2001-03-20 15:08:55TDa
Montrachet 品酒餐會(一)
Montrachet品酒餐會(一)
小弟我進入葡萄酒的世界已有多年,品嚐葡萄酒無疑已成為增添我生活樂趣的重要項目之一,幾年下來喝過的酒應超過1000種以上,範圍遍及法國、義大利、西班牙、匈牙利、葡萄牙、奧地利、瑞士、南非、紐澳、中國、日本、加州、加拿大、中美州、智利、阿根廷等等,一些量少價昂的稀世珍釀也嚐過不少,以陳新民教授編譯的”世界百大葡萄酒”一書為例,書中100支珍釀我喝過約八十支以上,不過一介上班族的我,在收入有限的情況下,如何能遍嚐索價不菲的名酒?這就有賴參加品酒團體的聚會了;藉由眾人分攤酒錢的方式,因此能在有限的預算下,多去品嚐幾種不同的酒,也因而能多認識一些志趣相投的酒友。
我目前定期參加的品酒聚會共有四個,其中最特別的一個團體名為”Montrachet”,它之所以叫這個名字,就是因為第一次聚會的主題就是喝Montrachet(夠嚇人吧),每二個月聚餐兼品酒一次,每次參加的成員僅12-15人左右,每次要喝的酒都訂有一個主題,除了第一次的Montrachet外,第二次主題是Hill of Grace,品嚐了1992-1995四瓶Hill of Grace與一瓶插花的1993 Grange;第三次主題是1961 Bordeaux,喝了1961的Ducru-Beaucaillou與Pichon-Baron(還有一支忘了);第四次主題是1997加州酒,Andrus Reserve、Montelena、Opus One、Dominus、Pahlmeyer、William-Salyem全部到場;每次都是好酒雲集,往往令我再三回味。由於一瓶750cc的酒12個人喝差不多剛好一人一小杯,因此已沒有再多招成員的打算,不過每次的主題都相當特別,因此我想了想後,還是決定寫些報導筆記,一則自己做個記錄,二則可以提供眾網友做個參考,雖然喝不到,過過乾癮也是聊勝於無。
3月15日是我們第五次的聚會,主題是Henri Jayer,附加Avignonesi的Vin Santo,當然也穿插了幾支開胃佐餐白酒;當日的酒單如下:
Moet & Chandon 1990 Brut Champagne Cuvee Dom Perignon
Cloudy Bay 2000 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Ramonet 1988 Montrachet
Bouchard Pere & Fils 1988 Chevalier-Montrachet
Henri Jayer 1991 Vosne-Romanee
Henri Jayer 1987 Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux
Henri Jayer 1983 Echezeaux
Emmanuel Rouget 1992 Echezeaux
Avignonesi 1988 Vin Santo
Avignonesi 1991 Vin Santo
看完酒單,各位就可以知道為何我要特別報導這次的聚會了---因為酒單實在太精彩,幾乎任何一支酒都足以做為一次聚會的主題;主角Henri Jayer的紅酒固然極為罕見,甜酒Avignonesi Vin Santo也是舉世難尋,而佐餐喝的二支勃根地白酒更非泛泛之輩,就連開胃的Dom Perignon與Cloudy Bay也是極為有名;本篇先介紹二支開胃的配角。
首先介紹Moet & Chandon 1990 Dom Perignon,這支香檳號稱”香檳王”,也名列”稀世珍釀—世界百大葡萄酒”一書之中,且由於酒廠屬於LV集團,宣傳推廣得宜,再加上酒的品質卓越,因此Dom Perignon早已是全世界最知名的頂級香檳之一。1990年份是香檳極好的年份,這支1990 Dom Perignon各方的評價也還不錯,而它在美國一般而言一瓶都要US$110左右,但在台灣是出奇的便宜;我好像是一年前買的,一瓶NT$1990,後來好市多也出現了,一瓶NT$22xx,都比國外便宜一截,不過後來聽說所有的1990 Dom Perignon都被某家航空公司包去做為頭等艙的用酒,因此現在台灣應是不易買到了。而此酒我這幾年來喝過五六次,口味不盡相同,但當晚餐會所喝的,由Amy帶來的那瓶,真的是出奇的好,聞起來甜美成熟,充滿豐富的熱帶水果與吐司麵包香味,而且在杯中越來越好聞,雖然氣泡不明顯(我覺得應該是餐廳杯子的問題),但香氣非常持久;而入口的果味也很多樣,並有恰到好處的香草奶油木桶風味,酒體紮實厚重,full-body,餘韻也很悠長,唯一的小缺點是酸度稍顯不足;是我喝過多次的1990 Dom Perignon中最好的一瓶。
至於另一瓶開胃用的Cloudy Bay 2000 Sauvignon Blanc,則是全紐西蘭最有名的酒之一,在以前只要提到紐西蘭酒,大部份的人腦中想到的就是Cloudy Bay的Sauvignon Blanc。Cloudy Bay原本是個小酒廠,素以釀製Sauvignon Blanc聞名,爾後被香檳大廠VCP購入旗下,品質依舊卓越,但聲名更為廣播,且產品線擴及Chardonnay、Riesling、Pinor Noir與香檳釀製方式生產的氣泡酒,有興趣的網友可至Cloudy Bay的網站http://www.cloudybay.co.nz/cb_ow/ow.cfm?wineid=3 閱讀細節。它們的Chardonnay與氣泡酒我也都喝過,品質不錯,不過我個人認為最突出還是它們的Sauvignon Blanc。這款酒我從1996年份喝起,每年都會喝個幾次,由於此酒在香港頗為常見,惠康超市與一般專賣店都有賣,一瓶港幣二百多塊,還不算太貴,因此我路經香港都會買一瓶喝喝,而這瓶2000年份Cloudy Bay的Sauvignon Blanc,我個人覺得做得比1999年份的要好,與1998的風味很接近,是非常不錯的一個年份。James Halliday給此酒94分,WS雖還未評,但過去1996-1999四個年份分別給它94/91/92/89等高分,也曾入選WS的年度百大好酒,我個人可以臆測,以2000這瓶的品質,應也有九十多分的水準。此酒倒入杯中一湊近鼻端就是一陣清香,帶有荔枝、百香果、青芒果那種酸酸甜甜的水果香氣,非常好聞;入口果味豐盈,酸度清爽,mid-body,複雜度與餘味長度都是中等,酒質簡單但非常平衡,甜美而不濃膩,是支深度不足但迷人好喝的白酒;我個人覺得此酒拿來做開胃酒是再恰當也不過的了,或是再過幾個月,在炎炎夏日搭配海鮮佐餐,也絕對是極好的選擇。目前在台北的弗洛瓦有賣,不過並不便宜,比香港貴一些,約台幣一千多塊一瓶,是否值得就要靠酒友自己的判斷了。
