能打敗 Lafite Rothschild 嗎?

Yeah! 終於等到週末了, 迫不及待的趕緊把它開來嚐嚐看!

哇, 居然不錯耶! 雖然是款相當平價的酒, 但以櫻桃和加州李為主的香氣,

伴隨著淡淡的香水玫瑰花香, 確實相當迷人! 讓人彷彿置身在加州的果園~~~.

入口後, 中上程度的飽滿酒體, 花果味相當平順易飲, 加上一點也不擾人的薑汁,

讓兩頰不斷的生津回甘! 稍嫌短的餘韻, 帶著一點酸, 一點胡椒, 一點泥土味,

 讓人不禁從瓶子再倒了些酒出來繼續喝!!!

有沒有打敗 Lafite Rothschild 我不知道, 因為不才我從來沒喝過 Lafite 的酒款.

不過, 這肯定是款C/P值很高的葡萄酒!!!

Domaine E. Guigal 簡介短片:

Charles-W大!

之前酒友都有問過類似的問題........

我都說至少目前酒價無法打敗Ch. Lafite

不過在CP值上我覺得一定勝過........

如果是兩個人拿酒瓶幹架，

應該有可能打敗 Lafite。

前天晚上內人在忙工作, 不才只好自理晚餐, 當個幾個小時的單身宅男!

在家附近買了羊肉炒飯和滷味小菜, 決定開了 Saint Damien Cote du Rhone 2009.

這款 Domain Saint Damien Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes 2009 很不錯!

classic southern Rhone style, 香氣和口感相當雄壯, 但似乎需要醒, 於是,

留到隔天繼續喝, 咦, 香氣只稍微減弱, 酒體飽滿度則依然如昨日般雄厚,

剛開瓶的淡木桶澀味已消失, 而繁複度比昨天增強不少, 尾韻也仍是濃郁.

算是少見的優秀平價 Cotes du Rhone. 有興趣的大大不妨找機會試看看唷.

Côtes du Rhône (English: Slopes or Hills of the Rhône) is a wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for the Rhône wine region of France, which may be used throughout the region, also in those areas which are covered by other AOCs. In a limited part of the region, the AOC Côtes du Rhône-Villages may be used, in some cases together with the name of the commune.

Côtes du Rhône are the basic AOC wines of the Rhône region, and exist as red, white and rosé wines, generally dominated by Grenache (reds and rosés) or Grenache blanc (whites).

Côtes du Rhône

At the generic level, the official AOC Côtes du Rhône region stretches 200 km from Vienne in the north to Avignon in the south and from the foothills of the Massif Central in the west to the fore-slopes of the Vaucluse and Luberon mountains east of the town of Orange. 171 communes in the French departments of Ardèche, Bouches du Rhône, Drôme, Gard, Loire, and Vaucluse are concerned with production from the 83,839 (2008) hectares of vineyard. The average yield is 52 hectolitres per hectare. Wines of all three colours must have a minimum alcohol content of 11%. The average annual production of CDR of around 3.3 million hectolitres - 419 million bottles - (2005/2006), is assured by 5,292 concerns including 5,202 growers, 875 private producers, 70 co-operative wineries, and 20 merchant/producers and blenders, making it one of the largest single appellation regions in the world.^[2]

Red and rosé wines are made from Grenache Noir, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignane, Counoise and Mourvèdre grapes varieties. A maximum of 20% white varieties may be used in the rosés. All reds grown south of Montélimar must contain a minimum of 40% Grenache, and may contain up to 5% white grapes. A red from anywhere in the appellation must contain a minimum of 15% syrah and/or mourvedre. The whites must contain a minimum blend of 80% Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, and Viognier. Ugni Blanc and Picpoul Blanc may be used as secondary varieties.

There are two sub regions of Rhône wines:

1. Côtes du Rhône septentrional in the northern part of the region from Vienne to Valence. The vines are cultivated on very steep slopes making the harvest extremely arduous. The grapes are manually picked and have to be hauled up the hillside on trolleys, a feature which adds to the price. Syrah is the dominant red grape in this area.

