the full catalog of wine for auction
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the full catalog of wine for auction
JIŘÍ ŠMERÁK, HRUŠKY 1. COLLECTION OF 3 WINES - Cabernet Moravia – quality wine 2007 - Neuburské (Neuburger) – late harvest 2007 - Chardonnay – selected grapes 2007 These wines from Podluží region are characterized by their fullness, concentration and rich range of aromas. Aging in the bottle makes for a distinctive secondary bouquet. The content of the extract in samples backs the self-assured content of the wine. Starting bid price: 800 Kč ING. RICHARD TICHÝ, HRUŠKY 2. COLLECTION OF WINES - Pálava – selected berries 2004, maiden harvest - Ryzlink rýnský (Rhine Riesling) – late harvest 2005 This Pálava is a semi-sweet wine with a residual sugar level of 35g/litre, which helped it take 3rd place at the 2006 Grand Prix International Competition. The Riesling is a semi-dry wine with a residual sugar level of 17/l, which won a gold medal at the international exposition Víno Revue Prague Trophy 2007 and was named champion of the Slovácko Subregion Wine Competition. Starting bid price: 1 200 Kč 3. ZWEIGELTREBE (ZWEIGELT) – selected grapes 2005, Barrique This wine was awarded the Golden Trophy for the best domestic red wine at the Víno & Destiláty International Exposition, and a gold medal at the Slovácko Subregion Wine Competition. Starting bid price: 600 Kč BOHUMIL NETOPILÍK, HRUŠKY 4. COLLECTION OF 3 WINES - Sauvignon – late harvest 2007 - Chardonnay – selected grapes 2007 - Pálava – selected berries 2007 This Sauvignon is fruity in the nose, with a hint of black currents and elderberry blossoms. Pálava is an original variety of grape that has been specially cultivated for the conditions of the Pálava Hills and its active calcium-lime character. Chardonnay is a variety of grape that has recently increased both in popularity and cultivation. It is a wine with a pleasant bouquet and acidity and harmonious taste. Starting bid price: 1 200 Kč KOŠUT WINERY, PRUŠÁNKY 5. RULANDSKÉ ŠEDÉ (PINOT GRIS) 1999 A lively wine, golden in color with yellow-green reflections. The bouquet holds soft tones of meadow flowers and elderberry blossoms, followed up by the scent of sweet alder. A very well-rounded wine, with the flavor of hazelnuts underscored by light and sweet flowering peach orchards, a slight mineralness, characteristic bread taste, and the naïve sauciness typical of a young teenage girl. Starting bid price: 500 Kč 6. COLLECTION OF 2 WINES - Aurelius 2000 - Aurelius 2002 A lively and brilliant wine, yellow-green in color with golden edges. Its bouquet is a perfect union of the scents of linden trees in blossom and acacia honey with a fruity aroma. This is a full bodied wine on the palate, with a hint of citrus and fruit supported by cloves and mineral tones. Starting bid price: 1 000 Kč STANISLAV KREJČÍ, MORAVSKÝ ŽIŽKOV 7. COLLECTION OF WHITE WINES - Rulandské šedé (Pinot Gris) – selected grapes 2006 - Chardonnay – selected grapes 2006 The bouquet of this Pinot Gris calls forth an arsenal of citrus fruits and pineapple, with light honey and representative bread tones in the background. Chardonnay is without doubt one of the more fashionable wines to drink these days, as well as being one of the best quality wines in the region. The grapes are harvested early, when they are still slightly under-ripe, and have the scent of green apples. Starting bid price: 800 Kč 8. DORNFELDER – quality wine, 2006, barrique The Dornfelder is a variety of grape of German origin, whose proportionally high yield gives this wine its robust body and color and pleasant tannin. The color sparkles with deep red-violet shades and has an intensive bouquet that brings to mind the scent of