February 26, 2010

Spring Dinner Pairings
A Spring Dinner is one of the most memorable ways to usher in the New Year, and one of the best ways to ensure its success is through careful attention to the meal. The combination of the food and the wine must be harmonious. With this in mind, we've put together a menu of some of our favorite Spring Dinner specialties paired with a few of our favorite wines.

Movia Lunar 2007

Experience what happens to Friuli’s long-lived white grape in the hands of the world’s leading biodynamic producer. Ribolla Gialla has long been revered by the iconoclasts of Friuli. In Lunar, a pure Ribolla, the dynamic and accomplished Ales Kristancic of Movia desired to be totally hands off, allowing the wine, in a manner of speaking, to make itself. This by no means implies that the wine is simple to produce, as such a natural approach requires a command of both traditional and biodynamic principles: Ales ages the wine on the lees inside small Slavonian oak barrels for over two years without racking, a viticultural decision that produces the wine’s unusual coloring. With its ciderlike hue, this striking beauty calls immediate and dramatic attention to its esoteric nature. Compelling and utterly unique, this is the essence of Ribolla—raw and resplendent—pure wonder under the Friulian moon.

Quantity	Price
1 – 11	HK$360.00
12 +	HK$331.20

Tua Rita Giusto di Notri 2006

Layered flavor spectrum, capturing each individual variety even as it seems too perfectly integrated to give individual attention to any one grape. But it does just that—particularly in the signature herbaceous contribution of Cabernet Franc, enhanced by notions of pencil lead and violets.

Quantity	Price
1 – 11	HK$618.00
12 +	HK$568.56

Domenico Clerico Barolo 2002

Quantity	Price
1 – 11	HK$468.00
12 +	HK$430.56

Gravner Ribolla Gialla Anfora 2003

Aromas of pineapple, dried apricot and vanilla bean. Full-bodied and fruit forward, almost a red wine in structure. Ribolla Gialla is one of Friuli's oldest indigenous vines, and enjoyed the distinction of serving as the drink of choice—under the name Rabiola del Collio—in the Republic of Venice. While virtually unknown to a modern audience, Josko Gravner authored a movement dedicated to its reclamation, endeavoring to comprehend this difficult varietal's character and nuances over a period spanning two decades. His work with Ribolla represents the achievement of which he is most proud. In fact, this wine and the black Pignolo grape constitute the future of Gravner, as he plans to work exclusively with these two varietals following the 2010 vintage.

HK$680.00

Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Rio Negro Cincuenta y Cinco 2008

Spicy, aromatic, balanced and supple, Bodega Chacra Cincuenta y Cinco is a stellar New World Pinot Noir. Bright red fruit notes include cherries, strawberries and currants layered with flavors of cloves, roses and sandalwood in a long, lingering and weighty finish.

HK$590.00

Movia Veliko Bianco 2004

Each vintage of Movia's 'Big' or 'Great' white—Veliko Belo in Slovene— is a blend of varying proportions of Ribolla, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, and Pinot Grigio and spends three years in oak. Receding gold shines in the glass. Flowery hints on the nose are followed by a robust palate of persimmon, apricot and baked apple touched by traces of cinnamon and vanilla. Elegant and age-worthy, this is a superb value.

Quantity	Price
1 – 11	HK$320.00
12 +	HK$294.40

Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili 2001

Bright plum and cedar character, with loads of underlying ripe fruit and rose. Full-bodied, with fine, silky tannins and a wonderful balance of fruit, cedar and plum.

HK$1,398.00

Movia Puro Rose 2002

Pale salmon color with delicate scents of raspberries and mushrooms. Rustic elegance and weighty complexity. Sourced from 130-year old Pinot Nero vines and bottled undisgorged after 2 years aging on the lees, this limited production sparkler is crisp, savory and unique. To open Movia's Puro, please view proper disgorging procedures.

Quantity	Price
1 – 11	HK$650.00
12 +	HK$598.00

Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva del Piano 1997

Winemaker Vincenzo Abruzzese has a deep relationship to his grapes, particularly those grown on the Madonna del Piano, the first single vineyard in Montalcino. This wine is full-bodied, revealing all the super ripe fruits of the vintage.

HK$2,900.00

Double Happiness Gift Basket

It isn't often--in fact, it's quite rare--that Valentine's Day and the Chinese New Year fall on the very same day. At IWM we're celebrating with a special "Double Happiness" package of Movia Lunar 2007 and Tua Rita Giusto di Notri 2006. Not only are these two wines from of Itay's top producers, but their productions and packaging hold a special significance as well. The Tua Rita, a red from Sicilia, is decorated with an orange and red label (the colors of luck and good fortunate) while the Movia Lunar, a white wine from Slovenia, is made in accordance with the movements of the moon and the principles of Feng Shui. It pairs well with traditional New Year's dishes like fish maw and dried abalone. Double your happiness in the New Year!

Includes 1 of each wine below:
Movia Lunar 2007
Tua Rita Giusto di Notri
Small Woven Gift Basket

HK$998.00

Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva del Piano 1997

HK$2,628.00

Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva del Piano 2004

HK$2,900.00

Gravner Ribolla Gialla Anfora 2005

HK$618.00

Movia Lunar 2008

Experience what happens to Friuli’s long-lived white grape in the hands of the world’s leading biodynamic producer. Ribolla Gialla has long been revered by the iconoclasts of Friuli. In Lunar, a pure Ribolla, the dynamic and accomplished Ales Kristancic of Movia desired to be totally hands off, allowing the wine, in a manner of speaking, to make itself. This by no means implies that the wine is simple to produce, as such a natural approach requires a command of both traditional and biodynamic principles: Ales ages the wine on the lees inside small Slavonian oak barrels for over two years without racking, a viticultural decision that produces the wine’s unusual coloring. With its ciderlike hue, this striking beauty calls immediate and dramatic attention to its esoteric nature. Compelling and utterly unique, this is the essence of Ribolla—raw and resplendent—pure wonder under the Friulian moon.

Quantity	Price
1 – 11	HK$360.00
12 +	HK$331.20

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