2016 Craggy Range Te Kahu Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

A deep purple coloured dry red wine with quite intense noses of black berry, plum, blueberry, cedar, black pepper, sweet vanilla and trace of blackcurrant. Medium acidity and alcohol, medium bodied with a little bit stalky tannin at medium level. The flavour intensity is at medium level with flavours of black cherry, bell pepper, cedar, licorice and some earthy notes. Medium length with black berry finish. (89) A good food wine with lighter than expected.
 

Tasted on 1 December 2025 

試過這酒莊的白酒後試紅酒。香氣頗強，而且複雜，第一印象幾好。入口後表現反而平平，表現四正平穩，仍有一點複雜性，但強度下跌了，餘韻合格。很好的餐酒。

2020 Crozes Hermitage, E. Guigal

 This dry red Rhone wine has deep ruby colour with some purple tint. On nose it has closed to pronounced level aromas of black plum, black pepper, smoke, black cherry jam, anise and sweet spices. Medium acidity and alcohol, full bodied with medium soft and ripe tannin. On palate it has medium intensity flavours of black berry jam, black plum, warm earth and trace of sweet vanilla. Medium length wtih black berry finish. (90) Intense nose but fading quick. Juicy palate.

  

Tasted on 8 November 2025 

香氣不錯，有一定強度，複雜性方面也不錯，表現平穩，餘韻適中，是屬於高水平的餐酒，佐餐好，但獨酌就欠了一點餘韻。

2016 Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Malconsorts, Domaine Francois Lamarche

Deep ruby coloured with pronounced noses of rose, red plum,  strawberry jam, dried red berry, smoke and trace of sweet spices, it is dry with medium acidity and alcohol, full bodied with medium soft and ripe tannin. On palate it gives over medium intensity flavours of red berry, cherr jam, rose garden and trace of mushroom and British tea. Longer than medium length with red berry finish. (92) good nose, a bit lighter on palate, round and smooth

 

Tasted on 1 November 2025

依然的強烈複雜，酒的口感比上次柔順了點。酒亦有一點發展。依舊好喝。但酒味在口中發展似乎快了點，影響了一點陳年能力的判斷。現在喝很不錯，多放兩三年也可⋯⋯

2013 Vosne-Romanee 1er Aux Reignots, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair

This wine has deep intensity ruby colour. On nose it has medium intensity aromas of rose perfume, red strawberry, red berry, licorice, forest floor and touch of anise. Medium acidity, alcohol and bodied with soft medium tannin, a bit stalky is noted. On palate, it has medium intensity flavours of rose, strawberry jam, licorice, damped wood and red plum. Slightly longer than medium length with rose pedal finish. (91) Very aromatic but a bit weak on palate

 

Tasted on 26 September 2025 

高度複雜，像一本厚厚的書，不過有啲似舊書。酒的強度不算突出，但美好的複雜性蓋過一切，餘韻合格有餘，幾好喝，慢慢嗒一流。