elderberries, which combine in harmony with its vibrant body, and is softy spiced with vanilla through to the finish. Starting bid price: 500 Kč MADĚŘIČ WINERY, MORAVSKÝ ŽIŽKOV 9. COLLECTION OF WHITE WINES - Sauvignon – late harvest 2007 - Chardonnay – late harvest 2007 - Tramín (Gewürztraminer) – late harvest 2007 This intensively aromatic Sauvignon has a bouquet of peaches and black currents and a honey taste on the palate. This exceptional full-bodied Chardonnay has a rich palate of peaches and mangos rounded off by a pleasantly lingering hazelnut finish. The Tramin is a full-bodied wine with a heightened bouquet. Starting bid price: 1 200 Kč FRANTIŠEK MEČL, MORAVSKÝ ŽIŽKOV 10. COLLECTION OF 2 WINES - Rulandské šedé (Pinot Gris) – late harvest 2007 - Rulandské modré (Pinot Noir) – late harvest 2007 These two Rulander wines are radiantly golden, hearty and noble in color, a sign of the ideal ripeness of the grapes at harvest. They have a full bodied, bold and sleek palate, but at the same time are fresh and well-balanced due to a lush and crisp acidity that expresses itself in distinctive fruit tones. Starting bid price: 900 Kč EMIL ŠTOHANDL, JOSEFOV 11. COLLECTION OF 3 WHITE WINES - Ryzlink vlašský (Welschreisling) – late harvest 2007 - Ryzlink rýnský (Rhine Reisling) – late harvest 2007 - Rulandské bílé (Pinot Blanc ) – late harvest 2007 The special character of this Riesling wine is due to its grapes affected by noble rot, that give it a special bouquet full of black currents and gooseberries and the taste of raisins. The bouquet of the Rhine Riesling is reminiscent of the scent of linden trees in blossom with honey tones. The Pinot Blanc is a well-rounded wine with a bouquet of mangos, unripe bananas and hazel nuts. Starting bid price: 1 200 Kč JOSEF UHER, LANŽHOT 12. COLLECTION OF 2 WINES - Děvín – selected grapes 2007 - Cabernet Moravia quality wine 2006 Děvín is a quality produced wine, aromatic, with a nutmeg spiciness, yellow-green color and soft and piquant acidity. This Cabernet Moravia is dark garnet in color with the special characteristic cabernet bouquet. Starting bid price: 800 Kč 13. RULANDSKÉ ŠEDÉ (PINOT GRIS) – selected berries harvest 2007 This Pinot Gris, pale yellow in color with grey reflections, is an exceptionally well-rounded and full-bodied wine, with a characteristic taste and the aroma of bread. It has an unusually crisp acidity and pleasant fruity aftertaste. Starting bid price: 600 Kč JAROSLAV TUČEK, KOSTICE 14. COLLECTION OF 2 WINES - Sylvánské zelené (Grüner Sylvaner) – quality wine 2007 - Sauvignon Blanc – quality wine 2007 This Sylvaner has a very pleasant and attractive pale green color. Its strong bouquet is full of fragrant fruit scents, such as ripe bananas, kiwis and freshly peeled orange skins. It has a compact palate, is lightly spiced, with a mid-long lingering fruit tone finish. Starting bid price: 500 Kč 15. NERONET 2007 This wine has a bouquet of blueberries, chocolate and liquorice, with a touch of pepper in the palate. Starting bid price: 400 Kč JOSEF MRÁZ, BŘECLAV 16. COLLECTION OF 2 SWEET VINTAGE 2003 WINES - Červený Tramín (Red Tramin) - selected berries 2003 - Ryzlink vlašský (Welschreisling)- ice wine 2003 This Tramin was produced in a limited edition of 410 numbered bottles. The grapes were gathered in a select harvest on Dec. 2, 2003, with a residual sugar level of 70g/l. This wine has been awarded 4 Crowns in the Encyclopedia of Czech and Moravian wines. This Riesling is an exceptional ice wine that was the result of undergoing a frost. The grapes were harvested on Dec. 8, 2003 at a temperature of –11 °C, and the residual sugar level is 178 g/l. A limited number of 520 bottles were produced. This wine was chosen as the Champion