White Wine Blind Tasting

今次參加左個 White Wine Blind Tasting Course

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白酒重點
Aromatic
Semi-aromatic
Non-aromatic - need structure

Ripeness / Greenness
Primary character, fruity, tropical fruit may be in cool climate
Brett (動物味)
Volatile Acidity, Prolong oxygen in Chianti
Botrytis

Acidity, Viognier less acidic, Residual sugar, off-dry, alcohol level etc.

Production method:
Extraction (whole brunch, bubble-gum for Beaujolais)
Use of Barrel (French, American)
Use of Lees
Maturity
MLF (Malolatic Conversion) - soften acid, Diacetyl (Buttery, Creamy not sure buttery by pH)
Co-inoculation: early MLF, lesser buttery

Quality: Balance, Lengthy, Complex, Intensity

Funneling: Suggest, Check, Confirm, Consistent

**Relatively no high alcohol, crispy acidity link to cool climate**
**Not high acidity, Gewurztraminer, Viognier**
**Aromatic, Greenness, Sweet Finish, Riesling Residual Sugar**
**Aus Riesling: Bone Dry, Lime, TDN (Sunny Region, Petrol Aroma)**
**NZ Riesling: Aromatic**
**Old World Riesling: Subtle**
**USA Washington State Fruit-driven, have Residual Sugar**
** USA Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend - 好野**
** White Soil for Chardonnay Grape, Red Soil for Pinot Noir**

12 wines to be tasted.



Wine 1 - 2015 Domaine de la Noe Fief de L'ancruere Loire Valley Muscadet/Melon Blanc 12% $150
Pear, High acidity, Buttery, Neutral Grape winemaking: Batonnage (Stir Lees, Reductive)
MLF on lees reduce buttery IF STIR Lees !!!


Wine 2 - 2014 Henri Bourgeois Pouilly Fume 13.5% $300
Peach, Pineapple, High acidity, Sauvignon Blanc, Greenness


Wine 3 - 2013 Xavier Weisskopf Le Rocher Des Violettes La Negrette Touraine $230
Flint, High acidity, Reductive (lees), Hint of honey, Hint of Botrytis, Chenin Blanc



Wine 4 - 2014 Domaine Ostertag Zellberg Alsace Pinot Gris 14% $280
Alsace always Sunshine, Not cool climate
Honey, Oxidative ageing, Spice, Ripen


Wine 5 - 2011 Hans Family Estate New Zealand Marlborough on Lees Stir $280 (Check Wineview)


Wine 6 - 2014 Lis Neris Friuli Venezia Giulia $300 (Check Wineview)
Oaked, Floral, Stone Fruit, Frequent Batonnage



Wine 7 - 2013 Freeman Winery Ryo Fu Chardonnay Russian River USA 14.1% $500
Medium+ Acidity, Alcoholic, Oaked, Cool to Moderate Climate


Wine 8 - 2015 Columbia Valley Washington Eroica Riesling $280 11.8g sugar


Wine 9 - 2014 Calera Viognier Central Coast 14.2% $290



Wine 10 - 2011 Benjamin Leroux Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain $600 (Check Wineview)
Oaked, Chardonnay, Fruit Character, Restrained Acidity, Lime


Wine 11 - 2015 Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay NZ $350 (Check Wineview)
Oaked, High Acidity, Bright Acidity


Wine 12 - 2010 Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot 1er Cru Le Clos Blance de Vougeot Monopole $700 (Check Wineview)
Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc

智利甜酒

今次試新野，智利甜酒

Morande Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc Chile Casablanca Valley 2015

12% abv $103

Appearance: Pale Golden Yellow
Nose: Orange peel, Hint of White Flower Jasmine, hint of apricot, hint of Refreshing Lemon Lime, Hint of honey， 桔仔
Palate: orange peel, honey, High acidity,
Conclusion: Quite balance, not bad, good to drink

第100篇 - Alsace Wine Tasting

寫下又寫下，今次係第100篇

今次去左 Rare & Fine Wines Alsace Wine Tasting 小活動

試左4支

左1:
F.E. Trimbach Riesling 2014
Very sharp acidity ............... 成支檸檬汁咁

左2:
Domaines Schlumberger Riesling Les Princes Abbes 2014
比之前個支，酸度較為 Balance .... Petrol , Lemon , Lime hint of honey ，都唔錯

右2:
F.E. Trimbach Gewurztraminer 2014
Dry style , lychee , white peach , ginger , hint of white flower , hint of honey 依支幾好

右1:
Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Gris Grand Cru Spiegel 2012
依支最好 ， 酸度平衡，hint of ginger , white flower , lemon , lime , hint of orange peel

Relax Day to Chill

去店長朋友買酒，同時又試下酒喇。

今次係
Domaine d'Ardhuy Bourgogne Chardonnay 2015

13% abv

Appearance: Bright Pale Lemon Yellow
Nose: Lemon, Lime, Pineapple, Hint of pear
Palate: High acidity, Lemon, Lime, Pineapple, White Flower Jasmine
Conclusion: Good

German Riesling Week

經過法國5月之後, 就係 German Riesling Week

http://rieslingweeks.hk/

Weingut Dr. Wehrheim Kastanienbusch Koppel GG 2013 VDP ($360)

German Riesling 12.5% abv

Pfalz Region

Appearance: Intense Lemon Yellow
Nose: Hint of Petrol, Hint of White Flower, Grapefruit Dominant, Hint of Cut Grass, Hint of Honeysuckle, Citrus Peel
Palate: Mineral, Vibrant, Citrus Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, Lemon Peel, High Acidity, Finish with grapefruit and some oily texture
Conclusion: Good and can age

店長請飲 - Albarino and Corton

放工第一時間去店長飲酒, 因為有支 Grand Cru !!!

