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Red
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2021 Michelini i Mufatto Bierzo Post Crucifixion
Mencía more
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Post Crucifixion 2021, Bierzo Spain
Enchanting nose of flora, violets, mixed of ripe and fresh fruits, cherries, strawberries and sour plum, fresh herbs. Smooth transition and inviting entry, palate mainly echo the nose, lots of hidden characters still hidden under as the wine is still at her youth. Refine tannins with sufficient acidity in balanced, with some sweet spice and herbs within. Medium to full and substantial length in the finished. Approachable now to enjoy her beautiful flora nose or cellar for 4-5 years to uncover her hidden characters. 93-95 Pts
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Red
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2021 Michelini i Mufatto Bierzo Encrucijada
Mencía more
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Encrucijada 2021, Bizero Spain.
Fruit forwarding nose, black and red fruit, profound red cherry, sweet spice. Entry is so silky and velvet with refine tannins and balanced acidity with an elegant medium body mid palate. Rich characters, but are hidden within which needs few years of aging to integrate. Though approachable at a young age, but will be better after few years of aging. 92-94 Pts
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Red
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2018 Patrick Lesec Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Bargeton
Red Rhone Blend more
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Cuvée Bargeton CDP 2018
Decanted in small decanter 60 mins
Beautiful light purple color with slight orange, crystal clarity
The nose and palate is a total contrast to the color of the wine. Intense ripped fruits, mainly cherries and berries, aroma of nuts, herbaceous and Chinese spices. Though the wine is still young, transition and entry is pleasant and reasonably smooth. The palate is rather complex with firm tannins, which needs time to mature and developed towards her full potential. Reasonable finishes at this age. Suggest to revisit 3-5 years later. 91-93 pts
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Red
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2017 Podere San Cristoforo Maremma Toscana Carandelle
Sangiovese more
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22 Dec 2023
Podere San Christoforo Carandelle 2017
Paired with Chinese Cantonese cuisine @Jia He Grand Restaurant Singapore
Nice wine of 100% Sangiovese, Toscan. Uncorked and decant in the glass, 20-30 mins is good and ready to drink. A forward fruity nose, rich intense riped fruits, mainly cherries and berries, slight spice and fresh herbs, licorice, plummy after a while. Smooth entry, palate mainly echo the nose. Firm tannins but blends well with the wine with balanced acidity. The wine is ready now believed further development over time. Suggest start drinking now and observe her development over time. Should reach her peak in 2-3 years and continue to enjoy over the next 4-5 years. 90-91pts
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Red
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2016 Argiolas Riserva Senes
Cannonau di Sardegna
Cannonau, Grenache more
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Sense Riserva Argiolas 2016
Decant with small decanter 45 mins
Fresh and fruity nose, riped fruits, balanced red & black, raspberries, blueberries, herbaceous, asian spices. Easy entry, rich characters mainly echo the nose, mineral and herbaceous, firm tannins with right tone of acidity. Pretty long finish. Ready to drink from now and easily another 5-7 more years. 90 pts
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Red
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2002 Penfolds Grange
South Australia
Shiraz Blend, Syrah more
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Penfolds Grange 2002
Drank direct from bottle, opened 45 minutes before drinking, with all bros in HK. :)
This Penfolds was the thorn among roses.....very Aussie on the nose, very different over the other 3 bottles of Bordeaux. Color was bright, deep purple, with reasonable clarity. Though 21 years of age, nose was very refreshing, tons of fruits, intense red, strawberry, raspberry, with some blueberry. Very Aussie....greath strength, toasted herbs, slight oak, cedar, little oak, nice nose. Entry was extremely smooth, very silky, refine tannins, subdued acidity, she's at her prime.....enjoy for next 3-5 years. Mid palate was full, rich with strong characters, chewy and meaty. Long finished, lasted beyond 55 seconds. Drink within next 5 years before she goes downstream. 94 points.
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Red
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2000 Carruades de Lafite
Pauillac
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Chateau Carruades de Lafite 2000
Decant for 50 mins in small decanter, with great brothers over dinner in HK.
