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道氏 (Dow's) 1970 年份波特酒(以及 2017 年份)

Friday 22 December 2023 • 1 min read
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宇宙历史上性价比最高的葡萄酒?理查德 (Richard) 是这么认为的。

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1970 年份 起价 £98, $220, HK$1,807, €220, 2,375 丹麦克朗, 690 瑞士法郎
2017 年份 起价 £55, $69.98, €85, 3,000 台币, CA$129, HK$955, NZ$249, AU$334.99, 2,189.85 巴西雷亚尔

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宇宙已有 140 亿年历史。道氏 (Dow's) 1970 年份波特酒已有 53 年历史。两者都完美地诠释了热力学第二定律:存在的一切事物的复杂性只能不断增加,直到突然结束的那一刻。(上图描绘了大爆炸后宇宙的膨胀。)

幸运的是,道氏 (Dow's) 1970 年份波特酒的终结似乎并不迫在眉睫。(对于宇宙,我就不那么确定了。)去年我品尝它时,我给了它 20/20 分,并注意到它明显的不朽性。在其存在的第五个十年里,颜色已变成清澈的石榴红,而其风味的纯净度和完整性绝对令人惊叹。对这些风味的任何进一步描述都是多余的,只需说明它们完全令人着迷,是那种能让房间安静下来的葡萄酒。品尝这样古老的葡萄酒既是情感体验,也是感官体验,不仅传递了产地的特色,还浓缩了自 1970 年葡萄在截然不同的杜罗河谷 (Douro Valley) 成熟以来所经历的所有时光。今天能够饮用同一款酒是第一个奇迹。

一瓶来自顶级生产商、出色年份的完全成熟的葡萄酒应该值多少钱?对于一瓶红酒波尔多 (Bordeaux) 和勃艮第 (Burgundy),价格轻松达到数万。对于一瓶道氏 (Dow's) 1970 年份波特酒,市场似乎并不清楚,上述最低价和最高价之间相差六倍。但即使是最高价格,与其他类别相比也肯定被严重低估了。宇宙中没有其他葡萄酒在质量/价格比方面能与之相提并论;你可以在伦敦以不到 £100 的价格买到这款完全成熟的葡萄酒。这是第二个奇迹。

不可避免地,老年份波特酒的分销是分散的,世界各地的零售商都有道氏 (Dow's) 1970 年份的单瓶销售,英国悠久的波特酒贸易历史意味着在英国二级市场有大量供应。在欧洲和美国也有销售。无论你在哪里,它都将是任何季节性聚会的至高荣耀。特别是那些你想让人安静下来的聚会。

当然,任何老酒都存在瓶差的风险——2020 年蒂姆 (Tim) 遇到了一瓶不达标的酒——所以对于规避风险的人来说,有一个简单的解决方案:购买同一款酒的 2017 年份。当朱莉娅 (Julia) 在 2019 年发布时品尝这款酒时,她给了它 18 分,并给出了从年份开始 40 年的饮用窗口期。现在已有六年历史,这仍将是一个可怕的果味炸弹,由强大的甜度支撑,其熵值就像新生宇宙一样有限,但由于热力学第二定律,准备指数级扩展。

Quinta do Bomfim vineyards

对于那些想要更多技术说服力的人,道氏 (Dow's) 网站揭示了道氏 (Dow's) 年份波特酒的制作方法。果实来自邦菲姆庄园 (Quinta do Bomfim)(如上图所示)和里贝拉夫人庄园 (Quinta de Senhora da Ribeira) 的葡萄园。比其他地方常见的发酵时间稍长,导致残糖稍少,而高比例的国产多瑞加 (Touriga Nacional) 和弗兰卡多瑞加 (Touriga Franca) 据说能提供强大的结构。按照年份波特酒的标准,这款酒在橡木桶中陈酿 18 个月,装瓶时不进行澄清或过滤——因此无论哪个年份都需要醒酒。(保罗·西明顿 (Paul Symington) 关于 2017 年份建议,'它还不需要醒酒,但将其倒入醒酒器可能是明智的,哪怕只是为了让酒透气,带出其令人惊叹的彩虹般的香气和风味。')

波特酒以其高酒精度、明显的甜度和相对稀少的消费量,目前看来遗憾地不太可能重新获得它在过去几十年中享有的大众吸引力。作为葡萄酒爱好者,我们是宇宙中波特酒的守护者。支持这种最高贵的饮品,并让它在接下来的 140 亿年中继续存在,既应该是一种责任,也应该是一种乐趣。

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