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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nRemarkable Red <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This 2016 Grande Reserve Bordeaux is produced from 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to create a shimmering ruby red wine. It has rich fruity aroma of red berries and well-rounded tannins on the palate. The wine is a very accessible wine that is ready to drink now and makes a perfect pairing especially with red meats and cheeses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wondrous White <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A sister wine for the Bordeaux red is the\nGrande Reserve white Bordeaux produced\nfrom grapes sourced from a variety of terrains\nand soil types across the whole of this famous\nwine-producing region. It is produced from\na blend of 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20%\nSemillon grapes. These are harvested and\nfermented in both stainless steel tanks and\nconcrete vats to produce an elegant wine.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n The resultant wine is pale golden yellow with tinges of green in colour. This fresh and fruity wine has an elegant long palate of luscious flavours. It makes a perfect match with seafood, prawns and grilled fish or as an aperitif on its own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit one of The Olive Tree Group\u2019s restaurants or bars to enjoy red and white wines\nfrom one of the most respected wine regions in the world.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n www.theolivetreegroup.com <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Straits Wine Company Fiesta <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Straits Wine Company introduced its\nstable of premium global wine producers at Botanica in Bangsar South.\nRepresentatives from six countries and 16 world-class wineries were represented\nat the fiesta. Attendees had the opportunity to sample lesser-seen wines such\nas Brunello di Montalcino from Tenute Silvio Nardi (Tuscany), Cabernet\nSauvignon from Azienda Uggiano (Tuscany), Gr\u00fcner Veltliner from Schloss\nGobelsburg (Austria), Cinsault Blend from Ch\u00e2teau Kefraya (Lebanon) and\nVermintino from Pala (Sicily). Masterclasses on wine and cheese pairings,\nItalian varietals and a red wine comparison were also conducted. The weekend\nevent was part of a four-day celebration that also included the Samadhi\nCarnival at Tamarind Springs the day before fiesta and a winemakers\u2019 dinner on\nthe eve of the fiesta. The Straits Wine Company was established in 2006 to\nretail and distribute small boutique and artisanal wineries in Malaysia,\nSingapore and the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n www.straitswine.com.my<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Morand\u00e9 Moveable Feast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cave and Cellar staged an interesting wining\nand dining concept in conjunction with wine producer Morand\u00e9 from Chile. Staged\nat Taylor\u2019s College, the event was unique in that specific Morand\u00e9 wines were\npaired with as dish prepared by one of nine leading Kuala Lumpur restaurants\nand Taylor\u2019s culinary team. The restaurants involved were \u2013 Interlude, Goa by\nHubba, Joloko, Pintu, Meatology, Tatto, Two Sons Bistro, Spitalfield\u2019s\nGastrobar and Sao Nam. Guests had a wonderful opportunity to appreciate how the\nwines from various locations in Chile paired well with the mostly Asian dishes\nserved. For example, Sao Nam served papaya salad infused with lemongrass and\ndried beef jerky with an interesting red wine from the Morand\u00e9 Adventure label\ncalled Vigno. This wine comprises mostly Carignan grapes as well as Syrah and a\nsmall amount of the white grape, Chardonnay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n www.morande.cl<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Leading Rh\u00f4ne Viognier Now in Malaysia <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n La Combe Pilate produced by leading wine\nhouse, M. Chapoutier has been introduced to discerning Malaysian connoisseurs.\nThis white wine is produced from Viognier grapes grown biodynamically in soils\nof great complexity including clay, quartz pebbles, limestone gravel, loess\nand, in some areas, gneissic metamorphic rock. The grapes are hand-picked and\nfermented to produce a wine of pale gold colour with delicate notes of bergamot\nand flint stone. It is a fresh wine dominated by typical Viognier aromas of\nstone fruits (peach), orange blossom and a hint of flintiness. On the\nmid-palate, there is good balance between the acidic tension associated with\nits terroir of origin and the natural full body of the varietal and its ageing.\nThe finish is savoury, bringing out the rustic and mineral overtones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n www.asiaeurowines.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Ros\u00e9 by Any Other Name<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Ros\u00e9 by any other name would smell as\nfragrant as a new wine available in Malaysia. Maison de Grand Esprit L\u2019\u00eatre\nMagique C\u00f4tes De Provence 2016 Ros\u00e9 is a highly regarded wine from Provence\nwhere they know a thing or two about producing this radiant wine style. This\nelegant, complex yet restrained salmon-coloured wine shows refined raspberry,\ncherry and strawberry flavours. Considered a perfect wine style for lazy long\nlunches or as an ap\u00e9ritif before dinner,\nit is made from three red varieties – 55% Grenache, 30% Cinsault and 15% Syrah\ngrapes. These grapes are pressed with minimal skin contact to ensure a vibrant\nsalmon colour and a gentle palate of sweet fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n www.luenheng.