This aged has a nice color, deep ruby purple, good clarity and still looks fresh! Excellent storage! Fruity nose with naunce of berries, cherries, mainly black, some strawberries. Toasted fresh herbs and morning greens, cedar, licorice, baked tomatoes. Rather complex nose. Seemless transition with smooth entry, palate is very elegance with rather complex characters, mainly echo the nose. Medium to full body, refine tannins with balanced acidity, feels slightly tapering down stream towards the end. 40-45 seconds finish. Drink now or within next 3 years. 93 points.
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Red
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1994 Château Angélus
St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Chateau Angelus 1994
Drank direct from bottle after opening for 45 mins, with good brothers and nice cosy Chinese restaurant in HK.
Wine of great age, ruby red, garnet purple with nice orange rim. Profound old barn nose, very leathery, old french oak, earthy, with asian herbs, star anise, mushrooms, cigar box. Rich palate, with silky smooth tannins and refine acidity. Complex characters with multi layers, evolving over each pour, rich mineral, chewy and meaty. Medium to full body with great length lasting close to a minute at finished. 95+ points.
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Red
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2009 Château Haut-Bailly
Pessac-Léognan
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Chateau Haut Bailly 2009
Direct from bottle with 2 hours of decanting, with great ambience and brothers in HK.
Rather closed from start, takes long time to opens up. This wine is rather young to drink now, but from the nose and palate, she's well structured and meant for aging over few decades. Deep garnet purple, fresh and sparking clarity. Nose with ripe fruits, mainly black with red and blue, berries and raspberries. Toasted fresh herbs, forest grounds and slight earthy with cedar. Entry was rather smooth, though at this young age, elegance with firm tannins and fresh acidity. Complex character lays deep within, needs time for all to emerge, likely through longer cellaring or slow decanting under 16-18 deg C for few hours. Very nice finished, long, mineral with undiscovered elements. Great wine, best drink 5 years later and enjoy for next 15-20 years. 94-97points
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Red
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2012 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Pessac-Léognan
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2012
Drink direct from bottle with great friends in HK.
It was unfortunate to have drank this wine without a proper Bordeaux glass, unable to release her full potentials! However, the legendary Smith Haut Lafitte never disappoint! Nose was great, intense, fruity with profound black and blue fruits, rich and firmed, sea breeze with a little oak. Entry was rather tight initially, needs time, especially with smaller glasses. Given sufficient time, the wine becomes more expressive, rich minerals with strong characters evolving with multi layers! Tannins is still firm, with great supporting acidity. Lasting finished with reach palate that stays in the throat beyond a minute! 92-94 points
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Red
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2012 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Chateau Lagrange 2012
Dirnk direct from bottle, with great friends in HK.
Subdued nose from start! Allowing a little time, nose emerged with rich fruitiness, mainly red fruits, cherries, strawberry, blue berries. Light herbs. Elegant entry, smooth, palate with rich tannins, balanced acidity, mainly echo her nose! Finished is rather shot though! 90 points
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Red
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2012 Château Léoville Barton
St. Julien
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Chateau Leoville Barton 2012
Drink direct from bottle,with few good buddies in HK!
Leoville Barton is a classic wine, with rich nose consisting of berries, cherries , red & blue fruits. Slightly old barn, a little earthy, with some sweetnest on the palate, Entry was inviting, firm tannins with balance acidity, slight plummy, rich minerals with multi layers of character uncovered over time. Sufficient long finished, lasted 55 seconds of more. 91+ points. Great value wine? Cheers!
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Red
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2010 Château Montrose
St. Estèphe
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Chateau Montrose 2010
Decant for >60 mins in small decanter, with great buddy on HK.
Great vintage with great nose, complex, rich fruits, cherries & berries, blue fruits with light plums. Herbaceous, earthy, sligh oak. Smooth transition from nose to entry, elegance and palate mainly echo her nose. Personal opinion, drink a little early, potential for great growth! Finished is long, everlasting, lingers within the hind of your throat. Excellent wine. 94-97..... patience tells. Cheers!
