Brotte - Bouvencourt, AOC Vacqueyras, 2018, 750ml

“Bouvencourt” : A tribute to the name and character of the historic Brotte Vacqueyras “cuvée” coming from a so called area. (70s)
Vacqueyras is a small village of southern Rhône situated between the famous crus of Gigondas and Beaumes de Venise. It was honoured with its own ‘cru’ status in 1990, hence joining the nine crus of the South Rhône Valley. The Vacqueyras appellation spreads over red clay and sandy soils covered with small pebbles allowing for a low yield and high concentration of colours and aromas. The climate is dry and warm and sees its effects amplified by the powerful Mistral wind.

「Bouvencourt」：向來自所謂地區的歷史悠久的 Brotte Vacqueyras「cuvée」的名稱和特徵致敬。 （70 年代）
Vacqueyras 是隆河南部的一個小村莊，位於著名的吉貢達 (Gigondas) 葡萄園和博姆德威尼斯 (Beaumes de Venise) 之間。它於 1990 年獲得了自己的“特級葡萄園”地位，從而加入了南羅納河谷的九個葡萄園。瓦凱拉斯（Vacqueyras）產出分佈在紅粘土和沙質土壤上，上面覆蓋著小卵石，產量低，顏色和香氣濃度高。氣候乾燥溫暖，強大的米斯特拉爾風加劇了其影響。

The harvest is spread over several weeks in order to obtain perfect maturity for all berries. This naturally depends on the grape variety but also the different positions and altitudes of the vineyards in the appellation. Depending on the year, the winemaker might choose to de-stem the grapes or not before crushing. The temperature is kept high during the fermentation (28°C) and the maceration lasts 4 weeks, in order to obtain a good extraction of tannins and colour. The malolactic fermentation takes place in concrete vats and precedes a maturation of 12 months in 100 year old oak vats.

收穫工作需要持續數週時間，以便所有葡萄都能完美成熟。這自然取決於葡萄品種，也取決於產區葡萄園的不同位置和海拔高度。根據年份的不同，釀酒師可能會選擇在壓榨前是否對葡萄進行去梗。發酵過程中保持高溫（28°C），浸漬持續4週，以獲得良好的單寧和顏色提取效果。酸乳發酵在混凝土桶中進行，然後在 100 年的橡木桶中陳釀 12 個月。

“Generous and Warming”

Colour – Vivid and limpid ruby.

Nose – Delicate Provençal bouquet showing hints of Herbs de Provence and garrigue alongside aromas of red and black fruits, black olives and cinnamon.

Palate – Following through from the nose, the palate is warmly generous and fleshy, with a smooth and elegant finish.

Food Pairing
Serve at 17 °C.
Enjoy with a traditional hare civet, beef cheeks, braised lamb shoulder or simply a chocolate mousse with raspberry coulis.

“慷慨又溫暖”

顏色 – 鮮豔、清澈的紅寶石色。

香氣 – 精緻的普羅旺斯花香，帶有普羅旺斯香草和灌木叢的香氣，以及紅色和黑色水果、黑橄欖和肉桂的香氣。

口感－從鼻子開始，口感溫暖、豐富、肉質，餘韻光滑、優雅。

食物搭配
飲用溫度為 17°C。
搭配傳統的歐式野味、牛頰肉、紅燒羊肩肉或搭配紅桑子醬的巧克力慕斯。