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This was an impressive Merlot that was introduced by the sommelier of IndoChine at Empress Place. A rich aroma which was not over-powering, and a balanced palate of firm blackcurrents, plums with a haunting lingering finish that was mild and delightful. Winemaker's notes : This is a well-balanced wine with medium weight, beautiful texture, bright acid, and integrated, supple …
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- Wow! How time flies! This is my 200th blog entry for WineDragon and I promise it will keep growing. For this occasion, I have a special wine that was savoured in New Zealand and at a very affordable NZ 13 dollars.Smell : Flora-rose, lemon and orange peel scentsTaste : Nougat-orange marmalade, candy sweetness. Smooth on the palate.After taste : Pleasant, sweet-sour finish …
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- Got this bottle at the Carrefour wine fair, felt it was a steal for a 750ml bottle at a reasonable price of $29 only. However, comparing it with the rest of the classified growths of Sauternes, it is still enjoyable to drink but pales in intensity and flavour.Smell : Fruit ripen citrus lemon, some coying honeyTaste : Almost like a light orange-lemon juice. Touch of …
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-Both The Wine Gallery [No. 2 Chang Charn Road (Off Hoy Fatt Road)] and Crystal Wines [491 River Valley Road #01-02/03 Valley Point Singapore 248371] are having their Great Singapore Sales of wines this weekend!The Wine Gallery had the wine tasting in their warehouse setup with about 9-10 distributors and their wines, I got a Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 for $32.50 highly …
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-BlueDolp got this Spanish wine when she was holidaying in Spain. Nice reddish brick colour in the glass.Smell : Heavy fumes of intense dark fruit, chocolate and alcohol.Taste : Smooth, flavoursome with cherry/cherry skins. But unbalanced with over-weightage on alcohol.After taste : Tinge of oak, cocoa/vanilla and fine bitter tannins.
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-Recent articles in the Edge Singapore magazine have given the 2007s quite a beating.[Credits : both written by Kelvin Tan]And unsurpisingly too, months of May and June spun out the flower …
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-Brought this wine at the DFS shop in Auckland Airport NZ. Understand that most of the New Zealand Ice Wines are actually grapes which are picked first and then frozen in a freezer, as opposed to those like Germany's Eiswein which actually freeze on the vine. Nice golden yellow in the glass.Smell : Delicate citrus and honey scents, with a touch of grass vegetationTaste : …
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Went down on Monday to view the selections available at the Carrefour Wine Fair at Suntec City.Similar to previous setups with the French wines to the left and the other countries' wines to the right. Several nice selections of wines, of which to my interest were 2005s.Chateau la tour Carnet 2005 $69.90L'esprite de chevalier 2005 $48Chateau Carbonnieux 2005 $89Chateau Talbot …
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Unfortunately I will not be able to attend this VIP evening.... sigh, but may pop over after that to check out the goodies...CARREFOUR INTERNATIONAL WINE FAIR VIP EVENING22 May, From 6.30pm, Carrefour Suntec City AtriumYou're warmly invited to a most enjoyable evening arranged especially for people like you, who appreciate fine wine and fine company! Our highly anticipated …
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- An interesting post here about the two books written by women wine authorities.In the left corner is Jancis Robinson's book "Tasting Pleasure - Confessions of a Wine Lover" (purchased at Borders S$33.95) and in the other corner is Natalie MacLean's book " Red, White and Drunk all over" (purchased at Kinokuniya S$26.45).The bottomline - I did not finish Jancis Robinson's …
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-I suspect that this bottle was purchased from DFS, it is a limited release with a bottle number 47076 (quick go and buy 4-D with it!). In all honesty, I am not the biggest fan of Jacob's Creek after tasting their wine at a local restaurant many years ago. It definitely did not give me further confidence after the cork broke while using the corkscrew. I had to tediously …
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