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