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90+ Wine Tasting
Friday January 23, 2009, 6:30 pm to midnight

Enomatic Machines at LaVilla 37

	White Wines: Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Feudi di San Gregorio Falanghina Sannio 2007 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Riesling 2006 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2004
	Red Wines: Bodega Norton Malbec Reserva 2006 Santa Rita Medella Real Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 La Braccesca Vino Nobile de Montepulciano 2004 Tenuta Dell’ Ornellaia Le Volte 2006
	Chateau De Carles 2000 Janasse Terre d'Argile C.D.R. Villages 2006 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel 2006
	Antinori Marchesi Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 Hentley Farm Shiraz 2006 Ch Ste Michelle Cold Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Erath Dundee Hill Pinot Noir 2005 Prunotto Barbaresco 2005
	Feudi Di San Gregorio Taurasi 2004 Prunotto Barolo 2004 Chateau Pipeau 2000 Hentley Farm The Beauty Shiraz Viognier 2006
	Chateau Sociando Mallet 2003 Chateau Kirwan 2003 Chateau Calon Segur 2003

The wine tasting took place at the newly opened LaVilla 37, a members-only bar in Causeway Bay. With a panoramic view of Hong Kong, LaVilla offers scenery that few bars can rival. Instead of having live pours, we featured the wines using LaVilla’s modern enomatic dispensing machines (see picture above). The wine dispensing system allowed our guests to choose which wine to sample, at their own pace and capacity. Throughout the night, an active crowd of wine lovers gathered around the machines, chatting and comparing tasting preferences.

Favorites of the Night?

With over 80 attendants, it is only natural that we have many favorites of the nights. Many attendants praised Antinori’s Marchesi Chianti Classico Riserva 2004, one described it as the best Chianti he has tasted.

The 2004 Taurasi from Feudi di San Gregorio is another favorite. Made from the Aglianico grape, it is known as the “barolo of the south” in terms of quality and body. Prunotto’s Barbaresco got many repeated pourings. Hentley Farm Shiraz and Erath Dundee Hill Pinot Noir were also very well received.

Janasse Terre d’Argile is the bottle with a conflict – there are those who adore it and there are those who are not too impressed.

As for whites, the 2008 Kim Crawford was an instant hit – fresh, crispy, refreshing and hard to resist. Many found Feudi di San Gregorio’s Falanghina Sannio 2007 fascinating, with unusual notes of banana and tropical fruit.

In terms of speed of depletion, each bottle of Chateau Kirwan, Calon Segur, Sociando Mallet and Leeuwin Estate are all depleted within 30 minutes of serving.

Overall, a fun night with many glasses of wine!