下回再介紹超級精彩的其他幾支酒,以下則是1990 Dom Perignon與Cloudy Bay 2000 Sauvignon Blanc的一些酒評資料,酌供參考。
Moet & Chandon 1990 Brut Champagne Cuvee Dom Perignon
Wine Spectator: 90 points, $110.00, 12/15/98
Fans of bold wine will love this Champagne. It’s made in a full-bodied, assertive style that blends overt toasty, earthy aromas with bracing, dry fruit flavors and a robust but smooth texture.Drink now through 2003.
James Halliday Rating: 97 points, Oct 13 1998
I half wondered whether I should taste the wine, so well do I know it, but I did anyway - and found a severely corked bottle. The second bottle restored harmony, with its fine, elegant citrus and bread aromas, and an incredibly youthful fresh and crisp palate which is evolving ever so slowly, and will be a supremely great classic in the years ahead.
James Halliday Rating: 97 points, Aug 12 1997
A wine that breaks the rules, with the usual sublime quality of the wine magnified by the quality of the 1990 vintage. A blend of equal quantities of chardonnay and pinot noir from the highest rated (100 per cent Echelle) vineyards in Champagne. More importantly, brilliant yellow-green, and almost New World in the ultra-pure and spotlessly clean though intense bouquet. It caresses the mouth with a scintillating array of ripe pear, apple, lemon, citrus and spice flavours that go on and on; sheer perfection; I’m about to mortgage the house.
Clive Coates MW Rating: 18 out of 20 , May 01 1998
Marvellous depth and concentration and class on the nose. A keeper. Firm, masculine, quite concentrated even. Lots of fruit. Nicely ripe. Still quite closed-in. This is not quite great, but it is very fine.
Wine Today Rating:3.5 out of 5.0, Price: US$140.00 (750 ml)
General Qualities: light-medium-bodied, moderately complex, dry, balanced acidity
Color: straw
Aromas: anise, spicy, toast, yeasty
Flavors: apple, nutty, toast, yeasty
Other Descriptors: creamy, elegant, long finish, rich, smooth
Date Reviewed: 12/11/00
Reviewed by: Tim Fish, Norm Roby
Decanter magazine July 1997: ****
A good, definite Champagne nose. Really top and stylish with perfect balance.
Decanter magazine July 1998: ****
Intense vanilla nose, balanced acidity.
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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2000
James Halliday Rating: 94 points , Nov 09 2000
Light green-yellow; the bouquet is clean but complex, with a multiplicity of aromas covering the full spectrum of varietal fruit ripeness. The palate offers more of the same, running from mineral, grass and herb through to tropical, yet without any one character or flavour dominating. Excellent dry, cleansing but persistent finish.
