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2009年7月4日星期六

六月之星 FAC 意大利酒宴 (Part 2)

"初戀"

Palazzi Rosso Di Toscana IGT 1999, Tuscany Italy

Grape Variety – 50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot

AM 大哥奉獻的 "初戀"，為這夜增添了不少色彩，還勾起大家不少初戀的回憶及話題 ….. 最後有一句總結是：『初戀係要有〝渣〞拿的！』

Arnaldo Caprai, Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG 1997

Grape Variety – 100% Sagrantino

Sagrantino is an Italian grape variety that is indigenous to the region of Umbria in Central Italy, and makes some of that region's most distinctive wines. The origins of the grape are widely disputed, but what is known is that it was used primarily for dessert wines for many years, the grape being dried in the passito style, much like a Recioto di Valpolicella.

At some point, the wines were made in a dry style, and that is how they are primarily produced today. The grape is one of the most tannic varieties in the world, and creates wines that are inky purple with an almost-black center. The bouquet is one of dark, brooding red fruits with hints of plum, cinnamon, spicy and earth, full-bodied and alcoholic strength between 13 and 15 percent degrees.

The Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG requires 100 percent sagrantino used, with a required 28 months aging before release. Sagrantino is of excellent storability. A more approachable and affordable Montefalco Rosso usually contains only 10-15% sagrantino and allows up to 70 percent Sangiovese and other grapes in the blend.

Arnaldo Caprai is the acknowledged leader in the production of top quality Sagrantino di Montefalco.

Armando Piazzo, Barbaresco DOCG Riserva 2001

Grape Variety – 100% Nebbiolo

Cigliuti, Barbaresco DOCG Serraboella 2001

Grape Variety – 100% Nebbiolo

Giovanni Rosso, Barolo Cerretta DOCG 2000

Grape Variety – 100% Nebbiolo

Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo Cannubi S.Lorenzo Rocche DOCG 2000

Grape Variety – 100% Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo produces lightly colored red wines can be highly tannic in youth with scents of tar and roses. As they age, the wines take on a characteristic brick-orange hue at the rim of the glass and mature to reveal other aromas and flavors such as violets, tar, wild herbs, cherries, raspberries, truffles, tobacco, and prunes. Nebbiolo wines can require years of aging to balance the tannins with other characteristics.

They’re characterized as being rich, full-bodied and chewy. These wines often have a high alcohol content (13% and above), as well as fairly substantial tannins, both of which are easily supported by the wine’s hefty fruit flavors.

Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that enjoys the moderate summers and long autumns of Piedmont and Lombardy, requiring as much ripening time as possible to balance its natural high acidity. The Nebbiolo grape is also known as Chiavennasca, Picotener or Picutener, Pugent, and Spanna or Spana.

Romano Dogliotti, Moscato d'Asti DOCG Caudrina 2005

Grape Variety – 100% Moscato bianco

The Moscato grape, the most renown of aromatic varieties, requires a specific technique to preserve all the grape’s fragrance in the wine. The nose is fruity and aromatic, with hints of the grape itself, rose petals, yellow peaches, honey and lime flowers. A sweet, fresh and inviting wine, with a stimulating acidity.

詳細酒評請參看AM Blog ~

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/amoksf108/article?mid=16884

好友共聚、把酒言歡、賞心樂事！

希望大家都滿意小妹這次的安排。

Part 1 ~

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/mariawan-blog/article?mid=3232

mw 06-06-2009

六月之星 FAC 意大利酒宴 (Part 1)

