2006-08-08 @ Sheraton - Wine Part 2

Champagne:
1983 Salon Blanc de Blanc Le Mesnil
* bought from New York, half dead. Slightly better than previous bottle. Very difficult to handle with blanc de blanc. **
1988 Ruinart Dom Ruinart Rose Brut Vintage
* one of my favourite Rose champagne, nice and decent finish ****
1990 Bollinger Champagne RD Extra Brut
* bought from Malaysia duty free, degorged 2004, another good example of 90 champagne. Very good. ****

White:
2002 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Le Charlemagne
* Not Corton Charlemagne? I don't know. good acidity but the nose is not really Corton class. **/*
2003 Domaine Ramonet Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
* Milk powder, creamly nose, very BBM like in the nose, similiary to 2002 version. But low in acidity and tasted slightly flat. Not bad at all. ***/*
2003 Chateau de la Guimoniere, Coteaux Du Layon, Loire ?
* Does it make by Chenin Blanc grapes? Not my type of sweet wine, I still prefer sauternes. **


Red:
1997 Domaine Christian Serafin Charmes Chambertin
* very nice nose, typical Serafin signature. Because the vintage character, it was quite light and it is the right time to drink. ***/*
1981 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac
* off vintage but in good shape, clean nose but not intense, lack of typical Mouton roasted coffee arosma. light to medium, nice to drink but not great. ***
1982 Chateau Canon Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru (Classe B)
* another good example to show why the people like to drink old, aged bordeaux. ****
1986 Penfolds Wines Grange Hermitage, Barossa Valley, Australia
* very smooth, silky, typical Grange like arosma. This wine was a little bit closed, not open. You can see the potential but it does not reveal at this moment. Very nice wine anyway. ****
1996 Domaine Henri Perrot Minot Charmes Chambertin
* I like the Chambolle Musigny more than the Charmes Chambertin from this domaine. However, this bottle was nice. ***/*
1993 Penfolds Wines Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley, Australia
* unmistakable style of 707, nicely oaked. But this bottle was quite acidic. ***
1985 Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien
* It may be one of the best Leoville Las Cases to drink right now. Lovely. ****
1995 James Irvine Grand Merlot Eden Valley, Australia
* interesting wine and it was said that it can rival to Petrus. ***
2002 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac
* This time was a little closed, not much nose reveal but nice to drink. ****
2003 Torbreck Run Rig Barossa Valley, Australia
* another big Australian wine, still preserves the elegant style of Run Rig but not in the league of 98, 01 and 02.***