Red #South Eastern Australia #wine from Australia: NV : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Winemaker’s Reserve Selection. Producer: Pfeiffer Enterprises, 1 Starvich Road, Loxton, South Australia, 5333. Vintage: NV. Appearance deep purple, thick & viscous on the glass with blackberries, black cherries aromatics. The attack is quite soft and smooth and light yet a little creamy. Evolution: Juicy, lots of blackberries with a finish which is blackberries. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 2. Tannin: 0.5 with a texture which is rough buffered water and the length is very good. As for balance, it's nicely balanced but much lighter than i was expecting from these grape varieties. The wine has a screwcap closure and is 12.5% abv. Overall, this wine is: Nice if a little uninteresting. Smooth, drinkable, but a little dull. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 79 points.

Rosé #Loire #wine from France: 2010 #organic: http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Le chant du moulin. Producer: G.A.E.C. Vaillant, La Roche, Aubry 49380. Vintage: 2010. Purchased from carrefour. Appearance pale pinky burnt orange, medium and smooth on glass with sweet shop with a slight bitter note aromatics. The attack is lively and citrusy. Evolution: Nectarines, particularly nectarine peel with a finish which is kumquats, citrus and nectarines. Sweetness: 0.5. Acidity: 3.4. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is slightly rough thick water and the length is excellent and very varied. As for balance, it's nicely balanced between a slight sweetness and good acidity and fruitiness. The wine has a cork closure and is 11% abv. Overall, this wine is: Nice, went well with pork and Jägersauce. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 83 points.

Red #Valle Colchagua #wine from Chile: 2008 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Las Estrallas Carmenére. Producer: V.E.S.A.. Vintage: 2008. Purchased from christmas present from m&d. Appearance deep purpley red, thick & viscous on the glass with very juicy ribena aromatics. The attack is quite light yet tannic. Evolution: Very tannic, forest floor, charcoal, blackcurrant skins with a finish which is black cherries and blackcurrants on swallow, black cherries in nose. Sweetness: 0.5. Acidity: 3.5. Tannin: 3.5 with a texture which is rough and a bit thick and the length is a little missing behind the tip. As for balance, it's nicely balanced in a chewy way!. The wine has a screwcap closure and is 13.5% abv. Overall, this wine is: Very nice with a burger, this is a nice full-bodied, strong-flavoured, rustic wine. Lacks finesse but makes up for it in meat!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 84 points.

Red #Languedoc-Roussillon #wine from France: 2009 #organic: http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Autrement. Producer: Gérard Bertrand, F-11100. Vintage: 2009. Purchased from carrefour. Appearance deep yet bright purple, smooth and viscous on the glass with black cherries and blackcurrants aromatics. The attack is juicy and with good acidity. Evolution: Very juicy, firm, mouth-watering and with lots of black fruits with a finish which is wood, black grape skins, blackcurrant skins. Sweetness: 0.5. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 2.5 with a texture which is rough sandpaper and the length is pretty good. As for balance, it's nicely balanced, good body, good acidity. The wine has a cork closure and is 13% abv. Overall, this wine is: Very nice, fresh and lively with good and nice acidity. Not bad at all!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 84 points.

Red #Duero #wine from Spain: 2010 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Resalso. Producer: Bodegas Emilio Moro S.L., Pesquera de Duero, Valladolid. Vintage: 2010. Appearance very deep beetroot purple, smooth and viscous on the glass with quite dry with earthy tempranillo flavours aromatics. The attack is quite acidic but not in a bad way. very earthy. Evolution: Earth, red wine sediment, lichen with a finish which is earthy and spicy in the nose, blackcurrant skins on the swallow. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 4. Tannin: 4.5 with a texture which is very rough, slightly thick water and the length is very good, although hard to find it through the tannins. As for balance, it's a little tannic, would age well. The wine has a cork closure and is 14% abv. Overall, this wine is: One to buy again, but to age somewhat before drinking. Could have a little more body, but this is very nice and my kind of drink, and went really well with a rather good steak & kidney pie. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 86 points.