Wine Picks of the Week (Sep 25 - Oct 1)
This week, indulge in the flavors of Burgundy as we feature two exquisite wines. Be quick-handed and savor them during the Mid-Autumn Festival!
1/ Yann Durieux Les Grands Ponts Blanc 2018– Bt
Special Offer : HK$1,050 ▷ HK$950
Yann Durieux practices organic and biodynamic methods in his Burgundy vineyard, employing plaited vines and no vine trimming, similar to Domaine Leroy. He emphasizes reducing copper use and utilizing herbal treatments to combat fungus and bacteria threats to vines. Yann's wines have no added sulphites, filtration, or clarifications.
"Les Grands Ponts Blancs 2018" is an exceptional Aligoté wine sourced from 45-year-old vines in Villers-la-Faye. This orange wine is made by macerating Aligoté grapes on their skins for 21 days and aging in tanks. Yann's wines have no added sulphites, filtration, or clarifications. It has a distinct citrus flavor upon tasting, with prominent mineral notes.
Yann Durieux 在他的Burgundy葡萄園中遵循有機和生物動力法的原則，而且不修剪葡萄藤，更把它們編織起來，類似Domaine Leroy的做法。他專注於減少銅的使用，並採用草本方法，來對抗真菌和細菌威脅。他的葡萄酒不添加二氧化硫，無過濾或澄清處理。
「Les Grands Ponts Blancs 2018」是一款出色的Aligote，來自位於Villers-la-Faye的45年老藤。這款橙酒是通過浸泡連皮的Aligote 21天，然後在不鏽鋼槽中陳釀而成。入口偏柑橘味，而且礦物味突出。
2/ Maison Louis Jadot Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru 2016 – Bt | AM92-95
Special Offer : HK$1,500 ▷ HK$1,350
Maison Louis Jadot owns over 60 hectares of premier and grand cru vineyards in the heart of Beaune. This wine is crafted from old vines in Gevrey-Chambertin's northernmost Grand Crus, most can date back to 1920-1921 and still remain intact. It offers intense red fruit flavours and fine tannins, with a full-bodied, firm, and powerful profile. Despite its strength, the wine maintains a balanced and polished character. Cellaring it for a few years will enhance its complexity and reveal even more impressive qualities.
Maison Louis Jadot擁有超過60公頃的高級和特級葡萄園，位於Beaune中心。這款酒是由Gevrey-Chambertin最北端的特級園的老藤葡萄釀造而成，其中大部分老藤可以追溯到1920-1921年，並且至今仍然完整保存。它展現出濃郁的紅色水果風味和細膩的單寧，帶有飽滿、結實、剛強的風格。陳年數年將進一步增加其複雜性，展現出更令人印象深刻的風味。
Tasting notes
Moderately strong wood and menthol elements frame the aromas of essence of red cherry, forest floor, rose petal, sauvage and newly turned earth hints. The rich, intense and mineral-inflected broad-shouldered flavors are an exercise in restraint, all wrapped in a balanced, austere and incredibly persistent finish. The old vines are very much apparent as this velvety yet very serious effort displays excellent power and like many of these Gevrey grands crus, is a wine that is not only built-to-age but one that is going to need plenty of it.
Score: 92-95
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, April 2018
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