2018 Champagne Delavenne Reflet Millesime Champagne Grand Cru

Champagne Delavenne Reflet Millesime Grand Cru 2018 — 低調但有態度的年份香檳，柑橘與礦感唱主角。

為什麼選它？
1) 土壤說話 -> 來自 Grand Cru 風土，奶油質感背後是鮮明的白堊礦感，配餐更自在。
2) 岩層與時間 -> 長時間瓶內奶油香與烤麵包味，豐富但不厚重，喝起來更有層次。
3) 年份強度 -> 2018 年份結構緊實，有儲存潛力，慶祝或慢喝都適合。

侍酒師私房筆記：倒杯先是檸檬皮和青蘋果，接著出現烤麵包、杏仁薄皮及一抹白花。氣泡細緻、入口帶張力，酸度像刀鋒一樣把風味拉長，尾段是一條清爽的鹹礦感。建議醒半小時讓吻合度更好，年輕時就很討喜，存三到五年會更悠長。

釀酒與葡萄園：酒來自家族經營的 Grand Cru 園，重視園地表現與低干預釀法。酒在瓶中長時間與酵母接觸（sur lie），少量劑量讓原始風土更明顯。田地多為白堊土，造就那股清晰礦感。

場景化配餐指南：在香港，這杯很適合慶功宴開場、與老朋友在西餐廳配龍蝦，或高級點心（蝦餃、干蒸帶子）當下酒菜。

降維打擊對比：比起那些大牌年份香檳，這款更直接、入手更划算——給你 Grand Cru 的土壤語言與瓶陳深度，卻不必為品牌溢價埋單。

Soul Hook: A poised Grand Cru vintage that balances bright citrus lift with a toasty, mineral core — vintage energy without showiness.

Why choose it? 1) Terroir-driven precision -> direct sense of chalky Grand Cru soils and focused acidity for food versatility. 2) Extended lees influence -> creamy mousse and brioche notes that add richness without heaviness. 3) Vintage concentration -> structured and age-worthy, delivers more complexity than standard non-vintage cuvées.

Sommelier's Notes: Champagne Delavenne Reflet Millesime Grand Cru 2018 opens with bright lemon peel and green apple, then slowly reveals toasted brioche, almond skin and a hint of white florals. The mousse is fine and persistent; acidity is chalky and nervy, carrying the flavors through a clean saline finish. It drinks with youthful verve now but will reward gentle cellaring.

Winemaking & Vineyard: Crafted by a family-focused Grand Cru producer, the 2018 vintage shows careful élevage on the lees and restrained dosage to highlight terroir. Fruit comes from old vines in Grand Cru sites — chalky soils lend the wine its linear minerality and tensile frame.

Occasions & Pairing: Ideal for celebratory toasts, refined seafood dinners, or a sophisticated dim sum evening in Hong Kong. Try with fresh oysters, sashimi, steamed lobster or a mushroom risotto.

Competitive Edge: Offers Grand Cru pedigree and vintage intensity at a fraction of the price of top-tier big-house vintages — terroir clarity and lees complexity without the marketing markup.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 12.0%
• Decant Time: 30 minutes
• Taste: lemon zest, green apple, chalky minerality, brioche, almond, white flowers, creamy mousse, toasty yeast, citrus peel, saline finish
• Food Matching: oysters and raw shellfish, sashimi / Japanese seafood, steamed lobster or crab, soft-rind cheeses (Brie, Chaource), mushroom risotto, refined dim sum (shrimp dumplings, scallop siu mai), light poultry with butter sauce
• Grape Variety: Chardonnay , Pinot Noir , Pinot Meunier , Other/Unknown ,

Winery

Delavenne 為家族式的生產者，專注來自 Grand Cru 園的果實。釀造上偏向低干預與長時間與泥澱接觸（sur lie），目標是把田地味道呈現出來：白堊礦感、清爽酸度與內斂的陳年潛力。

Delavenne is a family-focused grower-producer rooted in Grand Cru terroirs. The house favors long lees ageing and low-intervention techniques to showcase site character — chalky minerality, precise acidity and a restrained, terroir-first style.