2023 Daou Reserve Chardonnay

品飲筆記：這支珍藏款先以柔滑奶油感迎接，口中展現烤榛果與暖香草的溫潤，緊接著秋日果園的成熟果香和白無花果的細緻甜感。中段有淡淡香料氣息與粉質礦物感，酸度支撐結構，餘韻層次豐富且悠長。生產工藝：達歐在高海拔園區嚴選果實，採低產與分級采收，入桶後以法國橡木桶發酵與熟成，並透過與酒泥接觸與部分酒精乳酸轉換，營造出圓潤的口感與細緻紋理。葡萄園與環境：種植於通風的山坡，夜晚受海風影響降溫，有利酸度保存；礫石與含鈣土壤帶來那股清晰的礦感與骨架，整體呈現飽滿但平衡的風格。

Tasting note: Rich and opulent, this Reserve displays mashed autumn orchard fruit framed by a creamy, buttery texture and sweetly spiced top notes. Expect warm vanilla, toasted hazelnut and ripe white-fig accents balanced by a seam of chalky minerality and a layered, elegant finish. Producer notes: From DAOU's Reserve program, this bottling reflects fruit selection from higher-elevation sites on the estate, chosen for concentration and balance. Winemaking notes: Crafted to emphasize texture and complexity, the wine undergoes careful barrel fermentation and aging with a proportion of new French oak, plus lees contact and partial malolactic conversion to build creaminess and roundness. Vineyard notes: Grapes come from well-drained, elevated blocks with cooling nighttime breezes and mineral soils that lend tension and freshness, while controlled yields concentrate flavor.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 14.7%
• Decant Time: 45 minutes
• Taste: buttery, creamy, sweet spice, orchard fruit, warm vanilla, hazelnut, white figs, chalky minerality, layered finish, opulent
• Food Matching: Mushrooms / roasted mushrooms, Sopa de elote (corn kernel soup), Chicken satay with peanut sauce, Tortilla with chicken, Kafta tagine (lamb meatballs with spices)
• Grape Variety: Chardonnay : 100%,

Winery

達歐酒莊座落於 Paso Robles 的 Daou 山，為家族經營、重視園區分級與手工管理的酒莊。莊主 Georges Daou 與釀酒師 Daniel Daou 注重高海拔地塊的果實品質：控制產量、分級採收，酒廠以小桶分批發酵與橡木熟成，追求風味層次與質地的精緻化。酒莊環境帶來夜間降溫與礦物質風格，是其珍藏系列的重要基礎。

DAOU Vineyards & Winery is a family-owned estate perched on Daou Mountain in Paso Robles. Under the ownership of Georges Daou and the stewardship of winemaker Daniel Daou, the winery focuses on high-elevation sites, meticulous vineyard management and small-lot, oak-focused aging for their Reserve bottlings. The estate emphasizes concentration, terroir expression and a polished, cellar-driven approach to crafting complex, age-worthy wines.