嘘~给你说个金卡会员的秘密~

     本月金卡
      
     这个月我们就要给卡级会员们寄酒了~ 告诉你们，罗伯特精挑细选，你们的酒都棒极了！
     很多会员在后台留言问，会收到什么酒？每一年都不一样啊~ 但可以保证的是，这些酒一定物超所值，让你惊喜！
     For example，拿金卡会员比个例子，这个月会收到来自意大利北部历史最悠久产区的传统老世界白葡萄酒（零售350元），和来自澳大利亚南部布诺萨山谷明快鲜香的新世界红葡萄酒（零售400元）。一单就省下了5折的售价！而且，伴着美酒而来的，还有小礼物和专业的品鉴指南！
    来一场新老世界的美酒碰撞吧！

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为了满足大家的好奇心，这一次，我们破例给大家公开介绍本月金卡会员将收到的两款酒。

2013 Murray Street Vineyards Barossa Cabernet
2013年份 穆理街酒庄 布诺萨山谷 赤霞珠

     Here is a delicious wine which is easy to appreciate.  It has a lot of ripe fruit flavor and is of the highest quality.  It is made by Murray Street Vineyards in the Australian wine region of Barossa Valley. And is made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
     这款红酒美味且极易入口、品质极佳，它饱含着成熟浓郁的果香味，是澳大利亚南部布诺萨山谷产区，穆理街酒庄的上乘之作！百分之百的赤霞珠葡萄酿造。

Murray Street Vineyards - This is a modern company which owns two estates on the Western Ridge of the Barossa Valley.  They are obsessed with quality and believe that the quality of their wines comes from the fact that they have the best soil in the world.  Their Greenock Estate Vineyard is where they have their Cabernet growing.  It has deep, red clay soil, and gets quite hot in the summer (up to 45 degrees). In the vineyard, they usually do not use any fertilizers or pesticides and try to avoid watering their grapes. In the winery, they use a mixture of hand and machine methods, and use the best American and French oak barrels.  Everything at this winery is the best, which is why it is the most popular place to visit in the Barossa Valley.
穆理街酒庄-这个现代的公司在布诺萨山谷的西山脊拥有两个大的葡萄园。他们对酿酒的高品质偏执而痴迷，相信最好的酒出自最适合的土壤和气候！他们选择在格利诺克庄园种植赤霞珠，那里有深红色的陶土，在夏季非常炎热（上至45摄氏度）。他们尽可能纯天然，不施肥不用杀虫剂也不浇水。在酿酒厂里，他们采用手工、机器完美结合来制酒。用来装酒的橡木桶都是来自美国或法国最好的。这里的每一个环节，每一个用具，都是选全世界最好的。这就是为什么这里成了布诺萨山谷最值得拜访的风景。

Barossa Valley - This place has been growing wine grapes since German settlers first took vine cuttings there in the 1840’s. Most of Australia’s most famous wine companies own land here. It is most famous for its Shiraz, but also produces excellent Grenache, Mourvedre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Chardonnay and Semillon.It is a fairly dry, hot place, so most vineyards require irrigation. However, some of the best vineyards are on hillsides which are not as hot, and some of the best wineries don’t irrigate, so the dry conditions encourage deeper root growth and lower yields which ensure high quality grapes.

布诺萨山谷-19世纪40年代，德国移民带来了第一支葡萄插藤，种植于此，从此一发不可收拾。西拉子，歌海娜、穆尔韦德、赤霞珠、雷司令，霞多丽、赛美蓉…各种葡萄在这里都长势很好！所以，澳大利亚最有名的葡萄酒公司都在这儿置有土地，数不胜数。由于这里气候干燥、炎热，大部分庄园都需要配备灌溉设施。但一些最好的葡萄园，特意选址于山坡上，那里没有这么热，从而不需要水灌。干燥的气候条件使葡萄根扎得更深以汲取地下水分，这反而使葡萄串产量降低，确保了产出葡萄味道浓郁，具有极高的品质。

