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Arwan's Review:

Much ado about nothing. Reductive notes of acetone and oxidation present in the sample I tasted. I've seen much better where it comes from!

Arwan's Review:

One of the most hailed Romanian Merlots, from Dealu Mare - Vila Zorilor this wine is set as a reference point in this country's fine quality dry reds.Colour - bright red with ruby edgesBody - full, oak barreled, round, velvetyBouquet and aroma: intense fruity nose of cherries and plums, chocolate and vanillaLong finish, pleasant aftertasteOverall, a well-balanced wine, 13.5% alc, spiced with black pepper and cinnamon, with a persistent note of dry fruits (figs and dates) Good value for the money.

Arwan's Review:

Yes, I like it a lot, but man, this one's even more expensive than the 2004 vintage that, in my opinion, is slightly better! Let me introduce you, though, to this wine, which is an assembly of Feteasca Neagra (the most notorious Romanian local grape variety), Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Full bodied, 14% alc., this wine is produced only in favourable years by one of the most reputed premium wine makers in Romania - Casa DaVino from Ceptura (Dealu Mare). A wine of impressive evolution - a beautiful attack of wild cherries and plums, with a beautiful touch of oak, opens majestically in black berries (black currants) olives and vanilla. The tannins are medium, ripe and noninvasive, contributing to the roundness of this wine with an exceptional finish that makes you ask for more. With a beautiful aftertaste of figs and licorice (and an illusion of sweetness), this wine is a statement of uncompromising quality and certainly has the potential of entering the very seductive league of wines you can easily fall in love with at first taste!

Arwan's Review:

Yes, I like it a lot, but not for this kind of money! Let me introduce you, though, to this wine, which is not at all bad, on the contrary: It's an assembly of Feteasca Neagra (the most notorious Romanian local grape variety), Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Full bodied, 14% alc., this wine is produced only in favourable years by one of the most reputed premium wine makers in Romania - Casa DaVino from Ceptura (Dealu Mare). A wine of impressive evolution - a beautiful attack of wild cherries and plums, with a beautiful touch of oak, opens majestically in black berries (black currants) olives and vanilla. The tannins are medium, ripe and noninvasive, contributing to the roundness of this wine with an exceptional finish that makes you ask for more. With a beautiful aftertaste of figs and licorice (and an illusion of sweetness), this wine is a statement of uncompromising quality and certainly has the potential of entering the very seductive league of wines you can easily fall in love with at first taste!

Arwan's Review:

Now, this is the best Feteasca Neagra (the most notorious Romanian local grape variety) vinified dry, I have ever tasted! They should present this wine to sommelier schools for the perfect expression of the tipicity of this grape. Indeed a nice encounter with a fine wine that I do recommend heartily!Purpura Valahica 2006 is a complex dry red. Full bodied, 14% alc, produced in a limited edition of 15.000 bottles, this wine is the finest expression of a talented winemaker and of a fortunate terroir. Beautiful color: purple-red, nice, spicy and fruity attack of black pepper, black beries, pleasantly integrated wood, round and classy with a majestic evolution in the glass. Long, warm aftertaste of licorice, dried fruits and plum jam, incredibly long finish of figs and cinnamon.To cut a long story short, get your hands on a bottle of this wine, if you have the chance, 'cause it's worth every penny!

Arwan's Review:

Why not? Though it's a little too expensive for what it actually gives you, I wouldn't throw this lively dry red assembly of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Feteasca Neagra in the gutter, because though it lacks the complexity of a great blend, it is an honest, spicy, very fruity and easy to drink, medium bodied wine, that stands its ground with a nice nose of blackberries and vanilla, a pleasant (though not impressive) taste of a naughty young, straightforward Cabernet, well counterbalanced by the spicy roundness of Merlot and by the mellow blackberry and figs contribution of Feteasca Neagra. Not an absolute winner in my book, but definitely, I've seen much worse where it comes from!

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Now, here's an interesting Romanian entry in the league of fine quality white cepages. An assembly of Chardonnay, Muscat Ottonel and Pinot Grigio - Maiastru Blanc de Romania 2008 is a lively, floral, dry wine with aromas of elder, citrus and violets, medium bodied, with good finish and pleasant aftertaste of vanilla and grapefruit. It is a soft, rounded wine with fine acidity that goes well with fish and white meats, friendly character and easy to drink. Serve cold while still young!

Arwan's Review:

Feteasca Neagra is a local variety of grape, the hybrid is to be found in Romania alone. This grape produces dry and semi-dry red wines whose character is fruity, round and lively with a lovely nose of black cherries, mocha and smoked plums. Caloian is medium bodied, 13%alc, dry (but with an illusion of sweetness, though I felt no residual sugar in it), easy to drink, with a pleasant aftertaste of toast and figs and a medium finish. I'd go for it any day with a nice pepperoni pizza with an extra topping of mushrooms and mozzarella :)))

Arwan's Review:

Until the apparition of the new Cabernet Sauvignon - limited edition, red label - from Oprisor in the summer of 2009 (vintage 2007), in my opinion this Cabernet Sauvignon was the best Romania had to offer. Full bodied, nice tannins, this is an atypical Cabernet, very spicy and round with a nice wild cherry nose evolving in black currant and smoked figs. Nice, warm aftertaste, long finish. Not bad, really.

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One of the most versatile reds from Romania, Cuvee Charlotte is the flagship of Serve - Terra Romana, the first quality wine producer from Ceptura (Dealu Mare, Romania) after 1990. The vinery is owned by Guy de Poix, a Frenchman from Corsica, just like Napoleon, the Emperor :) who makes his wines old Bordeaux school style.Cuvee Charlotte is a premium dry red wine for a bargain price. Medium bodied, with 13% alc. it gives great hedonist satisfaction with its intense wild cherries, smoked plums, leather, black pepper and vanilla nose (the wine is nicely barreled in new Slovenian oak), fine ripe tannins, long, warm aftertaste of berries and mushrooms with a herbal note of rosemary. As far as I know, they started producing this wine in 2002, each following vintage presenting the same tipicity and uncompromising quality. This wine is recommended for aging (up to 10 years) and, please note this: if you like a fruity, round, expressive, silky dry wine, there's something in this one that you will really love!