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Monday, October 04, 2010

Baby girl coming to town

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Kumala Western Cape Pinotage Cinsault 2007

Name: Kumala
Vinyard: Kumala, Worcester/ Swartland
Country: South Africa
Style: Full bodied
Grape: Pinotage & Cinsault
Country: South Africa
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol % 13.5
Size: 75cl
Very attractive bright red, contains plum fruit and some hints of cigar on the nose. Rich nuttiness follows through on the palate but it boasts a good tannin balance and a lingering after taste with a slight hint of chocolate and mocha.
A perfect accompaniment to fillet steak, lamb chops or a hearty stew.
My taste note: Closely full bodied, bamboo leaf aroma with earthly spicy taste. Finish with cigar hit. Below RM45, Two glasses out of five

Grand Sud Grenache 2007 Vin De Pays D'oc

Grand Sud Grenache 2007
Produced by: Les Grands Chais de France
Type: Vin de Pays d`Oc Red wine, medium sweet
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Varietals: Grenache
Wine-making: The grapes are harvested at perfect maturity, de-stemmed, crushed and left to ferment for 6 to 12 days. the must is reguarly pumped over to release the color of the skins.
Color: clear, of medium intensity, garnet red, with hints of purple.
Nose: intense aromas of berries and red fruit, such as cherries, blackcurrant and raspberries.
Palate: a pleasant, rich and very round wine with lasting aromas and a good length.
Recommendations: this red wine may be served with cured meats, salads and cheeses. However, it will be enjoyed even more on its own or with desserts.
My taste note: Medium bodied, sweet gum aromas with hit finish. Medium sweet. Below RM45, one glass out of five.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Castillo De Molina Pinot Noir 2007 Reserva

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Origin: This wine is obtained from Pinot Noir grapes from central Valley - approximately half from the Curico Valley and Coastal Maipo Valley. The vineyards are planted on gentle hills, vertically trellised and drip irrigated.

Harvest: The grapes are hand harvested during last week of March and the first week of April. The vineyard yield were 8 tons per hectare.

Vinification: Following 3 days cold soak, alcoholic fermentation took place with selected yeats at contolled temparatus of 25-27'C with 4 short pumpovers per day. Total maceration was 15 days and 100% of final blend was aged for 10 months in French oak barrel, 30% new.

Colour: Light but brilliant ruby red

Aroma: Present aromas of red fruit such berries, Cherries, and plums, which well balanced with toasted note from oak aging.

Palate: Fresh and fruity, with delicate, soft, and harmonious tannins, with a long finish. Drink now or hold 3-4 years

Alcohol: 13.8%

My drinking note: Light bodied, fruit aroma, medium acidity and finish short. Price below Rm60, a glass mark out of five for it.

Cork remover and Wine saver

Vacu Vin wine saver bought from Isetan sales, 20% discount on retail price RM79.90. Good stuff to keep the wine since I always drinking alone at home.

My Lever-Style Corkscrews, RM80+ from Parkson super market. It speed up open the cork could reached 8 bottle in a minute.

Torres Coronas Tempranillo 2006

The winery : Bodegas Miguel Torres
Appellation of origin: Cataluña (Catalogne, Spain)
Grape varieties: 86% Tempranillo, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon
Date grapes picked:
Tempranillo (From 7 September onwards)
Cabernet Sauvignon (From 10 September onwards)
Vinification:
Number of days of skin contact: 10 days
Number of days of fermentation: 1 week
Type of fermentation: Stainless steel tanks, under controlled temperature.
Fermentation temperature: 27-28ºC
Length and type of aging:
Aged for 9 months in French oak
Approximate lifespan in a proper cellar: 5-8 years
Alcohol level: 13.95 %
pH: 3.53
Acid level: 5.3 g/L (tartaric)
Residual sugar: 2.3 g/L

My drinking note: Medium body cherry color, elegant aroma with fruit. Smooth varietal tannins with big finnish. 3.5 glasses out of 5 for it.