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Red
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1997 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707
South Australia
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Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon 707
Decant for 20 mins in small decanter, with great company in HK.
Profound nose with rich multi layers, riped black fruits, berries, chilie spice, herbs. No gap between transition, the palate is great, still robust, no sign of down streem. Excellent strength and power! No compromise in her length in finishing...lasted more than 60 seconds! Great wine! Cheers!
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Red
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2002 Château Mouton Rothschild
Pauillac
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2002
Decant with small decanter for 30 mins, drink with good company in HK. :)
Excellent nose with multi layers, first with rich roped fruits, mainly black and blue, berries and cherries. Rich oak, light Asian spice, earthy and forest grounds. Entry is elegance, rich with layers emerging with every pour. Everlasting characters evolving. Finished with spice lingers within the throat for beyond a minute. Great wine though it's not a sparkling vintage! Cheers!
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Red
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1989 Penfolds Grange
South Australia
Shiraz Blend, Syrah more
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Penfolds Grange 1989
Drink without decant, with good company in HK.
Great nose, naunce of riped fruits, spice, more towards red fruits, still fruity from start. Though 34 years, no feeling of going down stream! Entry is silky smooth, elegant tannins, rich with light spice, stable acidity. Complex characters, very rich, slight herbs with little sweetness towards the end. Finished is reasonable, but expected to be longer. Great wine at her age! Cheers!
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Red
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2014 Firriato Etna Rosso Riserva Signum Aetnae
Etna DOC
Nerello Mascalese more
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Signum Aetnae, Etna Rosso Riserva 2014
Tasted @ Firriato Mt Etna
Nice color, light and orange rim, crystal clear. Nose of ripped fruits, more red than black, cherries, a little blueberries and strawberries. Spice, leathery, earthy, morning greens and herbs. Entry was elegant, smooth and savoury, firm tannins and balanced acidity. Mid palate is rich and powerful, also echo the nose. Everlasting finish, lasted more than a minute. Thought drinkable now, but suggest to revisit 4-5 years later. 92 pts, 92-95 pts
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Red
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2016 Firriato Terre Siciliane Santagostino Rosso Baglio Soria
Red Blend more
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Santagostino Baglio Soria, 2016
Paired with Fish & Pasta @ Trattoria Saltimnocca Da Giancario, Catania, Sicily, Italy.
Deep garnet purple, bright and crystal clear. Nose with slight flora, spice and herbaceous, earthy, morning greens, complex. Easy entry with strong & rich character, echo the nose, riped black & red fruits with strong minerals, more black fruits with small blend of blue fruits. Rich blackcurrant, berries and slight strawberries. Finished is deep and rich, tobacco emerged towards the end. Good value wine. 90-91 pts
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Red
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2018 Cantina della Vernaccia Cannonau di Sardegna Corash
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Corash Cannonau did Sardegna, Riserva, 2018
Pair with Lamb Chop @ Restaurante Caesar, Munich
Direct from bottle with little decant. Nose of fresh Asian spice, herbs, balance of red & blue fruits, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and red cherries. Entry is inviting, easy drinking with firm tannins and strong acidity, ageing would likely improve and subside her tannins, rich character with a flavor of roasted cherry tomatoes, mainly echo the nose. Rather balanced wine, and reasonable finished. Could improve with few years in the cellar. Drink now or re-visit 2 years later. 88-90 pts
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Red
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2004 Château Léoville Barton
St. Julien
Red Bordeaux Blend more
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Ch Leoville Barton, 2004
Red dark ruby with rim of orange, good clarity. Inviting nose, old barn, leathery, mineral, pencil shavings, earthy with mushroom, asian spices and herbs.....rich! Entry is silky smooth, savory, meaty, bacon, plummy, dried dates. Mid palate is full, rich, layers and layers reveals. Tannins is still firm, but refine, balanced acidity....feeling the wine is reaching her peak, will hold for next 5 to 6 years. Finished is pretty round, lasting, lingers behind the throat, lasted beyond a minute.....92+ pts
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Red
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2004 Mr. Riggs Shiraz
McLaren Vale
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Mr. Riggs Shiraz, Magnum 2004
Deep ruby garnet color with good clarity. Decant for 2 hours in bottle, ready to drink after that. Nose of riped fruits, concentrated with black, though this is a Shiraz, berries, cherries, blueberries. Plummy with rich character, light spice, slight oak, little earthy. Entry is smooth, savory, medium body and palate mainly echo the nose. All tannins has subsided, mild acidity, tapering....Finished is pleasant, mid length. Consume within next 3 years. 90 pts
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Red
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2013 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese more
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Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino 2013
Decant in small decanter for 120 mins.
