Paumanok Vineyards Assemblage, North Fork of Long Island, USA

葡美奧克混釀干紅葡萄酒

點擊次數：4470

Made up of nearly equal measures of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the 2002 Assemblage illustrates ripeness without excess in a dense, concentrated wine free of superficial sweetness. The aromas and flavors of tobacco, sealing wax, meat, and distilled fruits are clean, lean, and pure, but with a sensually alluring creaminess and polish of texture. There are no rough edges here. But given the showing of a 1993 Assemblage I tasted on this occasion, I would not hesitate to cellar this 2002 for another decade. Tel. (631) 722-8800

Paumanok’s Bordeaux blend, a 53-47 blend of Merlot and Cabernet, is a serious, structured wine that needs time or a couple of years in the cellar to open up. Fairly ripe for a Long Island red, it shows cherry and red berry fruit wrapped in a chocolaty palate with good oak spice. The bouquet is closed, although lemon and cranberry show though. But the wine finishes with good length and flavors of black pepper and pencil shavings. Drink 2008–2012.——M.D.(12/1/2006)—— 88