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Black Wine\u2019 from Cornas <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The vineyards of Cornas in France\u2019s northern\nRh\u00f4ne AOC region have an excellent reputation and its wines are now available\nin Malaysia. Charlemagne, Saint Louis and King Louis XV made references to\nCornas throughout history. Early documentation mentioned the \u2018black wine\u2019 produced\nin Cornas and in the 19th century it was given equal rating with the famous\nwines from Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape. Grapes grown in soils comprising granite and\nalluvial clay-sandstone on the west bank of the Rh\u00f4ne are hand-harvested and\nafter fermentation, are matured for 14 to 16 months in French oak barrels (80%)\nand concrete tanks (20%). This preserves the flavours of the fruit and the\nminerality expressed in the soils. All wines from the small appellation of\nCornas are red and made from 100% Syrah grapes. The resultant wines are\npowerful and \u2018meaty\u2019 with good tannins. Les Ar\u00e8nes produced by M. Chapoutier\ndisplays ripe fruits of raspberry and blackcurrant with tight tannins and a\npersistent mouth feel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n www.asiaeurowines.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n New Craft Beers for Malaysians<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Paw Paw\u2019s Peach Wheat Ale from Back Forty\nBeer Company has the right balance flavour of peaches to keep it light while\nthe hops make it bitter. This wheat ale contains 4.5% alcohol and is especially\nsuitable for all drinkers but especially females. Citra Ass Down Double India\nPale Ale by Against the Grain Brewery is a beer for hard-core drinkers and\nthose who are adventurous. It has a distinct citrusy and tropical fruit flavour\nand aroma. At 8.2% alcohol, this Double IPA is not your average IPA. Both are\ndistributed by Cave and Cellar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n www.cave-cellar-sdn-bhd-wine-distributor.business.site<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 90+ Plus Treasury Wines at Senja<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wine ratings\nare keenly followed by wine connoisseurs and when wines attain over 90 points\nout of a possible 100; most sit up and pay attention. A recent dinner at The\nSaujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur co-hosted by Treasury Wines and Luen Heng F & B\nacknowledged four great wines that have consistently rated 90+. The wines were\nPenfolds Max\u2019s Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2016 (91), Wolf Blass Gold Label\nCoonawarra, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (91) and Maison de Grand Esprit La\nMyst\u00e8riale, Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape 2015 (93). Each wine was accompanied by a dish\nmeticulously prepared by Saujana\u2019s Chef Andre Zanella and his team. These\nincluded a tantalising home-made smoked yellow fin tuna accompanied by a\nwatercress and berries salad matched with the Chardonnay. Named after Penfolds\nlegendary Chief Winemaker Max Schubert (1948-1975), this delightful wine from\nthe cooler Adelaide Hills has pronounced stone fruit flavours of peach and\nnectarine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n www.luenheng.com <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n www.saujanahotels.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Riesling Creates Mosel Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Germany is one of the oldest wine-producing\nnations and once considered grand cru, they are often misunderstood by\nconsumers. Once recognised in the connoisseurs\u2019 hall of fame they have declined\nin popularity except amongst those who know and appreciate their wines.\nRiesling wines from the Mosel (or Moselle) lead the charge with winemakers such\nas Johannes Selbach of Selbach-Oster being one of the region\u2019s most vocal\nadvocates and leading wine producers. The Mosel is a tributary of the Rhine\nRiver and it is along the steep river slopes and terraces that Johannes Selbach\nand his family grow their prized grapes (98% of his vines are Riesling while just\n2% are Pinot Blanc). He and his fellow wine producers argue that they create\nthe world\u2019s finest white wines that are noted for their fruitiness and\nminerality especially from those grown in slaty soil. Very little has changed\nin the winemaking traditions that go back many centuries and even the wine\nlabels for most producers remain the same. Perhaps one exception at\nSelbach-Oster is that they now produce \u2018OMG\u2019 Riesling as a quality, dry\n\u2018orange\u2019 wine with the grapes having been fermented on the open mash. The\nmodern Weingut Selbach-Oster cellar door is situated near the banks of the\nMosel in the delightful wine town of Zeltingen. Here wine lovers can sample the\nfinest wines including those grown on the steep slopes just above the town near\nthe parish church. One of the estate\u2019s finest wines, Zeltinger Schlossberg\nRiesling Sp\u00e4tlese is produced from grapes grown within metres of the church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n www.selbach-oster.de<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Brunello di Montalcino is arguably one of the world\u2019s finest red wines and one that has led to the global success of Tuscan wines. Roughly translated as \u2018dark skin\u2019, Brunello is the local term given to the grape variety Sangiovese Grosso that gives the wine it characteristic deep dark colour. Here are three fine examples of the style. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Camigliano Brunello di Montalcino <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is an elegant wine made from 100%\nSangiovese Grosso that has been matured in French and Slavonian oak for 24\nmonths, followed by 12 months in the bottle before being released. This\nintensely flavoured wine has a deep red colour with shimmering ruby highlights,\naromas of bitter dark chocolate aroma and dark berry flavours on the palate.\nLike most Brunello wines, it will become more elegant and refined with a bottle\nage of at least ten years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n www.camigliano.it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n San Polo Brunello di Montalcino Riserva<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a superb wine produced from the estate\u2019s best grapes (hence its reserve labelling). San Polo is located at 450m altitude with a southerly aspect. Fermentation takes place in the estate\u2019s purpose-built concrete tanks then the wine spends 24 months in new French oak before bottle aging. It is ruby red with hints of spice and wood on the nose. The wine is dry on the palate with tannic overtones making it a robust wine with a long palate and silky tannins. 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