Italian Wine Tasting Experience

好酒要飲，唔好飲既酒都要試 !
今次就係試左好飲同唔好飲既酒


Renato Ratti Brigata Langhe Chardonnay 2017

14% abv

Appearance: Medium Lemon
Nose: Medium (+) intensity, fresh pineapple, lemon, lemon peel, hint of cream, hint of grapefruit, youthful
Palate: Dry, high acidity, medium intensity pineapple, lemon, medium body, high alcohol, medium(+) length
Conclusion: Good and not suitable to age


Planeta Burdese 2005 Sicily

70% Cab Sau 30% Cab Franc

14.5% abv

Appearance: Medium Ruby
Nose: Medium(+) intensity, pencil, liquorice, plum, vanilla,
Palate: Dry, Medium(+) intensity, liquorice, nutmeg, dark berry, vanilla, plum, mint, medium tannin, high alcohol, medium (+) length, pencil
Conclusion: Good and can age, 我欣賞佢尾後有八仙果由脷慢慢出黎

有趣有質素既 Bourgogne Chardonnay

Bourgogne Chardonnay 2016 athenais de beru ($220)

Appearance: Medium Lemon
Nose: Medium(+) intensity, lemon peel, mineral, corn, hint of cream, butter, honeysuckle, youthful
Palate: Dry, Medium(+) intensity, lemon peel, mineral, medium alcohol, medium body, mineral, medium(+) length
Conclusion: Good and can age, mineral 穿透力強，好有layer，mid palate 個酸度會高左，好似chablis
依支如果做 blind taste, 一定會估 chablis 1er cru, 因為佢有好好既酸度同礦物。但放暖之後，會似 meursault 或者 puligny montrachet, 因為佢有cream, butter

一支價錢二百多d既酒就有咁多變化，真係平靚正 !!!

Cheese and Wine Pairing

今次有時間去 the dutch 試下佢地 cheese and wine pair ($99)

cheese 唔錯 !!! 只係 wine pair 就差左少少, 但 $99 仲想點呀

平凡中的不平凡

好多人都會集中出名既大酒區既酒，對於其他周邊地區既酒就睇唔上。

今次就試左一支 Bordeaux 右岸周邊地區既酒 (Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux)

酒區位置可以參考以下網站
https://www.bordeaux.com/uk/Our-Terroir/The-Libournais#ZXOkzOyHWeiqWyAQ.97

講返依支酒

Cuvee Pervenche Puy Arnaud 2015 Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux ($280)

biodynamic wine with sugar cane biopolymer recyclable cork

Appearance: Medium Ruby
Nose: Medium intensity, smoke, dark berry, vanilla, plum, violet, youthful
Palate: Dry, medium intensity, medium tannin, medium acidity, Medium alcohol, dark berry, vanilla, medium(+) length
Conclusion: Good and can age

3日後，變左有菜乾味，Dried Prune味

繼續品嚐特別既酒

今次飲既係 1984 Barbi Brunello di Montalcino

Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 1984
1984年，好多酒區都唔係咁好

Appearance: Medium Garnet

Nose: Medium intensity, dried plum, dried prune, coffee

Palate: Dry, Medium acidity, medium tannin, medium body, medium alcohol, dried plum, tea leaves

Conclusion: Good, not suitable to age, drink now

丹頂鶴純米
精米步合65％



Fox Creek Short Row Shiraz 2004

14.5% abv

Appearance: Deep Ruby

Nose: Medium(+) Intensity, Blackberry, Blueberry, Chocolate, Mint, hint of Smoky, Liquorice, sweet spice, hint of mineral savoury, vanilla

Palate: Dry, Medium(+) Intensity, High alcohol, Medium acidity, Medium tannin, Medium finish, chocolate, blackberry, liquorice

Conclusion: Good and can age, rich sweet spice and berry, velvet tannin

Wine Tasting Gathering Again

今次試左 South Africa Aged Wine, 大莊 Cremant, Champagne, 有時大莊既酒都唔一定好飲 !!!

South Africa Mason Shiraz 2003
Rich herbs, dark chocolate, soft tannin

Mongeard Mugneret Cremant de Bourgogne Chole
Soso only

Champagne La Closerie Extra Brut

TST Steak Wooloomooloo

TST Wooloomooloo Steak House is my favorite steakhouse

Yummy Wooloomooloo Salad
Medium Rare Sirloin
Good Atmosphere !

