California vs Oregon Pinot Noir 2012

California vs Oregon Pinot Noir 2012
incl. very special pinot noir in Jeroboam

16 Aug | 7pm | Crown Wine Cellars | HK$2,180
(must arrive at 7pm punctually)

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Covid prevented us doing this tasting last year, when the wines were exactly a decade old, but one year later is fine too! We thought it would be interesting to compare 6 Pinots from California, including a Napa, Anderson Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains and three Sonoma Coast, against 6 wines from the Willamette Valley from Oregon. Apologies to the other California pinot appellations!

The 2012 vintage was a warmer one in Oregon, which was welcome back in 2012 (oh, how things have changed in the last decade), while California was a bit cooler, so this may confuse the tasters discerning which of the wines are from Oregon and which are from California.

The dinner wines will follow the same theme, with California Chardonnays and Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast and a Jeroboam from Rhys’ Horseshoe Vineyard – one of the best Pinot Noir from the New World. There will be no shortage of wines!

TASTING WINES:

California Pinot Noir:

2012 Rossi Wallace, Pinot Noir, Napa Valley
2012 Kutch Wines, Pinot Noir MacDougall Ranch, Sonoma Coast 2012 Rhys, Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountain 2012 Red Car, Pinot Noir Doc’s Ranch Vineyard, Sonoma Coast 2012 Cobb, Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard: 1906, Sonoma Coast 2012 Ceritas, Pinot Noir Hacienda Secoya Vineyard, Anderson Valley

Oregon Pinot Noir:

2012 Cristom, Pinot Noir, Eola Amity Hills 2012 Hyland Estates, Pinot Noir
2012 J Christopher, Pinot Noir, Abbey Ridge Vineyard 2012 Stoller, Pinot Noir, Nancy’s Vineyard
2012 The Eyrie Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Original Vines 2012 Trathen Hall, Pinot Noir, Antiquum Vineyard

DINNER WINES:

2012 Red Car Chardonnay Hagan Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California
The inaugural release of the 2012 Hagan Vineyard Chardonnay was harvested from a one and a half acre section planted to 100% Old Wente clone vines. This Chardonnay from the renowned Taylor Lane ridge offers a refined flavor profile of complexity balanced with vibrant acidity. It is a truly elegant and age-worthy Chardonnay.

2012 Rivers-Marie Chardonnay B. Thieriot Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California
From the famed B. Thieriot Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast, this wine is the flagship of the Chardonnay program. Harvested at an ideal point of physiological ripeness and bracing acidity, the wine is fermented naturally and allowed to age on the fine lees without stirring and sees about a third new oak.

2012 Red Car Heaven & Earth Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California
Elevation 650 ft, Pacific Ocean 8 miles. Calera, Pommard, 828 clones. Organic.

2012 Rhys Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains, California JEROBOAM

– special treat if we have sufficient signups:

95 points Int’l Wine Cellar
Ruby-red. Explosively perfumed cherry-cola, dark berry liqueur, incense and mineral aromas show superb clarity and depth, with a sexy floral quality building with air. Offers palate-staining black raspberry and spicecake flavors that become sweeter and deeper with air. This rich but strikingly lithe and tensile pinot deftly plays power and depth off of vivacity and finishes sweet, youthfully tannic and extremely long. One of the most impressive Pinots I’ve tasted from the New World, or Burgundy for that matter, in quite a while. (Stephen Tanzer) (5/2014)

MENU:

one

Seared Scallop with Bobotie

local greens | avocado | biltong | thyme vinaigrette

two

Pan Seared Duck Breast

mushroom risotto | truffle crème sauce

three

Lamb Racks Stuffed with Clove of Garlic

rosemary sauce | cherry tomatoes | broccoli | roasted potatoes

four

Artisanal French Cheese Selection (shared)

honey | jam | white chocolate
dried nuts & fruits
grapes | bread assortment

Cancellation: Cancellation must be made 7 days in advance, after which you will be responsible for payment of your seat if you cancel and a replace cannot be found