Leeuwin art series Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 露紋酒莊"藝術系列"赤霞珠紅酒《風土系列 - TAU003》

Leeuwin art series Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 露紋酒莊"藝術系列"赤霞珠紅酒《風土系列 - TAU003》

產區: Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 澳洲

葡萄品種: Cabernet Sauvignon 赤霞珠

酒精度: 13.5%

網站介紹: https://leeuwinestate.com.au/

🌟 Margaret River 最具代表性酒莊 Leeuwin Estate

🌟 James Halliday 五紅星酒莊

🌟 2018 Margaret River史上最佳年份

🏅 James Halliday 97分

🏅 James Suckling 95分

🏅 Decanter Premium 95分

🏅 Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal 99分

🏅 Jancis Robinson 17.5分

酒莊介紹page: https://www.winecouple.hk/pages/leeuwin

 🧐 前陣子參加左由Wine Australia 與 Corvino Wine School 舉辦的 Margaret River Masterclass ，在堂上深深體會到為何Margaret River 由一個新興產區在短短五十年間冒升至澳州最頂級的產區，產量只佔澳州2% ，但卻佔據澳州最Premium酒的20% ，屢屢在葡萄酒比賽擊敗比多佢長幾倍發展歷史的產區，贏得眾多的 Best Cabernet Sauvignon 與 Best Chardonnay。Margaret River 被形容為澳州的 Margaux，她的優雅細膩、Floral 和 Midway palate ，跟南澳的 Meaty 、重Mint、Fruit forward 和 Fully bodied 形成了很強的對比。

所以一係唔試，一試就試產區最具代表性的Icon酒莊，今次推薦是產區始創五間酒莊之一 - Leeuwin Estate, package超強，曾被Wine & Spirits評為International Wineries of the year, James Haillday red 5 star + Top 100，由會計師 Denis & Trish Horgan 於1973年創立。在很早期美國葡萄酒巨頭 Robert Mondavi 已睇中 Leeuwin 的葡萄園，認為是釀造頂級酒的最佳地方，繼而向 Leeuwin 提出收購，計數精明的 Denis & Trish Horgan 當然不會錯過 Margaret River 日後的無限潛能，故提出以 Joint Venture 方式與 Robert Mondavi 合作，得到了葡萄酒巨頭參與，引入種植Chardonnay ，成就了Leeuwin Chardonnay 在1979年誔生，相隔兩年便擊敗全球所有對手拎走Decanter Best Chardonnay ，其後此酒經常入選Wine Spectator 百大酒款，更是 Langtons 分級制當中被評為 Exceptional 全澳州最頂級22款酒之一。酒莊的 Cabernet Sauvignon 也同樣位列 Langton 分級的第二級 Outstanding ，全澳州最top 的46款酒之一 ，可以說酒莊的出品紅白皆精，位列澳州頂級葡萄酒之列！

而呢款art series係酒莊嘅旗艦紅酒，2018仲要係Margaret River史上最佳年份！睇到一堆分數就知絕對唔輸酒莊最出名嘅Chardonnay！靚莊靚年，令你體驗到澳州Cab 的另一面，今次番貨唔多，比巿價平好多！Margaret River的 Leeuwin 值得推薦比大家～

🏅 James Halliday 97分

This was a freak vintage in the hands of many winemakers in WA, capable of power, balance, ripeness and glory. This has pomegranate, red licorice and peppered raspberry. The fruit flavours, while slinky and seductive, are not the major player here. And that is saying something. The key to the brilliance of this wine, like the '14, the '10 and to some extent the '05 before it, is the texture. The tannins. They are tightly woven, very fine and serve to support the fruit and the acid. This wine is built on a stable scaffold of tannin that both cushions the experience and defines it. What a wine.

🏅 James Suckling 95分

A complex and layered nose of blackcurrants, fresh mint, pine cone and red licorice. Medium- to full-bodied with fine, structured tannins. Succulent and well constructed with a solid core of black fruit. Leafy herbs and black tea character add welcome depth. Delicious. So attractive right now but will age wonderfully. 97% cabernet sauvignon and 3% malbec. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

🏅 Decanter Premium 95分

Elegant, medium-bodied, with cardamom and dried herb hints to the bitter chocolate-edged blackcurrant fruit, with suggestions of riper cassis. Lovely freshness, showing ripe but present fine-grained tannins in this outstanding Margaret River Cabernet vintage. Classy and controlled. Bordelaise-coopered French oak barriques discreetly buff and extend the fruit on a tapered finish, with cigar box and cedar resonance to the back palate.

🏅 Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal 99分

The foundation vineyard of Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet is the 1975-planted Block 8. The vineyard is meticulously managed to promote the development of high intensity fruit and fine classical grainy tannins. Although the growing season and maritime climate are similar to Bordeaux, the atmospheric conditions, lateritic soils, Karri forests and bush-garrigue bring a very different and highly particular set of challenges. The region also has an astonishing diversity of bird life which presents difficulties. Most vineyards are nowadays netted after veraison to stave off the squadrons of Australian ringneck 28ers (Twenty Eight Parrots). Deep crimson. Classical blackcurrant cedar aromas with lifted espresso, roasted chestnut notes. Inky deep and beautifully concentrated wine with dense blackcurrant, dark plum, dark chocolate flavours, fine grainy/chocolaty tannins and perfectly integrated cedar oak. A superb grainy firm finish and mineral length. A great Leeuwin Estate Cabernet. Now – 2040

🏅 Jancis Robinson 17.5分

Truly elegant in every way. One sip of this wine and I can feel its beauty. It has a purefruited translucency and the whisper of pine needles, a mint-cold freshness, tannins reaching long, tenacious, slender from top to bottom, embedded through the fruit. A wine with a sweet heart, taut purpose, exquisitely formed clarity.

$348/枝