Arvid RosengrenVärldsmästarlådan

Arvid Rosengren, världens bäste sommelier år 2016, har valt ut 6 favoriter (1 flaska av varje). En frisk och smakrik Blanc de Blanc-champagne, en fruktig Nya Världen-chenin blanc, en läskande och mineralig alvarinho, en biodynamisk och stilfull pinot noir från Patagonien, en utvecklad Barbaresco från toppårgången 2010 och ett kultvin från Alicante gjort på druvor från 100 år gamla rankor. Ska du ha en vinlåda i sommar är valet enkelt!

"Utvecklad lite rostad doft med inslag av citrus, citronskal, mjölkchoklad, smör och rostat bröd. Lätt mycket frisk smak av citrus, smör, rostat bröd, svamp och mjölkchoklad. Mycket pigga syror. Krämigt, elegant och med en finess långt utöver sin prisklass. Lång fräsch eftersmak."

"It is glorious, expressive and fresh in this vintage. In the long, proud history of this fine estate, this seems to be as good or better as any standard, unoaked Alvarinho they have produced. It is also one of the best unoaked young Alvarinhos Ive had. We will see what the future brings, it wont be an unqualified success for Soalheiro if it does not hold well for a decade or much more, but I dont think there will be any problem here in that regard. It has fine supporting acidity, a bit of what I call these days Soalheiro green, and wonderful fruit. Did I mention how delicious the fruit was, nicely supported by those laser bursts of acidity? It seems very elegant in other respects, even a touch delicate on opening, but thats deceptive. Its graceful demeanor made it easy to drink at first, but some hours later it was actually more powerful and more concentrated, plus perfectly transparent. It had opened and blossomed. As it sat in the mouth, the fine tension on the finish gripped the palate and enlivened the wine. Simply put, it is intense, tightly wound, brilliantly structured and very concentrated. Since this is a Vinho Verde, the price point makes it a rather stunning value, too. I had the pleasure of tasting this not too long after it was bottled, but dont let that be a concern. This should hold well. Back up the truck. Grab them before they sit and bake on retailer shelves and delivery trucks over the summer. Store them properly. This will be fine for the foreseeable future. Sourced from vines averaging 25 years in age, there were 90 000 bottles produced."

"A purity of ripe fruit with dried strawberry and fresh leather. Medium to full body, fine yet chewy tannins and a long finish. A rose petal and citrus undertone. Goes on for a long time. Gorgeous pinot from biodynamically grown grapes"

"The cheapest wine from this vaunted Río Negro property is often the best value of the three releases. And thats the case here. Very pale and hauntingly aromatic, with balsamic, red fruits aromas and flavours, a dab of oak, filigree tannins and a subtle, faintly gamey finish."

"The 2010 Barabresco opens to beautiful aromas of forest floor, white truffle and cola. All the fruit from Produttori del Barbaresco´s single-vineyard wines are packed into this one base Barbaresco. The wine is sharp and focused and, although it does not have the soft generosity of 2009 or 2011, this is a wine of enormous elegance. I did not find the mouthfeel to be exceedingly thin. In fact, I noted the persistence, freshness and liveliness of the finish."

"Beautiful aromas of white truffles, plums and berries. HInts of spices. Full to medium body with fine tannins and beautiful licorice, berry and fennel seed. Very pretty length. Drinkable now but better in 2015."

"Produced with Monastrell grapes from old, head-pruned vines, the 2013 El Sequé was bottled in January 2015 just in time for my tasting. The old-vine Monastrell grapes had a long, cool and wet vegetative cycle as the harvest didn´t start until early October. The grapes fermented naturally in open vats and the wine matured in 500-liter barrels for one year. This 2013 is still a baby; dark purple with an almost black, opaque core and a nose of damsons, prunes, dark cherries, esparto grass and other Mediterranean herbs. The oak is very well-integrated in what seems like a fruit-driven, concentrated and powerful young red. The palate is full-bodied, built like a tank, but with very good balance, fine tannins and good underlying acidity. This XXL Monastrell gives the impression that it should develop in bottle for many years, turning into an Alicante classic. 30,000 bottles. El Sequé, owned by Artadi from Rioja, has been slowly but steadily improving its wines, which are now at the helm of the appellation. I only tasted two wines this year, both bottled just before my tasting."

"A wine with linear and fresh fruit for a warm region. Lots of spice, stone and mineral character. Full-bodied, chewy and racy. Yes. From organically farmed grapes. Drink now."