小弟我進入葡萄酒的世界已有多年,品嚐葡萄酒無疑已成為增添我生活樂趣的重要項目之一,幾年下來喝過的酒應超過1000種以上,範圍遍及法國、義大利、西班牙、匈牙利、葡萄牙、奧地利、瑞士、南非、紐澳、中國、日本、加州、加拿大、中美州、智利、阿根廷等等,一些量少價昂的稀世珍釀也嚐過不少,以陳新民教授編譯的”世界百大葡萄酒”一書為例,書中100支珍釀我喝過約八十支以上,不過一介上班族的我,在收入有限的情況下,如何能遍嚐索價不菲的名酒?這就有賴參加品酒團體的聚會了;藉由眾人分攤酒錢的方式,因此能在有限的預算下,多去品嚐幾種不同的酒,也因而能多認識一些志趣相投的酒友。
我目前定期參加的品酒聚會共有四個,其中最特別的一個團體名為”Montrachet”,它之所以叫這個名字,就是因為第一次聚會的主題就是喝Montrachet(夠嚇人吧),每二個月聚餐兼品酒一次,每次參加的成員僅12-15人左右,每次要喝的酒都訂有一個主題,除了第一次的Montrachet外,第二次主題是Hill of Grace,品嚐了1992-1995四瓶Hill of Grace與一瓶插花的1993 Grange;第三次主題是1961 Bordeaux,喝了1961的Ducru-Beaucaillou與Pichon-Baron(還有一支忘了);第四次主題是1997加州酒,Andrus Reserve、Montelena、Opus One、Dominus、Pahlmeyer、William-Salyem全部到場;每次都是好酒雲集,往往令我再三回味。由於一瓶750cc的酒12個人喝差不多剛好一人一小杯,因此已沒有再多招成員的打算,不過每次的主題都相當特別,因此我想了想後,還是決定寫些報導筆記,一則自己做個記錄,二則可以提供眾網友做個參考,雖然喝不到,過過乾癮也是聊勝於無。
3月15日是我們第五次的聚會,主題是Henri Jayer,附加Avignonesi的Vin Santo,當然也穿插了幾支開胃佐餐白酒;當日的酒單如下:
Moet & Chandon 1990 Brut Champagne Cuvee Dom Perignon
Cloudy Bay 2000 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Ramonet 1988 Montrachet
Bouchard Pere & Fils 1988 Chevalier-Montrachet
Henri Jayer 1991 Vosne-Romanee
Henri Jayer 1987 Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux
Henri Jayer 1983 Echezeaux
Emmanuel Rouget 1992 Echezeaux
Avignonesi 1988 Vin Santo
Avignonesi 1991 Vin Santo
看完酒單,各位就可以知道為何我要特別報導這次的聚會了---因為酒單實在太精彩,幾乎任何一支酒都足以做為一次聚會的主題;主角Henri Jayer的紅酒固然極為罕見,甜酒Avignonesi Vin Santo也是舉世難尋,而佐餐喝的二支勃根地白酒更非泛泛之輩,就連開胃的Dom Perignon與Cloudy Bay也是極為有名;本篇先介紹二支開胃的配角。
首先介紹Moet & Chandon 1990 Dom Perignon,這支香檳號稱”香檳王”,也名列”稀世珍釀—世界百大葡萄酒”一書之中,且由於酒廠屬於LV集團,宣傳推廣得宜,再加上酒的品質卓越,因此Dom Perignon早已是全世界最知名的頂級香檳之一。1990年份是香檳極好的年份,這支1990 Dom Perignon各方的評價也還不錯,而它在美國一般而言一瓶都要US$110左右,但在台灣是出奇的便宜;我好像是一年前買的,一瓶NT$1990,後來好市多也出現了,一瓶NT$22xx,都比國外便宜一截,不過後來聽說所有的1990 Dom Perignon都被某家航空公司包去做為頭等艙的用酒,因此現在台灣應是不易買到了。而此酒我這幾年來喝過五六次,口味不盡相同,但當晚餐會所喝的,由Amy帶來的那瓶,真的是出奇的好,聞起來甜美成熟,充滿豐富的熱帶水果與吐司麵包香味,而且在杯中越來越好聞,雖然氣泡不明顯(我覺得應該是餐廳杯子的問題),但香氣非常持久;而入口的果味也很多樣,並有恰到好處的香草奶油木桶風味,酒體紮實厚重,full-body,餘韻也很悠長,唯一的小缺點是酸度稍顯不足;是我喝過多次的1990 Dom Perignon中最好的一瓶。
至於另一瓶開胃用的Cloudy Bay 2000 Sauvignon Blanc,則是全紐西蘭最有名的酒之一,在以前只要提到紐西蘭酒,大部份的人腦中想到的就是Cloudy Bay的Sauvignon Blanc。Cloudy Bay原本是個小酒廠,素以釀製Sauvignon Blanc聞名,爾後被香檳大廠VCP購入旗下,品質依舊卓越,但聲名更為廣播,且產品線擴及Chardonnay、Riesling、Pinor Noir與香檳釀製方式生產的氣泡酒,有興趣的網友可至Cloudy Bay的網站http://www.cloudybay.co.nz/cb_ow/ow.cfm?wineid=3 閱讀細節。它們的Chardonnay與氣泡酒我也都喝過,品質不錯,不過我個人認為最突出還是它們的Sauvignon Blanc。這款酒我從1996年份喝起,每年都會喝個幾次,由於此酒在香港頗為常見,惠康超市與一般專賣店都有賣,一瓶港幣二百多塊,還不算太貴,因此我路經香港都會買一瓶喝喝,而這瓶2000年份Cloudy Bay的Sauvignon Blanc,我個人覺得做得比1999年份的要好,與1998的風味很接近,是非常不錯的一個年份。James Halliday給此酒94分,WS雖還未評,但過去1996-1999四個年份分別給它94/91/92/89等高分,也曾入選WS的年度百大好酒,我個人可以臆測,以2000這瓶的品質,應也有九十多分的水準。此酒倒入杯中一湊近鼻端就是一陣清香,帶有荔枝、百香果、青芒果那種酸酸甜甜的水果香氣,非常好聞;入口果味豐盈,酸度清爽,mid-body,複雜度與餘味長度都是中等,酒質簡單但非常平衡,甜美而不濃膩,是支深度不足但迷人好喝的白酒;我個人覺得此酒拿來做開胃酒是再恰當也不過的了,或是再過幾個月,在炎炎夏日搭配海鮮佐餐,也絕對是極好的選擇。目前在台北的弗洛瓦有賣,不過並不便宜,比香港貴一些,約台幣一千多塊一瓶,是否值得就要靠酒友自己的判斷了。
