TOKYO WINE SOCIETY TASTING
Supreme Italian Chardonnay by GREAT PRODUCERS
April 19, 2002
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Highlights of last month's
tasting The last tasting of The Tokyo Wine Society was held on the 19th of April at the Shanpia Hotel in Akasaka, selected by Mr. Nakagawa. The theme is Italian chardonnay. Nakagawa-san, who has incomparable taste for Burgundy white, will explore wines made from Chardonnay in Italy. |
| Glass | Wine | Year | Grape | Region | Yen | Shop | Rank | 1s | 2s | Ls |
| A | Chardonnay, PLANETA | 2000 | Chardonnay | Sicilia | 3,700 | Tokyu Honten | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| B | Rossj-Bass, GAYA | 1999 | Chardonnay | Piemonte | 3,980 | Yamaya Shibuya | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| C | Marina Cvetic Chardonnay, MASCIARELLI | 1999 | Chardonnay | Abruzzo | 3,900 | Tokyo Honten | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| D | Batar, QUERCIABELLA | 1999 | Chardonnay, Pino Bianco | Toscana | 6,000 | Tokyu Honten | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| E | Printanie, ALDO CONTERNO | 1999 | Chardonnay | Piemonte | 3,200 | Sake no Yamaichi | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| F | Criots-Batard-Montrachet, LOUIS LATOUR | 1999 | Chardonnay | Burgundy | 11,800 | Yamaya Ikebukuro | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| G | Cervaro della Sala, ANTINORI | 1999 | Chardonnay, Grechetto | Umbria | 6,000 | Tokyu Honten | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| H | Bussiador, ALDO CONTERNO | 1998 | Chardonnay | Piemonte | 4,800 | Sake no Yamaichi | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| I | La Bernardina Chardonnay, CERETTO | 1996 | Chardonnay | Piemonte | 4,050 | Suntory | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Regends
Rank: 1=Most Preffered, 9=Worst,
1s:No of attendee preffered best,
2s: No of attendee chose second best,
Ls:No of atendee ranked worst