B.C Feast~加拿大品酒會

在這大家可能不了解 加拿大的紅酒 我貼了幾篇 我看也是寥寥無去 也當然知道台灣並無北美市場在 除了些有名的 <你們所知道的 Opus one, Jospeh Phelps. ahh,~ screw that>~~~~ 在這就是要好好介紹加拿大 BC省紅酒~
3月 28號 我參加了 每年在溫哥華所舉辦的 Wine festival 今年是主打 Pinot Noir  / BC WINES (再打這篇時有點小灰心 不行 必須要讓華人知道Okanagan wines )
~ 也當然是代表我酒房裡的名分進去 也算去進去採購新酒 ~在此看到了2005~2007年最新的品牌  (在此要提醒大家 不要再以為 BC酒是 LAMBRUSCA , 是 Vitis-vinifera ,還有別說多舊多老就越好喝)

BC 有分三種區域 - Similkameen  / northern Naramata bench & Okanagan fall / Gulf Island
Similkameen 區域本身屬於種乾燥 快類似屬於沙漠型態 (那時去酒廠 我已經累到脫水) 乾度維持在85~90度 
                       - 有名的酒廠有 BurringOwl , Twisted Tree , Blackhill, Desert Hill, Herder, Nk'Mip, Osoyoos Larose ( Ch. Guard Larose 跟當地的 private agency - VINCOR 一起合作 成立 Osoyoos Larose; 類似跟Opus One一樣)
Okanagan Fall - 靠於湖邊 加上湖水的包圍 在內陸裡有著新鮮的空氣 , 尤其在2005那年 火燒山 淡出了 Smokey 香味(白酒) 讓那年大賣!
                      - GrayMonk , Sandhill , WildGoose, Tantalus, Le Vieux Pin, Lastella, Blasted Church, Dirty Laundry, Sonoran
也當然忘了提到Okanagan - Kelowna 也當然處於在於高處 溫度跟 Similkameen Valley 比的話 溫度較低 溫暖紮實 氣味當然淡出更多水果香
                        - Mission Hill, Mt.Brouchie (死阿叉經營的) , Quails Gate, Summer Hill <這些我已經感到沒興趣了)
真的要體驗到葡萄的香味 請到Similkameen Valley - 那可是讓你喝到真正純香的紅酒
以下我所要解釋的味道 我當然有提到過 我不會用國語解釋當時我喝到的意思 只好得用英文
Gulf Island (vancouver Island) 本身就是在島上 一年所能照亮的天氣才150幾天而已 適合種植 Pinot noir, Pinot gris 類似輕量級
                    - Averill Creek, Cherry Point

BurringOwl - Pinot Noir 2007 - Herbaceous refined tannin that brings a nice velevety alcohol length which you would like to have another bite due to a harden kick  (cranberry and red cherry) toward the finish.
BurringOwl - Merlot 2006 - Smotth entry with explosive dark fruity flavor that comes with hideous tea and peppery rich tannin. I found it's quite alright and requires A LONG TIME for aging.
Black Hill Nota Bene 2007 - Tons smokey flavor and Bordeaux-style which has a medium developed tannin. With a huge amounts of blendings, obvious tea blossom and soft peppery eludes with medium low alochol. Of course, this bottle requires for aging, BUT i do not look forward at this bottle due to the lack of the real texture and density which couldn't be obtained to the utmost palate.
Black Hill - Carmenere 2007 - Nice Carmenere with new a renovated and cool aroma and texture - Supple and integrated tannin that brings with a sonsisten structure while the mulberry, vanila, and cherry blossom play its own symphony dancing on the stage towards a nice warm and harmonious complexity. I like it~
Twisted Tree Tempranillo 2007 - 有形的一隻酒 - dark coco, leathery dryness displays a firm and intensed tannin and the palate follows a flour essence to the nose with hints of black cherry and clove & spice~ Not bad~
Blasted Church Merlot 2007 - Candied Gum and fruitcake display with densed and hard tannin. Fresh wine act with its own style - ample body with gentle sweetness - fruity jamm with pungent alcohol length.
Osoyoos Larose 2004 - layered and dryness-kind off wine with red sinewy bodied and flavor of plums, black cherries, and hideous dark chocolate - intergrated oaky and vanilly flavor that boosts with balance alcohol length.
Osyoos Larose 2006 - serious display with fully passion of potential style that it can be aged VERY WELL after 10 years. Lots potential going on - astringent tannin with clear exposed and muscular body that builds with such a pungent  and medium high alcohol consistency. Fine texture and racy complexity display a nice peppery oak spice.
Mission Hill - Oculus 2005 - medium earthiness tannin with  toasty spice and hideous vanilla coco surrounds with a depth of sophicated complexity - fine and harmonious body. Hold this within 10 years, the taste will be AWSOME; there's a big potential going on in this bottle.
Mission HIll - Quatrain 2005- vivid and dusty tannin that ought to get a sharpen narrow bodied lengh, then ends with thyme dyness toward the stabilized finish.
很後悔看到Chief Winemaker John Simes沒跟他要簽名拍到 超後悔!!!! 但想好處的昰倒有跟他聊一下天還幫我倒酒只能這樣想才可彌補後悔

The best Icewine of the show - Working Horse Winery - Riesling Ice wine 2007  (with Icewine Riedel Glass) - This low sufficient quantity does an EXCELLENT job on its grape variety - harmonious and remarkable varietal characteristic of honeysuckle and slimy fruitiness  join perfectly with a super clean and conscious (syrup-like) sweetness lingers with nice licrose texture toward finish. It's like Im CHEWING the wine, UNBELIEVEABLE delicious~  (這是在 Langley, two hours drive from Vancouver)  當喝到這隻竟然藏在大酒缸裡 問這間酒廠的Principal - Sara Norman 說這隻是什麼 才額外拿出來 .很不好意思的昰 我一直跟對方一直要來喝 結果自己喝掉 200ml , cuz it tastes so SUPERB~~~

還有一堆還未整理好 只是先打出幾知有名酒名牌子的味道跟大家分享 *以上是我自己覺得味道寫下的 還有國語程度當然也是硬著頭皮打出來 還是得再加油 Orz~