Those corks almost break my arm when lift it up

Cheeky Little Red 2007

The winery : Hawke's Bay Babich
Region : East Coast, New Zealand.
Vintage : 2007
My taste note : Easy-drinking blend has a spicy with gentle tannins. Drink in wine house, below RM100. Marked one and half glasses out of five.

Regal rouge 2006 Vin de Pays d'OC

Baron de Sillac Merlot 2006 Vin de Pays d'OC

J.P. Chenet Cabernet - Syrah 2007

J.P.CHENET CABERNET SYRAH Vin de Pays d’Oc
Grape variety: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Syrah
Geography: The Vin de Pays d'Oc region is located in Languedoc-Roussillon in the south of France.
Soil: The types of soil vary considerably across the Vins de Pays d'Oc vine-growing region and include sand, clay-limestone and schist.
Wine-making: Grapes harvested at peak ripeness, destalked and trodden before being fermented for 6-12 days at controlled temperatures (around 30°C) and gently pressed.
Service: This wine is best served at a temperature between 16 and 18°C.
Food matching: This wine can accompany a wide variety of dishes including red meats, cold cuts, salads and most cheeses.

My taste note: Light bodied, friut aroma with acidity level and tannic. A Vin de Pays d'Oc below RM40, mark one and half glasses out of five.

Ruffino Chianti 2008

VINTAGE: 2008
GRAPE VARIETALS : A minimum of 75% Sangiovese plus other varieties admitted by code production, such as Canaiolo and Colorino.
VINEYARDS : From grapes grown in the best-known wine-growing regions of Chianti.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING : The grapes were harvested beginning from the end of September.
Alcoholic fermentation, usually aided by racking and punching down, continued for about 2 weeks at an average temperature of 26°C in temperature-controlled stainless-steel and concrete vats.
The wine is aged for 4 months in stainless steel and concrete vats and then in bottle.
Alcohol content: 12.5% vol.
Colour: Ruby red
Aroma: As always this Chianti features a deliciously vinous bouquet, where the floral and fruity notes lead towards a finish of slightly spicy scents of wild cherry and hazelnuts.
Tasting profile: Medium-bodied, Chianti Ruffino is pleasantly fruity, harmonious and persistent.
A young Sangiovese which can be perfectly matched with a wide variety of traditional Italian dishes.
In production since the beginning of the twentieeth century

My taste note : Young wine, medium bodied with floral aromas. A round wine above RM60, two glasses out of five mark.

Trivento Tribu Pinot Noir 2009

Vintage : 2009
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Tupungato, Mendoza. Argentina
Brigh deep ruby red
Fruity aromas of plums and cherries combine with fine confiture notes
Pleasant palate with soft oak touches, round and persistent tannis.

My taste note: Young Pinot Noir wine, light bodied. Flora and fruity aromas with balanced tannic. Pinot Noir wine under RM40, three glasses out of five.

Trapiche Oak Cask Malbec 2006

Region Mendoza
Grape type Malbec
Producer Bodegas Trapiche
Colour Red
Wine style Midweight oaked red
Bottle size 75cl
Vintage 2006
Alcoholic 13.5%
Description:
Dense, deep purple colour, the wine is an attractive marriage of ripe fruit and oak, with the palate showing that characteristic Malbec edge. Good length and a certain satisfying elegance, from this very old established Argentinean producer. (And which was also the first ever to be awarded "winery of the year".)
My taste note: Medium bodied with fruity aromas. Medium acidity and tannin, oak finish spicy and short. RM100 drinking in house. Two glasses out of five.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Chateau Les Tuileries

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Hugh Johnson's book

Last friday book fair at Hotel Sri Petaling. I bought this Hugh Johnson's pocket wind book 2010. It selling at Kinokuniya around RM100 but I get it at RM60 at book fair.

I think, this is my first Bordeaux, Montagne Saint-Emillion 2006 bottled at Bernard Taillan.

由BERNARD TAILLAN(MERLAUT家族酒商)收购葡萄汁后混合装瓶而成