Croft Vintage Port 2011 高樂福酒莊年份波特酒《風土系列-TP598》
產區/級別 : Roêda/ Douro/ Portugal
葡萄品類 : Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca,Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Tinta Amarela
酒精度 : 20.5% vol
官方網站： croftport.com
⭐起過4百年歷史，波特酒 4大家族之一
⭐只在最好年份釀製，每10年只有3年合適釀造
⭐堅持傳統古法踩葡萄
⭐只產5,000箱
🏆 Wine Spectator 97 pts
🏆 James Suckling 95 pts
🏆 Wine Enthusiast 95 pts
🏆 Wine Advocate 92-95 pts
🏆 Wine & Spirits 93 pts
🏆 Vinous 90 pts
🏆 Jancis Robinson 17/ 20 pts
(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。
歷史/ 背景
Croft 是所有波特酒中最傑出的之一。它成立於1588年，是最古老的公司。Croft 以其 Vintage Ports以及其木桶陳釀和Tawny而著稱。當時1703年的《邁圖恩條約》（Methuen Treaty）導致對港口的需求激增，根據該條約，英國同意對葡萄牙葡萄酒徵收的關稅比對法國征收的關稅少三分之一。它以前由Taylor Fladgate ＆Yeatman 擁有，於1862年被 John Fladgate 親自收購。
在Douro Valley，有一句俗語可歸因於19世紀詩Vega Cabral：“如果葡萄酒產區是一枚金戒指，那麼 Douro Valley 就是鑽石。”雖然Croft擁有悠久的歷史跨越四個世紀，但從未受到傳統的束縛。繼續創造創新的新風格，例如有史以來第一個玫瑰波特酒Croft Pink。 Croft所生產的年份波特（Croft Vintage Port Portugal）（第一個年份可追溯至Croft 1781）和特別珍藏波特（Croft Distinction Special Reserve Port），都是愛好者和收藏家不能錯過的珍藏。
偉大的葡萄園 Quinta da Roêda，被描述為波特酒莊的瑰寶。佔地270英畝，種植了約332,000棵葡萄樹。它位於 Cima Corgo 種植區 Pinhão 以東的Douro北岸，該地區傳統上被認為是Porto優質葡萄栽培的中心。Quinta da Roêda 的特徵是豐滿，飽滿，果味濃郁的葡萄酒，其特徵是濃厚的岩薔薇花(gum cistus)香氣。另外Croft 堅持傳統，採收後將葡萄放至於特製石屎槽，技術人員清潔雙腳後便踩在葡萄上，這樣好處是力度不致過度榨出皮及核的苦澀及單寧。當然時間及人工比起機器更長更高。
順帶一提，中餐難配酒，皆因一款菜內帶甜酸咸辣。而Port 酒除了跟朱古力食品非常配，大家可以試試配叉燒。酒經雜誌校長亦都介紹過 port 酒配叉燒。
Wine Spectator 97 pts
Effusively juicy, rich and concentrated, showing plenty of snap to the crisp and well-spiced flavors of wild berry, dark currant and plum tart.Orange-infused chocolate notes linger on the exotic, mocha-filled finish. Best from 2020 through 2045. 5,000 cases made.
James Suckling 95 pts
Beautiful aromas of violets and blueberries with hints of blueslate. Full body, medium sweet with chewy tannins and a long, long finish. A leafy, stemmy, nutty undertone to this with hints of shaved milk chocolate.Very refined and beautiful. 5,000 cases produced of this foot-trodden wine. Try in 2021.
Wine Enthusiast 95 pts
This shows very sweet fruit that's ripe, dense and already delicious. That doesn't mean the tannins don't bring out the firmness at the core of this powerful wine. It is integrated, packed with black plum flavors,and full bodied. For long-term aging.
Wine Advocate 92-95 pts
The 2011 Croft is initially taciturn on the nose, even after allowing it 20 minutes in my glass. A light swirling immediately awakens the aromatics to offer blackberry, Seville orange marmalade, blueberries and dried fig – complex and quite compelling. There is real mineralite within this bouquet that, returning after 30 minutes, offers alluring ocean spray scents rolling in off the ocean. The palate is medium-bodied with a velvety-smooth opening that belies the fine, structured tannins underneath. It clams up a little towards the finish, shuts the lid tight and consequently there is the sensation of less persistency here compared to the Taylor’s or Fonseca. But Croft has a knack of filling out with bottle age and becomes both gentle and generous with the passing years.
Wine & Spirits 93 pts
When it purchased this historic brand in 2001, the Fladgate Partnership was reunited with the Quinta da Roêda, which John Fladgate’sdaughter brought with her in marriage to Charles Wright of Croft in 1875. Sitedon the north bank of the Douro adjacent to Pinhão, Roêda is the heart of Croft vintages. It has been a major focus for António Magalhaes, charged with viticulture for the Fladgate Partnership, who has been working with David Guimaraens to restore the vineyard to its former glory. Each vintage release has improved on the last until this 2011, which is a jump shift in depth and brings Croft back to its rightful place among the elite of the Douro hierarchy.It has the distance and restraint of a great young vintage, the density of the fruit and the mouthwatering tannins held tight, youthfully closed. Hinting at its future in bright scents of roses and dark tones of freshly turned earth,this is a wine of significant weight and depth. It should reach its prime around 25 years from the vintage.
Vinous 90 pts
Bright medium ruby. Slightly reduced, spirity aromas of kirsch,blackberry, boysenberry, licorice pastille and mint, plus a suggestion of nutty oak. Densely packed and quite sweet, but the slightly disjointed black fruit flavors are tough going today; this struck me as more like a ruby port. Quite closed and tannic on the back end, in need of patience to display its personality. Many other critics rated this wine considerably higher than I did.
Jancis Robinson 17/ 20 pts
Not one of the deepest colours. Rather smudgy, indistinct nose.Something a bit vegy/herby about this wine. More open than most. Almost as though it is made to sit under the Fonseca and Taylor from this stable.Agreeable but not the most ambitious. Slightly sudden dry finish. Just a tad spindly.
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