TASTING NOTE BY MSQ
【生產美國頂級Syrah的膜拜酒莊】
Cayuse Vineyard位於美國華盛頓州的Walla Walla Valley產區,以其極具影響力的莊主兼釀酒師Christophe Baron以及對生物動力法的極致追求而聞名。酒莊出產的紅酒風格獨特、力量充沛且礦物質感鮮明,在市場上極為稀有。
講到Syrah紅酒,世上極少釀酒師敢宣稱自己的作品可以同法國隆河的頂級Syrah相提並論,但出生於香檳區葡萄酒世家的Christophe Baron卻打破這個框架,成為原產地之外最受敬重的Syrah葡萄酒生產者之一。
Baron在1996年來到華盛頓州考察,發現Walla Walla市郊的一塊土地佈滿了巨大的鵝卵石,他立刻想起了法國隆河的教皇新堡產區著名的「鵝卵石土壤」。他認為這片獨特的「石頭地」非常適合種植隆河的葡萄品種,於是創立了Cayuse。
Cayuse的成功核心在於其對風土的極致表達。酒莊葡萄園的土壤表層覆蓋著深厚的鵝卵石。這些石頭在白天吸收熱量,在夜晚釋放,幫助葡萄成熟。同時,它們也能減少土壤水分蒸發,迫使葡萄藤根系向下深扎,汲取更多風味物質。另外,Baron是生物動力法的堅定信徒和先驅。從一開始,Cayuse的所有葡萄園就完全採用生物動力法耕作,以保持土壤的活力與結構。他相信這種方法能最真實地反映風土,釀造出具有「靈魂」的葡萄酒。
Cayuse最著名的是其隆河品種的葡萄酒,尤其是Syrah,每年都獲得葡萄酒評論家極高的評分。
呢款2014 Cailloux Syrah 由93% Syrah 同 7% Viognier 混釀而成,風味層次豐富,香氣中蘊含覆盆子與煙燻氣息。口感絲滑而充滿活力,黑櫻桃、碎石礦物感風味層層遞進,單寧細緻優雅。
TASTING NOTE BY WINE CRITICS
Incorporating a touch more Viognier than normal, the 2014 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard is 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier from the first vineyard planted in the stones region of Walla Walla. Sporting a surprisingly deep, inky color, it offers a heavenly bouquet of black olives, tobacco leaf, smoked meats, pepper, blackcurrant and black cherry notes. Deep, rich and ever changing in the glass, with incredible complexity and layers, this full-bodied masterpiece has building tannin, a stacked mid-palate and a great, great finish. It’s pure perfection in Syrah, and the finest vintage of this cuvee ever made. As a bonus, it’s also the largest production Syrah they produce. Bravo!
100 Points by Jeb Dunnuck, The Wine Adovocate, 2017





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