2003 Domaine la Soufrandise Macon-Fuisse Le Ronte

Watson's Wine Cellar HK$210

淺青色，清如水，
礦物香氣及輕微檸檬香，
口感酸度低，一般。

About the domaine:
There in Pouilly-Fuisse, hyphenated to include the communes of Pouilly, Fuisse, Vergison, Solutre and Chaintre, is the 20 acre property known as DOMAINE DE LA SOUFRANDISE. Family ownership goes back to 1853 and the current winemakers, Nicolas and Francoise Melin, took it over in 1986. Vines that Nicolas inherited were between 25 and 60 years of age. As such, yields are tiny at Soufrandises, but concentration abounds.

Wine dinner with new friends

1978 Chateau Lagrange (St. Julien) Saint Julien
算健康, 但走下坡, 只有少少陳酒香, 入口沒有果。

1978 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien
松露香及berry香吸引, 入口仍有火力, 好飲。

1995 Chateau Branaire Ducru Saint Julien
Condition 似乎有問題, 大陣皮味, 入口ok, 但finish短。

1990 Chateau Branaire Ducru 2nd Wine Duluc Saint Julien
出奇地平衡, 果子陳皮梅香吸引, 入口仍有果甜, 好飲。

1999 Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien
有少少花香, 黑莓香, 入口幾full, 好飲。

1997 Chateau Leoville Las Cases Clos du Marquis Saint Julien
很熟, 草莓香, 入口酸度高, 一般。

2001 Chateau Latour Pauillac Les Forts de Latour
很濃咖啡香, 入口算滑, ok。

2002 CLos de los Siete Argentina
酒精嗆鼻, 入口很甜, 像port, without complexity, 不喜歡。

NV Deutz Demi Sec Champagne
微甜, 只有微弱梨香, 一般。

1973 Maison Leroy Meursault Les Perrieres

來源：台灣誠品
售價：NT$6xxx
品嚐日期：19/08/2005 @ 香港萬利酒城

青黃色，亮麗，顏色完全不像有三十二年歷史，
香氣主要是水梨和礦物香，還有一點蜜臘香味，
入口較清淡，酸度在餘韻才顯現。
酒液狀態只像陳年十載，很可能在低溫環境下存放。

很可憐！

圖片來自今期香港壹週刊有關室內設計的文章，圖片說明如下：「車先生是紅酒的發燒友，家裡單是放不常飲的酒櫃，已可放接近三百支，認真厲害！」

看到這幀圖片，有說不出的心酸，很可憐這位車先生，不常喝的酒放在有24小時空調的房間，常喝的又放在那裡呢？

再過幾年，開一瓶喝喝看，期望變絕望，真的很可憐！

老友鬼鬼!

Wine Spectator 編輯 James Suckling 與香港財政司司長唐英年相識多年，早應該勸老友大減酒稅，造福廣大葡萄酒愛好者，刺激旅遊業．

這個馬臉唐英年，唉．．．．富家子不學無術，奸詐好辯，還發夢欲當上香港首長，唉．．．．

今晚趕快回家！

今天是農曆七月十四，也是盂蘭節。相傳每年由農曆七月初起，地獄的鬼門關會開放一個月，陰間的無主孤魂都會湧到陽間，徘徊於任何人跡可到的地方找東西吃。

所以人們紛紛在七月?以誦經作法等事舉行「普渡」以普遍超渡孤魂，恐防它們為禍社區，又或祈求鬼魂幫助治病和保佑家宅平安，用紙錢、衣紙、香燭、米、豆腐和芽菜等東西去祭祀遊魂野鬼。

1999 Kiona Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Red Mountain Washington

HK$3XX

深紅色，香料及黑莓香吸引，
口感稍甜，餘韻短，一貫美國酒的豐腴。

Official Information:
Kiona Vineyards was founded by John and Ann Williams with former partners in 1972 with the purchase of 86 acres of raw land in the arid climate of Southeastern Washington. Located on Red Mountain, the site would later be an internationally recognized premier wine appellation. The initial Kiona production in 1980 was 504 cases, compared to the 25,000 cases produced in 2002. With the talented team of Scott Williams and Glen Fukuyama, recent growth has been concentrated on producing world-class wines. The result of this effort is now available in the market. The Red Mountain area, pioneered by Kiona Vineyards, is considered one of the prime growing regions in Washington State. There are currently several wineries nearby. Numerous vineyards with excellent reputations for quality have been developed in the Red Mountain area.