小小品嚐

依個 free weekend tasting 只係得一支酒試
Eden Valley Shiraz, elegant, violet, pepper 主導



Olivier Leflaive Meursault 2013

Appearance: Medium Lemon

Nose: Medium Intensity, Butter, biscuit, mineral, lemon peel, grapefruit, hazelnut

Palate: Dry, Medium body, medium alcohol, Medium(+) acidity, Medium intensity, Medium finish, lemon peel, Butter, cream, mineral

Conclusion: Good and can age

Dassai 23 純米大吟釀
16% abv
Polishing Ratio 23%

Watson's Wine Bar 平酒 by glass chill 下

有機會可以試下 Watson Wine Bar
有時會有平野飲

Cailbourdin Les Cris Pouilly-Fume 2016
$50 by glass

Appearance: Pale Straw Yellow

Nose: Medium Intensity, lemon peel, pear, hint of greenapple, hint of peach, gooseberry, lily, mineral

Palate: Dry, Medium body, medium alcohol, Medium(+) acidity, Medium finish, medium intensity, lemon oil, lemon peel, mineral, hint of oily texture

Conclusion: Good and can age

Wine Gathering and Burgundy Grand Cru Tasting

試左
Barossa Valley Schild Estate Chardonnay 2017
Primitivo di Manduria Le Fabriche
Primitivo di Manduria Le Fabriche Syduri 2003 Dolce Naturale (14+3%) sweet red wine.
Domaine Jacques Prieur Antonin Rodet 1997 Chambertin Grand Cru



Domaine Jacques Prieur Chambertin 1997
11 to 14% abv

好香Rose，甜香Dried Strawberry, Dried Apricot, 飲落去好舒服，soft and round tannin, 飲落去個alcoholic burn 係中後段出黎，所以先望個wine label, 原來寫11-14% abv

依支Chambertin 好正，如果靚年真係不得了

Italy Barbaresco

今次係飲支 Italy Barbaresco，依支我係上次 Wine Tasting Event 試過，好有質素，之後就訂左佢返黎

Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ovello 2014

14.5% abv

Appearance: Medium Ruby

Nose: Medium Intensity, Earthy, Rose, Leather, red berry, Strawberry

Palate: Dry, Medium body, high alcohol, Medium(+) acidity, Medium tannin, Medium(+) Intensity, Medium finish with mineral, red currant, red berry, meaty,

Conclusion: Good and can age

Barossa Level 2

今次係上堂 - Barossa Level 2

一日試晒咁多酒，好 Crazy !!!

82 Vintage Again

1982 Morey St Denis Michel Magnien
個cork係黑晒，好辛苦先可以拎出黎

重 dried plum, earthy, leather !!!

Free Italy Wine !!!

有次食飯抽獎，竟然係支紅酒 !!!

La Torre
Tenuta Pescarina 'La Torre' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy

依支平平地，但有質素 !!!

第N次 Wine Gathering x2

今次飲既酒都好多元化

Dr Loosen Riesling Kabinett 1989
Lungarotti Rubesco Vigna Monticchio 1992
Domaine Duroche Gevrey Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques 1er Cru 1996
Champagne Pierre Callot Clos Jacquin Brut

Denmark Wine

今次飲既係丹麥酒 !!!


Vexebo Vin Solaris Orange Wine 2015
Denmark Wine
10%abv

Solaris = Merzling (which is Seyve-villard 5276 x (Riesling x Pinot gris)) as mother vine with Gm 6493 (which is Zarya Severa x Muscat Ottonel) as the father vine.
總之就係好多提子既超強混血兒

Appearance: Deep Gold

Nose: Medium Intensity, Citrus, Orange peel, Tangerine, Nutty 花生衣

Palate: Dry, Medium body, medium alcohol, Medium(+) acidity, Medium Intensity, orange peel, tangerine, 有d tannic, Medium finish

Conclusion: Good and not suitable for aging

Austria Wine

Austria 既酒，最多就係 Gruner Veltliner

今次飲既就係名莊 Pichler

FX Pichler Gruner Veltliner Ried Klostersatz 2016 Austria

Appearance: Medium Lemon Green

Nose: Medium Intensity, Lime, Mineral, Flinty, Peach

Palate: Dry, Medium body, Medium(+) acidity, Medium alcohol

Conclusion: Good and can age

Chris Ringland Wine Tasting

Chris Ringland , 一個好想飲既南澳酒莊
今次可以試佢較高階既酒真係一件樂事 !!!

Chris Ringland Dimchurch Shiraz and Hoffmann Vineyard Shiraz 係好好飲，所以賣到過千蚊係有道理 !!!

英國 Sparkling Wine

Congratulations to Prince Harry!
So, need to pop their wedding wine to celebrate.

Chapel Down Sparkling NV Brut Traditional Bottle Fermented

12% abv

Appearance: Pale Straw Yellow

Nose: Medium Intensity, Cream, Butter, Yellow apple, Mineral, Stone

Palate: Dry, Medium body, medium alcohol, Medium(+) acidity, Medium finish, medium(+) Intensity, mineral, stone, yellow apple

Conclusion: Good

特別 CDP 酒

講到 Southern Rhone 既 Chateauneuf du Pape (CDP) ，好多人都清楚係邊到，亦都會試過依個區既酒

但依個酒莊出既第一批既酒竟然係 2001年 ?! 

First Release to market is Vintage 2001 ?!

Chateau Cabrieres Chateauneuf-du-Pape Pontificis Ebrius 2001

http://www.chateau-cabrieres.fr/fr/vin-aop-chateauneuf-du-pape-cuvee-pontificis-ebrius~id_45~parentId_1-fiche.html