RC's corporate 15th anniversary dinner banquet, Asia Society

Hong Kong
Tasted Wednesday, November 30, 2022 by ilee with 76 views

Introduction

With all these years of COVID restrictions in Hong Kong, I'd not been to a large social gathering since Christmas of 2019. It's a relief therefore that as this year's holiday season approaches, many restrictions are also falling away, finally. And we can hang out with lots of other people again!

RC's dinner banquet featured great company, terrific speeches, and a wonderful lineup of wines. I spent the next day in a pleasant fog...

Congrats on the 15th anniversary RC, thanks for the invite!

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • 2012 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux

    Magnum bottle. Lightly perfumed nose of spring flowers and pomelo rind. Fresh and crispy lemony flavors on the palate, this wine is vibrant and light on its feet despite its age. A perfect foil the butter seared cod served at dinner.

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  • 2012 Château Pape Clément Blanc 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Rich bouquet of honeysuckle, baked green apples and brown toast on the nose. Swirling and sniffing this, I thought for a moment I had poked my nose into a glass of young Sauternes! Fulsome on the palate, with deep and round mineral and floral flavors, this wine is sumptuous without being heavy. Most enjoyable.

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  • 2007 Château Mouton Rothschild 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Whoa! When you see the big sheep being poured at a dinner party for 200+ guests, you know the host is serious. And so you have to rise to the occasion: be on best behavior, restrained almost, no stumbling about and slurring of speech. Because you want to be invited back!

    Clear bright ruby in the glass; gorgeous classic blackcurrant and cassis nose, darkly elegant, with light notes of ash, tar and cedar. Medium bodied on the palate, the tannins are still prominent though very finely knit into a tight silky mesh around the black fruit. There is a smooth complexity in the medium finish. Still 5-7 years from full maturity, but very drinkable. A perfect party Mouton, apparently there's such a thing!

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