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Wines of the Night :

Ø 2005 Villa Sparina, Gavi di Gavi DOCG , Italy

Ø 2007 Domaine du Pegau, Chateauneuf du Page Cuvee Reservee Blanc, Southern Rhone, France

Ø 2004 Pegovino Vin de Pays d’Oc, Laurence Feraud (Pegau), Southern Rhone, France

Ø 2004 Pago Florentino Tinto, Ribera del Duero, Spain

Ø 2005 Altos Las Hormigas Reserva Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina

Ø 2004 Kallstadter Kobnert QmP, Beerenauslese, Pfalz, Germany [Grape: Ortega]

2005 Villa Sparina, Gavi di Gavi DOCG , Italy

Straw-yellow color. Fragrance of flowers and fruit with hints of peach.

Full and rich taste, soft and harmonical with tones of noble aromas, resulted from the complete ripening of the grapes.

Grape Variety – Cortese from the district of Gavi

Percentage of alcohol – 13 % by Vol.

2007 Domaine du Pegau, Chateauneuf du Page Cuvee Reservee Blanc, Southern Rhone, France

60% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 10% Roussanne, 10% Bourboulenc

There is only 1 hectare dedicated to the production of white Châteauneuf-du-Pape giving birth to approximately 2,000 bottles per vintage after a short maturing of 3-6 months in stainless steel vats. Its appealing complexity of melon, peach and minerals shall be enjoyed over the next 3 years.

〔昌昌話：極富變化, 層出不窮, 啖啖精采〕

2004 Pegovino Vin de Pays d’Oc, Laurence Feraud (Pegau), Southern Rhone, France

50% Grenache, 50% Syrah

An easy drinking fruity wine with hints of sweet spicy.

Pegovino is project runned by Laurence Féraud with a syndicate of growers to produce a “bistrot wine ”, charming and generous. Every year, Laurence visits the wineries to select lots of Syrah & Grenache in order to create her own blend. This work is expressed on the label by the mention “Sélectionné Par Laurence Féraud”.

2004 Pago Florentino Tinto, Ribera del Duero, Spain

Deep in color, this modern style tempranillo offers quite a bit for the buck. Notes of chocolate, smoke and black fruit on the nose. Full-bodied, velvety smooth and lush with more black fruit and chocolate on the palate. Very nice.

〔昌昌話：嗅完又飲, 飲完又嗒, 嗒完又嗅......〕

2005 Altos Las Hormigas Reserva Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina

Packed with ripe blueberry/blackberry fruit, this inky red has a suave palate feel and a long finish. Concentrated yet soft and well made indeed. Notes of cassis, dark berries, spice and hints of wood. A wonderful wine, will mature further but approachable now.

2004 Kallstadter Kobnert QmP, Beerenauslese, Pfalz, Germany

Grape: Ortega ; Alcohol content: 10%

Ortega ~ It is a White-wine grape named after the Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset. It is a cross of Muller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe (which is a Gewurztraminer-Madeleine Angevine hybrid).

The low-acid, high-sugar Ortega grape produces wines with delightful floral characteristics and hints of peach in both aroma and flavor.

mw 19-12-2008