of the 2007 International Trnavia Exhibition in Slovakia. Starting bid price: 4 000 Kč ČEBAV WINERY, TVRDONICE 17. COLLECTION OF WINES - Rulandské bílé / Pinot Blanc) – late harvest 2007 - Ryzlink rýnský (Rhine Reisling) – late harvest 2007 This Rulander has a pleasant floral bouquet reminiscent of a flowering meadow. The Rhine Riesling has a bouquet of flowering linden trees, with an apricot marmalade finish. On the palate, fresh and luscious with a soft acidity. Starting bid price: 900 Kč 18. CABERNET SAUVIGNON – late harvest 2007 A very receptive wine that reaches out with fruity and spicy tones. Pleasantly dry, pleasantly tannic, and very cabernet-ish, just as it should be. Starting bid price: 500 Kč KOSÍK WINERY, TVRDONICE 19. CHARDONNAY – selected berries 2007 A beautiful, full-bodied wine, long in taste with a rich aroma and gentle acidity. Starting bid price: 600 Kč 20. COLLECTION OF 2 WINES - Ryzlink rýnský (Rhine Riesling) – late harvest 2007 - Sauvignon – late harvest 2007 This Riesling has a gentle linden blossom bouquet and a pleasant fresh acidity. A beautiful, dry and very aromatic Sauvignon, full-bodied with a long taste and elegant acidity. Starting bid price: 1 200 Kč VLAŠIC WINERY, HLOHOVEC 21. COLLECTION OF 2 WINES - Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 - Couvé Kerner 2007 This family winery was established in 1992 based upon over 100 years of winemaking tradition. Today, they grow the varieties Chardonnay, Rhine Riesling, Ottonel Muscadel, Frankovka, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as less traditional grapes such as Rubinet, Agni, Ariana, Nitra and Gönszei Zamatos. Starting bid price: 500 Kč 22. KACHETINSKÉ VÍNO 2007 Kachetinske wine is made from special, age-old Georgian method – a tradition that has been maintained in Hlohovec up to this day - where select harvest whole red and white grape berries are left to ferment together for a period of up to 6 months. Starting bid price: 400 Kč SEDLEC FARMERS’ COOPERATIVE, SEDLEC 23. COLLECTION OF 2 WINES - Chardonnay – straw wine 2006 - Ryzlink vlašský (Welschreisling) – ice wine 2005 This wonderful Chardonnay has a luxurious yellow color with golden reflections. Its bouquet is rich in the aromas of ripe quince and bananas, with tones of honeycombs and over-ripe raisins. The taste reaches out with an abundant residue of natural grape sugar and soft, yet distinctive acidity. This Riesling wine is a rich yellow color and has an intensive honey scent with white fruit and nutmeg tones. A flavor of sweet pear compote is supported by a nice acidity with a soft, smooth and pleasant finish. Starting bid price: 5 000 Kč 24. VELTLÍNSKÉ ZELENÉ (GRÜNER VELTLINER) 1995 – wine for Queen Elizabeth II A wine with a harmony of taste and compact acidity reaching out up to citrus fruits. This wine was selected to be served on the occasion of the official visit of the Queen Elizabeth II to the Czech Republic in 1996. There are only a few bottles of this wine left in existence. Starting bid price: 7 000 Kč BUKOVSKÝ WINERY, KOBYLÍ 25. COLLECTION OF 3 REGIONAL 2006 VINTAGE WINES FROM QUALITY LATE HARVEST - Sylvánské zelené(Grüner Sylvaner) 2006 - Ryzlink rýnský (Rhine Riesling) 2006 - Modrý Portugal (Blauer Portugieser) 2006 This Grüner Sylvaner has an unbiased taste with a higher level of acidity. Highly ripe grapes from a late harvest give it a full, smooth and supple harmony. The Grüner Sylvaner wines are excellent for social occasions as they never tire the palate. A Rhine Riesling with a golden yellow color, intensive young exhilarating scent, and unexpected fruitiness with traces of dried apricots and pineapple compote undertones of a soft vanilla aroma. Its taste is direct and clean, linden