Chateau Barde-Haut, 2004

Price: $40-50
AOC: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux
Variety: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc

Color: orange, amber color at the rim, its almost matured, can drink now

Aorma: very clear, quite mature bordeaux merlot aroma, merlot perfume, a little meaty hint, ripe red fruit!

Palate: the mid palate is almost empty right after opening, after two hours of decanting, ripe merlot fruitness came out (the fruitness concentration is very good consider that 2004 is not a powerful vintage, longer decanting is also ok), red fruit, tea leaf and some tobacco, tannin is integrated and moderate, acidity is integrated and balanced. just a little of every thing in harmony. This is a balanced and matured right bank bordeaux I enjoyed a lot!

   

Chateau Fombrauge, 2010

AOC: Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux

Variety: Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Aroma: intense Merlot 香水味! 香氣非常有深度跟穿透力, 光聞就知道是強力年份, 聞得出一些smoke 和 licorice

Palate: 剛打開時跟 Corbin 一樣, silky and very elegant, 味道內斂, 一喝就是高級酒的感覺, 醒完後red fruit, 和明顯的smoky and herbal出現, medium to full body, complexity高但中等 thickness, 蠻特別的, 非常好的 ripeness, 蠻甜的果實味, 算是一隻蠻強力的 saint-emilion, 有時喝多會有一種負擔感, 但又sweet又savory的感覺讓人忍不住想去喝, 不算the best, 但無疑問是一隻好喝的酒!

    

Gevrey-Chambertin Village, Domaine Marchand Freres, 2010 V.V

AOC: Gevrey-Chambertin Village, Cote de Nuits, Burgundy
Variety: Pinot Noir

Aroma: 很存粹的紅果實香氣 有時帶一點花香和香水味, 甚至有一點spice(香料)的感覺 

Palate: 濃厚的紅果實甜味(偏草莓而不是 raspberry)加上土壤的味道, 清楚直接的酸味但不 over, 很好的 balance了這支酒, 酒體的濃度高, 味道的複雜性很高, medium+ body, silky 喝下去沒有刺激喉嚨的感覺, 在勃根地算是比較fruity, 陽性的一個村, 這支酒讓我確定 Gevrey-Chambertin是我非常喜愛的一個村