Light garnet, orange toumaline color, crystal clearity. This is a classic Brunello di Montalcino. Nose was rather shy initially, over time opens up with riped red and blue fruits, cherry, strawberry, blueberry and some wild raspberry. Fresh toasted herbs with asian spices, green capsicum and earthy undertone. Entry is subdued, starts to be more expressive after few seconds while the wine fills up the palate, medium to full body, very firm tannins with balance and fresh acidity. Mainly echo the nose, with mineral and strong spice. Finishing is of reasonable length, lasted 45 secs or longer. Though this wine is already 9 years old, still at her youth. Still room for maturity over next 5-7 years and enjoy there after over 6-8 years. 91-93 pts
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Red
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2005 Guelbenzu Ribera del Queiles Lautus
Red Blend more
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Guelbenzu Ribera del Queiles Lautus 2005
Decant in small decanter for 120mins.
Nose of intense riped fruits, balanced of red, black and blue, bouquet of wild cherries and berries, herbs and spices, pencil shavings, slight oak. Entry is smooth and savory, firm tannins and acidity even though a 17 years old wine, plummy and mineral, rich character with multi layers uncovered over time. Palate mainly echo the nose, almost full body. Finish is of good length, lingers in the throat for more than a minute! Good value wine that's still room to age. Chances to reach her peak in 2-3 years and continue to enjoy for next 5-7 years. 92-93 pts
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Red
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2014 Gramercy Cellars Syrah John Lewis Reserve
Walla Walla Valley
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Gramercy Cellars Syrah John Lewis Reserve 2014.
Decant in small decanter and tasted over 2 nights. This wine is still at her very youth, need long gentle decanting. Tasted the 1st evening after 90 mins decanting with a small decanter, the wine was extremely tight and unopen! Swirling the wine in a large wine glass, sipping to explore, seems needs much longer time. However, on the 2nd evening, the wine is more ready. While still decanting and in parallel allowing the wine to warm up to serving temperature, 18-20 deg C, the nose started to brightens up with intense riped fruits, though the colour is dark, ruby purple, the nose tends to be more biased to red fruits, strawberry, raspberry, red cherry and blueberry, rich spice, with a little sweet tobacco. At this juncture, entry is silky and gorgeous, rich characters but not overwhelmed, very elegant and rounded mid palate, medium to full body. Tannins is rather firm with fresh acidity, medium to long finished. Transition from start to finish is seamless, patience is the key element to enjoy this wine. Suggest to keep aside and re-explore after 3-4 years. Enjoy 5-7 years there after. 91-93 pts
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Red
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2015 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese more
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Castello Brunello di Montalcino 2015
Decant in small decanter for 30 mins, in wine glass for 30 mins. Young but approachable, nose of riped fruits, mainly red, red cherry and raspberries, blueberry, herbaceous, fresh spices, cedar, fragrance of fresh oak.
Elegance entry with welcoming fresh herbs and spices, due to her youthfulness, sour cherry. Mid palate is medium body with firm tannins with fresh acidity. Finishing is of medium length, could likely improve with further aging. Keep for 3 years to explore her full potential. 91-92 pts.
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