20th Wedding Anniversary Weekend

St. Regis Hotel, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tasted Friday, June 28, 2019 - Saturday, June 29, 2019 by Goldstone with 102 views

Introduction

A fabulous one-night 'staycation, at the newly-opened St. Regis Hotel....thank you Derek Flint and your immaculate team.

Flight 1 - Dinner at 'Lenvol' (3 Notes)

Chef Olivier personally cooked a 5-course degustation menu for the two of us as we've already eaten most of the dishes from the standard menus since the recent opening.

  • NV Agrapart Champagne Grand Cru Terroirs Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 92 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    (6/28/2019)

    From the 'L'envol' Restaurant wine list - en magnum. Scintillating. razor sharp and so precise. If blind, I would have guessed Blanc de Noir rather than Blanc de Blancs.....so I'm guessing that it is very low dosage.

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  • 2015 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée Vieilles Vignes 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

    (6/28/2019)

    From the 'L'envol' restaurant wine list.....apparently a very small production. Very light gold. Very lifted immediate nose, fresh banana, lemons and white peach, more banana. Palate is sharply precise but warmly rounded, immediately heady and rounded and resonant. Gosh, this is lovely. Sophisticated. Rounded. Really resonant. Fabulous with the Langoustine/Caviar and Sea Bass/ Italian Dried Caviar dishes. I love this....and it just got better and better with extended time in the glass.

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  • 1990 Joseph Drouhin Corton 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

    (6/28/2019)

    Opened for an hour to breathe but not decanted. Dusky velvet red translucent/transparent. Nose is strawberry and dew-soaked dawn woodland, so light and with only the merest hint of compote fruit. Palate is absolutely gorgeous lightness, purity, secondary elements but still total freshness and a massive light but powerful reverberance and resonance inside the head on the finale. So smooth and sophisticated.....fabulous with slow-cooked duck and surprisingly powerful enough to then compliment a plate of strong French artisanal cheeses.Wow.....the best showing yet from a case purchased on late release from the Drouhin family cellars in 2014. 95+.

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Flight 2 - Saturday Lunch at Run Restaurant (1 Note)

A light but exquisite Dim Sum lunch at the Cantonese restaurant in the hotel.

Closing

Absolutely fabulous......

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