Friday, 3 May 2013
Hong Kong Portfolio Tasting 2013 Invitation
Posted by Justerini & Brooks
Justerini & Brooks is thrilled to be hosting its Spring Portfolio Tasting later this month at the summit of the LKF Hotel in Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Taste 40 specially selected fine wines from our extensive portfolio.
Built through excellent relationships that go back many years and with over 3000 wines in stock the Justerini & Brooks fine wine portfolio is unrivalled, with a collection of greats from Burgundy, Rhône, Loire, Champagne as well as Barolo and German Riesling Estates, not forgetting the finest Bordeaux from the greatest vintages.
There will be a selection of these estates on show from across Burgundy, Italy and the Rhône valley, as well as a selection of clarets from the famed 2010 vintage that have just gone into bottle.
Amongst many famous names, we will be showing: Mugnier, Sauzet, Bruno Clair, Sylvain Cathiard, La Conseillante, Léoville Barton, Duhart Milon, Roberto Voerzio, Elio Altare and more.
We are delighted to extend this invitation to those who share our passion for fine wine in Hong Kong. Places are strictly limited so please contact William Chan to reserve your place. william.chan@justerinis.com
It is not often that an opportunity to taste such a wide range of exquisite and great value drinking wines arises so we hope to see you there. If you love good wine this will be an event too good to miss.
There will be a selection of these estates on show from across Burgundy, Italy and the Rhône valley, as well as a selection of clarets from the famed 2010 vintage that have just gone into bottle.
Amongst many famous names, we will be showing: Mugnier, Sauzet, Bruno Clair, Sylvain Cathiard, La Conseillante, Léoville Barton, Duhart Milon, Roberto Voerzio, Elio Altare and more.
We are delighted to extend this invitation to those who share our passion for fine wine in Hong Kong. Places are strictly limited so please contact William Chan to reserve your place. william.chan@justerinis.com
It is not often that an opportunity to taste such a wide range of exquisite and great value drinking wines arises so we hope to see you there. If you love good wine this will be an event too good to miss.
Date: Wednesday 15th May 2013, from 5.30pm till 8pm
Location: Azure, Hotel LKF, 33 Wyndham Street, Hong Kong
RSVP by email to william.chan@justerinis.com
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Justerini & Brooks reserve the right to refuse entry for any reason
Over 18s only
Justerini & Brooks reserve the right to refuse entry for any reason
Over 18s only
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Portfolio Tasting 2013: Three masters of their trade
Posted by Giles Burke-Gaffney, Buying Director
It was a huge pleasure to taste my way through the three masterclasses at our Portfolio tasting in the stunning surroundings of Somerset House last week. We were honoured to have three great wines estates presenting their finest wines, young and old.
First up was Katharina Prüm of JJ Prüm presenting no fewer than 9 wines in an hour from 2011 back to 1997. A hard act was brilliantly followed by Davide Voerzio of Roberto Voerzio, who talked us through 4 different Barolo Cru across various vintages and the evening fittingly culminated with the gentleman of Cote Rotie, Rene Rostaing, with whom we tasted La Landonne and Cote Blonde across 07, 05, 2000 and 1995.
There were many thrilling and differing wines in the line ups, one recurring theme however seemed to be the ability of a great terroir to show its true colours after sufficient bottle age even in a year where the vintage characteristics are decidedly dominant. An example of this is 2003. I have been lucky enough to have had some wonderful examples recently of this atypical, heatwave vintage. Terte Roteboeuf being one in addition to a number of 1er Crus from Marquis d'Angerville (there will be more detail in another post soon.) The 2003s in question on this occasion were Cote Blonde from Rostaing and the Fossati Barolo Riserva from Voerzio. The Blonde was bold, opulent and full of violets and youthful fruit whilst offering a distinct stoniness. The Fossati was the wine of the night. An outstanding mix of perfume, velvet texture, sweet fruit and earthiness with enormous length of flavour, it had more fragrance and finesse than I was expecting from a 2003, remarkable. The other less typical vintage was 1997 in the Mosel. An exciting vintage on release that was less austere than many of its predecessors, concentrated for sure but almost suspiciously easy, fruity and round. Well the Graacher Himmelreich 1997 JJ Prüm had all of these characteristics in spades together with a vivid streak of minerally slate, a beautiful lively and very precise wine that whilst delicious now, still tasted on the young side.
First up was Katharina Prüm of JJ Prüm presenting no fewer than 9 wines in an hour from 2011 back to 1997. A hard act was brilliantly followed by Davide Voerzio of Roberto Voerzio, who talked us through 4 different Barolo Cru across various vintages and the evening fittingly culminated with the gentleman of Cote Rotie, Rene Rostaing, with whom we tasted La Landonne and Cote Blonde across 07, 05, 2000 and 1995.