Website:
http://www.kionawine.com/

2002 Botalcura La Porfia Carmenere Grand Reserve Chile

惠康超巿 HK$128。
Carmenere 85%, Merlot 8%, Syrah 7%

深紅色，很濃烈的木桶香和皮革香味，像放屁，
稍為搖杯，才滲出輕微黑莓香、煮番茄和辛香。
口感很澀，枝梗味很濃，herbaceous得緊要，
餘韻盡是甘苦木味。饒了我吧！


Official Information:
Botalcura Winery is the result of the passion of three men. Our Chilean partner, Juan Fernando Waidele, was seduced by the charm of the town of Botalcura and its Environs. He passed on this fascination to Jochen Dolhe, our German partner, with whom he has a longstanding friendship. Their dream of founding a winery of excellence coincided perfectly with the desire of Enologist Philippe Debrus to return to a Hands-on approach to winemaking, A style he learned in his native France when he was young. Thus, three men from three different cultures come together in the creation of Botalcura Winery. The commitment of our team, who have been involved with Botalcura Winery since the beginning, gives us the certainty that we can offer the best Chilean wines. We know that the recognition that our El Delirio Reserve line and La Porfia Grand Reserve line have received is thanks to the team’s dedication, which is evident in every bottle.


Website:
http://www.botalcura.cl/

小心! 小心!

香港中文大學醫學院過去6年研究21名曾經中暑的病人，除因高溫及進行劇烈活動，發現部分人在中暑前，曾服用精神科藥物或飲酒。例如曾經服食會影響身體調節體溫的藥物，包括部份精神科藥物或利尿劑，致血管收縮，影響散熱及有水份流失。另外，高溫下飲用酒精飲品，亦會導致脫水及抑壓中樞神經系統，建議巿民使用有關藥物宜先徵詢醫生意見。

胖子有救了

香港中文大醫學院研究治療肥胖症的方法，
利用內視鏡將一個可以注入鹽水的矽膠水球放入胃部，
以減少胃的容量。

接受這種減肥方法試驗的48人中，大部分感到滿意，
6個月後平均減去一成半體重，平均腰圍亦縮減近13厘米。

中大醫學院表示，這種治療方法的優點，
是可以於門診和不需麻醉的情況下進行，
甚少出現併發症，一些嘔吐和噁心的徵狀，療程亦很短暫。
不過，這種方法不適合胃部或消化腸道有問題的人士。

五天...整整五天..........

整整五天沒有喝酒，
每週都會聚聚的酒友也音訊全無，
生活好像缺了什麼似的，
無論如何，今晚也要灌一大杯，
喝白酒，抑或紅酒呢，還是來杯 Rose？
記起了，冰櫃藏了一支 375ml Krug，
是日按章工作，趕快下班，趕快去買生蠔！

噢，事與願違！
昨晚也是滴酒不沾，
今晚一定要喝過痛快！

Ruud Van Nistelrooy = Tony Jaa

　　　泰拳足球？

無賴

主唱：鄭中基
作曲：李竣一
填詞：李竣一
編曲：Ted Lo
監製：Gary Chan

正如成龍的歪理，以下是大多數男人都會犯的錯！


我間中飲醉酒很喜歡自由　<---（wine-lover都如此）
常犯錯愛說謊但總會內疚　<---（有時並不內疚）
遇過很多的損友 學到貪新厭舊　<---（沒有損友，生活多空虛）
亦欠過很多女人　<---（不予置評）

怕結婚只會守三分鐘諾言　<---（不怕，結了才算）
曾話過要儲錢但講了就算　<---（都是愛酒之過）
夢與想丟低很遠 但對返工厭倦　<---（日日如是）
自小不會打算　<---（父母也這樣說）

