Almaviva Baron Philippe de Rothschild 活靈魂酒莊 Puente Alto《風土系酒款 - ZTCH009/A 》

Almaviva Baron Philippe de Rothschild 活靈魂酒莊 Puente Alto《風土系酒款 - ZTCH009/A 》

📜 酒款有 2018 & 2021 年選擇

🌟 智利四大酒王之一 Almaviva 「活靈魂」

🌟 「Almaviva是智利一個偉大的酒莊，在世界上囊括了所有的大獎和百大首獎！」－Robert Parker

👇🏻2021年(TCH009)👇🏻

葡萄品種：71% Cabernet Sauvignon，22% Carmenere，5% Merlot，2% Cabernet Franc

酒精度：15%

🏅James Suckling 98pts

🏅Wine Advocate 96+pts

🏅Vinous 96 pts

🏅Vivino 4.4

👇🏻2018年(TCH009A)👇🏻

葡萄品種：72% Cabernet Sauvignon，19% Carmenere，3% Petit Verdot，6% Cabernet Franc

酒精度：15%

🏅James Suckling 98pts

🏅Wine Advocate 96pts

🏅Decanter 96 pts

🏅Vinous 96 pts

🏅Vivino 4.6

  

Vina Almaviva 活靈魂

活靈魂酒莊（Almaviva Winery）位於智利邁坡穀（Maipo Valley）葡萄酒產區，1997年由法國木桐酒莊（Chateau Mouton Rothschild）與智利著名的幹露酒莊（Concha y Toro）合作建立。

智利十八羅漢-酒王誕生的故事

1997年，羅斯柴爾德菲利普男爵和和Don Alfonso Larrain（Viña Concha y Toro總裁）攜手合作，活靈魂（Almaviva）誕生了。和作品一號一樣的思路，用智利的本地風土加上法國的栽培和釀造技術。可以說這個模式羅斯柴爾德家族屢試不爽，連續創造了舉世聞名的美國酒王和智利酒王。

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酒王的誕生

“Almaviva”的中文翻譯為：“活靈魂”。從字面來看，在西班牙文中“alma”是“靈魂、生命”的意思，那麼合起來翻譯成“活靈魂”並不難理解。酒莊為什麼會取這個名字呢？據說，智利有著得天獨厚的氣候、水土，是釀造葡萄酒的天堂，但釀出的酒卻無法擺脫“廉價”的標籤，甘露酒莊決心打破這一怪論。他們清楚認識到智利葡萄酒的品質沒有問題，缺少的就是那畫龍點睛般的靈魂。於是，幹露酒莊邀請了紅葡萄酒界獨一無二的“靈魂人物”羅斯柴爾德男爵 （Baron Philippe de Rothschild）來智利一起共同釀造舉世聞名的好酒，於是雙方很快便達成一致，創建了活靈魂酒莊。

強強聯手

羅斯柴爾德家族做酒有一個理念，那就是雖然技術是法國的，但是一定要尊重和傳承當地的文化，當地的文化才是酒的核心。活靈魂的酒標上面有個圓形圖案，代表的是馬普徹人時代的地球和宇宙，這個標識經常出現在智利宗教典禮所用的鼓上。用這個標誌一方面表達對智利文化的尊重，另一方面也是向智利的祖先歷史致敬。在這個圓形圖案兩旁，寫著兩個名字：“羅斯柴爾德男爵”和“幹露酒莊”。

為何稱之為酒王？

活靈魂自1996年問世以來，一路開掛，受到了各大主流點評家和品鑒媒體一致讚譽。

2001年，Wine Spectator給活靈魂酒莊紅葡萄酒打出了95分的高分。

2016年，葡萄酒評論家 Luis Gutierrez給活靈魂同樣打出了95分。

2017年，James Suckling更是給出了最高分100分，對帶有“黑莓和碘”的狂野異國情調讚不絕口。

2019年，活靈魂被Wine Spectator選為“一百強葡萄酒”之一。

2020年1月，活靈魂被James Suckling評為“十年佳釀”，在國際上聲譽大噪。

酒莊建於1998年，位於 Puente Alto，由智利著名建築師 Martín Hurtado設計，經歷12年建成，被公認為完美的藝術品與完備功能的結合。屋頂的起伏曲線模擬了安第斯山脈的形狀，與周圍的自然景觀相協調，是當地現代化的地標建築。葡萄園位於智利安第斯山脈腳下最好的Maipo產區的精華區Puente Alto，海拔650米高度，能確保晝夜間足夠的溫差，從而使葡萄風味更加複雜。安第斯山脈的微風也有助於緩解夏季的高溫，讓葡萄均勻成熟。同時Puente Alto屬於半乾旱的地中海氣候，年降雨量僅為300毫米，這樣也大大減少了真菌病害。但是高科技和精確的滴灌系統也是非常必要的裝備。

莊園主要的葡萄品種有赤霞珠、品麗珠、梅洛、小維爾多，都是從法國移植過來的，現在已經能夠很好地適應智利的土壤。同時還有智利本土的品種佳美娜。活靈魂與作品一號對比起來，就沒有那麼多的科技感，採用人工的方式來採收和挑選葡萄，隨後進行去梗破皮的工序，酒莊會通過浸皮來獲取更多的顏色和風味，酒精發酵的工序是在不銹鋼罐中完成的。酒莊還會將葡萄皮和葡萄籽置於筐式壓榨機中進行輕柔的壓榨，為成酒增添風味。發酵完成後葡萄酒會被置於全新法國橡木桶中熟化，熟化時間大約為16-18個月，裝瓶前使用蛋清來進行澄清。

(2021年分數)

🏅James Suckling 98pts

A fresh and discreet Almaviva with subtle pencil shavings and cigar box to the cassis and hints of chili chocolate and peppermint. Nuanced and subtle on the nose. This is medium-bodied and subtle on the palate with silky tannins in the seamless finish. Very long. 71% cabernet sauvignon, 22% carmenere, 5% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Drinkable now, but it will take its time to deliver complexity.