Cabernet Sauvignon - It is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates. Cabernet Sauvignon became internationally recognized through its prominence in Bordeaux wines where it is often blended with Merlot and Cabernet Franc. From France, the grape spread across Europe and to the New World. For most of the 20th century, it was the world's most widely planted premium red wine grape until it was surpassed by Merlot in the 1990s. Despite its prominence in the industry, the grape is a relatively new variety, the product of a chance crossing between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon blanc during the 17th century in southwestern France. Its popularity is often attributed to its ease of cultivation—the grapes have thick skins and the vines are hardy and naturally low yielding, budding late to avoid frost and resistant to viticultural hazards such as rot and insects—and to its consistent presentation of structure and flavours which express the typical character ("typicity") of the variety. The classic profile of Cabernet Sauvignon tends to be full-bodied wines with high tannins and noticeable acidity that contributes to the wine's aging potential. In cooler climates, Cabernet Sauvignon tends to produce wines with blackcurrant notes that can be accompanied by green bell pepper notes, mint and cedar which will all become more pronounced as the wine ages. In more moderate climates the blackcurrant notes are often seen with black cherry and black olive notes while in very hot climates the currant flavors can veer towards the over-ripe and "jammy" side.

赤霞珠-世界上最广为人知的红酒葡萄品种之一，几乎每个生产葡萄酒的国家都有它的身影。赤霞珠如此出名是由于它在波尔多酒里的地位。在波尔多，它常常和马龙、品丽珠混酿。赤霞珠走出法国，传到欧洲，遍布了全世界。在20世纪，就成为全世界种植最多最广的优质红酒葡萄品种。20世纪90年代，重要性被马龙取代。尽管在葡萄酒业如此火，赤霞珠这一品种存在的年代却并不久远，它是品丽珠和长相思两种葡萄17世纪在法国的西南部偶然杂交的。

它的流行被认为是因为它易于栽培。这种葡萄的皮很厚，葡萄藤适应力强，能耐受糟糕的天气，它适合的气候非常广泛，从炎热到寒冷都能很好生长。而且，它天然产量较低，发芽较晚躲过了结霜，藤曼具有很强的抵御力，能抵抗腐烂、害虫等葡萄公害。同时，赤霞珠这种葡萄总是表现出结构美好、味道丰满等性格品质，使其具有它自己独特典型的风格。赤霞珠酒经典的形象被认为是酒体丰满、高单宁、显而易见的酸度，这些，都为它的长期存放增加了潜力。在凉爽的气候下，赤霞珠葡萄酒表现出黑醋莓、青椒、薄荷、雪松的味道，这些味道随着酒的存放年份而加重。在温和的气候下，赤霞珠酒会呈现出黑加仑、黑樱桃、黑橄榄。在炎热的气候下，则会有过熟的黑加仑的甜腻，和果酱的感觉。

金卡会员四月之白葡萄酒

2013 Michele Chiarlo Rovereto Gavi
2013年份 迈克基阿罗酒庄 嘉维

     This wine is made in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy.  It is a white wine produced by Michele Chiarlo following the strict traditional guidelines required for designation as a DOCG wine under Italian law.  It is, more importantly, a wine made from cortese grapes grown on a famous hill called Rovereto in the commune of Gavi.
      这款白葡萄酒产自意大利北部皮尔蒙特产区。是迈克基阿罗酒庄严格按照传统步骤程序打造的一款意大利DOCG法定等级酒（意大利法定等级中的最高等级）。更重要的是，制酒的葡萄歌代赛，采摘于嘉维小镇著名的罗韦雷托山。

Michele Chiarlo - This is a company represented by four generations of winemakers who only make traditional style wines. They make very high quality, complex wines which can often be aged for very long periods of time.  They do this by paying close attention to the soil quality and managing yields.  They employ the use of some great technology to ensure that their wines are world class.  If you go there today, you will see that their grapes are completely harvested by hand and they use the highest quality equipment and processes available.  They own some of the best vineyards in Piedmont for growing the Nebbiolo and cortese grapes.  They also run an amazing luxury resort at their property at Cerequio.

