January 29, 2010

1998 : Year of the Tiger
The Year of the Tiger is exciting--the Tiger, after all, is traditionally associated with power and strength, action and change. Expectations are always high for a Tiger year--as they were in 1998.

Grattamacco Rosso 1998

As its fellow Super-Tuscans from the house of Ornellaia, Grattamacco is known for delivering remarkable constancy—yet another example of a premier producer whose efforts are not compromised by aberrant vintages. It knew exactly what it was before Super-Tuscans came to be.

HK$520.00

Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano Riserva 1998

Among the best Barbarescos produced by this devoted traditionalist. A cellar staple—this wine will easily age for the next two decades. It’s all about, licorice, sweet tobacco, red fruit and balance. Drink and watch it evolve.

HK$1,758.00

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto 1998

Over the last several years, Toscana has emerged as a bastion of high-calibre Merlot. Foremost among these names is Masseto, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia’s monovarietal Merlot. Despite having debuted only in the 1986 vintage, Masseto is working on establishing the epic mystique of the storied Château Pétrus. The simple fact is that Masseto’s past—however recent—provides just as compelling a testament to the wine's splendor as the genesis of Pétrus. The 1998 Masseto is opulent and expansive, and offers ripe dark fruit along with secondary notes of tobacco, The '98 could benefit from further cellaring, with anticipated maturity expected from 2008-2018.

HK$6,278.00

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