blossoms with tones of fresh fruit. This Blauer Portugieser has an intensive cherry bouquet, which enters the taste and in harmony unites into a full bodied wine. Starting bid price: 900 Kč STAPLETON & SPRINGER, BOŘETICE 26. PINOT NOIR 2006 Pinot Noir wines are pale ruby up to red brick in color with golden edges. The flavor and bouquet in particular excel after several years of aging in the bottle, bringing to mind the scent of dried plums, strawberries, cranberries, and even the aroma of farm livestock. This wine is both soft in acids and tannins. Pinot Noir is considered the king of wines and is well represented in the Stapleton & Springer winery. Starting bid price: 1 000 Kč 27. ROUČÍ (ROUČÍ /BURGUNDY) 2007 Rouci is the old historical Czech name for Pinot Noir. Emperor Charles IV first brought this variety of grape to the Bohemian kingdom. The small tightly clustered grapes of Pinot Noir reminded people of a sheep fleece – hence the name in Czech ROUno BeránČÍ. The wine is generally brick-red in color with deep garnet flashes and a characteristic bouquet of wild field strawberries and over-ripe black cherries. One can read dried plums in the palate, with delicate acidity and a finish softly sleek in tannin from aging in barrique barrels. Starting bid price: 800 Kč 28. SAINT LAURENT 2006 – CRAIG´S RESERVE This wine was aged in barrique oak barrels especially imported from France. Its palate includes the flavor of ripe plums, chocolate and nuts, combined in harmony with soft tannin that destines to make this the perfect wine for celebrations. Starting bid price: 1 000 Kč KRIST WINERY, MILOTICE 29. COLLECTION OF 3 WINES - Ryzlink rýnský (Rhine Riesling) – selected berries, 2005, maiden harvest - Tramín červený (Red Tramin) – selected berries 2005, maiden harvest - Pálava – selected berries 2005 They often call the Rhine Riesling the king of wines. It has a beautifully blended bouquet with the aroma of raisins, honey and fruit tarts. The wine has a high viscosity, is vibrantly extractive and is finished with a lovely residual sugar level at the close. This wine was awarded gold medals the 2006 Vinoforum, 2006 Muvina and the Rhine Riesling Gallery. The next wine is a venerable, properly spicy wine from of the Tramin variety. A concentrated wine that delights from the first impression, pleasantly tramin-esque, with a beautifully spiced and harmonic flavor. This wine has a beautiful finish with a pleasant residual sugar direct from the grape. It was awarded a silver medal in the 2006 Vinofest and received a recognition from the 2006 Valtice Wine Market. The Pálava is a delightfully spicy wine with pleasant Tramin undertones. The taste is honey smooth with a pleasant acidity. It was the winner of the V Juv at the 2008 Vinalies Internationales Paris, and received silver medals from the Winemakers of the Year and the Valtice Wine Market competitions. Starting bid price: 3 000 Kč SEDLÁČEK WINERY, VALTICE 30. TRAMÍN ČERVENÝ (RED TRAMIN) – late harvest 2007 Tramin wine has a long-lasting palate and is not your run of the mill beverage. It is often possible to recognize it by its intensive color relative to other wines. This elegant wine deserves to be savored and demands the corresponding time needed to enjoy and experience it to its fullest. Starting bid price: 400 Kč 31. RULANDSKÉ ŠEDÉ (PINOT GRIS) – selected grapes 2007 A full robust wine produced from mature grapes, with a fresh greenish color and flashes of yellow. The nose of the wine is a combination of meadow honey, ripe citrus fruits and caramel. This is a very full-bodied, extractive wine with well balanced acidity and a naturally sweet finish. Starting bid price: 800 Kč 32. RULANDSKÉ MODRÉ (PINOT NOIR) – selected grapes 2007 A