Dinner Party @ The Lane

一連三晚都是與酒有緣。

星期六晚老友記生日 ~ 流浮山海鮮酒宴。飯後移師私人會所繼續下半場。

星期日，榮幸地在 J 小姐家中作客，享受美酒、豐富骨膠原晚宴。

今晚 與 AWC10 的酒友們渡過一個愉快的晚上。

席間有些朋友告訴我，很喜歡我個 Blog，因為人生觀很鼓勵性、積極、樂觀。如果心情欠佳時，會看看我提議的態度及方法，可以醒醒神。如果是真的，我實在太開心了！不期望每個朋友都喜歡自己，只希望起碼有些朋友會欣賞自己所做、所說的！謝謝！

mw 05-05-2008

Wine of the Night

Tenuta Terre Nere Bianco, Sicilia, IGT, Italy 2005

The Terre Nere is comprised of 100% Nerello Mascalese, a native Sicilian grape, grown in the Guardiola vineyard at 800-900 meters above sea level on the north side of Mount Etna.

Irvine Pinot Gris, Eden Valley, South Australia 2006

Very much the Alsace style with power and deep flavour of ripe pear.  It is soft, full and rich and somewhat like the green Packham pear when fully ripe.  So much fruit in the taste without sugar, and deep unctuous flavour, leaving the palate clean and rewarded.

Caggiano Antonio Fiagre, IGT, Campania, Italy 2005

The wine is a blend of Fiano and Greco partially aged in barriques; the colour is brilliant straw yellow with intense pear, tangerine and mixed fruits bouquet with white flowers and orange blossoms.  The flavour is full, fresh, and persistent with a spicy and tangy acidity.

Markus Molitor Trabacher Schlossberg Spatburgunder, Mosel Valley, Germany 2002

The plentiful rainfall meant we had to select strictly for healthy grapes, resulting unfortunately in yields of little more than 20 hl/ha. However, water management in this vintage was good, resulting in wines high in extract and minerals, with elegant, typical Brugundy fruit, cherry notes on the nose. Decidedly hearty and dry, with firm but not aggressive tannins. A juicy, animating style that also promises good maturation potential.

Chateau Moulin La Graviere, AOC Pomerol, France 2002

Ruby colour. Lots of red fruits, sweet spicy in aromas & palate. Well balanced with fine tannins & elegant fruit acidity; ends with a clean & firm finish.

Cascabel Fleurieu Shiraz, McLaren Vale, South Australia 2005

Rich bouquet of red berries, strawberries, blackberries and currants complexed with licoriced bitter chocolate with a camphor and damp earth.  Medium to full-bodied and beautifully textured palate with a light earthy tone, with well integrated fine tannins and acidity. Only 540 dozen produced!

Joseph Moda Amarone Cabernet Merlot, Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2003

This distinctive wine, made from dried Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot fruit, reveals a dense ruby purple garnet colour and a big sweet, toasty nose filled with aromas of melted asphalt, black currants, damp earth and plums.  Rich, full-bodied, and chewy, this is a singularly styled wine which is successful.

Vina Igneus Mas Igneus FA11297, Priorato, Spain 1997

Dense Stuff offering very ripe fruits and velvety texture before a very fine fruit and nut finish.

Silver Medal – 1999 International Wine Challenge, London, UK

Le Macioche Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2000

With integrated leather, dried fruit, and tomato aromas, this is just what textbook Brunello is all about. It’s sly, deep and complex, albeit a wee bit tight and tangy. Time should soften it up, and then it will deliver all the goods.

Cascina Gilli Malvasia, Castelnuovo, Italy 2006

A beautifully made and deliciously sweet wine with a bit of fizz. Enjoy chilled!

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