Crown Wine Cellars, 18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong
Tasted Thursday, March 20, 2014 by Goldstone with 558 views
A great evening at Crown to welcome Ann Colgin with a well-attended tasting followed by a smaller dinner in the Library.
There were around 8-10 Colgin wines for tasting but most were much too young to appreciate so I laser-beamed on the pick of the bunch.
Greg D'eeb had asked us in advance to provide a good bottle of Burgundy as a prelude to Ann Colgin's wines and, as usual, many people over compensated. Some I could not capture the detail of- one that got away was a Coche Dury 2000 I scored 94 but I didn't identify the precise wine -but my other highlights were:
Which all came from the Estate except for an easily-identified 'ringer'.
Several of the Guys insisted on raiding their cellars for a few more wines, which were generally presented blind and few of which I recorded in sufficient detail. But the stand-out was clear...........
I was really impressed by Ann Colgin's signature of freshness, elegance and restrained linearity in her winemaking and how she achieves this with wines that typically contain 15% alcohol.
2006 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
My first outing with this vintage. Very light. Dances on the tongue. Very more-ish. Seems like a vintage to drink young rather than to keep.
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