知道CARO，才知道什么叫天造地设

A Match Made in Heaven

                            --天作之合

“An association between two cultures,
two families,
and two noble grapes”

       ----
    Baron Eric de Rothschild这样描述CARO

Some things just work well together... Soy sauce and vinegar come together to make a great sauce, red wine compliments red meat, jeans and a t-shirt form the ultimate in high comfort weekend attire.
    联姻、嫁接、搭配……一些东西就是因为组合在一起，相得益彰、取长补短，才成就了一份完美和传奇。

    比如酱油和醋，红酒配牛肉，T恤衫牛仔裤……

还比如，圣诞老人的最爱

In the last twenty years, the wine world has established some excellent partnerships made between wealthy, old-world wine producers and exciting, talented new-world producers. One such partnership is CARO. Let’s take a look at this project...
    在过去的20年里，葡萄酒的世界里，也出现了这样完美的组合。旧世界富有的、有着隆重传统的葡萄酒世家，搭配新世界天赋秉异、活力奋进的制造商。一对非常有名组合，凯洛酒庄-CARO，就正是这样。

CARO is a joint venture between Nicholas Catena (CA) and Domaines Barons de Rothschild (RO). They began making wine together in 2000 and their 2002 release of their flagship wine CARO was widely acclaimed. In 2003 they opened a beautiful historic building and gardens as their home winery. 
    凯洛酒庄-这个酒庄叫做凯洛(CARO)，它是卡特勒公司（CA)和罗斯柴尔德拉菲集团(RO)的合资企业。从2000年开始合作酿酒，2002年首次推出了旗舰酒CARO，以公司名命名，得到了广泛称赞。酒业售卖大获成功，让他们意识到，他们还需要一个“家”，一个可以接待记者、酒评师、作家、商人、政客的据点。于是，2003年，他们合作开发了一个美丽的历史建筑花园，作为他们的酒庄基地。

Nicholas Catena and Baron Eric de Rothchild

The home of Lafite Rothshild

The home of Nicholas Catena’s Bodega Catena Zapata

This cooperation is perfect because it brings old world sensibility (and money) to an excellent new world site.  Their wines are made of mainly Cabernet and Malbec.  Most people would agree there are not more excellent and experienced producers of these two grapes than Catena and Rothchild. They make two blends of Cabernet and Malbec;one is called CARO and one is called Amancaya. They also make Aruma which is 100% Malbec.
    这次合作，是旧世界传统鉴赏价值在新世界酒中的一次呈现。大部分人都会同意，世界上没有人比罗斯柴尔德公司更会用赤霞珠，也没有人比卡特勒公司更会用马尔贝克，CARO酒正是这两种精品的完美碰撞！现在，这个公司除了CARO之外，还有阿曼卡亚（马尔贝克和赤霞珠），以及，Aruma（百分之百马尔贝克）。

They focus their expertise on these three wines.  Their limited range of wines ensures that every vintage is a success, and indeed it is as these wines are rated as excellent by many top critics year after year.  I love their wines because they are not only excellent, but are a unique blend of old world winemaking and excellent new world terroir.
    CARO公司，只专注酿造这三款酒，倾注了所有的心血。所以，不管是什么年份，这三款酒都具有极高的品质，得到了世界上很多最棒的评论家的一致青睐。我也很爱这些酒，不只是因为他们的品质，更是爱他们这新旧世界结合的有趣背景。

Let’s take a look at each of the three amazing wines they produce!
我们一起来品尝一下他们制作的三款好酒！
 
 

CARO

This wine is one of the most perfect marriages between Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.  It is a well-structured wine which is built to age well. I have noticed that more recent vintages occasionally have a higher percentage of Malbec, perhaps because of how excellent their sources of that grape are and how great the Mendoza terrior is for the Malbec grape. It is a bargain since it can be purchased in China for under 400RMB! 这款酒以公司名CARO命名。是赤霞珠和马尔贝克最完美的结合。这款酒结构良好，可以长期存放。我注意到近几年的酒里，马尔贝克占的比例在增加。我想这也许是因为他们酒庄所在的地方，是如此适合马尔贝克的生长，独特的风土赐予了马尔贝克葡萄不同的灵魂。在中国买这个酒很划算，不到400元！
 