full-bodied wine, with a lower content of acid, very softly tannic, that softly glides over the tongue. The bouquet and palate contain the aroma and flavors of blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, black cherries and cranberries, as well as wood smoke, rotting leaves, dried plums, prune compote, bitter almonds and bitter chocolate in the more mature wines. Starting bid price: 550 Kč TEMPLAR WINE CELLARS, ČEJKOVICE 33. NEUBURSKÉ (NEUBERGER) 1983 A white wine with a greenish tinge, mature bouquet, well-rounded, majestic and overall delicate and fruity taste. Starting bid price: 4 000 Kč 34. RYZLINK VLAŠSKÝ (WELSCHREISLING) 1983 This excellent 1983 vintage is golden-yellow in color and has a slightly spicy aroma and honey rounded taste. A harmonious wine that was aged in the ideal conditions of the dark and cool corridors of the historic Templar Cellars. Starting bid price: 4 000 Kč VENERIA SCHOOL CELLARS, VALTICE 35. MORAVSKÝ MUŠKÁT (MORAVIAN MUSCAT) – late harvest 2007 A pale green wine with a pleasant muscat aroma and full-bodied, spicy palate. Winner of the 2008 Juvenale competition. Starting bid price: 600 Kč 36. MODRÝ PORTUGAL ROSO (BLAUER PORTUGIESE ROSO) – late harvest 2007 This wine has a nice ruby color. Its bouquet is characterized by the aroma of dried mountain fruits and orchard cherries – the proper bouquet of a real Modrý Portugal! It has a harmonic palate, and is comfortably full-bodied and consistent. There is a slight bitterness on the palate that agrees with the wine. Starting bid price: 450 Kč 37. VELTLÍNSKÉ ZELENÉ (GRÜNER VELTLINER) – selected grapes 2007 This wine has a yellowish color with green undertones. It is fresh and slightly spicy with a touch of vanilla. This is a wine easy on the palate with an almond honey taste that urges one to partake in one sip after the other. It was awarded a gold medal at the 2007 Vinum Juvenale competition and selected the champion of the Mikulov Wine Exposition. Starting bid price: 850 Kč BISENC WINERY, BZENEC 38. RULANDSKÉ BÍLÉ (PINOT BLANC) – late harvest 2002 This wine has a natural pale yellow, playful color with a lively sparkle. It has an incredibly fresh fruit aroma with a touch of citrus fruits, limes and oranges and a gently creamy and velvety finish. The wine has a heartwarming palate, with a mineral to salty crisp acidity and a pleasant long invigorating taste of citrus fruits. Starting bid price: 1 000 Kč 39. RYZLINK RÝNSKÝ (RHINE RIESLING) – late harvest 2005 This wine has a beautiful green-yellow color. There is a distinctive flower aroma on the palate with a suggestion of linden blossoms; the taste is round and full, and also sweetish due to the relatively large amount of residual sugar, but with a pleasant acidity at the finish. Starting bid price: 1 000 Kč 40. RULANDSKÉ ŠEDÉ (PINOT GRIS) – late harvest 1999 A full-bodied, high extract wine distinguished by its beautiful floral scent supported by fruit tones. The natural residual sugar on the palate enhances a complex bouquet and the strong body of this wine. Starting bid price: 1 100 Kč BUCHTOVI WINERY, VELKÉ PAVLOVICE 41. COLLECTION OF 3 WINES - Frankovka (Lemberger) rose – late harvest 2006 - Dornfelder – late harvest 2006 - Veltlínské zelené (Grüner Veltliner) – late harvest 2003 This Frankovka has a beautiful rose color similar to thinly sliced salmon, and a distinctive fresh fruity bouquet. The Dornfelder has a deep and rich dark red color with flashes of violet. It has a complex and concentrated bouquet with fruit and floral tones. The Grüner Veltliner is golden-yellow in color with a fruity, honey-sweet bouquet. It has a full, slightly spicy palate with a pleasant honey taste. This is a full-bodied, high-extract wine. Starting bid