Hong Kong Day 17 2007/03/30

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
NV	Lung Yuen (Dragon Yuen), Tsim Sha Tsui Uncle Peter treated dim sum. Sorry, food is really bland. - so - ws	n/a	**
NV	Grandstand Cafe, Central Szeto Hing treated us to this cafe which is membership only (Macau Jockey Club) in Shun Tak Center (Ferry Terminal to Macau). The menu is truffle themed Western cuisine. Quite tasty. - so - ws	n/a	***½
NV	Valentino Paladin Spumante, Italy apple, honeysuckle, refreshing, unripe mango, off dry. - so - ws	n/a	***
2001	Leuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay, Margaret River very powerful, pineapple, honey, fresh herbs, toasty oak, acidic, citrus peel, tight, lancome?, quite well balanced. But I like creamy chradonnay more than herbal/citrus type. - so - ws	n/a	****½
1997	Antinori Badia a Passignano, Chianti Classico Riserva From Szeto's Cellar, tasted blind. raisiny, chocolate, tar, musky, cherry, slightly short, sage, cassis. The cassis matches WS' currants description. Guessed right. - so - ws	n/a	****
1997	Antinori Tenuta Marchese, Chianti Classico Riserva From Szeto's Cellar, tasted blind. coffee, cassis, youthful, vanilla, plum, earth, long long finish. The only WS description that has coffee is Marchese. Guessed right. - so - ws	n/a	****½
1997	Fontodi Vigna del Sorbo, Chianti Classico Riserva From Szeto's Cellar, tasted blind. chalky tannic, earth, cherry, blackberry, new world style, velvety tannic, cedar, hint of green pepper and deet (as in mosquito spray), range from 5-star down to 3.5-star in various stages. Know it has cabernet. Thought it's Tignaello. If I used WS' points as guessing factor, I would have guessed all correct. (WS shows 85% sangiovese 15% cabernet) - so - ws	n/a	****
1997	Felsina Berardenga Rancia, Chianti Classic Riserva From Szeto's Cellar, tasted blind. wet earth, cherry jam, astringent, tannic but short (relatively) in finish, tea, licorice, dried leaves. This is a chianti. Guessed right. - so - ws	n/a	****
1997	Antinori Tignanello, Toscana From Szeto's Cellar, tasted blind. meaty powerful yet elegant, cabernet fruit, blackberry, ripe tannin, very long finish. Thought it's Fontodi since Roy said Fontodi is a power house. See Fontodi above. - so - ws	n/a	*****