TOKYO WINE SOCIETY TASTING


Showcasing Rhone

June 3, 2011

 



The place held:

Brasserie Paul Bocuse la Cave
5-1-27 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3448-0049

We taste wines of reds and whites from Northen/Southern Rhone regions and we felt and understood the french oldest region is doing just fine with neighboring emerging regions.
Points Data We have tasted 9 bottles of red/white, but the ranking was taken for reds only.




No

Wine

Year

Grape

Region

Yen

Shop

Points

Rank

1s

2s

Ls

A

St. Joseph, Coursodon St Pierre

2006

Syrah100%

Rhone(Northern)

7350

The Vine

93

2

6

5

3

B

5. Crozes Hermitage, Murinais

2006

Syrah 100%

Rhone(Northern)

4410

The Vine

106

3

5

4

3

C

Gigondas, Domaine Bosquets

2005

Grenache 60%, Syrah 20%, Mourvedre 10%, Cinsaut 10%

Rhone(Southern)

3675

Enoteca

83

1

8

9

3

D

Cote Rotie, Benetiere

2006

Syrah 100%

Rhone(Northern)

9975

The Vine

123

6

1

2

10

E

Hermitage, Farconnet, Jean Louis Chave

2006

Syrah100%

Rhone(Northen)

8904

Asahiya Winecellar

113

5

4

5

4

F

Chateauneuf du Pape, Bois de Boursan

2007

Grenache 65%, Mourvedre 15%, Syrah 15%, other varieties 5%.

Rhone(Southern)

5775

The Vine

112

4

6

5

7

White1

Chateauneuf du pape, Clos des Papes Blanc, Paul Avril

2006

Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc and Picpoul. No wood involved.

Rhone(Southern)

7124

TokyuHonten

-

-

-

-

-

White2

4. St. Joseph, Paradis St. Pierre

2005

Marsanne 95%, Roussanne 5%

Rhone(Northern)

5649

Asahiya Winecellar

-

-

-

-

-

White3

Condrieu, Domaine Andre Perret, Chery

2007

Viognier 100%

Rhone(Northern)

7728

Tasaki

-

-

-

-

-

Other Wines
Cotes du Rhone, Domaine d'Andezon 2009 Syrah100%
Cotes du Rhone, Le Caillou, Domaine Roche-Audran 2007 Grenache100%
Graham's Tawny 10years
etc



Legends
Rank: 1=Most Preferred, 9=Worst,
1s:No of attendee preferred best,
2s: No of attendee chose second best,
Ls:No of attendee ranked worst



Dishes served


Appetizer


Main


Dessert


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