Parker 90s for gala

Dinner at the Michelin Hong Kong / Macau gala 2023.

2021 Quinta do Vallado Branco Reserva - flinty with nose of tropical stone fruits.

2010 JL Chave Selection Côtes-du-Rhône Mon Coeur - very mineral, minty, lots of leather, a little farmy and stinky.

2020 Vietti Roero Arneis - some flint here, not very interesting.

2020 Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay - nice and toasty. Beautiful.

2017 Niepoort Charme - sharp nose of alcohol, very ripe but not in the way I like.

2009 Larrivet Haut-Brion - minty, very ripe and fruity with cassis, tons of oak, some smoke. Pretty nice.

2017 Domaine Franco Chinois Petit Manseng - a little metallic like pear which has oxidized, a little rusty. Syrupy. Very one-dimensional on palate.

Remy Martin XO - about as expected.

Full post on the day is here.

2015 Boa-Vista

Lunch at Club Lusitano.

2015 Boa-Vista Reserva - very minty, sweet and ripe on the nose. Very fragrant after opening up a little, with lots of cedar and potpourri notes and some spices.

Full post on lunch is here.