Warre's Vintage Port 1977 華萊士年份波特酒 《風土系列 - TP757A 》

Warre's Vintage Port 1977 華萊士年份波特酒 《風土系列 - TP757A 》

產區/級別 : Douro, Portugal 杜羅河產區,葡萄牙

酒精度：20%

網站介紹 :   https://www.warre.com/

🌟 第一個由英個人喺1670建立嘅波特酒莊

🌟 最古老波特酒莊，現今與Dow's同屬Symington家族

🏅 James Suckling 94分

🏅 Wine Spectator 93分  

🏅 Wine Advocate 92分: 獨特礦物口感，1977好濃郁，由其係Warre

(請留意: 部分陳年舊Port的瓶身正面會有白油的印記，而且瓶內會含有一定沉積物，此乃正常現象。  )

為何部分Port酒正面瓶身會有白油的印記? 

大部分陳舊Port酒的正面瓶身都會有名為Splash Mark的白油印記。 

此為酒莊在酒窖陳存酒瓶時的記號，以茲識別酒瓶陳放時正面朝上的方向並了解沉積物所累積的地方(即白油Splash Mark的反方)。 

因此建議飲家在酒櫃存放Port酒時，同樣有酒標和白色Splash Mark的一面朝上方，並且在飲用前1-2天提前直立處置令沉積物提前沉至瓶底。

酒莊喺1670年由2個英國人William Burgoyne同John Jackson創立, 起初係一間貿易酒同各類商品嘅公司，中間都經過多次轉手，喺1729年William Warre加入後就創造咗呢個最古老嘅波特酒品牌：Warre's Warrior Reserve Port ~

Warre's自1750年就開始出口，去到17世紀尾已經係波特酒嘅領軍酒莊，1791年時有21間酒莊出口30000桶(pipes, 350-600升, 典型為550升)，而Warre's當時已經佔咗10%出口量！

而家管理嘅Symington Family已經有350年嘅波特酒貿易經驗, 一開始嘅Walter Maynard喺1652已經以英國酒商身份貿易波特酒，佢嘅後代Beatrice Atkinson後來嫁咗畀Andrew James Symington, Symington呢個家族名嘅旅程就開始咗～

Andrew James Symington喺1905年加入Warre, 到1908年已經接管Warre, 將歷史悠久嘅家族連上波特酒領軍酒莊～

Warre's有好多自家葡萄園好似Quinta da Cavadinha, Quinta do Retiro Antigo同Quinta da Telhada, 由幾個家族成員各自擁有，而喺波特酒嚟講自家擁有咁多葡萄園嘅酒莊都唔多，自家管理嘅高質葡萄園質素自然高～

喺釀酒方面，Warre's認為用傳統lagares(淺水槽)腳踏踩皮先可以做出最好嘅Port, 所以Warre做出世界第一個模仿人腳踩皮嘅自動機器，成為現代釀Port酒嘅里程碑！

無論喺波特酒貿易同釀酒，Warre's一路以嚟都對波特酒貢獻良多，係高質嘅經典酒莊！

🏅 James Suckling 94分：

The Warre was beautiful now. It showed lots of dried fruits and Christmas cake character on the nose and palate. Medium sweet. It was full-bodied with loads of flavor and an intensely flavorful finish. It was perfect to drink.

🏅 Wine Spectator 93分：

Deep garnet. Very pretty plum and berry aromas, with hints of honey and toffee. Turns to custard. Full-bodied, sweet and fresh. Firm tannins, with elegance and balance. Will age for a long time, but ready. Generous, but subtle. '77/'85/'97 blind Port retrospective.

🏅 Wine Advocate 92分：

This house makes rather restrained yet rich, flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod. Their vintage ports seem slow to develop, and while they never quite have the voluptuous richness of a Dow, Graham, or Fonseca, they have a unique mineral-scented character that gives them their own complexity and style. The 1977 is quite powerful, very deep and intense, particularly for Warre.