Friday, August 07, 2009

2009 08 07 - 6OC - ZIND HUMBRECHT – 100% BIODYNAMIC


ZIND HUMBRECHT – 100% BIODYNAMIC
Pinot Gris Rotenberg 2003
Tasting:
Wine Spectator: This wine combines power and finesse, with just a hint of sweetness to offset the broad shouldered frame. Peach, quince and pear notes join white pepper and minerals tones for a complex flavour profile. Firm, dry finish with some tannins and heat.

Blend: 100% Pinot Gris
Rating: 91 Points by Wine Spectator

Retail Price: $80.00

Gewürztraminer Wintzenheim 2004
Tasting:
Wine Advocate: Rose petal, smoked meats, celery seed, sweet pea, and brown spices are the key aromatic and flavour notes.

Blend: 100% Gewürztraminer
Rating: 89 Points by Wine Advocate

Retail Price: $85.00
Riesling Herrenweg Turckheim 2004
Tasting:
Illustrates the advantages of a temperate, well-watered, and thus for the vines stress-free vintage in these sandy, loamy soils. Linden, ripe peach and fresh lime aromas lead to a somewhat bifurcated palate, on the one hand almost over-ripe in its peachiness and honeyed tone, and on the other tartly citric. The firm, spicy, citric finish here is unusual for Herrenweg.

Blend: 100% Riesling
Rating: 88 Points by Wine Advocate
Retail Price: $92.00

The Humbrechts are a family of winemakers with a passion for wine growing and the great wines of Alsace since 1658. The success of Zind Humbrecht wines lies in the attention they pay to the vineyards; its soil type, slope, exposition and drainage potential. They are also committed to low yields which allow the differences in microclimate, soil and subsoil to come through in the wine. They are passionate believers in treating their wines as little as possible, fermenting and ageing them in large wooden vats rather than in stainless steel.

2009 08 07 - ARTISAN CELLARS presents


ARTISAN CELLARS presents

Champagnes: Prestige & Vintage
(A cocktail tasting event)

Friday 7 August, 6.30 - 8 p.m.

$50* per person
By RSVP only
Email us at events@artisan-cellars.com or call +65 6838 0373

Artisan Cellars Showroom
390 Orchard Road #B1-01
Palais Renaissance
Singapore 238871

* Special prices for featured champagnes on tasting day



Let’s start this National Day weekend in best spirits as we drink to our nation with the prized cuvées of some of our most favourite artisanal champagnes. This evening we will taste grand cru prestige cuvées as well as the top vintage wines from a selection of our favourite grower-producers.

In previous tastings we might have discovered the surprising quality and complexity of even the most ‘basic’ grower Champagne. But this time we aim straight to the top to experience additional dimensions found only in the best wines which will startle and dazzle even the most demanding palates; bewitching wines of emotive and contemplative powers.

So start your long weekend with the right note, and drink the best wines for any occasion: (prestige & vintage) Champagnes!

Featuring:
:: NV Michel Arnould, Brut Reserve Grand Cru (U.P. $90)
:: NV André Jacquart, Brut Mesnil Experience, Grand Cru (U.P. $123)
:: 2004 Guy Charlemagne, “Cuvée Charlemagne” Brut (U.P. $116)
:: 2004 Sadi-Malot, Blanc de Blancs Millésime Brut (U.P. $126)
:: 1997 Diebolt-Vallois, Blanc de Blancs Millésime (U.P. $160)
:: 2000 De Sousa, Cuvée des Caudalies Millésime (U.P. $208)

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