Le Rocher des Violettes Le Grand Clos Blanc 2019 紫羅蘭之岩酒莊《醇酒系列 - F975》
產區 : Montlouis-sur-loire, Loire Valley
葡萄品種 : 100% Chenin Blanc
酒精度：13%
🌟 Xavier Weisskopf - 滿分南隆Chateau de Saint Cosme前酒窖總管
🌟 “...the most exciting was Xavier Weisskopf, of Le Rocher des Violettes. His wines, crystal-pure, vibrant, pithy and long, were revelations.”
— Chris Kissack, thewinedoctor.com, February 2015.
🌟 “I’d like to introduce you to one of the future stars of French viticulture: Xavier Weisskopf.”
— Jacqueline Freidrich, Guide to the Loire.
🌟 奉行有機 + 生物動力法 + 低硫
🌟 Vouvray對岸潛力產區 - Montlouis-sur-loire
🌟 90年老滕Chenin Blanc
🏅 Vinous 94分
睇到上面一堆Gimmick就知道Wine Couple又為大家搵到Rising star～其實Loire valley一直都出好多好精彩嘅酒，貴嘅cult wine當然有，而更多嘅係未升價嘅高質小莊，例如今次呢個少有名氣嘅莊主＆釀酒師Xavier Weisskopf加上呢個少見嘅潛力產區 - Montlouis-sur-loire組合成嘅酒莊 - Le Rocher des Violettes～
酒莊喺2005由喺Chablis同Beaune讀完葡萄種植 ＋ 釀酒學嘅Xavier Weisskopf創立，Xavier之前曾經喺南隆滿分名莊Chateau de Saint Cosme做過4年酒窖總管，經驗十足，最後因為鍾情Chenin Blanc嘅關係，就揀咗呢個同對岸Vouvray風格接近但地價相宜嘅Montlouis-sur-loire開設自家酒莊～
酒莊有14公頃葡萄園，其中Montlouis佔９公頃，Touraine佔４公頃，仲有少部份用買返嚟嘅Vouvray葡萄搬到Montlouis釀，所以成品都只能夠標Vin de France. 當中有9公頃都係老滕，部份甚至係2戰前種嘅！
除咗signature嘅Chenin Blanc之外, 酒莊亦種咗Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay,甚至 Côt(Malbec)同Negrette！非常少見， Xavier一接手就即刻奉行有機 + 生物動力法 + 低硫～係有心有力有態度嘅新力軍！
而Montlouis-sur-loire呢個產區一路都畀比較出名嘅Vouvray籠罩住，喺1938成立產區之前Montlouis嘅酒甚至係標Vouvray賣... 位於Vouvray隔住條河嘅南岸, 一樣都係以Chenin Blanc為主，風土亦好接近，主要都係以礫石同Loire某幾個區獨有嘅tuffeau(白堊紀時期形成嘅柔軟多孔石灰岩)為主。所以風格固然好似，質素同陳年能力都可以同Vouvray不分上下！但地價比出咗名嘅Vouvray平！所以過去呢30年好多新莊湧入，而好多新血都好有心，奉行有機同生物動力法，咁嘅風土package加埋一堆潛力新血，絕對係一個值得留意嘅產區！
呢款Le Grand Clos用100% Chenin Blanc釀造，出自3塊田Le Grand Clos, Les Borderies, Bel Air, 以黏土石灰岩為主，有機認證，平均90年嘅樹齡，喺3成新嘅500升大桶發酵 + 陳熟10個月，帶出明顯但溫柔嘅桶感～
🏅 Vinous 94分：
The 2019 Le Grand Clos is a quiet and graceful wine. It's as if a symphony orchestra has been playing pianissimo and then they've come to a collective pause, holding its bows and breath before releasing the tension and easing into the next lyrical passage. Having been fermented and raised in 500-liter barrels for 10 months, there oak is subtle but evident in its almond pastry flavors and its rounded edges. It offers the intensity of old, low-yielding vines (an ancient 90-years-old) but it does so in a tranquil, unshowy manner. The wine finishes with a stream of flowing acidity, providing a cleansing and precise spine as well as phenolic tension offering grip and cheek-licking texture. The scented finish is long and satisfying. A delightful body that the impatient could open now but has the structure and concentration to go on and on.
🍷 小編Jeffrey實試報告(1/12/2022)：
一開Chenin Blanc個氣息都好明顯，鐵鏽蘋果、花香、煙燻、嗰陣木質禾稈草 ＋ 少少wet wool氣息都好齊，都有蠔殼礦物、nutty同咸香，比較特別嘅係佢桶嘅氣息比一般Loire明顯，出到椰子殼！亦有牛油同芝士，入口酒體偏厚，酸度中高但包得好圓潤，flavour夠重, nutty finish亦長，典型得嚟帶細節！
Rising star Xavier Weisskopf + 潛力產區 ＋ 呢個價錢仲要有Vinous 94分，唔好走寶呀！
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