Chateau Potelle VGS Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder, USA

波特勒酒莊VGS系列赤霞珠干紅葡萄酒

點擊次數：4260

Extraordinarily concentrated in blackberries, blueberries and black currants. So strongly sweet in fruit and oak, it’s almost undrinkable now, tasting like a melted dessert tart. Yet the minerality, tannins and overall structural integrity strongly suggest ageability. Cellar this young wine until at least 2014. ——S.H.(12/31/2011)—— 92

Here’s one for the cellar, not just because the tannins are so aggressive, but because the wine is so balanced. With alcohol only 13.8%, it’s dry and rich in black currant fruit, almost a throwback to the Napa Cabernets of old that aged so well. It possesses a dry, elegant sophistication that stands in deliberate contrast to today’s gooey, sweet style. Best 2009–2015, if not longer, with proper cellaring.——S.H.(12/15/2007)—— 92

Dry and tannic, a real mountain wine that’s tight and astringent now, but impeccably structured for the long haul. It has deep flavors of blackberries and plums, with a spiciness throughout, and needs time. Best 2007–2011.——S.H.(9/1/2006)—— 90