少年夢: Taste Champagne Hong Kong 2017

2017.12.4 (Mon)
Grand Hyatt Ballroom

考完N3日語能力試, 最佳休養生息用事, 當然就係飲番杯, 雖則N3慘敗居多, 香檳仍然是第一選擇, 何況今晚仲有如此多香檳可以大喝特喝呢!

Taste Champagne Hong Kong 2017

會場中間大台放置了今晚的香檳品牌

進場

Tyson Stelzer

會場夠大

有吃的芝士麵包

1. Antipodes Water

2. Janisson & Fils

Pinot noir is the focus of Janisson & fils, the modern, young house of Manuel Janisson, the fifth generation of his family in the legendary grand cru of Verzenay - Tyson Stelzer

很不錯的香檳莊, 之前未試過

3. Armand De Brignac

Armand de Brignac is the glam prestige brand of US hip'hop sensation Jay Z, crafted by the house of Cattier in a young and fresh style. - Tyson Stelzer

麻麻地喜歡

4. Beaumont Des Crayeres

For three generations, the growers of the village of Mardeuil in the Marne Valley have united to produce cuvees that celebrate the pinot noir grape. - Tyson Stelzer

試過不少次, 不過就NV 居多, 今次可以一試其08 Fleur de Prestige 2008, 口感豐滿

5. Billecart-Salmon

The mark of Billecart is made not by the heavy football of concentration, power and presence, but rather by the fairy touch of delicacy and crystal-clear fidelity. Tyson Stelzer

出晒名當然係Rose Magnum, 要試就當然係Nicolas Francois Billecart 2002

6. Ayala

Big changes are at hand at Ayala, and its wines are beginning to shine. Its elegant, chardonnay-charged cuvees are showing promise. - Tyson Stelzer

唔算好突出

6. Bollinger

These are ravishing champagnes that now rank high among the very best of the region. - Tyson Stelzer

Rose 與07 美艷不可方物

7. Charles De Cazanove

With a history spanning 200 years in Champagne, Charles de Cazanove today produces more than three million bottles annually as a brand of the family-owned GH Martel group. Tyson Stelzer

Flagship 的 Stradivarius Brut Millesime 2007 酒體扎實, 層次分明, 今晚三甲分子

8. Charles Heidsieck

This year, these deeply contemplative yet thrillingly engaging cuvees have ascended yet another leap and now confidently rand among the finest in all of Champagne. - Tyson Stelzer

我的至愛香檳莊, 第一枝試95, 唔算突出, 05 比較清晰舒爽, 06 Rose 好喝

9. De Sousa & Fils

Painstakingly tended old vines on the finest slopes in six of Champagnes greatest grand crus, vinified with intuitive insight, define what must be one of the finest recipes in Champagne. - Tyson Stelzer

唔覺突出

10. Devaux

100 hectares of the Cote des Bar are devoted to this innovative, progressive and well priced label, showcasing the fruit power and definition of this underrated part of Champagne. - Tyson Stelzer

10. Jacquart

Jacquart creates its chardonnay-led blends from a pool of 350 hectares of vineyards. Its Chardonnay-focused style calls for long ageing. - Tyson Stelzer

平淡些少

11. Dom perignon

The Dom is a wine of tension, power and long-ageing endurance, the king of the most readily available and perpetually discounted prestige cuvees. - Tyson Stelzer

P2今晚試唔到, 開兩枝就停, 唔知等到幾時, 你估真係得你係香檳王咩! Dom 以前都唔係這樣的, 唉!

09 太新, 唔突出

11. Krug

The most luxurious, most exclusive and most decadent of all champagnes. And, most extraodinary of all, it's only getting better. - Tyson Stelzer

名牌貨, 點都要試

12. Moet & Chandon

In conversations across the region, from the largest houses and cooperatives to the smallest growers, I am continually impressed by the high regard in which Moet & Chandon is held. - Tyson Stelzer

認真試枝Magnum NV, 比起09更加成熟豐滿

12. Ruinart

The longest-established champagne house of all has an affinity with chardonnay's freshness, finesse and elegance, and all of its finest cuvees lead with this variety. - Tyson Stelzer

都係果句到得場點都要試一試

12. Veuve Clicquot

Veuve Clicquot's characterful, full-bodied, pinot-focused wines are more refined every time I look. For an operation of such a grand scale, the consistency of Veuve Clicquot is unrivalled in all of Champagne. - Tyson Stelzer

儘管很多知識分子嫌VCP大牌子大路貨色, 但我仍然認為VCP 絕對是香檳中的實力派分子, 可能當年我到香檳莊之時, 受到首席Winemaker 的熱情款待, 留下美好回憶, 深刻印象吧! VCP 的 La Grande Dame 永遠是我的至愛

13. Dumangin J Fils

I have not seen more focused attention to detail anywhere in Champagne. - Tyson Stelzer

印象唔太深

14. Gosset

Gosset's house style of no malolactic fermentation, clan-cut structure and enduring longevity remains as fine and unwaveringly consistent as ever.

今晚我的第一名: Gosset Celebris Extra Brut 2004 比海還深

15. Henri Abele

The aspiration of the historic house of Henri Abele is one of freshness, achieved through championing chardonnay as the lead varietial. - Tyson Stelzer

微笑天使梗要試試

16. Louis Roederer

Louis Roederer is unlike any other champagne house of its magnitude. Never have its wines looked more characterful, or more precise. - Tyson Stelzer

其實我一向喜歡Louis Roederer Rose 多過 Crystal, 今晚的11年Rose 與09年Crystal 亦如是. 雖然我試了幾杯 Crystal, 嘻嘻

17. Mumm

Mumm now enjoys a higher percentage of Chardonnay in its house blend, as well as more reserve wine, longer maturation times and lower dosages, all of which have helped to lift the style. - Tyson Stelzer

呢張相係以前的, 今晚沖沖攝入試了99便過場

18. Perrier-Jouet

From its founding just over 200 years ago, the vision of the house has focused on the floral elegance of chardonnay, and today more than half of the estate's holdings lie in the Cote des blancs, particularly in the grand crus of Cramant and Avize. - Tyson Stelzer

08 PJ 認真之優雅舒適, 極品香檳之一

19. Palmer & Co

Palmar sells some 70% of production to negociant houses, and the standard of the current releases suggests that the cooperative is diligent in reserving the finest for its own cuvees. - Tyson Stelzer

08 可以

20. Tattinger

Taittinger's flagship Comtes de Champagne holds an enviable position among the very finest blanc de blancs, and its non-vintage cuvees have never looked more refined. - Tyson Stelzer

試了06 Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blanc, 果然不同凡響, 有深度