There were many thrilling and differing wines in the line ups, one recurring theme however seemed to be the ability of a great terroir to show its true colours after sufficient bottle age even in a year where the vintage characteristics are decidedly dominant. An example of this is 2003. I have been lucky enough to have had some wonderful examples recently of this atypical, heatwave vintage. Terte Roteboeuf being one in addition to a number of 1er Crus from Marquis d'Angerville (there will be more detail in another post soon.) The 2003s in question on this occasion were Cote Blonde from Rostaing and the Fossati Barolo Riserva from Voerzio. The Blonde was bold, opulent and full of violets and youthful fruit whilst offering a distinct stoniness. The Fossati was the wine of the night. An outstanding mix of perfume, velvet texture, sweet fruit and earthiness with enormous length of flavour, it had more fragrance and finesse than I was expecting from a 2003, remarkable. The other less typical vintage was 1997 in the Mosel. An exciting vintage on release that was less austere than many of its predecessors, concentrated for sure but almost suspiciously easy, fruity and round. Well the Graacher Himmelreich 1997 JJ Prüm had all of these characteristics in spades together with a vivid streak of minerally slate, a beautiful lively and very precise wine that whilst delicious now, still tasted on the young side.
Monday, 29 April 2013
2012 Parker Scores
Posted by Tom Jenkins, Bordeaux BuyerLast Friday the Wine Advocate #206 was released revealing the scores for the 2012s. Mr Parker has echoed many of our own thoughts on the vintage, identifying Pomerol and Pessac Leognan as the best performing appellations. 'My tastings clearly revealed the overall success of the Merlot crop, with the most successful appellation being Pomerol, followed closely by Pessac-Léognan... Because of its vast size, St.-Emilion offers virtually everything from top-flight wines that are not far off the mark of 2010 and 2009, to wines that are hollow, overly extracted, rustic and astringent.
While 2012 is not a great vintage, it is an excellent one in Pomerol, Pessac-Léognan and for some St.-Emilions. In the Médoc, 2012 tends to be average to above average depending on the château. It was a disappointing year for the sweet whites of Sauternes and Barsac, which is evidenced by the fact that four well-known châteaux, Yquem, Rieussec, Raymond-Lafon and Suduiraut, all declassified their entire harvest. In contrast, the dry white wines of Graves are beautiful. 2012 is clearly a top vintage for these wines, which are rich, soft, intense and honeyed’. - Robert Parker, www.erobertparker.com
Please find a list of the top performing wines adjudged by The Wine Advocate below:
| Year | Wine | WA |
| 2012 | Haut Brion Blanc | (98-100) |
| 2012 | L'Eglise Clinet | (96-100) |
| 2012 | La Mission Haut Brion Blanc | (96-98+) |
| 2012 | Trotanoy | (96-98) |
| 2012 | Petrus | (95-98+) |
| 2012 | Pape Clement Blanc | (95-98) |
| 2012 | Ausone | (95-97) |
| 2012 | Mouton-Rothschild | (95-97) |
| 2012 | Bellevue Mondotte | (94-97) |
| 2012 | La Mondotte | (94-97) |
| 2012 | Pavie | (94-96+) |
| 2012 | Angelus | (94-96) |
| 2012 | Cheval Blanc | (94-96) |
| 2012 | La Fleur Petrus | (94-96) |
| 2012 | Hosanna | (94-96) |
| 2012 | Troplong-Mondot | (94-96) |
| 2012 | Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) | (93-95+) |
| 2012 | Gracia | (93-95+) |
| 2012 | Belair-Monange | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Domaine de Chevalier Blanc | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Clos Fourtet | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Feytit Clinet | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Gazin | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Haut Brion | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Larcis-Ducasse | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Leoville-Las Cases | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Le Pin | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Rauzan-Segla (Rausan-Segla) | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Smith-Haut-Lafitte Blanc | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Beau-Sejour-Becot | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Domaine de Chevalier | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Cos d'Estournel | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Lafite-Rothschild | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Palmer | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Pape Clement | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Pavie-Macquin | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Clinet | (92-94+) |
| 2012 | Clos de Sarpe | (92-94+) |
| 2012 | La Fleur Morange | (92-94+) |
| 2012 | Lafleur | (92-94+) |
| 2012 | Branon | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Canon la Gaffeliere | (92-94) |
| 2012 | La Clarte de Haut-Brion Blanc | (92-94) |
| 2012 | La Conseillante | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Le Dome | (92-94) |
| 2012 | De Fieuzal Blanc | (92-94) |
| 2012 | La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Latour | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Chateau Margaux | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Montrose | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Pavie-Decesse | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Smith-Haut-Lafitte | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Canon | (91-94) |
| 2012 | Clos l'Eglise | (91-94) |
| 2012 | La Fleur de Gay | (91-94) |
| 2012 | Malartic-Lagraviere Blanc | (91-94) |
| 2012 | La Mission Haut Brion | (91-94) |
| 2012 | Pontet-Canet | (91-94) |
| 2012 | Bellevue | (91-93+) |
| 2012 | Le Gay | (91-93+) |
| 2012 | Chapelle d'Ausone | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Clos du Marquis | (91-93) |
| 2012 | La Fleur de Bouard | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Haut Bailly | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Malartic-Lagraviere | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux Blanc | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Rol Valentin | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Chateau Saint-Pierre | (91-93) |
| 2012 | L'Evangile | (90-94) |
| 2012 | Barde-Haut | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Cantenac Brown | (90-93) |
| 2012 | La Dominique | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Haut Bergey | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Pichon-Longueville Baron | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Rouget | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Trottevieille | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Chateau Valandraud | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Brane-Cantenac | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Calon Segur | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Ducru Beaucaillou | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Lafon Rochet | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Laforge | (90-92) |
| 2012 | La Lagune | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Lascombes | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Leoville-Barton | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Monbousquet | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Le Petit Mouton | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Petit Village | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Talbot | (90-92) |
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