TOKYO WINE SOCIETY TASTING
Japanese White Wine
July 16, 2004
The last tasting was held at the
Restaurant Bon Chere at Shampia Hotel Akasaka on 17th of
July. We tried tasting focused to Japanese wine this time
with grapes made 100% in Japan. The grapes we could find
were mostly Koshu and Chardonnay. |
No | Wine | Year | Grape | Region | Yen | Shop | Rank | 1s | 2s | Ls |
A | Rejoice | 2002 | Koshu | Japan | 2,940 | Chuo Shuzo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B | Grace, Sur Lie, Torii-daira | 2003 | Koshu | Japan | 2,200 | Chuo Shuzo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C | Cour-Cheverny, Thierry Puzelat | 2002 | Romarantin | Rhone | 2,780 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
D | Chardonnay, Takahata Winery | 2000 | Chardonnay | Japan Yamagata | 2,636 | Takahata Winery | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
E | Chateau Takeda | 1996 | Chardonnay | Japan Yamagata | 5,000 | Takeda Winery | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
F | Chateau Lumiere, Hikari | 2000 | Koshu | Japan | 3,150 | Chateau Lumiere | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
G | Solaris, Manns Wine | 2001 | Chardonnay | Japan | 3,129 | Cave de Relax | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
H | Koshu, Sur Lie, Ch. Mercian | 2002 | Koshu | Japan | 1,344 | Cave de Relax | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
I | Cave D'Occi, | 2001 | Chardonnay | Japan, Niigata | 3,098 | Cave D'Occi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
Appetizer Homemade Ham of Nikko Whitepork |
Appetizer Marinated Seki Mackerel, with Kiwi
fruit sauce |
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Soup Cold Peech Vichyssoise |
Fish Poele Pike Conger, white wine
sauce |
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Meat Confit French guinea fowl |
Desert Fig Compote and Itoh's Freshmint
Icecream |