The Macallan 15 Years Colour Collection

Medium intensity copper coloured with pronounced noses of malt, honey, citrus peel, stewed peach and touch of smoke. Water brings out some floral notes. It is dry with medium mouth warming alcohol, full bodied and medium acidity, oily mouthfeel. On palate it gives over medium intensity flavours of lemon, floral, oak, vanilla and nuttiness. Medium length with nutty finish. (91) Needs better length

 

Tasted on 5 January 2024 

酒香撲鼻，酒的風格保持着麥加侖的濃厚商業化風格，口感豐滿順喉，只是酒味在口中的強度不及酒香，而且落差頗大，餘韻合格，是一支以酒香取勝的酒品

2013 Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir

Medium ruby coloured  dry red wine with quite intense noses of dried rose, mushroom, red plum, cherry, meat, smoke and pine wood. Good complexity. Medium acidity, alcohol and bodied with medium fine grained and smooth tannin. On palate it gives over medium intensity flavours of red plum, black tea, forest floor, nutmeg and smoke. Longer than medium length with plummy finish. (92) Ripe and soft, though not velvety enough. Good development

 

Tasted on 5 January 2024 

十多年的紐西蘭黑皮諾發展得很好，本身年份應記一功。酒的強度、複雜性、口感、丹寧都融合得圓滿，喝得很舒服，餘韻亦合格有餘，令人回味，好酒，現在喝亦好飲

2000 Ch. Sociando Mallet

This dry wine still has deep intensity purple colour. On nose it has quite intense aromas of bell pepper, vegetal, forest floor, maple leaves, blackcurrant smoke and touch of cedar and earth. Well developed. It has barely medium acidity, medium alcohol and quite full bodied. Medium ripe and fine grained tannin too. On palate it gives over medium intensity flavours of black cherry, bell pepper, earth, dry leaves, cedar and damp wood. Fairly long length with black cherry finish. (91) Decent and good length.

 

Tasted on 5 January 2024

20多年的酒發展成熟一點也不出奇，所以酒的複雜性是一定有的，各種標誌性的成熟味道也能感受出來，更難得的是他仍然保存着那種酒的強度，餘韻亦長，顯示出這酒的生命力是多麼強。很工整，亦很好味。

2019 Duckhorn Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley,

A medium lemon green dry white wine with quite intense noses of elderflower, pear, peach, lemon and touch of vanilla. Medium acidity and alcohol, full bodied with over medium intensity flavours of lemon, lime, almond and touch of grass. Medium length with bitter lemon finish. (89) Ripe but need better length. 

 

Tasted on 25 December 2023

簡單直接的白酒一支，強度算足夠有餘，酒味比較簡單一點，但是喝得出酒的果味是成熟的，亦感受到釀造的者想做到的風格，不錯的餐酒