六月有很多朋友生日。

這夜為三位六月之星 FAC (Fly, AM, Celia) 及一眾好朋友安排了一個小型意大利酒宴。

選址不作他想，還是鍾情 Ricky大哥的 Le Mieux Bistro。

無他，對食物水準及處理餐酒與配套都信心十足。

Fresh Oyster with Seafood Jelly and Asian Salsa Verde

Iberico Ham with Soft-Boiled Egg

Truffle Brie de Meaux Cheese and White Asparagus

French Gratinated Onion Soup

Roasted Pork Shoulder with Baked Mushroom Tomato Sauce

Pasta with Red Wine Beef Rib

Confit of Young Pigeon and Lamb Rack Fillet

最愛見到 Ricky 大哥的招牌四萬笑哈哈！

Wine of the night ~

今次特別揀選了一些較稀有的葡萄品種與大家分享

Ø La Colombera, Timorasso 2005

Ø Gravner, Ribolla Gialla Anfora, Venezia Giulia IGT 2001

Ø Palazzi Rosso Di Toscana IGT 1999 , Tuscany Italy

Ø Arnaldo Caprai, Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG 1997

Ø Armando Piazzo, Barbaresco DOCG Riserva 2001

Ø Cigliuti, Barbaresco DOCG Serraboella 2001

Ø Giovanni Rosso, Barolo Cerretta DOCG 2000

Ø Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo Cannubi S. Lorenzo Rocche DOCG 2000

Ø Romano Dogliotti, Moscato d'Asti DOCG Caudrina 2005

La Colombera, Timorasso 2005

Grape Variety – 100% Timorasso

差一點絕種而被救活過來的葡萄 ~

Timorasso hails from south-eastern Piedmont, and more specifically, from the Colli Tortonesi (the hills around the small city of Tortona) which is bounded by the Langhe, The Monferrato Hills, and the Oltrepo` Pavese regions. Timorasso is not the rarest of rare Italian grape varieties, but it probably sits in the “second tier” of rarities.

After being forgotten during the Eighties, it was then re-discovered by different wine-dressers. Cited in the wines list of some among the best Italian and foreign restaurants, this wine is more and more appreciated and together with Barbera and Cortese best represents the current quality offer of the Tortona region.

Timorasso has exceedingly thick skins, of which can lend the wine a highly structured, almost “tannic” quality. Further, the berries, when fully ripe, are very sweet, and therefore Timorasso can and does produce very full-bodied, high alcohol wines.

In the first year after its production the Timorasso is rather bland and unimpressive. It needs time. Pure varietal Timorasso will only show its real value and riches when it starts developing tertiary aromas in the bottle, and is then transformed from a “dumb” wine to one that is capable of real excellence.

Gravner, Ribolla Gialla Anfora, Venezia Giulia IGT 2001

Grape Variety – 100% Ribolla Gialla

Ribolla Gialla is grown in Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Slovenia, where it’s known as Rebula, and in Greece, where it’s called Robola. Ribolla's been grown in Friuli since the twelfth century and is thought to be a native of this region, although there's some speculation that it has Greek origins. This variety produces dry, crisp, citrus-flavored wines that are medium-bodied and deeply colored. Ribolla will stand some aging, during which time it becomes richer and softer.

Serving this wine slightly chilled is better than attending it cold like normal white wine.

When it comes to winemaking there's New World, and there's Old World.

In a world where "traditional" or "natural" winemaking has now become a self imposed designation of the most extreme proponents of biodynamic and non-interventionalist winemaking, Josko Gravner puts them all to shame.

Josko Gravner is without doubt one of the most radical wine-makers on the Italian scene. The producer's philosophy is that the life of a wine begins in the vineyard; therefore, he tries to minimize his interference with the wine's natural 'growth', aiming to strenghten its ties with the land of origin. Gravner has also chosen not to filter his wines and to avoid using fertilizers, staking everything on an extreme work in the vineyard, and hardly using any sulphurous anhydride at all.

In the course of his ongoing experimentation and research, directed to the production of wines as 'natural' as possible, Gravner has gradually dropped wooden fermenting vats in favour of Georgian clay amphorae which he partially buries in the ground of the cellar, just like the ancient Romans used to do.

to Part 2 .....

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/mariawan-blog/article?mid=3301