2018 Le Prelat du Chateau Pape Clement Blanc

礫石土壤催生的活力白酒：清爽柑橘搭配蜜蠟與礦感，醒杯馬上有戲。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 酒莊背景 -> 來自 Chateau Pape Clement，Bernard Magrez 旗下，品質穩定又有地頭味，買得安心。
2) 釀造手法 -> 部分木桶與酒泥陳年帶出油脂感與層次，入口比同價位更有深度。
3) 即飲也耐放 -> 年份已開展出果香，但酸度與結構仍可支撐一段時間變化。

【侍酒師私房筆記】打開時是清脆的青檸皮與檸檬，接著有青梨和一絲熱帶果香，但真正吸引的是那股礦石與蜜蠟的尾韻。酒體介乎中等偏厚，酸度活躍，像是海鮮與奶油醬汁的最佳拍檔。建議醒半小時，能把那股隱藏的油脂感與細緻餘韻帶出來。

【場景化配餐指南】想像週末在香港：海鮮餐廳的一桌三五好友，或家中簡單煎三文魚、Dover sole meunière，甚至配帶奶油的菇類前菜都很搭；商務午餐要討好的選擇也沒問題。

【降維打擊對比】同類 Graves 白酒裡，這款以合理價格呈現酒莊風格與微妙木桶處理，沒有大牌溢價但保有辨識度與收藏價值。

A mineral-driven Graves white that balances zesty citrus with a beeswax, stony finish — immediate pleasure with cellar potential.

【Why choose it?】
1) Estate provenance -> Clear Graves minerality and consistency from a historic domaine (owned by Bernard Magrez).
2) Textured élevage -> Barrel/lees ageing gives body and that signature waxy, phenolic note — more interest than a generic supermarket white.
3) Ready-now, keep-a-bit -> Shows bright citrus for immediate drinking yet structured enough to evolve over a few years.

【Sommelier's notes】Fresh lime zest and lemon up front, then green pear and a hint of tropical fruit. Underneath sits a stony, flinty frame and a beeswax/phenolic finish that lingers. Medium–full in weight with lively acidity — clean, precise and slightly savory on the close.

【Occasion】Perfect for a weekend seafood dinner in Hong Kong: think pan-seared salmon, Dover sole meunière or a mushroom starter with cream. Works equally well for elevated casual dinners and business lunches.

【Competitive Edge】Delivers Bordeaux Graves clarity and subtle oak complexity at a fraction of top-tier grand vin prices — recognisable terroir, high drinkability, strong ROI for your cellar.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.0%
• Decant Time: 30 minutes
• Taste: lime zest, lemon, green pear, green apple, mango, guava, stone/mineral, flint, beeswax, tangy acidity, phenolic finish, medium–full body
• Food Matching: Grilled or seared salmon, Dover sole meunière (lemon & butter), Monkfish or swordfish with beurre blanc, Mushroom starters with cream, Mild washed-rind cheeses (Reblochon)
• Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc : 100.0%,

Winery

Château Pape Clément 歷史悠久、位於 Graves 礫石坡地，現由 Bernard Magrez 擁有。酒莊結合傳統風土與現代釀造，由知名顧問團隊協助處理發酵與桶陳，白酒常以部分木桶發酵與酒泥陳年來增加質地，同時保留活潑酸度與礦物感。

Château Pape Clément is one of Graves’ historic estates, currently owned by Bernard Magrez. With consultants including Michel Rolland and Julien Viaud, the estate blends traditional Graves terroir — gravel and flinty soils — with modern élevage techniques. Whites often see controlled barrel fermentation and lees ageing to add texture while preserving bright acidity and minerality.