2022 M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'Oree Blanc

靈魂 Hook：Hermitage 小產區老藤白酒，橡木與花果兼備，餘韻又清新。

為什麼選它？
1) 老藤手採、低產量 -> 果實濃縮，酒體有深度；利：一杯就能感受到產區的力道。
2) 部分放入600L大木桶、頻繁拌渣 -> 口感奶油而不膩；利：豐厚但有條理，好配菜。
3) 來自Les Murets沖積層土壤與60–70年老藤 -> 礦物感與陳年潛力；利：現在喝或收起都有回報。

侍酒師私房筆記：顏色偏金，先是太妃糖和熟梨的誘人甜味，再展開檸檬皮與刺槐花的清爽。入口飽滿，木桶的烘烤香和拌渣帶來絲滑口感，中段被一股鹽感拉長，最後以明快的回味收尾。建議斟一杯先醒半小時，家的晚餐或朋友聚會都能拿得出場。

場景化配餐指南：周末家人燒雞、慶祝晚餐配燒鴨／燒肉、居家奶油燴魚或高級芝士拼盤，都能把酒的層次拉出來。

降維打擊對比：比起某些同級名牌白酒，這款給你同等的地塊身份與老藤濃度，價格更有誠意——性價比高，且更適合日常收藏與餐桌實用。

Soul Hook: A concentrated Hermitage white that marries toasted oak and ripe fruit with a saline, persistent finish.

Why choose it?
1) Hand-picked old-vine fruit -> intense concentration and natural depth you’ll taste from the first sip.
2) Lees ageing with regular bâtonnage -> creamy texture and integrated complexity without heaviness.
3) 600L barrel maturation plus vat blending -> refined oak spice and long cellar potential at a fraction of grande cru prices.

Sommelier’s Note: On the nose this 2022 opens with warm golden hues—think toffee, candied lemon and acacia blossom—followed by layers of roasted spice and ripe orchard fruit. The palate is broad and generous at the entry, then tightened by a clear, saline thread that lifts the finish. Oak and lees add plushness but never mask the wine’s precision. Drink now with gentle aeration or cellar to develop tertiary notes.

Occasion / Pairing Guide: Perfect for a celebratory roast, a dinner with family, or a refined Cantonese banquet featuring roast duck or pork. Also shines alongside rich fish dishes and mature cheeses for cheese-course show-offs.

Competitive Edge: Offers Hermitage provenance, old-vine intensity and serious oak treatment — yet sits well below the price of top-tier white Rhône legends. Great value for collectors and confident hosts.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.5%
• Decant Time: 30–45 minutes
• Taste: golden, toffee, ripe stone fruit, lemon peel, acacia blossom, hawthorn, spice, toasted notes, leesy creaminess, oak influence, long fresh finish, full-bodied
• Food Matching: Roast chicken / turkey, Pork with herbs, Confit de canard with orange sauce / roasted duck, Fish tagine / rich oily fish, Mature Gouda and aged cheeses, Creamy pasta or gratin
• Grape Variety: Marsanne : 100%,

Winery

M. Chapoutier 由Michel與Marc Chapoutier父子管理，對園內分地塊極為挑剔。這支來自Les Murets的酒使用60–70年老藤手採果，約一半在600L大木桶發酵並定期拌渣，另一半在桶或槽中發酵，整體在澎渣上陳放約6個月、瓶裝前熟成10–12個月。採用軟木瓶塞封口，保有陳年實力。

M. Chapoutier — Family ownership under Michel and Marc Chapoutier. Known for meticulous vineyard selection in Hermitage, this bottling sources old vines from the Les Murets plot. Hand-harvesting, 50% vinified in 600L wood barrels with regular lees stirring, the rest in vats; maturing on lees for about 6 months and a total ageing of 10–12 months prior to bottling. Cork closure.