🏅Wine Advocate 96+pts

2021 was an overall cooler year than 2020, with more elegant wines with more finesse and less angular tannins. The sleek 2021 Almaviva is a good example of that, still very young and still marked by the élevage in oak after spending 20 months in French oak barrels, 71% of them new and the rest only second use. The final blend was 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Carmenere (from Peumo), 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, a variety that might gain in percentage, as they have even planted some more with the idea to possibly replace Merlot in the medium or long term. It's not a shy wine, hitting the scale at 15% alcohol and with mellow acidity, 4.65 grams (tartaric) and a pH of 3.81 The fruit is dark, ripe and spicy, nothing green about it; it's a little shy, less expressive than the warmer years are early on and a little more discreet but with potential to develop in bottle. The tannins are still present, and it should benefit from some more time in bottle. The 2019 had more volume than the 2018, and the 2020 is closer to the 2019 than the 2018. 200,000 bottles produced. It was bottled between late January and early February 2023. I tasted it next to the 2020 and 2018, and it's closer to the latter; but this 2021 is more elegant, and 2018 is a little more austere and herbal.

🏅Vinous 96 pts

The 2021 Almaviva is a blend primarily based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere, but not limited to these, and was aged for up to 18 months in French barrels. Its color is garnet with a purple sheen. The enticing nose showcases blackberry, cassis marmalade, black and green pepper, ashes, camphor and cigar box aromas. Indulgent and rich on the palate, it carries taut, fine-grained tannins, velvet texture and balanced acidity, leading to a long, ripe finish. This bold and layered red wine reveals nuanced depth and richness on the palate, promising further development as it matures in the bottle.

🏅James Suckling 98pts

This is such a beautifully nuanced red with tobacco, dried herbs, wet earth and currants. Some leather and rose petals, too. Full-bodied and chewy, yet refined with great polish. It’s rich and intense at the same time. Very focused center palate. Broad layers of tannin and fruit. A blend of 72% cabernet sauvignon, 19% carmenere, 6% cabernet franc and 3% petit verdot. Better after 2024, but already a joy to taste.

🏅Wine Advocate 96pts

My last Chile article questioned whether 2018 had been the best vintage of the last 20 years in the country, so I was very curious to taste the 2018 Almaviva. 2018 was a cooler year with more rain and a later budding and ripening of the grapes, especially in a cooler terroir close to the Andes, as is the case with Almaviva. The harvest was slow, as temperatures went down, further increasing the balance between freshness and ripeness of the grapes. The varietal breakdown is 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carmenère (from Peumo), 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. The grapes ripened thoroughly, as the 14.9% alcohol of the final blend shows, a little higher than previous years and with similar readings of acidity. The wine feels quite complete and nicely crafted; they use all of their resources and technology to select the perfect grapes that ferment pristinely destemmed and crushed in stainless steel tanks at 25 to 28 degrees Celsius, mostly with selected yeasts. Malolactic was part in barrique and part in tank during the alcoholic fermentation. It matured for 18 months in French oak barrels, 73% of them new and the remaining 27% second use. It's a solid, well-built and seamless Almaviva, with clout and balance. 2018 was a more homogeneous vintage, globally considered one of the best in recent times in Chile. They identify a great vintage when they see more homogeneous quality in their different wines, and winemaker Michel Friou explained that this year some wines from three- or four-year-old vines were really good. It feels like a very complete wine, from a year when the seasons were marked and when the plant followed the development with almost textbook conditions—the grapes ripened thoroughly, developing more flavors and nuances while keeping the freshness. This is still a baby, extremely young and creamy, but it is still approachable; there are no edges, but what's remarkable is the balance and stuffing and all the necessary ingredients for a great development in bottle. This is quite different from 2016; it's 

🏅Decanter 96 pts

Confident complexity on display here, fresh, powerful spicy notes of tobacco and grilled coffee beans alongside cool blueberry fruits. Winemaker Michel Friou has made a brilliant wine in this vintage that expands outwards through the palate. 100% new oak. Blend completed with 3% Petit Verdot.

🏅Vinous 95 pts

The 2018 Almaviva is a Bordeaux blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 3% Petit Verdot and 6% Cabernet Franc from Puente Alto, Maipo, that spent 18 months in French barrels, 73% new and the rest second-use. Made during a mild year. The nose delivers crystal-clear layers of black currant and raspberry, plus hints of basil, black tea and spices. Intense but gentle on the palate, with a creamy, refreshing mouthfeel. The tannins are pleasant and refined, resulting in a balanced but powerful expression, enlivened by the rich alcohol. Complex and long-lasting, this is sheer energy in a glass.

$1190/支（2021年）

$1290/支（2018年）