Thursday, January 8, 2009

Hong Kong Day 15 2007/03/28

 Year  Wine  Price  Rating 
NV Cafe One Sushi, Causeway Bay
beautiful env... fish tank on the walls. The highlight to me is a grilled fatty salmon sushi. - so - ws
n/a ****
NV Chung Chuit Wui Sor (China Export), n/a
Monthly Wine Club Tasting. Food quite expectedly good. - so - ws
n/a ****
2004 J. J. Prum Wehlener Sohnenuhr Kabinett, n/a
petroleum, mineral, acidic, apricot, rose water, rice wine aroma, sweet - so - ws
n/a ****
1998 Casalferro, Toscana
dark chocolate, prune, dried fruit, toasty, complex - so - ws
n/a ****½
2000 Chateau Dupray, St. Emilion
beef, chalky, raspberry, five-spice, metallic, finish short - so - ws
n/a ***
2004 Ramey Claret, Napa Valley
lavender, rose, fragrant, plum, cassis, vanilla, very long finish. Much better than last time at Hover City. Consistent with tasting in Nouvelle Bistro. - so - ws
n/a ****½
2003 Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses, Priorat
restrained nose, spice, violet, blackberry, minty, very tight, astringent, great potential, but need some proper decanting - so - ws
n/a ****
2002 Boekenhoutskloof Syrah, South Africa
smoked sweet yam, very concentrated, dusty, plum, prune, raisin, med long finish - so - ws
n/a ****½
2004 Kaesler Stonehorse G.S.M., Barossa Valley
concentrated, blackberry, plum, jammy, licorice, sweet, grilled celery, orange spice, interesting - so - ws
n/a ****
2000 Montes Folly Syrah, Chile
elegant, leather, vanilla, blackberry, chocolate, hint of earth, extremely long finish - so - ws
n/a *****
2003 Mitolo G.A.M. Shiraz, McLaren Vale
eucalyptus, pepper, plum, moth ball, mineral, peach, long finish - so - ws
n/a *****
1997 Rosemount Balmoral Shiraz, McLaren Vale
wood, cloves, blood, blackberry, orange peel, raspberry, smoke, deeply concentrated - so - ws
n/a ****½
2000 Clarendon Hills Astralis, Clarendon
narciscus, very elegant and unusual, floral garden, earth, finish slightly short, memorable. - so - ws
n/a *****

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