Wine for Asia is held each year in Singapore, and the highlight of each year would be some tasting by a key person (like Stephen Henschke this year) and Poh Tiong’s booth. Being the Bordeaux ambassador he is, you can always expect to have a great selection of Bordeaux to taste at his booth. This year the theme was 2004 Bordeaux and there was a selection of 30 Bordeaux wines for us to try. I managed to do about 26 of them, and it was a great start to the day.(Poh Tiong and myself at his booth “The Wine Review”). He is also publisher of 3 wine magazines: The Chinese Bordeaux Guide, The Wine Review & Asian Sommelier Guide.Some of the Bordeaux wines waiting to be passionately savoured by me. Chateau Malartic Lagraviere 2004Region: Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, FranceAromas of sweet flowers in the midst of berry fruit flavours. Sour cherries, bitter chocolates, with very faint hints of sweet spices. Great length on the finish.(87/100 RK) Chateau Smith Haut Lafite 2004Region: Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, FranceGamey and leathery aromas intertwined with cassis.  On the palate, meaty notes, mushrooms, hint of truffles, bitter chocolates and very faint hint of fruits. (88/100 RK)Domaine de Chevalier 2004Region: Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, FranceAromas of sweet toast with concentrated blackberries. On the palate, sweet black fruits with nice vanilla hints and toasty finish. (87/100 RK)Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2004Region: Pauillac, Bordeaux, FranceElegant perfumy aromas of cassis, cherries and white flowers. On the palate, blackcurrant flavours, bitter chocolates, sweet spices which last a long time in your mouth.  Chateau Phelan Segur 2004Region: Saint-Estephe, Bordeaux, FranceStrangely some citrus orange peel notes, cassis, floral, and some green herbaceous aromas. On the palate, sour cherries, fresh fruits, hints of vanilla toast88/100 RK Chateau Branaire-Ducru 2004Region: Saint Julien, Bordeaux, FranceElegant notes of flowers, ripe cherries and cassis. On the palate, a little tart with berry notes and a short finish.84/100 (RK)  Chateau Petit-Village 2004Region: Pomerol, Bordeaux, FranceSweet vanilla, milk chocolates, blackfruit aromas. On the palate, cherries, hints of earthy notes, flavoured cigars, but slightly diluted and short on the finish. Smells better than it taste.83-84/100 (RK) Chateau du Tertre 2004Region: Margaux, Bordeaux, FrancePerfumy, nice ripe berry fruits. On the palate, chocolatey notes, sweet cherries and elegant tannins.88-89/100 (RK) More notes coming in the next post!