3/11/2006 Final tasting with Uncle 7, Dom, 70, Pau, Vicky, Kinghim 2006/03/11

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2002	Lengs & Cooter Old Vine Shiraz, Clare Valley blackberry jam, plum, orange peel, eucalyptus. - so - ws	n/a	***½
1995	La Dominique, St. Emilion leather, smoke, silky, eucalyptic, tea leaves, chocolate, mild earth. - so - ws	n/a	****½
1998	Rosemount Mountain Blue Shiraz-Cabernet, Mugee Gar Ying Tze, smoky, concentrated, ink, bitter, tight, velvety, long but simple finish - so - ws	n/a	****
1995	Bollinger Grande Annee, Champagne Champagne in the middle of reds. Not a bad thing for this concentration cuvee, especially with Thai seafood cake to match. Sweet, apple, caramel, v. concentrated, dried pineapple, peach. Some yeasty bread aroma in the beginning, gone in no time. More approachable than tasted a few years back which was more acidic. - so - ws	n/a	*****
2001	Vergelegen Cabernet, Stellenbosch concentrated, mint, mixed herbs, tea leaves, berries, violet, very pleasant. Not as jammy as first tasted (this is the third time, which happens to be better than the second). - so - ws	n/a	****
2002	Quinta Do Crasto Reserva Old Vines, Duro Have I been drinking too much? I clearly smell "But See Banana" and bacon. It's probably the Thai finger food used to match with the Champagne and are stil on the table. Refer to previous entry of this same wine. That was a more accurate description. - so - ws	n/a	***½
1998	Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz, Southern Australia elegant, blueberry, mineral, a bit of curry, very interesting. Good concentration. Long finish. - so - ws	n/a	****½
1999	McWilliam's 1877 Cabernet-Shiraz, Australia Interesting wine. Owned by Kinghim, kidnapped by Dad. Tonight we thoughot of not opening it. But WS said it's a $85 wine but having 78 points... I suggested we opened it. Mint, herbal, green tea, berry, long finish, earth, tobacco. Not unpleasant at all. I will give it 3 stars, which is usually at WS 85 point range. WS may be a bit off. WS: 78 points. Extremely minty, vegetal and earthy. 100 cases made. (HS) - so - ws	n/a	***
NV	Tea, n/a We had some strong tea (Iron Goon Yum, I believe) to finish off. Just found out Lee See Chun said "Tea after wine hurts kidney." Let's remember not to do such combination from now on. I did fall sick quickly afterwards. Special note to 70. Please see: http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/www.sx.xinhuanet.com/life/2004-04/05/content_1914505.htm - so - ws	n/a	n/a