迈克基阿罗酒庄-这个庄园已接传了四代，均严格遵守传统制酒法。他们严密观测土壤质量、葡萄产量以保证出品葡萄酒的高品质，这些葡萄酒常常可以存放多年。同时，他们在传统酿法中不断加入新科技，比如在传统的发酵环节使用特殊的冷藏桶，恒定低温以保证准确发酵。这些精准的细节，保证了这里出品的葡萄酒达到国际级别。如果你今天去那里，你会看到葡萄园里全手工采摘的胜景，以及庄园里随处可见的最高品质的设备装置、工艺流程。迈克基阿罗酒庄拥有着皮尔蒙特产区最好的两个葡萄园，种植着内比奥罗和歌代赛两种葡萄，他们还所有并经营着斯丽瑰极其奢华的一个度假村。

Piedmont - It is a region in the far north west of Italy.  It is in the foothills of the Alps and borders France and Switzerland.  A lot of great wine is made in Piedmonte. Two very famous red wines are made there from the Nebbiolo grape, they are Barolo and Barbaresco.  These wines are recognized worldwide as some of the best and longest lived wines. Piedmont also produces the famous sweet white wine called Moscato.  It is a very fragrant and delicious dessert wine which can be heavenly. Winemaking in Piedmonte is well documented since the 17th century, but most current, traditional winemaking styles have been unchanged in over 100 years.

皮尔蒙特- 是意大利西北部一个遥远的地区。它位于阿尔卑斯山脉的前陆丘陵，与法国和瑞士接壤。很多优秀的葡萄酒都出自于皮尔蒙特，最有名的两款红葡萄酒-巴罗洛和巴巴莱斯科，都是用内比奥罗葡萄酿造的，它们世界闻名，历史久远。皮尔蒙特还出产一种有名的甜白葡萄，叫莫斯卡托，是意大利最高贵的葡萄品种之一，它酿酒口感非常好，馨香怡人，是一款甜点酒。葡萄酒酿造业在皮尔蒙特自17世纪起就非常成熟，记录详尽。近100多年来，皮尔蒙特的酒商们坚持采用传统酿法，没再变过，一直沿袭至今。

Gavi - Gavi is a small town in Piedmont.  For a white wine to be labeled with the word Gavi, it must contain only wine made from the cortese grape. Within the area whose wines can be called Gavi, is the 90 hectare hill called Rovereto.  This hill is considered a historical cru, and consists of dark, pebbly clay soil which is perfectly suited for growing the cortese grape.
嘉维-嘉维是皮尔蒙特的一个小镇。在嘉维这个地方有一个占地90公顷的小山，叫做罗韦雷托（意大利历史产区），这个小山的土质特殊，黝黑的陶土夹杂着小卵石，是歌代赛葡萄生长的绝佳环境。一款白葡萄酒如果想在标签上打上嘉维标识，那么它必须由百分之百的歌代赛葡萄而酿。

小贴士

所以，不知道大家注意到没有，这款金卡会员收到的白葡萄酒上，没有标明葡萄的种类，而是写着嘉维（Gavi）这个地名。这就是由于DOCG法定产区的酒，只要说地名，它特定的葡萄就不言而喻了~

Cortese - This is a white grape primarily grown in Italy. It has moderate acidity and light flavors which have long been prized as the perfect accompaniment to the local seafood along the Mediterranean coast. It is a grape which can produce high yields, so growers must prune to balance yields (usually limiting yields to only 7 or 8 bunches per vine) in order to get the desired complexity and mineral content in their grapes.

歌代赛-是一种意大利土生土长的白葡萄。酸度中上，味道清浅。长久以来，被热那亚当地追捧，因为，这款白葡萄酒是地中海海鲜餐的绝配。歌代赛葡萄在当地被称为“慷慨的藤曼”，因为每一年，它的产量都很好，这使葡萄酒庄园必须严格平衡它的产量和质量。通常，庄园会限制每条藤上只长7或8串葡萄，来保证葡萄的好味道以及矿物质含量。

     罗伯特经常说，“Wine always tastes better when one really understands what is in the bottle, what went into making it"(酒总是在了解了之后，才更好喝！）
     的确是这样，在了解了来路之后，喝的就不单单是酒，而是文化、地理历史以及背后的好风景~