Description

• Alcohol %: 14.5%
• Decant Time: 1-2 hours
• Taste: black fruit jam, smoke, pepper, mineral/saline, espresso, spice, concentrated, tight tannins, long persistence
• Food Matching: Roast lamb (herb-crusted), Braised beef or short ribs, Game (venison, duck), Smoked or peppered dishes, Mature hard cheeses (aged cheddar, Comté)
• Grape Variety: Syrah : 100%,

Tasting note

2019 年的花崗石園呈現深濃的寶石紅色；香氣以黑色果醬感為主，伴隨煙燻、黑胡椒與礦石鹹感，層次分明。口感飽滿，單寧緊實有力、細緻卻持久，餘韻長且帶些咖啡與辛香調。這支酒取自產區發源地的老樹園地，土壤貧瘠、滿布花崗岩與石礫，使葡萄獲得高度濃縮。全園手工採收，全部去梗後於小型混凝土槽進行慢發酵超過一個月以促進單寧聚合，只取自由流出酒液，最後在新桶與一至二次用桶中熟成16–18個月。整體風格結構分明，既能醒酒短飲，也適合中長期陳放。

Les Granits 2019 pours a very deep garnet red. The nose opens with concentrated black-fruit jam, smoked notes and mineral, almost saline echoes. On the palate it shows smoky and peppered aromas, espresso-like depth and firm, tight tannins that promise long ageing. This single-vineyard cuvée comes from the oldest trunks in the Saint-Joseph birthplace on very poor, stony granitic soils. Hand-harvested fruit is 100% destemmed, fermented slowly in small concrete vats for over a month to polymerize tannins; only the free-run fraction is used. Aged 16–18 months in a mix of new and previously used casks, the wine is concentrated, structured and built for medium–long cellaring, yet will repay short-term decanting for immediate enjoyment.

Winery

沙普提亞（M. Chapoutier）由 Michel 與 Marc Chapoutier 經營，重視產地與葡萄來源的精選策略。花崗石園為單一園地代表作，取自產區發源地的老樹株，生長於貧瘠且遍布花崗岩石礫的地塊。酒莊採手工採收、嚴格篩選，只取自由流出酒液；在酒窖以小型混凝土槽進行長時間發酵，之後於新桶與舊桶混合熟成，追求的是能忠實呈現田土風味與結構的長陳潛力之作。

M. Chapoutier — led by Michel and Marc Chapoutier — is acclaimed for meticulous vineyard selection and wines that reflect terroir. Les Granits is a single-vineyard expression from the historic heart of Saint-Joseph. The estate emphasizes careful hand-harvest, low-yield selection of old vines planted on poor, stony granitic soils, and traditional cellar techniques: slow fermentations in small concrete vats, strict selection of free-run juice and extended oak ageing. The result is structured, terroir-driven wine with significant ageing potential.