下回再介紹超級精彩的其他幾支酒,以下則是1990 Dom Perignon與Cloudy Bay 2000 Sauvignon Blanc的一些酒評資料,酌供參考。
Moet & Chandon 1990 Brut Champagne Cuvee Dom Perignon
Wine Spectator: 90 points, $110.00, 12/15/98
Fans of bold wine will love this Champagne. It’s made in a full-bodied, assertive style that blends overt toasty, earthy aromas with bracing, dry fruit flavors and a robust but smooth texture.Drink now through 2003.
James Halliday Rating: 97 points, Oct 13 1998
I half wondered whether I should taste the wine, so well do I know it, but I did anyway - and found a severely corked bottle. The second bottle restored harmony, with its fine, elegant citrus and bread aromas, and an incredibly youthful fresh and crisp palate which is evolving ever so slowly, and will be a supremely great classic in the years ahead.
James Halliday Rating: 97 points, Aug 12 1997
A wine that breaks the rules, with the usual sublime quality of the wine magnified by the quality of the 1990 vintage. A blend of equal quantities of chardonnay and pinot noir from the highest rated (100 per cent Echelle) vineyards in Champagne. More importantly, brilliant yellow-green, and almost New World in the ultra-pure and spotlessly clean though intense bouquet. It caresses the mouth with a scintillating array of ripe pear, apple, lemon, citrus and spice flavours that go on and on; sheer perfection; I’m about to mortgage the house.
Clive Coates MW Rating: 18 out of 20 , May 01 1998
Marvellous depth and concentration and class on the nose. A keeper. Firm, masculine, quite concentrated even. Lots of fruit. Nicely ripe. Still quite closed-in. This is not quite great, but it is very fine.
Wine Today Rating:3.5 out of 5.0, Price: US$140.00 (750 ml)
General Qualities: light-medium-bodied, moderately complex, dry, balanced acidity
Color: straw
Aromas: anise, spicy, toast, yeasty
Flavors: apple, nutty, toast, yeasty
Other Descriptors: creamy, elegant, long finish, rich, smooth
Date Reviewed: 12/11/00
Reviewed by: Tim Fish, Norm Roby
Decanter magazine July 1997: ****
A good, definite Champagne nose. Really top and stylish with perfect balance.
Decanter magazine July 1998: ****
Intense vanilla nose, balanced acidity.
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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2000
James Halliday Rating: 94 points , Nov 09 2000
Light green-yellow; the bouquet is clean but complex, with a multiplicity of aromas covering the full spectrum of varietal fruit ripeness. The palate offers more of the same, running from mineral, grass and herb through to tropical, yet without any one character or flavour dominating. Excellent dry, cleansing but persistent finish.