15oo hrs 開瓶 , 原瓶透氣至 1800 hrs 過 Decanter , 1900 hrs 落杯

酒色濃而粉紅 , 很多粉狀般幼細的沉淟 ; 1900 hrs 初段香氣帶熟紅車尼子 , 杉木香 ; 2100 hrs 中段散發紫蘿蘭、青椒、玫瑰花瓣香味 , 少許 gammy , 香氣非常持久 ; 2230 hrs後段同樣是花香為主 , 加少許豉油似的鹹味 , 酒精感覺由始至終在後面支撐 , 從香氣中己知支酒仍然非常年青。

1930 hrs 入口第一感覺是木桶 , 然後車尼子果香 , 酸度頗高及單突出 , 酒精感仍在 , 餘韻帶點微辣 , 在上維持了很久。

2230 hrs 在後段時酒的口感變得舒服很多 , 酸度單寧變等和順舒服 , 平衡性亦較好 , 感覺有如身墯於花海之中 , 收結以甜及礦物感。結構豐富 , 潛質很好 , 經 5.5 小時仍有如此力度 , 推算要多 5 – 8 年才完全成熟。

提一提飲此酒時最好用 Burgundy 杯 , 香味表現會更佳 , 相中所見的酒杯是我隔酒渣時用的  , 臨時臨急影相冇換番咁。

Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2000:

65% Grenache

15% Shrah

15% Mourvedre

5%  Cinsaut & others

The 2000 vintage was not considered at all problematic. In fact, 2000 is well on its way to demonstrating itself as a superb year in general. The vintage has given us no less excellent Chateauneufs than 1999 but has proven itself interesting in that the variation between wines, sometimes even from the same producer is sometimes vast. Domaine de Marcoux, for example, has given us one wine scoring 95 and another a mere 72 points.

My notes from an earlier tasting (14 Feb 2002) hold firm: Medium to full bodied, with abundant but silky smooth tannins and a rich black fruit, mineral and leather background, this well balanced wine shows a moderately long aftertaste on which you will find a fascinating interplay between chocolate and vanilla. Drink now – 2007. Score 89. (Re-tasted 9 Apr 2003)