Le French May - Champagne Class

Grand cru champagne - more toasty, yeasty, long lasting (Usually....)
When the label shows (Prestige) - means only for Grand Cru

Another Champagne Class with cheese pairing



Not many Champagne for tasting.....



Champagne Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve NV ($300)
Appearance: Pale Lemon Yellow
Nose: Greenapple, Hint of honey, Hint of toast, Hint of nutty, Mineral Savoury, Biscuit, After 20min, more biscuit/yeasty
Palate: High acidity, still mineral, finish very few (a few seconds)
Conclusion: Acceptable




Champagne Mailly Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs NV ($710)
100% Pinot Noir
Full body, Red fruit, cream, strawberry, cherry

Match with cheese, nuts, foie gras, mushroom to reduce the acidity but not match Blue Cheese



Champagne Louis de Sacy Brut Rose Grand Cru NV ($585)
Salmon, Mineral savoury, red fruit, no nutty, strawberry, raspberry




Champagne Guy Charlemagne Grand Cru 2005 ($510)
Lemon yellow, greenapple, hint of nutty, mineral savoury, hint of honey, hint of smoky

Burgundy Red - Gevrey Chambertin

飲開 Burgundy 都會好熟依條村 Gevrey Chambertin

依支 Domaine Marc Roy 係我其中一個我好 Like 既酒莊

Domaine Marc Roy Gevrey Chambertin Clos Prieur 2012 ($590)

13% abv, 0.27ha vine, Clos Prieur located near Mazis Chambertin (Grand Cru 田)

Production: 1500 bottles per year

Appearance: Medium Ruby
Nose: Strawberry, Red Cherry, Red Plum, Wet stone (Intense Red Fruit Aroma)
Palate: Medium+ Tannin, Medium+ Acidity, Mineral (Savoury), Great finish >60seconds keep lingering in mouth
Conclusion: Very Good and age well

Italy Old Wine

屋企有老酒, 點都係想試下既

依支係 1970

Chianti classico riserva conti serristori 1970

Made from Sangiovese

Appearance: Garnet
Nose: Red fruit cherry, earthy wet forest feel
Palate: medium+ tannin, medium+ acidity, mineral, still tannic, oak spice peppery
Conclusion: Good

勁飲勁食 @ 為食館

是夜同一大班酒友去為食館

有蠔, 有雞, 有魚腩, 有蝦飯, 有蟶子 etc ...但重點係 - - 酒 !!!

Clos Saint Denis Grand Cru 2010 - Burgundy Grand Cru 係唔同d !!! 係特別香, 特別滑

Blanc de Blancs Ch. de Bligny Champagne 2006 - 又係好飲

Red Snake Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 好香, 唔係個d得好重酒精感既 whisky

Ch. Cantenac Brown Margaux 2006 - Still very tannic ..

Mount Mary Vineyard Yarra Valley 2004 - 依個莊係 Langtons Classification 係最高級別

Ch. Carbonnieux Pessac Leognan 1997 Blanc - 估你唔到咁重 earthy, wet stone, wet forest aroma

Champagne Barons de Rothschild - 大牌子.....質素唔係咁簡單

Gosset Champagne Grand Rose - 3支檳當中佢係最差....

Blind Tasting Bottle - 估唔到係 Barolo , 最初以為係 Pinot Noir, 但又好鬼 tannic, interesting blind tasting

Great Talk with Wine @ The Continental

今晚去左金鐘試下 The Continental

環境唔錯, 氣氛好好, 依到 Sunday and Monday 係有 Free Corkage (Max 2 bottles !!!)
超正 !!!

Tuna Tartare - 依到比之前灣仔某間質素仲好好好好多......


Chilean Seabass - 魚肉嫩滑 , 好味 !!!


Pappardelle Pasta Beef Ragu - 外表好似肉醬意粉, 當然唔同喇, haha



當然要配上支白酒去慢慢歎喇!!!
同你去邊到食去邊到飲冇所謂, 只要.....

Cremant Jura

今次玩 d 特別野 - Cremant du Jura ($180)

上次帶朋友去中環酒鋪睇下有咩酒岩佢 , 雖然我唔係好了解佢 , 但起碼大家都有傾有講 , 知道佢 Prefer what type of wine (但佢又知唔知道我 prefer what wine ?)

睇黎下次帶佢去 wine bar 再慢慢同佢講我心目中既 wine list ! 依個都係一個動力比自己去continue blog post.

講返依隻酒先





Domaine de la Pinte Cremant du Jura
Brut

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Savagnin blend

Biodynamic cremant

Appearance: Lemon yellow
Nose: pure fruit aroma, pear, citrus lemon grass, white flower,
Palate: high acidity, mineral, vibrant
Conclusion: acceptable

http://www.lapinte.fr/boutique/cremant-du-jura

Men's Talk @ Yuen Long

今次去中同屋企飲酒，傾下佢移民去澳洲前有咩要做，聽佢講下佢去Georgia，愛米尼亞等等國家既趣事






Cremant D'Alsace Cuvee Meow

Appearance: Straw Yellow, fine bubbles
Nose: yeasty, bready, biscuit, toasty, apple, hint of honey, white flower
Palate: Citrus, savoury mineral,
Conclusion: Good



To Greta Wild Pig Chardonnay VDP 2014

Apperance: golden yellow
Nose: oaked, smoky,
Palate: high acidity, citrus lemon,
Conclusion: fair

Beaumont des Crayer Champagne Grande Reserve

Appearance: golden yellow
Nose: bready, toasty, apple, pear, hint of honey
Palate: high acidity, citrus lemon
Conclusion: good

Weingut Wilhelm Gabel Schwarzriesling TBA Pfalz 1994

9% abv

Appearance: Deep brown
Nose: Rich apricot, red fruit raspberry, cranberry
Palate: apricot, high acidity, red fruit
Conclusion: very good amazing fruity in palate


Spain Ham 同 Manchego Cheese 同 Georgia Chocolate 同埋 KFC 去 Match 以上既酒

感覺都唔錯 !!!

最特別既係 TBA , 真係好正 , 唔會太甜 , 好強既 After-taste