Comte Senard Corton Clos du Roi 2003 (opened 1 day)

Appearance: Ruby
Nose: Red berries, hint of herbaceous, hint of smoky
Palate: Medium acidity, Medium tannin, finish few seconds
Conclusion: good

Pazo Senorans Albarino 2015 12.5% abv (Rias Baixas Spain)

Appearance: pale yellow and bright
Nose: outstanding fresh pineapple, white peach, perfume, white flower
Palate: medium acidity, rich pineapple
Conclusion: acceptable to good

Master of Wine Pinot Noir MasterClass

由 Romana Echensperger MW 講解 Pinot Noir

Pinot noir 係 Devil's Wine (HAHAHA)

Big bunch grapes mean high yield
Shoulder on grape mean more acidity

Dijon Clone 細number mean old version, 大number mean new version (eg 777, 114, 828 etc)
Pinot noir and Syrah(Deep color, but not much tannin) : with stem fermentation, stem more robust tannin, menthol, absorb color

Yeast active at 15Deg C
Concrete Vessel, even temperature spread

Dont buy Roussillon Pinot Noir

Kaiserstuhl (German Region) : Flinty, Volcanic Rock

Kastanienbush GG vineyard

Botrytis damage pinot color

Graubunden: Slate

NZ Marlborough fruit forward type, fruit aromatic, entry level

NZ Martinborough subtle, similar to Burgundy Pinot noir

Oregon: important winery -> Willamette

Carneros clay soil, low rainfall, cool breeze, more layer

Santa Barbara, microclimate, cool breeze, cooler than russian river

Vougeot, limestone

Chambolle Musigny : Silky Tannin

Gevrey Chambertin : Man Tannin

Pommard : Dusty???

由右邊開始

Wine 1

Dr. Wehrheim Spatburgunder Trocken 2014 Pflaz

12% abv Basic Level ($180)

Pale Ruby, strawberry, cherry, hint of cut grass, medium- tannin, medium acidity, finish few seconds, acceptable

2014 is poor vintage, typical german clone for pinot noir

Wine 2

Volg Pinot Noir Barrique Rychenberg Winterthur 2014 Zurich Switzerland *****

13% abv ($375)

Medium Ruby, Flinty, Rich cherry, raspberry, high acidity, spice white pepper, medium+ tannin, hint of herb, GOOD

Wine 3

Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir 2014 NZ Martinborough ****

14% abv ($198)

Medium Ruby, intense fruity, dark berry, cherry, high acidity, finish great, spice white pepper, medium+ tannin, mineral, wet forest, wet stone, GOOD

Wine 4

Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2015 ***

14% abv ($398)

Pale ruby, Flinty, Finish sweet, fruit forward, medium+ tannin, medium+ acidity, hint of wet leave, hint of mushroom, hint of coffee, GOOD

Wine 5

Cristom Vineyards Willamette Valley Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Pinot Noir 2014 Oregon USA ****

13.5% abv ($250)

Pale to medium Ruby, intense fruity, berry, high acidity, spice white pepper, medium+ tannin, similar to Burgundy, GOOD

Wine 6

Paul Hobbs Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2013 Sonoma County *****

14.3% abv ($428)

Medium intense ruby to purple, hint of herbaceous, wet leave, medium+ tannin, spice white pepper, full body, better than wine 5 in terms of fruity punching

Wine 7

Domaine Jean Grivot Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2007

13.5% abv ($980)

Ruby to Garnet, strawberry, cherry, mushroom, wet leave, medium+ tannin, medium+ acidity, still very tannic, Acceptable

Champagne Rose

今次飲 Champagne Rose
Brut Rose Oeil de Perdrix, Champagne Jean Vesselle, Grand Cru Bouzy, Champagne NV

12% abv

Appearance: Salmon
Nose: Red fruit, Strawberry, Cherry, Biscuit, Hint of yeasty
Palate: Mineral Savoury, High acidity, Great finish
Conclusion: Very good

有趣澳洲Rose Wine

天氣熱，去左屈記 Wine Bar 飲下酒

同時又可以行下酒鋪睇下有冇咩特別既酒 (好多時其他酒鋪未必肯入既酒，屈記可能入左。當然，都要睇彩數)

今次飲依支
2015 Woori Yallock Mac Forbes Rose Pinot Noir Yarra Valley

Wax Head (正所謂，粉紅色既頭，可遇不可求)

Synthetic Cork

6 months old french oak maturation , Hand Harvest , 6hrs skin contact

12.5% abv

Appearance: Pink
Nose: Strawberry, cherry, candy, hint of herbaceous
Palate: Low tannin, Light body, Medium+ Acidity, Red fruit, Finish and aftertaste 慢慢悠長
Conclusion: Acceptable


Mac Forbes 依個莊都有趣，佢地係唔比 Tasting Note，因為唔想 biases
https://macforbes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/15-WOORI-YALLOCK-ROSE2.pdf