根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類。
Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business.

Girolate Blanc 2018 (JS: 90, RP: 91) Organic Wine

FRW511

EU Organic

International Sustainable

Despagne是波爾多一家知名的葡萄酒生產商,亦是懷抱熱情的葡萄農。他們家族紮根於北面的Entre-Deux-Mers已有200多年歷史。
Entre-Deux-Mers字面解作兩海之間,但真正所指的其實是Garonne及Dordogne兩條河流,當地的風土受海潮 Mascaret影響。
如今由 Basaline Despagne 和她的釀酒師兄弟 Thibault 經營。旗下有5個酒莊,佔地約300公頃。
Girolate被酒評家Jancis Robinson譽為 Entre-Deux-Mers superstar採用風土最好的老藤,種植密度更高達每公頃10,000棵。

產區:

AOC Entre-Deux-Mers

產地:
法國波爾多

種類:
白葡萄酒

葡萄品種:
50% Sauvignon blanc, 50% Sémillon

風土:
Girolate 是"lieu-dit”傳統地塊的名字,位於石灰石採石場上方的小山坡,由粘土組成。當地的老藤是Despagne家族在Naujan 和Postiac村內的最佳葡萄。

釀造:
人工採收,原粒葡萄輕輕壓榨。用野生酵母天然發酵,定期攪拌酒糟。

品酒筆記:
(James Suckling's rating: 90 points)
青檸花、白桃、青蘋果和忌廉的香氣。酒體中等,酸度清爽,質感柔滑。以微妙的礦石感收結。

(Robert Parker's rating: 91 points)
2018 年白葡萄酒散發白桃、新鮮梨子和黃蘋果的活潑香氣,隨後散發出柚子皮、檸檬蛋黃醬和青檸葉的香氣。酒體中等,口感清脆、乾淨、清爽,具有濃郁的核果和蘋果風味,餘韻結實悠長。

食物配搭:
配海螯蝦和柚子蛋黃醬是一大享受。


Despagne is a well-known wine producer established in Bordeaux, the northern part of the Entre-Deux-Mers, for more than 200 years. They are the passionate winegrowers huddled between 2 rivers, Garonne and Dordogne. The name of Entre-Deux-Mers, comes from the influence of the ocean which materializes by a wave : " the Mascaret".
Today the winery is run by Basaline Despagne and her winemaker brother, Thibault. It consists of 5 estates, around 300 hectares. Girolate, is regarded as "Entre-Deux-Mers superstar" by Jancis Robinson.

Girolate has the best terroirs in the Entre Deux Mers, the vines are also planted to a very high density of 10,000 vines hectare.

Appellation:
AOC Entre-Deux-Mers

Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France

Type:
White/Blanc (Still)

Grape Varieties:
50% Sauvignon blanc, 50% Sémillon

Terroir:
Girolate is the name of the "lieu-dit" where the family historically produces its best grapes in the village of Naujan and Postiac. Small clay hillside above a limestone quarry made up of a massal selection of old vines. 

Vinification:
Manual harvesting. Soft pressing in whole grains, long fermentation with indigenous yeasts from the plot. Regular stirring on fine lees.

Tasting notes:
(James Suckling's rating: 90 points)

Aromas of lime blossom, white peach, green apple and cream. It’s medium-bodied with crisp acidity and a creamy texture. Subtle, mineral finish. 

(Robert Parker's rating: 91 points)
The 2018 Blanc delivers vibrant scents of white peaches, fresh pears and yellow apples, followed by suggestions of yuzu zest, lemon curd and lime leaves. The medium-bodied palate is crisp, clean and refreshing, offering a great intensity of stone fruit and apple-inspired flavors with a long, steely finish.

Food Pairing:
A real delight with just-cooked langoustine tails and a mayonnaise flavoured with yuzu powder.