Well after two years of nagging my company to send me out to the presently hot and very humid Hong Kong, they finally caved!!
I moved into a great new apartment half way up the peak almost 2 weeks ago and despite lacking a bit of furniture, I have the essentials - sofa, bed, glasses and the all important eurocave!
So, celebration time it is - (and in my gorgeous Swaraovski flutes kindly bought by my lovely fiance as a house warming gift) - a bit of Bolli NV to start - always a reliably good drink. This was followed by a bottle of one of my favourite wines this year, Cupole di Trinoro 06 from the very talented and fantastically suave Andrea Franchetti. The blend is 47% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13,5% Merlot and 9.5% Petit Verdot. It is a profound ruby-cherry in colour. The nose reveals vibrant, aromatic, black and red fruit, accessible and inviting, with earthy undertones. The palate offers some violet freshness, autumnal fruit and cassis with a creamed, silk texture and a complementary, beautifully integrated tannic structure. God, I love this stuff, especially paired with a bit of roast, Chinese duck !
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