2008 M. Chapoutier Cote Rotie La Mordoree Rouge

花香與黑橄欖的法式對話，成熟又有個性。

為什麼選它？
1) 產地加持 -> 生長於含鐵雲母與蛇綠岩的坡地，老藤（平均逾60年）帶來礦質感與層次；好處是入口每一口都有細緻變化。
2) 控制式木桶陳年 -> 以225L橡木桶陳放約14–18個月，新桶比例恰到好處；好處是不會被木味蓋掉原始果味與香料。
3) 品牌與工藝 -> M. Chapoutier家族把關、手工採收與混凝土槽溫控發酵；好處是穩定的成熟表現與收藏潛力。

侍酒師私房筆記：倒出來先是深紅色，先聞到紅莓與淡淡紫羅蘭，接著黑橄欖、tapenade般的鹹香、迷迭香與胡椒香慢慢冒出來。入口厚實但不笨重，單寧圓潤，酸度提亮中段，尾段帶有燻肉、皮革與地中海香草的餘味。建議醒一小時，讓香氣和陳年風味更順。

場景化配餐指南：週末家宴的烤羊腿、朋友來家中慢煮的野味燉鍋、或高級茶餐廳的燒牛拼盤——都能把這支酒的草本與橄欖鹹味襯得更鮮明。

降維打擊對比：比起部分大牌同級酒款，La Mordoree 給你的是更直接的地塊表現與更高的CP值——買到的是風土與陳年潛力，而不是光環溢價。

Soul Hook: A Côte‑Rôtie classic—floral lift meets savory black‑olive core.

Why choose it?
1) Terroir-driven concentration -> Old vines on chlorite and ferruginous mica‑schist deliver mineral depth and complexity. Benefit: layered flavours that evolve in the glass.
2) Refined oak ageing -> Matured in 225L oak casks for over a year with measured new oak influence. Benefit: structure without oak domination.
3) Proven pedigree -> M. Chapoutier stewardship and hand-harvested fruit. Benefit: reliability and cellar-worthiness for collectors.

Sommelier's private note: Deep red in the glass, the nose opens with raspberry and a violet perfume, then folds into tapenade, black olive, rosemary and warm pepper spice. On the palate it’s ample yet elegant — ripe fruit softened by polished tannins, savory mid-palate and a long, smoky-meaty finish. Best enjoyed after an hour of decanting to let the tertiary notes unfurl.

Winemaking & Vineyard: Grapes are destemmed and vinified in concrete with daily pump-overs to ensure gentle extraction; only free-run juice is used. Aged 14–18 months in 225L oak casks (proportion of new oak applied judiciously). Vineyards sit on chlorite and ferruginous mica‑schists with loess pockets; average vine age over 60 years, plot on the border of the Côte Blonde.

Occasion (pairing guide): Perfect for celebratory roast dinners in HK — think roast lamb with rosemary, Cantonese-style roast beef or an autumn game casserole. Also an excellent choice for impressive dinner-party pours where guests savour complexity.

Competitive edge: Offers Côte‑Rôtie nuance and age-worthiness at a relative value to top-tier names — classic Chapoutier balance of fruit, savour and minerality without paying a trophy label premium.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 12.5%
• Decant Time: 60 minutes
• Taste: raspberry, violet, black olive, tapenade, rosemary, black pepper, smoke, leather, garrigue, earthy, spice, meaty
• Food Matching: Roast lamb, Grilled or roast beef, Game (pheasant, venison), Duck with herbs, Aged hard cheeses, Tapenade or olive-forward dishes
• Grape Variety: Syrah : 100%, Shiraz ,

Winery

M. Chapoutier 由 Michel 與 Marc Chapoutier 家族管理，是羅納河谷的老字號酒莊。酒莊重視地塊差異與人工管理：以手工採收、嚴格篩選果粒，再在混凝土槽以受控方式發酵、精準抽取，最後入225L橡木桶陳放，呈現出產區風土的真實面貌。

M. Chapoutier is a longstanding Rhone house managed by Michel and Marc Chapoutier. Known for meticulous vineyard selection and hands-on work, the estate focuses on terroir expression. For La Mordoree they source old vines on schist slopes, hand-harvest and vinify with careful extraction before oak ageing.