2. Côtes du Rhône méridional from Montélimar to Avignon in the southern latitudes, produced by 123 communes. The great majoritiy of these are cultivated on the eastern side of the Rhône between the river bank near the town of Orange, and the Vaucluse-Luberon chain of mountains. The wines here are anchored by Grenache Noir but typically include other grapes such as Syrah and Mourvedre. The reds range in colour from deep crimson and ruby to almost purple and are generally full-bodied with rich but smooth tannins, though Lirac and others from the right bank tend to be somewhat lighter. They all go very well with game and other rich meat dishes.

The whites range from dry with a tang of citrus to fuller, rounder wines which can be consumed as an aperitif. Condrieu, a septentrional, is one of the rarest white wines in the world and is produced from 100% Viognier - a notoriously difficult grape to vinify.

Year of Production : In general, the year-to-year climate of the region remains fairly constant although there may be rare occasions of spring frost which may damage the buds, thus reducing the overall yield. Drought may also affect the quantity of production. Sunlight levels are usually the average to be expected. The year of production on a label is therefore not necessarily a sign of any particular quality due to exceptionally favourable wine growing weather; it is more indicative of how the wine can be expected to have matured over a number of years.

Côtes du Rhône-Villages

Further up the scale from the Côtes du Rhône AOC the Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOC is produced by 95 authorized communes in the departments of the Ardèche, the Drôme, the Gard, and the Vaucluse. The appellation includes 95 communes, with a total of approximately 3,000 hectares under cultivation. The average yield is approximately 38 hectolitres per hectare. The Grenache grape is required to be present at not less than 50%, with 20% Syrah and/or Mourvèdre. A maximum of 20% of other authorised varieties is permitted. The minimum required alcoholic strength is 12%.^[3]

Côtes du Rhône Villages (named village)

Next in the hierarchy, 18 of the Côtes du Rhône Village appellations are authorised to include their village name on the label. With approximately 6,500 hectares under cultivation, the average yield is approximately 37 hectolitres per hectare.^[3] Cairanne, Chusclan, Laudun, Massif d'Uchaux, Plan de Dieu, Puyméras, Roaix, Rochegude, Rousset-les-Vignes, Sablet, Saint Gervais^{[disambiguation needed]}, Saint Maurice, Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes, Séguret, Signargues, Valréas, Visan,

Crus

At the most demanding level of distinction, a total of 15 crus are allowed to be recognised by their village name without requiring the mention of Côtes du Rhône on the label. With the unique exception of Château-Grillet, a white septentrional within the AOC Condrieu, a feature of the nomenclature of CDR wines is that at the top level they are named only after their villages, and not after châteaux as is usual for Bordeaux wines. Tavel is a rosé only, very light and dry, which is usually drunk chilled, and can be enjoyed at anytime of the day. Beaumes de Venise AOC, Château-Grillet AOC, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Condrieu AOC, Cornas AOC, Côte-Rôtie AOC, Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Gigondas AOC, Hermitage AOC, Lirac AOC, Rasteau AOC, Saint Joseph AOC, Saint Péray AOC, Tavel AOC, Vacqueyras AOC, and Vinsobres AOC.

Guigal確實是一個好酒廠，旗下的Cote du Rhone紅酒品質都不錯，C/P值很優----不過一講到C/P值、物超所值這種詞彙，那就一定得先了解什麼叫物超所值。

大部分流通量大的葡萄酒全世界都有得買，也就有其"行情"價格，Guigal的Cote du Rhone在美國的行情價格就是美金10~12元一瓶，在歐洲當然更便宜些(因為它是法國酒)；在台灣，一瓶若也是10~12美金，我們絕對稱它物超所值；若是比10~12美金略貴一些，可以說它是"物有所值"；但若一瓶要賣美國零售價的二倍，我就實在講不出半句讚美的詞彙了。

C/P值優不優? 絕對不能以自己的主觀口味來判斷。
若是說 : "我個人喝起來的口味覺得它有800元的價值，但它只賣600元，所以C/P值很優"。這絕對是對別人完全沒有參考價值的囈語而已。因為大多數的葡萄酒自有其一定的行情，酒商的價格超過行情，就是叫做賣得很貴的酒商，買的人就是叫做盤子，這跟主觀的口味沒有關係。

不才喝到四五百塊台幣的葡萄酒, 覺得不錯, 單純跟大家分享一下.  

一回生, 二回熟, 三回就不會抓錯.