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葡萄酒的陳年空間 II

2008-06-02 18:33迴響:3點閱:4472

我曾聽過如果一瓶葡萄酒現在的均衡度或單寧等各方面表現不佳時,它的品質不會因為存放一陣子後而變好。當你不喜歡一瓶葡萄酒現在的味道與口感時,別指望陳年後你會喜歡它。我很同意這樣的說法。

前幾年我從1997年的Napa Cabernet與1997的 Brunello di Montalcino裡面,發現有些所謂頂級年份出產的酒,在陳年空間上似乎被高估,而且陳年後的表現也不見得比剛裝瓶時精彩,使我發覺到買酒飲用從陳年的角度去思考,並不見得是一個正確的方法。

很多人在購買葡萄酒時,往往會迷失在葡萄酒的好年份與陳年空間裡面,總會認為一瓶好的葡萄酒一定要陳年多年才會變的好喝。可是很多人或許不知道,當酒廠決定對外出售一瓶酒時,酒廠就已經認定這一瓶酒現在已經適合飲用了,至於這一瓶酒可不可以陳年,那就要看當年的氣候跟採收到的葡萄品質。我在2000年波爾多預購酒收到後就喝掉一些,那些酒雖然書評家提到適飲期大多在10年後,可是那時喝到那些酒時,酒的口感與香氣已經非常精彩,單寧雖然比一般酒厚實一點,但整體感覺很均衡,根本不是想像中會有著難以入口而且咬舌的單寧。1997年的Brunello也是一樣,幾年前1997年Brunello剛進入台灣時曾引起一陣搶購潮,好友J 當時舉辦了一場1997年的Brunello品酒會,當時在葡萄酒雜誌上看到酒評家認為1997年的Brunello 要存放多年才適飲,而且還有無比的陳年空間,可是當時喝到那些酒時感覺已經不錯,單寧也不會太澀,單喝或搭餐都很不錯,根本就不用陳年就已經很好喝了。

其實葡萄酒的陳年空間本來就是未知數,就算儲存方式與地點一樣,每瓶酒在瓶中還是會有不同的發展,而且時間越長差異越大。有些酒去年喝起來感覺單寧很扎實、果味香氣與酸度也都還很均衡,感覺似乎還有數年的陳年空間時,今年再喝到時卻發現這一款酒的單寧已經柔化,香氣與酸度仍就迷人但均衡度卻比之前略遜一籌,感覺這一瓶酒似乎已經到了顛峰期,再放下去品質只會越變越差。

有些酒在陳年過程中會暫時處於”睡眠”狀態,味道跟口感會封閉起來,要等過一陣子後才會甦醒過來,酒的香氣與口感那時會脫胎換骨似的呈現出不同的風貌,例如法國羅瓦爾河(Loire Valley)區的白葡萄酒。不過酒什麼時候會處於睡眠狀態沒人知道,會睡多久也沒人知道,甚至是”睡眠中”還是過了顛峰期(over the peak)也不容易判斷,只有在開瓶後一翻兩瞪眼才知道品質好壞。喝到好喝時直呼運氣好,喝到不好喝時管他是處於”睡眠狀態”也好,過了顛峰期也好,都只好摸著鼻子期待下一瓶會更好。不過當你發現一瓶酒是處於這樣狀況而你的酒櫃裡還有一堆同一款酒時,要做喝掉還是繼續存放下去的決定可就不容易了。

酒友D之後開了一瓶1997年的Napa Cabernet Sauvignon,發現那瓶酒的品質還不錯,而且還有陳年空間。S 在連開兩瓶失望的1997 Brunello 後,發現第三瓶的品質還不錯,但也感覺到那瓶酒可能已經在走下坡。

一位酒友曾說過,酒喝越多越心虛,越發現自己對酒的認識越少。我想不是我們對酒的認識不多,而且酒本身的變化太大,根本很難找出一個通則出來。

“有花堪折直須折,莫待無花空折枝”!

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This is a fact not an debating.

That winery used its reserve grape in 2000 to uplift it's lower line to be rated W/S 88. Like you believe, I thought it's very respectable by doing so.

Again, it used it's reserve grape into 2002 and was rated W/S 90 which was sold out in three months except it's tasting room still controlled some cases. One year ago, I tasted 2002 cab had a floral smelling and smooth taste like silk, an excellent wine, so were others in that tasting.

Three months after it released an record success of it's 2002, it released 2003 end up a W/S 83 (or shorten 9 months) for early cash income. It still struggles to turn 2005 back as it was
(not very successful a W/S 87 rating).

I complained it's pre-mature releasing of vintage 2003 to winery owner and wine maker. Little improvement, vintage 2004 was another lowest surprise since 1997 (except 2003). It's retail price also being affected.

I cut it off from my preferred list.
(I purchased 10 cases for each of many
previous vintages.)

In US, many time money turns out a near sight decision. Trust me, it is an unfortunate truth.

I hope not ruin your day by learning such facts or stupidness.

Roy

2008-06-11 13:48 Roy Yang

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Thank you sharing your thought with me Roy.

To me it is ridiculous for winery to release their wine "undrinkable" and expect customers to age it, and I believe if a wine is out of balance on release, I doubt it will improve as the time goes. Wineries that with "only" making money in their mind and not with heart will not make good wine.

2008-06-08 09:50 莊才勳

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Notes to Cellar wine:

This is a few of my opinions to your article on this subject.

1) 1997 is the best year in last 11 vintages in California's Cab.. You may not fell the slow nature process for such a good year.

For so-so vintages (most French vintages are likely in this W/S 87 or below), the improvement from cellaring will be very limited. A couple years after releasing is about time to finish it.

2) An easy way to appreciate cellar wine is purchasing 1-2 cases of the same wine from one good vintage (for instance, W/S 89 or better). Try one at the releasing time and then second one about
three years after relasing time. Then
about one for each next 3-4 years.

You may find out improving tastes and determine what is a peak period to enjoy most of them.

Of course, one pre-condition is you need a controlled temperature for cellaring wines. (In Taiwan, this is hard even at a basement.)

A rule of sum, Cab takes 7-10 years to mature, Shiraz takes 5-10 years, Pinot
takes 5-10 years, Merlot takes 5-7 years, & Zin takes 3 years or so.
(In general, the better the wine, it takes longer to release itself.)

White wine is different upon how it is made. I have good luck for California Chand. (w/Oakage) over 10 years for a
thick cremy taste. ( I am lucky in a coast area with a basement.)

3) Please do not believe that wine will be released at the most desirable time.
Many times, it is a cash flow time for winery even reputable ones. I have closely watched a few wineries and found out this trick.

I have also disappointed and stopped purchasing wine from one of my favor winery by observing such a game it plays with a rocky unreliable quality from this pre-mature releaseing practice. (That winery had mixed its 4 times priced reserve grapes into lower general grape to uplift quality in vintage of 2000 & 2002.)

I hope I have not disappointed you by disclosing different throughts.

Roy




2008-06-08 01:02 Roy Yang

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