Wine A,B,C are comparatively light in style, wine D,E,F have a breath of Michelle Rolland, then wine G,H,I are rather full-bodied.
The result shows, as usual, French wines were not highly preferred here, and tendency to favor to heavyweights.
TOKYO WINE SOCIETY TASTING
The World of Merlot
October 17, 2003
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We have
chosen Merlot from 8 countries, from France to South
Africa. Tried to be able to compare how soil, site and
climate will do to the grape. For that purpose, we
focused to bottles of almost 100% Merlot. Wine A,B,C are comparatively light in style, wine D,E,F have a breath of Michelle Rolland, then wine G,H,I are rather full-bodied. The result shows, as usual, French wines were not highly preferred here, and tendency to favor to heavyweights. |
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| No | Wine | Year | Grape | Region | Yen | Shop | Rank | 1s | 2s | Ls | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | Ch. Belair | 1996 | Merlot65%,CF | Saint Emillion | 6,300 | Toyku Honten | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B | Merlot, Moueix | 2000 | Merlot | Bordeaux | 1,380 | Cave de Relax | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | Sienna Merlot | 2000 | Merlot | Romania | 1,600 | Pieroth Japan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D | Casa Lapostolle, Merlot Cuvee Alexandre | 2000 | Merlot | Colchaqua Valley, Chile | 3,800 | Tokyu Honten | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E | Ch. la Fleur de Gay | 1999 | Merlot | Bordeaux | 8,000 | Toraya | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F | Carneros Merlot, Robert Mondavi | 1997 | Merlot | Napa USA | 4,980 | Cave deRelax | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| G | LaPalazzola-Grilli, Merlot | 1999 | Merlot | Umbria, Italy | 4,000 | Toyku Honten | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H | Veenwouden Merlot | 2000 | Merlot | South Africa | 5,000 | Pieroth Japan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| I | Brookman Vineyard Merlot (Clarendon Hills) | 2001 | Merlot | Australia | 7,400 | Pieroth Japan | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| - | Ch. Mercian Nagano Merlot | 1999 | Merlot | Japan | 2,580 | Cave de Relax | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
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Regends
Rank: 1=Most Prefered, 9=Worst,
1s:No of attendee prefered best,
2s: No of attendee chose second best,
Ls:No of atendee ranked worst
Dishes for tonight
Place: at the restaurent Bon Chere, Shampia Hotel Akasaka
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Appetizer Salmon Mousse Salad |
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Appetizer Grille, Fishs dried overnight |
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Soup Onion Gratin Soup |
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Fish Pocher Alaska pollack, and Salmon bacon rolled |
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Meat Beef Filet, Bearmaise souce |
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Desert Mousse Persimmon, and Crêpes
Suzette |