price: 1 200 Kč JAN SEČKÁŘ, MORAVSKÁ NOVÁ VES 42. CABERNET MORAVIA 2004 This variety was cultivated in Moravia’s central winemaking district. The Cabernet Moravia is characterized by its full-body, high-extract, and the rich spectrum of aromas that range from the flavor of nettles, black forest berries, up to tones of currents. This wine, with its dark garnet color, avows its rich cabernet aroma. Aging will intensify the fullness and harmony of this wine. Starting bid price: 800 Kč 43. PINOT NOIR – selected grapes 2005, Barrique A high-extract and full-bodied wine, but with a velvety taste that is perfect for special occasions. Its character is enhanced by aging in special oak wine barrels before being bottled. Starting bid price: 1 000 Kč 44. MERLOT – late harvest 2005, Barrique Merlot is a variety of grape that originated in France. This is a full flavor, excellent quality wine with a dark color; soft, round and rich in tannin. Starting bid price: 800 Kč U SAMSONŮ FAMILY WINERY, VELKÉ NĚMČICE 45. COLLECTION OF 2 WINES - Frankovka (Lemberger) 1979 - André 1989 This Frankovka is an archived wine that comes from the southern slopes of a vineyard that was first planted in 1936 in the wine region of Němčice. This variety is carefully cultivated completely by hand. The sugar content at harvest was 21°NM (measure of the concentration of sugar), reaching up a level of 25°NM after fermentation. The Andre is also an archive wine that comes from vines that were planted in 1980 in the Velké Němčice locality of the Velkopavlovická wine region. It was made using the most painstaking methods and completely by hand. This wine was named Exhibiting Champion and awarded a gold medal at recent wine competitions. These wines were laid down to age in an archive cellar with a temperature of 9 – 11°C. Any sediment at the bottom of the bottle is not a defect, but is evidence of the meticulous methods in which the wine was produced. These wines are from the private archive of the maker and are not normally for sale. They are highly valued by collectors because they come from vines that no longer exist. The labels are hand-painted and personally signed by the owner. There are only 40 archived bottles in existence at this time. Starting bid price: 5 500 Kč JAROSLAV NEŠPOR, MORAVSKÁ NOVÁ VES 46. CHARDONNAY – selected grapes 2005 This wine has a full, long lasting taste with a softly spicy afterglow and elegant acidity. The scent and flavor of green apples, pears, acacia, citrus fruits, peaches, mangos and bananas can be found in its bouquet and taste. Starting bid price: 800 Kč 47. RYZLINK RÝNSKÝ (RHINE RIESLING) – late harvest 2001 This wine has a bouquet that simply explodes with flavor! It is a honey-ripe Riesling with a bold spiciness that embraces a rich flush of delicate floral, hyper-ripe grape and herbaceous scents. This wine is full on the palate, with a sweet start that then beautifully anticipates a spicy to citrus acidity. Starting bid price: 1 000 Kč 48. PÁLAVA – selected berries 2002 This is a full-bodied wine with the aromatic scent of honey, vanilla, rose petals, mangos and bananas and a spicy palate. Starting bid price: 1 500 Kč STANISLAV MIKLICA, MORAVSKÁ NOVÁ VES 49. COLLECTION OF 3 WINES - Cabernet Moravia 2005 - Kerner 2007 - Chardonnay – special selection of botrytis-affected noble berries 2005 The donor of this collection presents a selection of wines produced from newly cultivated grape varieties from the region of the Lužní Forest and Morava River. Starting bid price: 2 200 Kč ŠTĚPÁN MALÁNÍK, MIKULČICE 50. COLLECTION OF 3 WINES - Aurelius – selected grapes 2006 - Sauvignon – selected grapes 2006 - Cabernet Sauvignon – selected grapes 2006 The Aurelius is a wine with a yellow-green