Andre Clouet "Un Jour de 1911" Gift Box

Andre Clouet是一個小型的獨立香檳酒莊。Clouet家族一直以來都很受到皇室的照顧，因為其祖先是國王御用的釀酒師。家族的莊園建於Bouzy，著名的Pinot Noir 產區。

Andre Clouet的酒款風格為忠實表現其風土特色，帶有明顯的Bouzy Pinot Noir風味，口感濃郁香氣集中，亦如其酒標一般維持優雅、細緻的傳統風格。

1911年是20世紀以來香檳的最好年份，為了紀念這個世紀年份，酒莊推出了 André Clouet Un Jour de 1911 並在瓶身上標示了"Un Jours de 1911"意思是品味最美好的1911，且每年只生產1911瓶，雖是無年份香檳，但以Solera系統釀製法使用最近三個年份的基酒調合生產，是一款100% Pinot Noir的黑中白混合年份香檳，其調配比例為：50%的主要年份及各25%的前後兩個年份。而且基酒最少都會在桶中熟成六年以上（有一說是熟成十年以上）。為了萃取最完美的葡萄汁，André Clouet至今仍使用耗時費工的傳統木製方形壓榨機及繁瑣釀造工法。並以人工手寫的方式，標記每一瓶1911香檳的編號以及除渣日期。獨特濃郁奔放的香氣，富變化的花香，清新的酸度，爽口卻不簡單!

 96 pts Stephan Reinhardt, RobertParker.com, April 2021 

The NV Un jour de 1911... is another 100% Bouzy Pinot Noir with an ancient label design. The shining golden-colored cuvée combines ripeness, complexity and finesse with intensity and elegance on both the nose and palate. It's a powerful and rich yet very fine and balanced Champagne with great freshness and complex length. It is juicy and intense but also highly delicate, and its mineral tension and persistent finish make it a first-class wine for elaborate dishes. A great Champagne, with a label that doesn't give any more detailed information regarding vintages or disgorgement date, but we know it's always a 50/50 blend of three vintages (including one great millésime at least 10 years old) and reserve wines from a solera system. I tasted the wine as a Brut with Clouet's German importer in Bremen. You shouldn't drink it too early, as it would be a waste of its talents.