Cockburn’s Special Reserve Porto - 波特酒的進一步體驗

Cockburn’s Special Reserve Porto
Vintage: NV(No Vintage)
Varietal: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca
Appellation: Douro River Valley, Oporto, Portugal
Price: $9.99
Dealer: Ralphs
Food Pairing:
“The classic way to serve Special Reserve is with aged Stilton cheese after dinner. Or enjoy with roasted almonds or walnuts and squares of rich, dark chocolate for a simple but elegant dessert.”

Content Info:
Varietals Contain: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinto Cão,, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca
20% Alco. By Vol.

Award obtained:
GOLD
2005 DALLAS MORNING NEWS WINE COMPETITION
GOLD
2005 CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL DU VIN
SWEEPSTAKES GOLD
2004 SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION

Background Story:
Cockburn’s 在1815年建廠, 波特酒的口味傾向於非濃膩甜度的酒款, 其酒款為下例的名稱:
Special Reserve
Vintage Port, Anno (Late Bottled Vintage)
Quinta dos Canais (Single Quinta Vintage)
Fine Ruby
Fine Tawny, and 10- and 20-year-old Tawnies.
由 於波特酒可分類為木桶陳年與瓶中陳年兩大類, 今天喝的 Special Reserve 是屬於木桶陳年的一款, 主力在強調上市後即可飲用無需再陳年, 在混合波特酒成分中並包含了單一年份較久的波特酒調製而成, 這麼一來使得 Special Reserve 這招牌酒款的層次更加豐富, 與糖分的含量略低於一般的波特酒..

Cockburn’s Winery

Official Comment:
“Cockburn’s Special Reserve is the world’s most popular premium port. Special Reserve is a medium dark ruby color, with a deep garnet edge. The blend has a clean aroma, showing maturity and finesse, with a hint of dried plums. Off dry to medium sweet, Special Reserve has a rich, mellow texture and smooth tannin structure, with a long, satisfying finish.” - Website

Wine Access Comment:
David Lawrason, Score: 86
"…complex and cedary on the nose, signifying a blend a bit older than some. Wild, spirity and leathery with some baked chocolate chip cookie scent and dried plummy-strawberry fruit. Sweet, warm, fairly taut, tannic and hot on the palate. Very good length..."

Other Comment:
Cockburn's Porto Special Reserve shows bright acidity with stewed plum, raisin, and boysenberry; hot finish. Try with pecan pie.

Personal Comment:
Sight: Dark ruby red with thin, tight, and sticky tears. It represents its high percentage of resident suger and alcohol.
Nose: Ripe. Raisin, alcohol, and heavy vanilla aromas.
Taste: Caramel, licorice and lichi flavors. Sweet, of course, but not intense. Considerd as heavy-bodied red fortified wine. Bought it under one third discount. Good to buy it more when the price is low.
在經過輕輕搖晃(Swirling)之後, 杯身可以很清楚的欣賞到那有如狹長光柱般, 向下慢慢的沿著杯壁攀岩而下酒柱, 時而縱橫交錯, 五彩紛呈的視覺享受, 再再地顯示出這酒的酒精與糖分的濃度, 在香味飄入鼻中, 可以清楚地辨別出, 咖啡, 香草, 葡萄乾, 太妃糖, 和厚重的酒精味漫佈其中, 經過舌頭輕輕地攪拌之後, 濃郁的焦糖, 甘油, 荔枝味將舌頭包裹住, 當然甜味也在其中, 但並不會因此而感到過於膩, 這瓶波特酒帶給我不少的體驗與對波特新的認識, 有空想必會不時地開一瓶來跟朋友們分享一下.


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