Wine

[nautilus]

@ikeleo: If the number of attendees too little, maybe we should do it another time.

 

[nautilus]

What will be a good wine to buy from the Airport. My friend flies here and there so sometimes she will ask me what i want.

None! DFS wines are way overpriced. Their margins is far more than the $8 savings in taxes.

 

[Beta_Tester]

cheys.. like that mai buy liao ~

 

[nautilus]

cheys.. like that mai buy liao ~

But hard liquor is worth it due to the high alc content (taxed at $78 per litre i think).

 

[ikileo]

@nautilus: as i mentioned, either way i will be drinking stuff with my friend. anyone is welcome to join.

 

[Beta_Tester]

By the way NTUC having some wine promotion. There's one Buy 1 Get 1 free.. Briefly glance thru..

 

[nautilus]

@ikileo: sure. I think i'll join the next round when there are more folks (and wine) around.

 

[nautilus]

By the way NTUC having some wine promotion. There's one Buy 1 Get 1 free.. Briefly glance thru..

i think it may be over already. I saw their Chilean Maipo reserve, usually selling for $32 going at $29 for 2.

 

[Beta_Tester]

today start i saw the start date.

 

[Delusion_Disorder]

Hi, guys. Morning !
If any gathering during the weekend eventually ?

 

[Beta_Tester]

Yes, how was it?

 

[nautilus]

No it was called off as no one could make it leaving only ikileo and me.

 

[ikileo]

either and way, my buddy and i ordered some Bonchon chicken at their store in ION and sat at the nearby Food Opera food court to eat and popped a bottle: 2005 Chateau Picque Caillou Blanc, Pessac Leognan, Graves, Bordeaux. Not bad, went quite well with the chicken and fries.

Also ordered some har gao and cheong fun from the dim sum store in food opera.

the nose had some nice oak influence: vanillin, mocha and custard along with some citrus notes. on the palate it was more of a citrus play. relatively light alcohol at 12.5%

 

[nautilus]

either and way, my buddy and i ordered some Bonchon chicken at their store in ION and sat at the nearby Food Opera food court to eat and popped a bottle: 2005 Chateau Picque Caillou Blanc, Pessac Leognan, Graves, Bordeaux. Not bad, went quite well with the chicken and fries.

Also ordered some har gao and cheong fun from the dim sum store in food opera.

the nose had some nice oak influence: vanillin, mocha and custard along with some citrus notes. on the palate it was more of a citrus play. relatively light alcohol at 12.5%

Haha what a deja vu! I too opened a bottle of Picque Caillou on sat night..........but it was a 2006 bottle. It was drinking very well indeed.

BTW, don't miss the C4 star wine night at plaza sing tomorrow night at 7pm. Look out for offers exclusive only for tomorrow night. Expect new stocks so bring more cash/cards.

 

[Delusion_Disorder]

either and way, my buddy and i ordered some Bonchon chicken at their store in ION and sat at the nearby Food Opera food court to eat and popped a bottle: 2005 Chateau Picque Caillou Blanc, Pessac Leognan, Graves, Bordeaux. Not bad, went quite well with the chicken and fries.

Also ordered some har gao and cheong fun from the dim sum store in food opera.

the nose had some nice oak influence: vanillin, mocha and custard along with some citrus notes. on the palate it was more of a citrus play. relatively light alcohol at 12.5%

Picque Caillou Blanc 2005 ...are they good ?

Noted 2007 vintage is highly recommended by some magazine.

I got a 2008 in the C4 winefair last week...

 

[ikileo]

@nautilus: how was the 2006 blanc?

@ Delusion_Disorder: 2007 in general was a good year for bordeaux blancs but a bit iffy for bordeaux reds.

 

[nautilus]

@ikileo: Good. Tempted to buy more but price isn't too cheap $39 so didn't. Ah you had the blanc, while i had the rouge. Color: Dark red to purple. Full of cherries and earth. Slight vanilla revealed after a while. Long finish.

 

[Delusion_Disorder]

@nautilus: how was the 2006 blanc?

@ Delusion_Disorder: 2007 in general was a good year for bordeaux blancs but a bit iffy for bordeaux reds.

Thank you...right, talking about "Blanc"

Noted interesting info..

Chateau Picque Caillou
GRAND CRU CLASSÉ DE GRAVES (Classified growth of Graves)
The Bordeaux region of the Graves, situated just at the gate to the town of Pessac-Leognan, is considered as a historical birthplace of Bordeaux vineyards. The Chateau Haut Brion, situated merely hundreds of meters away from the Chateau Picque Caillou illustrates how blessed the territorial soil is.
The Chateau Picque Caillou, whose wines were favoured by Napoléon 1st, was designed and constructed in 1780 by that time celebratet architect Etienne Laclotte. He converted the castle into his summer folly, enjoying the fineness of the Aquitaine climate.
A hundred fifty years afterwards, in 1949, a Bordeaux trader Etienne Denis aquires Picque Caillou and togehter with his son they are erlarging the vineyard area to present 20 hectares.
Since 1997, the castle is the property of Isabelle and Paulin Calvet

 

[Delusion_Disorder]

Haha what a deja vu! I too opened a bottle of Picque Caillou on sat night..........but it was a 2006 bottle. It was drinking very well indeed.

BTW, don't miss the C4 star wine night at plaza sing tomorrow night at 7pm. Look out for offers exclusive only for tomorrow night. Expect new stocks so bring more cash/cards.

C4 winefair again...they just had one finished y'day in Marina...

 

[nautilus]

Thank you...right, talking about "Blanc"

Noted interesting info..

Chateau Picque Caillou
GRAND CRU CLASSÉ DE GRAVES (Classified growth of Graves)
The Bordeaux region of the Graves, situated just at the gate to the town of Pessac-Leognan, is considered as a historical birthplace of Bordeaux vineyards. The Chateau Haut Brion, situated merely hundreds of meters away from the Chateau Picque Caillou illustrates how blessed the territorial soil is.
The Chateau Picque Caillou, whose wines were favoured by Napoléon 1st, was designed and constructed in 1780 by that time celebratet architect Etienne Laclotte. He converted the castle into his summer folly, enjoying the fineness of the Aquitaine climate.
A hundred fifty years afterwards, in 1949, a Bordeaux trader Etienne Denis aquires Picque Caillou and togehter with his son they are erlarging the vineyard area to present 20 hectares.
Since 1997, the castle is the property of Isabelle and Paulin Calvet

I noted this when i read the label behind the bottle. Haut Brion quality at not so haut brion prices? I've no idea as my pocket's not deep enough for haut brion.