GINI Wine Tasting

AC: This night we had 4 cab blend: 2006 Stratus Red, 2003 Hess collection Cabernet Mt. Veeder Napa, 2003 Chateau Phelan Segur Saint Estephe, 2004 1707 Selection de Barricas Almansa Spain. The Hess Collection has easily become my favourite as I find good balance and finish in the wine. Its mouth-feel in the palate and [...]

AC: Once again the Vatican performances. With it’s fruit nose and palate, it has good balance with right acidity. Tiny bit of grass to the taste, this wine has good finish and right amount of tannins. Not sure if it’s that I had too many cab blend the night before, this CdP share some characteristics [...]

VW: Much more reserved on the nose than that on the palate. Packed with tropical fuits and bright acidity that almost gave a tingling feeling on the tongue. Full bodied, just lightly sweet with a long finish that’s loaded with minerals. This got better and better as the dinner progress. More time in the cellar [...]

AC: Drank this about 3 weeks ago but don’t remember how exactly it taste like. But I do remembered it as something similar to the Elderton’s and certainly gives me a good reason in paying more attention to the great Australian Shiraz again. 90 VW: Same as AC, I don’t quite remember any specifics but [...]