started the first week in December 2023 and ended the last week in November 2024. This year, eight wines got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), which is a new record, in 2023, three wines got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2022, no wine got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2021, four wines got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2020, two wines got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2019, five wines got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2018, six wines got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2017, no wine got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2016, one wine got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2015, one wine got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points), in 2014, no wine got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points) and in 2013, one wine got 5,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (100 points of 100 points). NJ Wines is very pleased with the positive result, but NJ Wines does not believe that the global quality of the wines has changed as much in the positive direction as the tasting result shows. NJ Wines was just lucky enough to taste some of the world's best wines in 2024.
NEW WINES IN REGULAR ASSORTMENT SEPTEMBER 2024 (18-10-2024 by Nenad Jelisic)
NJ Wines has tasted all Systembolaget's new wines in regular assortment September 2024. The wines got the following points (Note that the wines are arranged in alphabetical order, that the wines that have got more than 3,0 NJP, if any, are presented or will be presented under "Make sure to try these wines, wines that have got at least 3,5 NJP of possible 5,0 NJP", that NV = non-vintage wine, that Systembolaget = a government owned chain of all liquor stores in Sweden and that NJ Wines does not taste wines from Boxes, Paper-packaging and PET-bottles because NJ Wines believes that these types of packaging destroy the wonderful wine culture. The Boxes also make people drink much more than they should.):
1. Boschendal 1685, Chardonnay, 2023 (13 EUR/14 USD in Sweden) white dry wine, South Africa, 1,0 NJP, 2. Calamoresca, Fiano, 2023 (10 EUR/11 USD in Sweden) white dry wine, Italy, 0,0 NJP, 3. Castelo dos Mouros, Reserva, 2021 (10 EUR/11 USD in Sweden) red dry blend wine, Portugal, 0,0 NJP, 4. Costa Casablanca, Pinot Noir, 2023 (9 EUR/10 USD in Sweden) red dry wine, Chile, 0,0 NJP, 5. El Coto, Crianza, Organic, 2020 (10 EUR/11 USD in Sweden) red dry wine, Spain, 1,0 NJP, 6. Grandiosa, Special Selection, Bonarda, 2023 (9 EUR/10 USD in Sweden) red dry wine, Argentina, 0,0 NJP, 7. Idle Lane, Chardonnay, 2023 (14 EUR/15 USD in Sweden) white dry wine, Australia, 0,0 NJP, 8. Jurtschitsch, Riesling, Platin, 2023 (13 EUR/14 USD in Sweden) white dry wine, Austria, 0,5 NJP, 9. La Val, Albariño, 2023 (15 EUR/17 USD in Sweden) white dry wine, Spain, 1,0 NJP, 10. Les Vignerons d'Aghione, Vermentinu, 2023 (9 EUR/10 USD in Sweden) white dry wine, France, 0,0 NJP.
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