Cloof Dusty Road, Pinotage 2001, South Africa

閱報後因貪念而買的酒(因有很多贈品啊！)

開瓶時酒精及木桶味嗆鼻得很
其後酒味漸漸散去
隱隱的滲出點點紅果香氣(紅莓及士多啤梨)

入口酸度及紅果味道足夠
而且有點搶著的走出來
多喝的話很易令人有吃不消的感覺
最大的問題是木味太濃
整個口腔在喝後也是澀澀的

我想在云云一百港元的紅酒選擇中
這瓶絕不會是首選

喝這酒令我忽然想起麥可布羅本(Michael Broadbent) 在品醇客(Decanter)的專欄中 (2005年4月及2006年2月)
不知是認真還是說笑的建議
酒廠日後的出品可隨酒附送一包像茶包的橡木片
喝酒時便可把該包木片浸在酒中
到時便可以「要幾木有幾木」！

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A very successful wine in marketing by using souvenirs to attract customers ( I am one of them!)

Very alcoholic and oaky when opened, followed by mixed red fruits nose (raspberry and strawberry)
Adequate acidity and red fruit taste in mouth, but soon have a feeling of fed up as the tastes are "too rich"
The biggest problem is that she is too oaky, bad feelings on palate

This is definitely not the first choice of the same price range (~HK$100)

This wine reminded me an article written by Mr Michael Broadbent in his column in Decanter (April 2005 and February 2006)
Not sure whether it is a joke or something else, Mr Broadbent suggested that wine makers can provide a bag of oak chips with the wine, drinkers can put the "oak bag" in wine when they have it so as to ensure the wine can be as oaky as possible!

What an interesting suggestion :)