点评:We cycled down the velo route along the Cote de Beaune, through Pommard, Meursault to our pre-arranged wine degustation at Domaine Bader-Mimeur in Chassagne-Montrachet. Nathalie greeted us warmly. We were to be joined by another visitor, a woman who has been studying wine in Dijon, if that is not a problem. Not at all, it will enrich our visit.
The experience at Bader-Mimeur was excellent. Nathalie and her brother own and operate the Domaine with the help of just two others. They produce about 70,000 bottles from 8 hectares (20 acres) of vineyards, some adjacent to the winery and others in two or three other locations, all within just 2 km. Grapes are all hand picked, brought directly to the winery and crushed within a day. Their wines are both “village” and Premier Cru. What seems to be one of her favorite Chardonnay vineyards, a village vineyard, must be as close as 15 meters from a Grand Cru vineyard; the corners of the two vineyards are separated by just about five rows of vines. We toured and learned about viticulture, wine making, and distribution.
We tasted four Chardonnays and two Pinot Noirs. The Chardonnays age well and should be fine eight to ten years from harvest. 15 years for the Pinot Noirs. The Bader-Mimeur Chards ranged from fairly light and crisp to more full bodied - opulent was Nathalie’s word. The Pinot Noir was a tad lighter than other Burgundy reds that I’ve had in recent days in Burgundy, more like what I am used to from California and Oregon.
翻译:我们沿着自行车道骑行,沿着伯恩丘(Cote de Beaune)前行,途经波玛(Pommard)、默尔索(Meursault),最终抵达夏山-蒙哈榭(Chassagne-Montrachet)的巴德米缪酒庄(Domaine Bader-Mimeur),参加我们事先安排好的品酒会。娜塔莉热情地接待了我们。如果可以的话,我们还会遇到另一位在第戎学习葡萄酒的女士。当然可以,她会丰富我们的旅程。
在巴德米缪酒庄的体验非常棒。娜塔莉和她的兄弟在另外两个人的帮助下拥有并经营着这家酒庄。他们每年从8公顷(20英亩)的葡萄园生产约7万瓶葡萄酒,其中一些葡萄园毗邻酒庄,另一些则分布在两三个其他地点,距离酒庄均不到2公里。所有葡萄均为手工采摘,直接运送到酒庄,并在一天内压榨完成。他们的葡萄酒既有“村庄级”葡萄酒,也有一级园葡萄酒。她最喜欢的霞多丽葡萄园之一,一个村庄葡萄园,距离特级葡萄园只有15米;两座葡萄园的拐角处只隔着大约五排葡萄藤。我们参观了葡萄园,了解了葡萄栽培、酿酒和分销。
我们品尝了四款霞多丽和两款黑皮诺。霞多丽陈年潜力巨大,采摘后八到十年应该可以保持最佳状态。黑皮诺则需要15年。Bader-Mimeur霞多丽的酒体从相当轻盈爽口到酒体饱满——Nathalie用“华丽”来形容它。这款黑皮诺比我最近几天在勃艮第喝过的其他勃艮第红葡萄酒略淡一些,更接近我习惯的加州和俄勒冈州的酒体。