Joint
Tasting Event between the HKWS and TWS
Red
Wines produced by the Japanese
September
21, 2019
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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
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Glass
No.
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Wine
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Year
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Grape
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Region
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Yen
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Relationship
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Rank
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1s
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2s
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Ls
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A
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Amiral
de Beychevelle, Ch. Beychevelle
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2016
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CS58%,
M38%, CF6%
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Saint-Julien
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Jointly
operated by Suntory (beverages and foods) since 1989.
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7
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2
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2
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5
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B
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Clos
Leo, Castillon, Cotes de Bordeaux
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2015
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M80%,CF20%
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Bordeaux
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Established
2002, Owned and made by a Japanese, Mr. Leo Shinohara.
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4
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2
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3
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2
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C
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Monte
Bello, Ridge Vineyards
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2007
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CS79%,
M10%, P9%, CF2%)
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Santa
Cruz Mountains
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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.
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2
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2
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4
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2
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D
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Ch.
Lagrange
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2002
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CS65%,
M28%, PV7%
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Saint-Julien
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Owned
by Suntory since 1983.
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3
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3
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2
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3
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E
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Ch.
Beaumont, Haut Medoc
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2015
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CS62%,
M30%, CF5%, PV3%
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Medoc
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Jointly
operated by Suntory since 1989.
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6
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0
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5
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2
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F
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NNakai
Vineyard, Merlot, Russian River Valley
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2015
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M100%
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Sonoma
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Founded
1979 by Mr. Akiyoshi Nakai
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4
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7
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3
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4
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G
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Murasaki,
Kenzo Estate
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2016
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M57%,
CS31%, Mb6%, CF3%, PV3%
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Napa
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Founded
by Mr. Kenzo Tsujimoto, a Japanese video game tycoon, in 1990.
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1
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7
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2
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2
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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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