E.GUIGAL COTE DU RHONE 2005

E.Guigal Cote du Rhone 2005

Simple yet refined!

Lusicous red with aromas of candy like flavors. topped with some dried herbs aromas and spices, this medium body slightly sweetish style of wine with soft tannins are just so nice with portobello mushroom and pork belly. Suited with Asian palatte, this Cote du Rhone is in an affordable price.

Cote du Rhone situated in Southern Rhone in south east France and mostly blended with 3 major grape varities such as Grenache, Syrah and Mouvedre.


-Han-11/3/2011 tasted in Leonardo's Restaurant, Jalan Bangkung, Bangsar.

2005 Chateau Cana Cote de Bourg

2005 Chateau Cana, Cotes de Bourg, Bordeaux, France

This wine is tasted with  my buddy in Hong Kong, Edmund Liew and Stephanie. Quite an interesting wine with powerful body and tannins, get to know this wine from a Iberico restaurant (OLALA) owner Mr. Chow, it was a  honour to drink it with him and the best thing is it's in the house!  Chateau Cana is a joint venture form a Chinese owner and a French winemaker. In dealing with french terroir and winemaking technique,  the wine is a symbol of partnership and modern wine market needs.  The best part of this wine is they serves us in 2 ways, 1 in the glass being poured from the bottle and the other way is Mr.Chow style, where he recorked back the bottle and shake it upside down for a few seconds. He claimed that its better in taste and aromas! I dont know whether it really works but this wine is really good with Iberico hams... plummy character with high intensity and structure tannins. Very good particularly in expression of its Cabernet Franc characteristic. Excellent to be drink with good food ( meat).

tasted in 5 November 2010 in OLALA Restaurant Hong Kong- Han