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WineTasters' Affair #0809 |
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WineTasters' Affair #0809 |
Updated: 20 August 2008
THE WHITE WINES OF GALICIA
THE RED WINES OF ALICANTE
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THE WHITE WINES OF GALICIA THE RED WINES OF ALICANTE Monday, 01 September 2008. 7:00pm for 7:15pm Venue Imperial Treasure (Cantonese Cuisine) - Great World City 1 Kim Seng Promenade #02-06 Great World City Phone: 6732 2232 Price per person S$120.00 nett Dress Code: elegantly comfortable
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THE STAR WINERIES LINEUP
Bodegas Campante was founded in 1940 and owned by the Méndez family. José Luis Méndez and his daughters Ana and Laura head one of the most progressive and stable wine firms in Galicia, and the largest private bodega in Spain's D.O. Ribeiro. The Ribeiro vineyards are located on the slopes of the Miño River inland from D.O. Rías Baixas near the provincial capital and ancient Roman mining center of Orense. Campante and the Méndez family have lead the region's quality resurgence during the past decade. Here, Albariño gives way to Treixadura and Loureiro as the primary noble varieties, along with a small amount of Godello. While refreshing and fragrant in style, Ribeiro is softer in its acidity than the typical Rías Baixas white, allowing for a more consistently dry finish. The home estate, Viña Reboreda, provides all of the grapes used in the top wine, Gran Reboreda. For the Viña Reboreda brand, grapes are purchased from local growers after meeting the highest quality standards.
There is no better way to express the beauty of such a place as Sierra
Salinas than by Azonin's well-known novel, which described in the
opening chapters, the Mediterranean essesnce evoked by the melancholic
landscape. The allure of Bodegas Sierra Salinas is in its enclave; it
faces the shaded side of the Sierra Salinas's mountains ner Villena;
perhaps one of the most picturesque parts of this landscape. The
Castano family soon realised the potential of the Monastrell vineyards
in this soil and started this high quality wine project - Bodegas Sierra Salinas.
| ALBARINO 2007 Bodegas Morgadio  COMPOSITION: 100% Albarino TASTING NOTES: "Bright straw. High-pitched citrus, quince and mineral aromas offer superb precision and energy. Brisk lemon, pear, quince and quinine flavors display excellent clarity, filling out with air and picking up a riper tangerine quality. Really saturates the palate but maintains superb focus, finishing on a lip-smacking note of lime zest, with outstanding persistence. - 90 points for 2006"Josh Raynolds, International Wine Cellar, 2007-07-01 |
TORRE FORNELOS
TASTING NOTES: Bright yellow colour. Very aromatic in nose with the characteristic frutal notes of the Albariño grape. In mouth it develops perfectly from an initial citric and refreshing flavour to a smooth, well balanced and long aftertaste. |
GRAN REBOREDA Bodegas Campante  Gran Reboreda is from the home estate of Viña Reboreda. This is quite rare in the Galician regions as many holdings are very small. Its a blend of 80% Treixadura, 10% Loureira and 10% Godello. Pale straw in colour, aromas of apple and pear, with a wiff of mineral, bat leaf and white flowers. Slightly oily in the mouth, nice balance and quaffablity. The palate shows lemon and lime with more apple. Soft and highly drinkable, some shellfish would work here, but I'd try a subtle chicken dish. 87 Pts. |
| MO SALINAS 2006 Bodegas Sierra Salinas  Rich color of deep marroonish purple. Weird nose of black fruits cumin and Moroccan spices, exotic and fun. Nice overall mouthfeel very full and a strong acidity that seems to keep the strong tannins from showing too much. Plum, cassia, spices, and deep cherry flavors develop in the mouth with a slight touch off wood at the finish. This is a bizarre and interesting wine in that the aromas make you doubt the first words that roll of your tongue as you describe the wine: apricots, orange zest, dark plum and spices that remind me of Ethiopian food - which is not a complaint considering it is one of my absolute favorite cuisines. |
PUERTO SALINAS 2004 Bodegas Sierra Salinas  |
MIRA SALINAS 2004 Bodegas Sierra Salinas  |
THE CANTONESE BANQUET MENU
Imperial "Four Seasons" Treasures
Sauteed Scallop flavoured with Egg White & Truffle Oil
Pan Fried Sea Perch Fillet with Imperial Sauce
Braised Stuffed Winter Melon Roll with Mixed
Mushroom & Ham on Top
Roasted Crispy Quail
Stewed Wagyu Veal Cheek garnished with Imperial Vegetables
Mini Lotus Leaves Fried Rice
Mango Sago in Almond Soy Milk Bath
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