(* Repeat)
但是仍唯獨你愛我這廢人　<---（不至於Impotent吧）
出錯你都肯去忍　<---（感激）
然而誰亦早知不會合襯　<---（合襯與否，關人干事）
偏偏你願意等

為何還喜歡我我這種無賴　<---（我確是賴皮鬼）
是話你蠢還是很偉大　<---（大概是蠢得很偉大）
在座每位都將我踩 口碑有多壞　<---（放心，他們活不了多久）
但你亦永遠不見怪

何必跟我我這種無賴　
活大半生還是很失敗　<---（下半生應該很成功）
但是你死都不變心 跟我笑著捱　<---（我也不知捱到何時何日）
就算壞我也不忍心 偷偷作怪 　<---（怎樣才叫作怪？）
* (Repeat)

沒有根的野種飄忽的命途　<---（浪子通常都很窮）
誰像你當我寶甚麼也做到
舊愛手中一匹布 在這刻寫句號　<---（還敢提起舊愛，不要命嗎？）
只想跟你終老　<---（理想結局）

2003 Maison Louis Max Chablis St Jean

Watsons Wine Cellar HK$149

檸檬柑桔香,
入口酸度低, 完全沒有果味,
淡如水, 一點冰涼的礦物味也沒有,
零餘韻, 失敗。

About the Maison:
Maison Louis Max was founded in 1859 by Yevgeny Louis Max, son of a wine trader from Georgia, Russia. According to family tradition,Yevgeny's father had as a young man fought in the army of the Czar, and after Napoleon's defeat in 1815, visited the vineyards of Burgundy before returning home. His tales of adventure, in France and in particular Burgundy, fired his son's imagination to such an extent that he grew determined that when an adult, he too would see those mythical vineyards.

Arriving in Beaune with some family knowledge of wine and lots of youthful enthusiasm, he set up his own trading company. Since that time, four generations of Max's have succeeded the founder : Theodore, Louis, Marcel and - since 1976- Laurent the current president.

Maison Louis Max is a producer of wines from its own vineyards as well Louis Max Wine Estate as a Negociant-Eleveur, having bought the beautiful Domaine de la Marche estate in Mercurey, with 67 acres of prime vineyard sites in the Mercurey and Mercurey 1er Cru appelations. The company also has contracts with wine growers totalling some 250 acres meticulously chosen in some of the best appelations of Chablis, Nuits St. Georges, Meursault, Clos de Vougeot, Volnay and Beaune.


Website:
http://www.louismax.com/

Satorare

每個星期天都躲在家裡看電視，正在追看一齣名叫《心靈感應》的日劇。坦白講，劇中沒有俊男美女，男主角（小田切讓）和女主角（鶴田真由）樣貌平凡，最標緻的只是小池榮子而已，唯故事情節尚算感人。

男主角里見健一，自出娘胎就與眾不同，在他 10 米內的人都可聽到其心聲，不能隱藏半點秘密，所思所想皆暴露於人前，每天站在舞台，赤裸裸的給觀眾看過透徹，這種特能人稱為 Satorare。里見自小得到國家秘密保護，長大後當上醫師，其異能給醫院了不少麻煩，但也造就了一段姻緣。

14/8 便是結局篇，以後的星期天怎樣過？

2001 Newton Johnson Hermanus Chardonnay Cape Bay South Africa

惠康超巿 HK$99

酒精嗆鼻，蔗水 + 木水，
口感濃重，但全是木，餘韻很苦，
很多沉澱物。

Official Infomration:
Newton Johnson Winery is a small cellar owned and managed by the Johnson family. It's near Hermanus, only an hour's drive from Cape Town and a popular tourist destination, famous for some of the most spectacular land-based whale watching in the world and also known for its bracing 'champagne' air, lush indigenous fynbos, mountain walks and mountain bike trails. The farm is situated some five km from the Atlantic Ocean at the top of the hidden Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, a bit of heaven on earth as its name implies, in the cool-climate Walker Bay appellation, perfect for growing grapes and rapidly being recognised as home to some of the Cape's finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Johnson's sea-breezed vineyards, close to the southern tip of Africa and over 200 metres above sea level, have been expanded by 40 hectares of new plantings.

