TOKYO WINE SOCIETY TASTING

BORDEAUX RIGHT-BANK VS. LEFT-BANK

Nov 11, 2005

 






The place held:
the Restaurant Cuisine 219,
Southern Castle Building B1
2-19-3 Minami-Aoyama
Minato-ku, Tokyo

We have explored differences between the so-called "left" and "rignt" banks of Gironde River in Bordeaux. The left bank is represented by such areas as Medoc and Grave and the right bank by St. Million and Pomrol. Grape varieties used are of c ourse different there. http://www.nlwine.com/wine/map/bordeaux_c-q.html



Right Bank≫ Points; total497 ave124
LE
 Benjamin de Beauregard (2nd Wine of Ch.Beauregard)
Ch.
 Closerie-Mazeyres
Ch.Couronne
Mondot (2nd
 Wine of ChTroplong Mondot)

Left Bank≫ Points; total575 ave115
La
 Dome Malescot (2nd Wine of Ch.Malescot St-Exupery)
Le
 Parde de Haut Bailly
Ch.Coufron
Ch
Duhart-Milon-Rothschild
Ch
La Sirene de Giscours

Wine for Diner-Time≫
1999
 Ch.Haut BatailleyPauillac)£22.00
1999
 Ch.BataillyPauillac)£22.00
1999
 Ch.PedesclauxPauillac)£22.00
1996
 Lacoste-BoriePauillac)£22.00(2nd Ch.Grand-Puy-Lacoste) 
1999
 Ch.Doisy-Vedrines(Barsac)£29.00 
1996
 ChCoutet(Barsac)£32.00 

Sellected by: Miyamoto san (Wine purchased in London)



 

No

Wine

Year

Grape

Region

Yen

Shop

Points

Rank

1s

2s

Ls

A

Le Parde de Haut Bailly   

2001


Pessac-Leognon

£16.50


126

7

1

4

3

B

Ch.Coufron

2001

M85% (New OakOne-Third)

Haut Medoc

£12.00


142

8

1

3

2

C

La Dome Malescot
2nd
 Wine of Ch.Malescot St-Exupery

2000


Margaux

£15.00


95

1

5

3

0

D

ChLa Sirene de Giscours

1996


Margaux

£20.00


108

4

3

4

3

E

ChDuhart-Milon-Rothschild

1996


Pauillac

£38.00


104

3

2

2

2

F

Mondot
2nd
 Wine of ChTroplong Mondot

2002


St Emilion

£18.00


120

5

2

1

1

G

Ch. Closerie-Mazeyres

2000


Pomerol

£20.00


99

2

7

2

2

H

Ch.Couronne

2000

M60% CS25% CF15% (New Oak30%)

St Emilion

£13.00


154

9

0

4

6

I

LE Benjamin de Beauregard
2nd
 Wine of Ch.Beauregard

2000

M60% CF35% CS5%

Pomerol

£18.00


124

6

3

2

4

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

Dish served by the Restaurant Cuisine 219


Appetizer


Risotto


Main


Dessert

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