Pinot Mania @ Yung Kee (in progress)

Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc Reserve 2001
The making of sauvignon blanc with heavy oak treatment, which is a clone of Pouilly Fume, has been one of the successes of Robert Mondavi’s Winery. The wine was in light gold color with very high acidity. Nose was full of smoke and coconut oil, while fruitiness like green apple and pear were still prominent. A forward wine which was definitely a nice starter of the night.

Benoit Chablis 1er cru 2001
Nose with nice buttery and creamy aroma while citrus fruits were clear. A bit out of my expectation was that she was rather simple on palate with little mineral and medium acidity.

Verget Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Chenevottes 2003
A very expressive wine with strong creamy vanilla nose, and also ripe yellow and stone fruits like pear, peach, apricot, etc. Bitterness of chardonnay was noticeable on palate, which was balanced by the medium-high acidity and strong fruitiness. Modern style Burgundy white.

Leroy Meursault 1er Cru, Blagny 2002
Leroy is always Leroy, which is equivalent to the term of elegancy and beauty. Nose was not too strong when first poured into glass, maybe affected by the low temperature of the wine. Yet, throughout the night, she just performed like a sophisticated lady who was able to show her attractiveness but not too overwhelmingly. Nice citrus nose and taste, with complexity of gun flint, blossom and white flower.

Chateau de Pommard 1997
Pommard is an area famous for strength of their wine as compare with other regions of Burgundy, and this bottle was a stereotype of Pommard for sure. Full of red fruit like cherry, strawberry, raspberry, etc. while vegetal note of cabbage were all consolidate in the wine. Pronounced nose and palate, a very nice food wine.

Faiveley Echezeaux Grand Cru 2002 (? Not sure the vintage)
If Pommard is the name for strength in terms of area, then Faiveley is the name for power in terms of domaine. Very well structure wine, with strong nose of black and red fruit (blackberry, dark cherry, raspberry, plum, etc.) and strong tannin on palate. The fine tannin and med-high acidity suggested that the wine should have a huge potential for ageing. If I have another bottle of this wine, I would definitely keep her until at least 10 years later.

Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 2002
Elegant and traditional style of Burgundy wine, a slim and charming lady indeed. With delicate nose of red fruit and vegetal note, she was a bit overshadowed by the previous two powerful wine. If chances arise, this should be drunk in the first place to let everyone understand her true image.

Bass Philips Premium 2004
New World Pinot Noir which was focus on the performance of fruitiness and balance. Lovely red cherry and strawberry nose, with nice vanilla and caramel note, she was very smooth and balanced on palate. Hint of sweet tone was noted also.

Chateau Pichon Baron 1986
I failed to give her a chance to show herself, as I wrongly believed that she should not be decanted. When first poured into the glass, she was still very close like a shy girl, just showed minor tone of branches, mushroom, green pepper, blackcurrant, herbs. Throughout the night, she evolved into different tastes, black fruit, tea leaves, truffle, etc. were shown more later, but there should be much more room for her to perform better. I suggest keeping her for another 5 years to see the difference.

Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 1989
Medium amber color with oily full body, she should the style of a good aged Sauternes. Very concentrated dried fruit like apricot, raisin, nuts, botrytis favor, and she was a bit out of my expectation that the sweetness is just med-high, which matched with the “goose liver sausage roll” of the night nicely. An interesting food and wine matching experience.

Mini-vertical Tasting of Carruades de Lafite @ Le Mieux (in progress)

早陣子朋友相約晚飯，說起大家有幾個不同年份的「拉菲仔」(Carruades de Lafite)，於是決定來一個平民版的「副牌拉菲」晚宴。

Kaesler Old Vine Riesling 2005
挺尖銳的一瓶酒，果味濃郁，十分清晰的是熱環境出上的薏思琳。入口味道微甜，有著桃子及青蘋果味道，作為餐前酒也蠻不錯。

Louis Jadot Meursault 2000
梅索就是梅索，是我最喜歡布根地的白酒之一。香氣極誘人，帶梨子、雲尼拿、牛油、礦物等。入口酸度很高卻不會令人牙關打震，柑橘類味道為主，配以點點辛辣，偏向簡單的但卻討人歡心。

Clos du Marquis 1999
跟主牌的「拉斯卡」(Las Cases)一樣，予人第一個印象盡是青澀：青草、青椒、杉木，輕輕的鉛筆屑。不過很快她便進入狀態，黑加侖子為骨幹，帶點點紅果，是配餐的理想葡萄酒。

Carruades de Lafite 1995
開始成熟的一瓶酒，酒邊已有點褐色。黑加侖子、梅子、黑松露的香氣，入口單寧挺順滑，更有礦物及香料的辛辣。晚一點多了些普洱茶的感覺。

Carruades de Lafite 1998
感覺上仍很年青的葡萄酒。開瓶後香氣以香草、薄荷等為主，果味反而欠奉。但漸漸她開始展示黑加侖子，配以礦物及香料味道，跟她的姊姊很相近，只是她仍屬幼嫩，單寧比較實在，而且菱角比較多，要時間將好打磨成圓滑的女孩。

Carruades de Lafite 2002
三瓶酒之中以她的顏色最新鮮，紫紅色的酒身，酒邊帶粉紅。開瓶後仍很緊閉，初落杯時香味不太討好，蘑菇、枝梗及有點點的霉味。使勁的搖杯後，出現了黑莓、紅葡萄等果實味，入口除李子味、辛辣及酒精都比較明顯外，其他的都不太清楚。她是很有潛質的，但大概仍需時間讓她成熟。

Penfolds RWT 1998
喝了一晚法國貨，忽然來一瓶果味香濃，充滿香甜誘人感覺的澳洲佳釀，結果當然是把一眾高傲的法國女孩擊敗。香濃的黑莓、李子、黑櫻桃等等，配上微微的朱古力、肉桂、拖肥、黑胡椒，非常可口，怪不得大家已喝得有點過多時，仍能吸引大夥兒以極速幹掉整瓶酒，一滴也沒有浪費！

Busy Busy Busy!!!

最近真的忙得不可開交，不要說沒時間更新這博格，連我這打工仔的生活也陷入一片混亂，希望未來的幾個星期可以回復正常吧。

朋友們，祝我好運吧！
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The recent busy times not only stopped me from updating this blog, but also turned my life into a chaotic situation, just hope I can turn everything back to normal in the coming weeks.

Wish me luck please, my friends.