Website:
http://www.newtonjohnson.com/

2004 Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand

惠康超巿 HK$99

青黃色, 帶著石榴和鳳梨香,
屬清爽型, 易搭粵菜

Official Information:
Steeped in history, Nobilo wines are proudly acclaimed as some of New Zealand's most respected pioneering wine brands. A Croat immigrant, Nikola Nobilo, whose family history and winemaking background stretches back over 300 years in Europe, led the way. The history of the company in New Zealand goes back to the early 1940's when this Croatian family, landed in New Zealand. They settled in Huapai, West Auckland, situated in the North Island of New Zealand, and started planting vines in 1943. The Nobilo family effectively persuaded and guided the New Zealand wine industry away from hybrid grape varieties and fortified wines, to a higher level of quality wine, now recognised and appraised by all markets.

Key House of Nobilo brands, namely White Cloud, Fernleaf, Fall Harvest, Regional Collection and Icon, have always been market leaders with style initiative and packaging innovation, winning local and international intrinsic and packaging awards each year. In September 1998, Nobilo Vintners, then a family company with four generations of wine proficiency, purchased another successful New Zealand winery at the time, the thriving Selaks operation, to form a strong wine association.

In mid-2000, Australia's second largest wine producer, BRL Hardy, purchased Nobilo Vintners, which later merged with Constellation Brands Inc. in 2003. The resultant global wine company, Constellation Wines, now incorporates the parent company's wine interests in the USA, Australia, UK/Europe, South America and New Zealand.


Website:
http://www.nobilo.co.nz/

2002 Quartz Reef Pinot Noir Central Otago

Watsons Wine Cellar HK$298

淺紅色, 有糖漬草苺及青草的香氣,
口感偏甜, 酸度低, 有點俗氣, 不夠 Pure。


Official Information:
Central Otago is New Zealand's youngest and most dynamic wine region. Our first release was in 1998, and in this short period we have already gained international recognition. The largest quartz reef deposit in New Zealand lies beneath the vines at Bendigo Station. From 1862 the historic town of Bendigo was mined. Now the sun-drenched north facing slopes are set to become famous again - for the production of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chauvet - the methode traditionelle of Quartz Reef. There are currently 15ha under cultivation. The Quartz Reef corporate identity represents the heart of the company and reflects the vision, passion and commitment to the wines. The 'c' stands for Chauvet and the 'b' stands for Bauer. These elements embody the South Pacific influence, and the blue wave represents Lake Dunstan. Clotilde Chauvet, Rudi Bauer, Trevor Scott and John Perriam are principal partners. Bendigo is a new viticultural sub-region of Central Otago, and the north-sloping Quartz Reef Bendigo Estate Vineyard has recently released its first single vineyard vintage


Website:
http://www.quartzreef.co.nz/

2003 Te Mata Woodthorpe Syrah Viognier Hawkes Bay NZ

Watsons Wine Cellar 　HK$149

98% Syrah, 2% Viognier
深紫紅色；白胡椒、紅莓、
薄荷及輕微紫羅蘭花香，
口感濃郁兼木桶味重，
偏甜，finish中矩中規。


Official Information:
Te Mata Estate is New Zealand's oldest winery, dating from the early 1890. It is a New Zealand family owned winery's a true estate, specialising in grape growing and winemaking from its ten Hawke's Bay vineyards. Acknowledged as one of only five icon wineries in New Zealand. Te Mata completely handmade wines are renowned as the country's finest. Under the direction of John Buck, Te Mata Estate has, over nearly thirty years, produced a stunning array of red and white wines including such famous labels as Coleraine and Awatea Cabernet/Merlots, Bullnose Syrah, Elston Chardonnay and Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc. Not content to rest on its laurels, Te Mata has also developed a unique single vineyard from which it produces its Woodthorpe and Rymer's Change wines.