shade of color, a bouquet reminiscent of a Rhine Riesling, and a concentrated aroma of quince and linden tree blossoms. It has a vibrantly harmonic and slightly spicy palate. Well-ripened grapes bestow this Sauvignon with the aroma of black currents, citrus fruits and peaches. A wine that is beautifully long on the palate. This Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine dark ruby in color with a distinctive bouquet of black currents, cherries, blackberries, tobacco and marmalade. Starting bid price: 2 000 Kč KOVACS WINERY, NOVOSEDLY 51. RYZLINK RÝNSKÝ (RHINE RIESLING) – late harvest 2006, Grand Reserve A wine with a pale-burnished golden color and fresh bouquet animated by the scent of linden tree blossoms, sweet melons, dried apricots and butter pears. After giving it chance to breath, this wine will suffuse soft crème and petroleum tones. It has a balanced palate that is unified in harmony with the bouquet and beautifully rounds off the impression of this wine. This Riesling embodies a crisp and lush acidity, pleasant summer fruitiness and is finished off with a refreshingly lingering aftertaste. Starting bid price: 800 Kč 52. CHARDONNAY – selected grapes 2006, Grand Reserve A compact wine with a deep golden to straw yellow color that evokes the scene of sun-drenched grapes on the vine. It has a full, complex and concentrated bouquet with a distinctive aroma of exotic fruits, including pineapple, sweet melon, mango and banana accompanied by tones of dried fruit and raisins and finished off with a characteristic walnut scent. The taste is also full, bold and harmonic with honey and nectar tones, completed with a lush acidity that enhances the sensation of exotic fruit on the palate with a beautifully lingering finish. The wine was selected as the best in its category and awarded a gold medal at the 2007 Valtice Wine Market competition and is registered in the 2007/2008 Czech Republic Wine Salon. Starting bid price: 1 500 Kč 53. RULAND ŠEDÝ (PINOT GRIS/GREY RULANDER) – selected grapes 2006, Grand Reserve This wine has a radiantly golden, hearty and noble color, which is evidence of the high ripeness of the grapes at harvest. It has a full, stately, almost caramel-sweet scent, with tones of exotic fruit that include pink grapefruit, yellow melon, mango, lychee and pineapple, rounded off with nectar and candied fruit aromas. It is full, bold and sleek on the palate, but due to a lush and crisp acidity also fresh and harmonic, as demonstrated by its distinctive fruit tones rounded off with a pleasant mineral finish. Starting bid price: 800 Kč JOSEF VALIHRACH WINERY, KRUMVÍŘ 54. MERLOT – late harvest 2007 Merlot is a variety that is used in many foreign wines. Ripe merlot grapes with their soft tannin produce an elegant wine with a well-balanced, smooth palate and classic ruby color. This wine was awarded a gold medal at the World Wine Exposition in Brussels in 2007. Starting bid price: 2 000 Kč 55. ZWEIGELTREBE (ZWEIGELT) 2003 This wine has a wonderful dark red color and a bold, fresh, fruit bouquet reminiscent of freshly picked forest strawberries and raspberries. It has a very pleasantly sweet and consistent palate in harmony with its residual sugar and a tangy acidity that evokes the taste of raspberry lemonade. This wine was named Champi- on of the 2004 Czechoslovakia Wine Makers League. Starting bid price: 2 200 Kč 56. CHARDONNAY – selected grapes, 2002 A delicious, first-rate, semi-sweet white wine, which is made from Chardonnay grapes. It has a pale to dark golden color, distinctive varietal bouquet and full, harmonic sweet taste. This wine was awarded a gold medal at the 2004 Brussels World Wine Exposition. 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