Tasting notes - I tasted the 2013 vintage。 It showed a lot of red and black fruit on the nose backed by dense spice and dried flower aromas. The first time I tasted this it was tight and a little closed, but after a couple hours in the decanter, it showed layers of red cherry, tobacco leaf, and a distinct presence of spice and oak. The tannins are well integrated and make for a fine wine from start to finish. 我品了2013年份的酒。气味上有很多黑色水果的味道，混着浓缩的香料和干花，非常馥郁。入口开始有点紧张，封闭。醒酒几小时后，再喝，酒的层次很明晰，有红樱桃、烟草，非常明显的辛香和橡木味。单宁的融合非常好。从头到尾的味觉都非常流畅，顺口。层次和酒体结构都是那么恰到好处！
 

AMANCAYA

This wine is slightly cheaper than CARO because it isn’t aged as long in oak. It is also generally fruitier because it usually has a higher percentage of Malbec. This is a style of wine which can age, but tastes great as a young wine and is awesome with steak!
阿曼卡亚-这个酒比CARO便宜些。因为在橡木桶里存放的时间短。同时，它果味重些，因为马尔贝克葡萄的比例较大。这种酒可以长期存放，但新酒喝起来也非常棒！尤其是和牛排搭配！
 
Tasting notes - I tasted the 2012 vintage after an hour in the decanter. It showed blackberry and floral aromas, and was silky soft on the palate. It was a lot less complex than the CARO, but very well made. The oak gave this wine a cedar flavor which complemented the red cherry and firm minerality. Highly recommended for those who do not intend to cellar their wine. 我喝的是2012年份的，醒酒1小时。有黑莓和花香的气味。喝起来顺滑，像丝绸般。虽然没有CARO那么复杂，但是品质极高，这款酒得到了来自橡木桶的雪松味，正好和红樱桃、强烈的矿质味儿相得益彰。非常适合不打算长期冷藏存放，买来即饮的爱好者。

ARUMA

Every year I buy a lot of this wine because it is such a great wine.  It checks all of the boxes.  It comes from very distinguished producers, comes from great, high-altitude vineyards, uses excellent grapes, and is made in a powerful, complex style.  I can remember the first time I tasted this wine as a tasting in St. Louis, Missouri.  I said “this is a serious wine”!  I still feel that way every time I drink this wine. 这款酒，每一年我都会买很多。因为这款酒包含了葡萄酒所有美好的品质。非常卓越的酿酒商，极好的高原葡萄产区，采用最高品质的葡萄，强力浓郁风格酿造。我还清楚地记得，在圣路易斯的品酒会上，第一次喝这个酒，就不由的脱口而出：“this is a serious wine！”（serious，严肃、认真的意思，是指这款酒值得被重视、尊重），现在每次喝这个酒，我仍感到如此。
 
 
Tasting notes - This inky red-purple wine has a nose of plum and wet stone with some violet notes. It is concentrated and complex on the palate with a long finish.  2013 was a great year in the Uco valley and First Zone where this fruit was grown. This wine avoids some of the overt fruitiness of some new-world Malbec, but still has plenty of new-world warmth and charm.
这款深色，如墨汁般的红紫色葡萄酒，闻起来有李子、湿石头、紫罗兰的香味。味觉复杂、密集、悠长。2013年对于乌格河谷和First Zone产区来说，是非常好的一个年份。这个酒舍去了新世界马尔贝克葡萄酒的新鲜果味，却保留了新世界风格的温热魅力。
 
    我们的银卡会员有幸在四月的酒里，品到了这款，留言反响特别好。有人说，第一口就被它的复杂感迷到了，醒酒之后，又被它的顺滑、清冽所征服！
    也有人说，喝这个酒，就真的感受到了安第斯山脉的雪、风和土地。
    真的是这样，葡萄酒是有生命的东西，它的味道会受到土质、气候，甚至人文的影响，再经过时间的发酵和洗涤。细细品、慢慢尝，让它带着你去时光和世界的不同角落旅行！
 
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