Website:
http://www.temata.co.nz/

這叫做極品

1989 Chateau Haut Brion Graves

Condition 相當好，酒塞一點紅；沒有 Decant ，直接下杯；寶紅色，只有邊沿呈現淡褐色，帶著松露、松子油、烏梅、茶葉、香料、煙燻的香氣、單是香氣已複雜得無話可說。口感也很豐富，很滑，有絲絲果甜，相當平衡，餘韻悠長。

厲害，精緻，雖有陳酒的香味，但酒體很壯健，應該形容為「年青有為」，抑或「老有所為」較恰當呢？。喝 Bordeaux，很久沒有這種驚為天人的感覺，上兩次是多年前喝 1961 Chateau Gruaud Larose 和 1990 Chateau Montrose 的時候了。

希望還有機會喝熟透的 1989 Chateau Haut Brion 吧。


Website:
http://haut-brion.com/

小雞二重奏

昨天喝了兩支不俗的 Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux 紅白酒，由該區知名莊園 Chateau Suau 出品，以 Duo 二重奏命名，酒標上的圖案，像雞也像雛鳥。

這系列用上 Screwcap，售價低廉（惠康超巿HK$99，現買滿 HK$300，打八折），是很划算的 Daily Wine。

2002 Duo @ Chateau Suau Bordeaux Rouge Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux
似乎有 Malbec，煮櫻桃和香料的香氣，口感稍甜。

2003 Duo @ Chateau Suau Bordeaux Blanc Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux
淺黃色，蜜糖及熱帶水果香吸引，酸度較低，簡單可口。


Website:
http://duo.chateausuau.com/
http://www.chateausuau.com/

(5) Petrus Mini Vertical & 1990 Bordeaux Horizontal

大概是從上次喝 Leroy 和 Bordeaux 四大開始，酒友們興起拍賣酒標！對，即使酒是你帶來的，只要閣下參加品酒會，一律充公酒瓶，拍賣給有收集酒標嗜好的老友，得來的善款用以補貼膳食費用。以上次 Leroy 和 Bordeaux 四大為例，拍賣掉十多個空瓶，善款總數竟超過 HK$1100，足夠下次聚會的餐費。

今次也不例外，席上有幾位老友有收集酒標的嗜好，小弟乃其中之一。除了分別拍賣 1997、1999、2001 Petrus、1997 Haut Brion Blanc，還以一組形式拍賣 1990 Bordeaux Horizontal。

拍賣開始，先來個 97 Petrus 熱身，底價 HK$50，出價聲始起彼落，到 $100 時遇阻力，反應越來越慢，大家都在試探高位，心想即使投不了 97，還有 99，2001 在後頭。經過一輪拖拉，最終由 Dr. Snake 以 HK$130 投得。

緊接是 99 Petrus，參考 97 的成交價，主持人把底價提高至 HK$100，競投情況依然熱烈，不到三秒便超過 97 的成交價。包括小弟在內，有四位仁兄互相爭持，但當競投超過 HK$150 時，我決定放棄了，而沒有集收酒標嗜好的老友Ｙ則加入戰幔，主要是托價，盡量把成交價提高，讓成功投得酒標的老友補貼眾人餐費。可恨的是，他出價 HK$200 時，竟然再沒有老友承價。HK$200，成交！得物無所用的老友Ｙ只好乖乖繳款。

2001 Petrus，最活躍的兩位老友：B教授及 Sir Ma 繼續競投，小弟這次充當老友Ｙ的角色，不斷托價。喊到 HK$200時．．．中計了，兩位仁兄突然封口，01 Petrus 歸我所有。壞心腸的人終歸害人終害己，補貼銀碼冠絕全場。

至於 1997 Haut Brion Blanc 和一組五瓶的 1990 Bordeaux 都是以百多元的價錢成交，庫房總共收得七百多港元，成績較預期中差。

這個遊戲其實很公平，每人心中都有一柄尺，量度付出的代價與所得利益是否相符。投得酒標的老友固然開心，競投失敗的和沒有此嗜好的觀眾也可獲減免餐費，皆大歡喜。然而，以後再辦品酒會，愛好收集酒標的我就要計算多一項成本。

生病了嗎?

暑熱襲人， 終於倒下，
上星期五開始， 身體時冷時熱，
睡到中午，仍然不醒人事，
去玩的興緻全失，
除了周六晚慶祝岳母生辰，
這幾天都乖乖在家休息，
明天就要上班了， 情況不見得好轉．