Les Fruits De La Vigne @ Tower Club

A night of true madness, pure extravagance and excessive indulgence....
18 flights of top notch wines paired with creations from Stroobant of St Pierre.
This is luxury at its best.

There are too much wines that night and I will only mention the memorable ones.

Champagne
Bollinger, Champagne, France, Special Cuvee, NV:
Verdict: yeasty with some bitter note aftertaste. So so NV champagne
Ratings: 3/5 (average)

Veuve A Devaux, Champagne, France, Cuvee "D" Devaux Brut, 1996
Verdict: More pronounced citrus aroma compared to bollinger.Still too young and lacking complexity
Ratings: 3.3/5

White Wines
O. Fournier, Chile, Centauri, 2007
Verdict: intense pink guava nose, finish is short. Refreshing but lacking in body.
ratings: 3.3/5 (interesting, but not amazing)

Domaine de Chevalier, Pessac Leognan / Bordeaux, 2000
Verdict: Nice vanilla and oak nose. Good buttery mouthfeel. Complex body.
Ratings: 3.6/5( good )

Yering Station, Yarra Valley, Australia, Reserve Chardonnay, 2002

Domaine Leflaive, Burgundy, France, Puligny Montrachet Les Combettes, 2003

Chateau Doisy Daëne, Sauterne / Bordeaux, 1953
Verdict: Amazing nose of herbal supported by reduced honey. This is pure, elegant and structured. On the palate is pure. Long finish with secondary honey lift.
Ratings: 4.5/5 (amazing. )

Red Wines
New World

Parker Estate, Coonawarra, Australia, Bordeaux Blend, 1998
Verdict: A new world wine that beats many old world supremo. Amazing purity and elegance. Feminine nose of currant, vanilla. with integrated tannns and long finish. Superb!
Ratings: 4.3/5(This could rival a good first growth. Buy this!)

Brokenwood, Hunter Valley, Australia, Graveyard Shiraz, 1998

Rubicon Estate, Napa Valley, USA, Rubicon, 2003
Verdict: Overly jammy. Huge mid. Probably you need another 8 years to judge this.
Ratings: 3.3/5 ( Fruitbomb)

O. Fournier, Mendoza, Argentina, AlfaCrux blend, 2002

Old World
Armand Rousseau, Burgundy, France, Clos de la Roche, 1996
Verdict: Huge bottle variation and I tasted 3 glasses from different bottles. Nose ranging from cooked vege, herbal to cherry. Too much variation that I can't judge it objectively.
Ratings: none

Capannelle, Tuscany, Italy, Solare, 1997

Chateau Leoville Lascase, St Julien / Bordeaux, Chateau Leoville Lascase, 1985
Verdict: Smelly nose of barnyard. I was really impressed with the Parker estate and did not really taste this.

Borgogno, Piedmont, Italy, Barolo Riserva, 1961

NV Vega Sicilia, Ribera del Duero, Spain, Unico NV, Blend: 85/88/90
Verdict: Big powerful structured yet with a purity and elegance in its delivery. Tannins is noticeable yet well integrated.
Ratings: 4.2/5 (Good ++ wine,but too expensive la @ 350usd)

Paul Jaboulet, Rhone, France, La Chapelle, 2000

Others
Dow's, Douro Valley, Portugal, Port, 1977

Toro Albala, Montilla-Moriles/Andalusi, Spain, Pedro Ximenez Gran Reserva, 1971
Verdict: Amazing wine, with harmonious raisin, honeyed nose. Viscous body yet non sticking. It just drips gently into your throat, displaying a complex evolving fragrant.
Ratings: 4.5/5


SH provide a bottle of the famed 1996 Latour@1760SGD., it is my first latour but unfortunately my palate has been totally numb by then. I could only taste some grainy tannins that would need some time to reveal the secondary note in it. Anyway, it is my first latour and hopefully not my last!