2017 Chateau Lafleur

一瓶帶礦感與松露煙燻層次的 Lafleur，適合想收藏也想當宴席主角的人。

為什麼選它？
1) 桶陳精準 -> 15 個月橡木桶熟成（1/3 新桶），結構扎實但不蓋掉果味，入口更純粹。
2) 人手嚴選 -> 葡萄手採、田間與酒莊雙重篩選，瓶中展現的是每串的精華，不是流水線產品。
3) 小量產出 -> 只有約13,000 瓶，稀缺且有收藏價值。

侍酒師私房筆記：顏色深沉，先是煙燻與松露帶出黑櫻桃與黑莓的甜鹹感，接着石墨和皮革味道慢慢鋪開。單寧緊實但有彈性，酒體厚實，入口有鹹礦感收尾，空杯後能聞到紫羅蘭與一點牛軋糖的尾韻。開瓶要給它時間，90 分鐘左右最能顯出層次。

場景化配餐指南：想像一個家庭節慶晚宴，片上熱騰騰的燒鴨，或是跟朋友在中環吃厚切牛排、喝上一整瓶——這款都能把餐桌氣氛拉到另一個層次。

降維打擊對比：比起同類名莊的溢價標籤，2017 Lafleur 用更實在的價格帶來相似的陳年與風格，適合想要高品質但不盲目追牌子的飲家。

產區與田間：葡萄來自 3.75 公頃，土壤包括沙粘礫、粘礫與礫質砂，採永續耕作。採收全手工，葡萄在園內與酒莊各做一次挑選以確保果粒品質。

釀造重點：不鏽鋼槽發酵，採用柔和浸皮與中等單寧萃取，然後入桶陳 15 個月（1/3 新桶、2/3 舊桶），風味兼顧純淨與結構。不要期待甜味——它是乾型、酒精飽滿但平衡。

Soul Hook: A cellar-worthy Lafleur that marries graphite minerality with smoked truffle and black fruit concentration.

Why choose it?
1) Matured precision -> 15 months in barrel (one-third new) gives ripe structure without oak dominance, so the fruit stays pure.
2) Handcrafted selection -> manual harvest with double sorting yields clarity and pedigree in every bottle—no filler.
3) Proven pedigree -> high critic scores and long drinking window mean it’s both collectible and rewarding to drink now with care.

Sommelier's private note: On pouring you’ll first notice a smoky, almost saline edge layered over ripe black cherry and kirsch. The mid-palate is dense and focused — graphite and tobacco thread through concentrated dark fruit while chewy, sculpted tannins hold the architecture. It’s robust but precise: needs airing to show floral violet and nougat details, then rewards with a long, mineral finish.

Occasion (pairing & serving): Ideal for special dinners — roast duck or goose at a family banquet, a sirloin steak night, or a celebratory multi-course meal. Decant 1–2 hours to soften tannins and lift perfumed notes.

Competitive edge: Offers the depth and ageing potential of top-tier Bordeaux-styled wines at a relative value — small production, meticulous sorting and a winemaking focus on balance rather than extraction.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 15%
• Decant Time: 1–2 hours (recommend 90 minutes)
• Taste: smoke, truffle, black cherry, kirsch, blackberry, licorice, graphite, tobacco, mineral/saline, chewy tannins, dark berry confit, violet, pepper, nougat
• Food Matching: Roast duck / Cantonese roast goose, Lamb (kreatopita, hachis parmentier), Sirloin steak with butter, Game birds, Korean beef BBQ (Bulgogi), Aged hard cheeses
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc : 50%, Merlot : 50%,

Winery

Société Agricole de Lafleur——小規模家族酒莊，專注細緻分級與手工處理。酒莊堅持永續耕作、手採與雙重挑選，並以短距離搬運與小批次桶陳來保留果實的個性。

Société Agricole de Lafleur