Rare vintage wines from Bordeaux at wine tasting of Yats in Manila
Fans of Bordeaux red wines were finally given a great treat by Philippines leading supplier of fine and rare vintage wines Yats Wine Cellars on 9th August, 2011 in an exciting wine tasting event held in Ortigas, Metro Manila featuring vintage wines from Bordeaux spanning 50 years.
Wines were organized into five groups by age, 8 years per group. Some of the oldest wines in the lineup were over 40 years old and all were not only fully enjoyable but still vigorous and showing distinction.
Although wine is rapidly gaining popularity in the Philippines, Manila wine lovers feel deprived because they rarely get to taste matured vintage wines. Bored with drinking young wines that are nowhere near their prime, many Manila wine enthusiasts have urged Yats Wine Cellars -- the only wine supplier that carries matured vintage wines -- to hold a public wine tasting event to enable them to savor some genuine classics from Bordeaux at their maturity. Yats Wine Cellars finally agreed to hold a tasting and kept its admission ticket to an unbelievably affordable price of just p1,300. In fact, one can pay only php900 if purchased in advance.
Here was the lineup of wines served on the evening of 9th August, 2011 in the wine tasting of 40 years of vintage Bordeaux at Oakwood Premium Hotel in Ortigas, Metro Manila.
WINE LINEUP
After 2001
Ch. De Roques, Puysseguin St. Emilion 2005
Ch. Jalousie-Beaulieu, Bordeaux Superieur 2005
Ch. Laride, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc 2003
1993 to 2000
Ch. Gaubert, AC Graves 2000
Ch. Gressier Grand-Poujeaux, Cru Bourgeois, Moulis 1996
Ch. Grand Puy Ducasse, 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac 1995
1985-1992
Ch. Haut-Bages Averous, Pauillac 1991
Ch. Chicane, Graves 1990
Ch. La Fleur Milon, Cru Bourgeois, Pauillac 1985
1977-1984
Ch. Bellevigne, Medoc 1982
Ch. Clos des Jacobins, Grand Cru Classé, St. Emilion 1978
Ch. La Lande Maussé, Fronsac 1979
1976 and older
Ch. Montrose, 2eme Cru Classé, St. Estephe 1975
Ch. Plantey, Cru Bourgeois, Pauillac 1974
Ch. Haut Beychevelle-Gloria, St. Julien, Barierre 1970
YATS WINE CELLARS has been serving Asia's wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs since 1985. Today its cellars in Philippines' Clark Freeport stock over 2700 labels of wines from all major wine regions and the biggest spectrum of vintages imaginable spanning over 100 years. Wines were purchased in opportune situations allowing us to offer superb values to our customers and wine collectors.
Public wine tastings are held from time to time in Clark and sometimes in Manila. Tickets range from p500 to p1500 for these themed events that are professionally run --no wine merchants sponsorship, pushy salesmen or tacky banners to ruin the evening. Each ticket contains a certain number of stubs that can be redeemed for a tasting pour of a wine among those on a line-up which often contains wines that are quite old and expensive. This makes YATS Wine Tasting events the most cost-effective venue to explore new options and expand our knowledge of wine through first-hand encounters.
Wine Seminars have been conducted in the past and may be offered from time to time. These seminars deal with intermediate to advanced subject matters that are aimed at providing useful and practical knowledge for the wine enthusiasts. Topics are focused and treatment, in depth. Most seminars include a guided tasting session after the lecture.
Wine-paired dinners are organized either at Y A T S Restaurant in Clark or in collaboration with other restaurants and organizers. Private wine dinners can also be organized for groups of 14 or more. Even Asian cuisines can be a part of a Yats Wine-paired dinner.
Sister company Y A T S Restaurant and Wine Lounge is one of most wine-sensitive fine-dining establishments in Asia. B Y O (Bring Your Own) Wine evenings occur regularly for wine enthusiasts to enjoy their recent finds over a gourmet meal specially crafted to be wine friendly. The wine list of YATS Restaurant is equally impressive and satisfying to the hard-to-please. Mark-up is small and that makes it the friendliest wine restaurant in Asia.
Yats Wine Cellars
3003C East Tower, Philippines Stock Exchange Center (Tektite)
Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 0922-870-5181 ask for Rea or Kristine
(045) 599-5600 0922-870-5178 0917-826-8790 ask for Ana Fe or Pedro
Wine@Yats-International.com
wines are also served at Yats Restaurant
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