Almaviva 2016

【智利酒王 –  Almaviva】

Almaviva作為「智利四大天王」之一，已打破好多人對智利酒＝平野嘅刻版印象。睇返market trend，2010以前嘅年份售價升幅平均高達40%以上，所以遲買真係唔一定著數。

2016依然高水準，受到大師們嘅喜愛，而且style無2015年咁爆發，造得更優雅平衡。一開瓶就有豐富果香，紅梅、車里子、黑加倫子，再加上有各式香料味，薄荷、甘草、咖啡等等，複雜濃郁，直接飲又得，搭配食物又得。

TASTING NOTE BY WINE CRITICS

The 2016 Almaviva is drinking beautifully and will appeal to readers seeking a more understated, earth-centered wine with notably less oak influence than many vintages leading up to it. The El Niño conditions of the harvest are apparent on the nose, with a damp, foresty quality and present but pleasing herbal notes that eventually take center stage with aeration. The palate is soft and elegant, concluding with powdery tannins and soft but persistent acidity. A lovely mix of sumptuous and understated, this is squarely in its secondary phase and is best enjoyed within the next five years.

RATING BY WINE CRITICS

94 Points by Matthew Luczy, The Wine Adovocate, 2025