The wine of the month, 2022, part 1 of 1

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See the wine of the month 2022, part 1 of 1

December 2022: Los Patricios, Chardonnay, 2017 (25 EUR/30 USD in Sweden) white dry wine, Valle del Itata, Région del Sur, Chile, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (28-12-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

If I should blind test this wonderful Chardonnay-wine, I would most likely say that it comes from the Meursault appellation in Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France. The wine is without a doubt the best Chardonnay-wine that I have tasted from Chile so far. The aroma is big, complex and full-bodied. In it one will find browned ... Read more

November 2022: Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 2010 (322 EUR/342 USD in Sweden; winefinder.se), red dry blend wine, Pauillac, Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France, 4,5 NJP of 5,0 NJP (96 points of 100 points) (30-11-2022 by Robert Jonasson and Nenad Jelisic)

The best wine of the year comes this year from Bordeaux and Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac. Vintage 2010 is the best vintage of Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, which Wines We Love has tasted so far, and it is extra fun that the vintage has developed into a Bordeaux wine of the absolute ... Read more

October 2022: Faustino I, Gran Reserva, 2011 (18 EUR/18 USD in Sweden) red dry wine, Rioja, Spain, 3,5 NJP of 5,0 NJP (85 points of 100 points) (31-10-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

This vintage has better flavour richness, aroma richness, tannin structure and acidity than the previous vintage, 2010, which got 3,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (80 points of 100 points). The aroma is concentrated, spicy and deep with distinct vanilla, cardamom, sweet tobacco, as in exclusive Cuban cigars, dates, coconut, black cherry jam, ... Read more

September 2022: Samos, Vin Doux, 2021 (7 EUR/7 USD in Sweden; 375 ml), white sweet wine, Samos, Aegean Islands, Greece, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (11-09-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

This is the best sweet wine that NJ Wines has so far tasted from Greece. Explosive fruity aroma filled with dried apricots, honey, raisins, vanilla, ripe yellow fruits and white flowers. Big, sweet, fruity and complex flavour filled with dried apricots, honey, raisins, vanilla, ripe yellow fruits, ripe melon and white flowers. Samos Vin Doux ... Read more

June 2022: Viña Arana, Gran Reserva, 2015 (28 EUR/29 USD in Sweden), red dry blend wine, Rioja, Spain, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (26-06-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

This is one of the best Rioja-wines in a long time. Its aroma is wonderful and both complex and sweet spicy. Its flavour is slightly less complex and sweet spicy, but still wonderful. The aroma is characterized by dark cherries, cocoa, blue plums, vanilla, dill, blackberries, blueberries, cinnamon, tobacco, cedar and caramel. While the flavour is, ... Read more

May 2022: Les Hauts de Granget, 2016 (18 EUR/19 USD in Sweden), red dry blend wine, Saint-Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France, 3,5 NJP of 5,0 NJP (85 points of 100 points) (17-05-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

NJ Wines does not usually write about the value for money of the wines, but in the case of this wine we have to. To get such a good wine from Saint-Émilion Grand Cru for 189 SEK is absolutely incredible. Bravo Systembolaget, Wine Affair Scandinavia and Union de Producteurs de Saint-Emilion! It is austere and nuanced. ... Read more

April 2022: Diora, La Splendeur du Soleil, Chardonnay, 2019 (17 EUR/18 USD in Sweden), white dry wine, Monterey County, Central Coast, USA, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (24-04-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

This is the best Chardonnay-wine that NJ-Wines has tasted so far this year. Diora La Splandeur du Soleil Chardonnay 2019 is a dry, flavourful, full-bodied, fruity and nuanced wine. Its high fruitiness and fullness make one experience it as a semi-dry wine, regardless that it has less than 3 gr/l sugar content. The aroma is characterized by vanilla ... Read more

Mars: 2020: Real Tesoro, Eminencia, Pedro Ximénez, NV (19 EUR/21 USD in Sweden), sweet sherry, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry, Spain, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (19-03-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

Wow! What a complex, full-bodied, concentrated, fruity and tasty grape nectar. This is how a sweet sherry should be. Raisins, dried figs, dried apricots, dates, dark chocolate, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and roasted almonds characterize this wonderful, sweet sherry. ... Read more

February 2022: Col d'Orcia, Brunello di Montalcino, 2016 (27 EUR/31 USD in Sweden), red dry wine, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, 3,5 NJP of 5,0 NJP (85 points of 100 points) (13-02-2022 by Nenad Jelisic)

Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2016 is a really good wine that comes from the appellation Brunello di Montalcino and that really wins on a two hour long aerating (decanting). It is austere and nuanced, has a very good tannin structure, wonderful aroma richness and a very long, dry and spicy aftertaste. Aroma: tobacco, black tea, ... Read more

January 2022: Château Léoville Poyferré, 2012 (95 EUR/107 USD in Sweden), red dry blend wine, Saint-Julien, Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France, 4,0 NJP of 5,0 NJP (90 points of 100 points) (2022-01-13 by Nenad Jelisic)

Château Léoville Poyferré belongs to one of the fourteen wine castles (chateaux), which were classified as Deuxièmes Crus, the second highest French wine class, according to the legendary 1855 Classification. When NJ Wines tasted Château Léoville Poyferré 2012 in September 2016, it got 3,5 NJP. When NJ Wines tasted it just over ... Read more