Joint Tasting Event between the HKWS and TWS

Red Wines produced by the Japanese

September 21, 2019

Terroir is about how a particular region's climate, soil and terrain affect the taste of wine produced, and does not count ultimate beneficiaries of ownership of wineries. Or, is it?
We will explore Bordeaux type red wines from wineries have special connections to Japanese folks and companies. This is the very first joint tasting event between the Hong Kong Wine Society and the Tokyo Wine Society. We had 15 special guests from Hong Kong.

Restaurent : Kazan Kaikan 霞山会館
Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Building
37th Floor
3-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3581-0401
https://kazankk.org/access/access.html









Glass No.

Wine

Year

Grape

Region

Yen

Relationship

Rank

1s

2s

Ls

A

Amiral de Beychevelle, Ch. Beychevelle

2016

CS58%, M38%, CF6%

Saint-Julien


Jointly operated by Suntory (beverages and foods) since 1989.

7

2

2

5

B

Clos Leo, Castillon, Cotes de Bordeaux

2015

M80%,CF20%

Bordeaux


Established 2002, Owned and made by a Japanese, Mr. Leo Shinohara.

4

2

3

2

C

Monte Bello, Ridge Vineyards

2007

CS79%, M10%, P9%, CF2%)

Santa Cruz Mountains


Owned by Otsuka Holdings (pharma and foods) since 1986.
Monte Bello vines came from a vineyard founded by a Japanese (Mr. Kanae Nagasawa) after the Prohibition.

2

2

4

2

D

Ch. Lagrange

2002

CS65%, M28%, PV7%

Saint-Julien


Owned by Suntory since 1983.

3

3

2

3

E

Ch. Beaumont, Haut Medoc

2015

CS62%, M30%, CF5%, PV3%

Medoc


Jointly operated by Suntory since 1989.

6

0

5

2

F

NNakai Vineyard, Merlot,
Russian River Valley

2015

M100%

Sonoma


Founded 1979 by Mr. Akiyoshi Nakai

4

7

3

4

G

Murasaki, Kenzo Estate

2016

M57%, CS31%, Mb6%, CF3%, PV3%

Napa


Founded by Mr. Kenzo Tsujimoto, a Japanese video game tycoon, in 1990.

1

7

2

2

P.S. There were one 1-7 mixed-up and one 1-4 mixed-up, for 23Firsts, 21Seconds, 20 Lasts.

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



Dinner wines:

Flying Sheep, Osawa Wines, Pinot Noir, 2014 Hawke's Bay, NZ (by Mr. Taizo Osawa) ;

Meson Lou Dumont, 1999, Fixin, Lea Selection (by Mr. Koji Nakata, négociant);

Folium, Pinot Noir Reserve 2015, Marlborough, NZ (by Mr. Takaki Okada);

Kimura Cellars, 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, NZ (by Mr. Shigehisa Kimura);

URLAR, Gladstone, Sauvignon Blanc 2018, NZ (by Nishi Sake Brewing Co., Ltd., Kagoshima);



Dishes for tonight;












The Tokyo Wine Society

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