限量珍藏Scion珍藏版波特

我们品尝了非常独特的茶色波特，简直是让人惊叹的时刻。泰来的执行总裁阿德里安·布里奇提到首席酿酒师大卫·吉马瑞斯发现了杜罗河谷一家酒庄有4桶1855年份的波特酒。于是泰来重金收购了这些酒。由于这是极其罕有和贵重的酒，泰来决定不作任何调配，推出市场。取名“Scion”，承载了其葡萄栽培和家族的意义。限量发行1400瓶酒，以手工制作的水晶滗酒器装载，配以古典木盒，每瓶以2500英镑的零售价推出市场。看上去很商业化，但味道是怎样呢？ 这是惊为天人的茶色波特。巨大的香气非笔墨可以形容，可以令整个房间都充满酒的各种香味。它的颜色非常深，玻璃杯会覆盖厚厚的酒痕。氧化的气味比预期少的多了，尤其和40年的茶色波特对比。这就好像天籁之音般的交响乐，有着苏玳(Sauternes)甜酒的芬芳：黑蜂蜜、香料、黑糖、无花果和薄荷。它是如此的新鲜和活泼，随着时间不断演变，如果我能再等一段时间看它如何发展就好了。有浓郁的蜜饯味道，厚重而圆润的口感，酸度如刀锋般锐利，余韵带着延绵不断的榛子和烟熏味。 Scion毫无疑问是极其出色的茶色波特。它的独特性给感官带来非一般震撼。我必需承认，我不喜欢那些现在很流行又超昂贵的酒，它们只是为了迎合那些百万富翁和公关公司。然而，考虑到这酒的陈年时间和这种永远不会重演的情况，这一种独特的体验确实值四位数的价格。 午餐的约会在等着我，该走了。我订购了一箱Scion，然后离开酒店。我会品尝s圣诞节的茶色波特，更会对Scion日思夜想。

Truly remarkable for having kept so well in wood for over a century-and-a-half. The piece de resistance of this tasting (and perhaps the raison d’etre too) was the release of Taylor’s Scion, a one-off bottling of a pre-phylloxera Port dating back to the mid–nineteenth century, probably 1855. It comes from a quinta belonging to the late Irene Viana Pinto in the village of Prezegueda in the Corgo valley near Régua. Two pipes were acquired by Taylors with a view to blending it in to the 40 Year Old Tawny lote (they still have stocks of 1900, 1908 and 1934 for blending) but they considered this wine so exceptional that they kept it apart and bottle the wine as it is. It is being sold in a hand blown crystal decanter, set into a wooden case with a book telling the story of the wine. There are 1,400 bottle of Scion available which will retail for around £2,500 a bottle. 酒能在木桶里一个半世纪，仍然保持的这么好，实在是非同凡响。 泰来Scion的发布是这次品鉴会的重头戏。酒瓶里承载着酒追溯到19世纪中期，约1855年，根瘤蚜虫病爆发前。这酒是泰来以前买下准备用来调配40年的茶色波特（酒厂仍然有1900，1908和1934年的酒用来调配）。考虑到这么历史悠久的酒，他们决定不经调配发行。酒瓶是手工制作的水晶滗酒器，再以古典木盒和讲述这酒历史的书册包装出售。1400瓶酒限量发行，每瓶售价为2500英镑。 品鉴笔记：深红木色泽，橄榄绿色的边缘；香气馥郁，酒香浓郁，异常干净、清新；强烈、集中、非常强劲的茶色波特精髓；相当厚重，但有一丝细腻的酸度平衡；余味沉稳持久，焦糖和梅子回味在口腔萦绕。

Pre phylloxera Port fetches thousands. Scion, a “perfect condition” Port dating back to 1855, will be released by Taylor’s in December after 150 years of ageing in cask. Classified by the Port Institute as Very Old Tawny, the wine is one of the rarest in the world as it dates back to the pre-phylloxera period. It will cost £2,500 per bottle. Earlier this week, Adrian Bridge, managing director of Taylor’s, explained why the wine was so “exceptional”. At a Tawny Port masterclass in central London, he said: “No-one else has ever done this, this is something totally exceptional. “We have scoured the valley for old wines that could be used in our blends but normally when you find something old, the ageing process has been so intense the wines are too cloying. “But with Scion,” he added, “we wouldn’t blend because the wine’s perfect, it’s got everything,” adding that the wine has been kept in basement cellar north of Regua, in conditions which Bridge described as “perfect”. The entire stock of Scion, amounting to 1,400 bottles, will be made available for release. Speaking of the £2,500 price tag, Bridge commented: “There will be people who will pay these prices. I feel instantly confident with it and it’s great to see something new and different in the Port industry.” 根瘤蚜虫病爆发前的波特价值上千英镑。 Scion是从1855年至今仍保持完美状态的波特。经过150年的木桶陈年，终于推出市场。 波特酒评级机构把它列为非常老的茶色波特。这是世上其中一款最稀有的酒，追溯到根瘤蚜虫病爆发前。每瓶定价2500英镑。 泰来的总经理阿德里安·布里奇解释为什么这是伟大的酒，他说：“从没有人推出过这样的酒，所以这是非同凡响的。我们经常在杜罗河谷寻找老酒来调配，通常找到的老酒经过激烈的陈年过程后，甜的发腻。但是Scion不一样，我们不会做任何调配，因为它已经是完美了。”酒上百世纪以来一直储存在地下酒窖里，保持布里奇所说的“完美”状态。 Scion限量发行1400瓶，定价在2500英镑。布里奇评价说：“有人会愿意付这个价钱，我对这酒充满信心，很高兴看到波特酒行业有新的、不一样的产品。” Scion的以手工制作的水晶滗酒器盛载，再以古典木盒和讲述这酒历史的书册包装。 泰来经过多番交涉，才能买下这珍稀的酒。

泰来推出2500英镑的波特。 这是根瘤蚜虫还没爆发前酿好的茶色波特，在木桶沉睡了超过150年。每瓶售价为2500英镑，是茶色波特类别的一大创举。

哇！这确实是一次不可思议的经历。实在是非同凡响。

SCION——一段葡萄酒的历史