Robert Denogent Pouilly-Fuisse "La Croix" 2017

Robert-Denogent Pouilly-Fuissé "La Croix" Vieilles Vignes 2017 

 94+ pts Wine Advocate: 

The fabulous 2017 Pouilly-Fuissé La Croix Vieilles Vignes wafts from the glass with aromas of yellow orchard fruit, warm bread, vanilla pod, citrus zest and spices. Full-bodied, satiny and layered, it's deep and concentrated, with lively acids and long, saline finish. It's produced from blue schist soils.

 93 pts Allen Meadows, Burghound 

There is plenty of phenolic character (think olive oil nuances) to the notably ripe aromas of yellow-fleshed fruit, and in particular, apricot and peach, all of which is trimmed in just enough wood to notice. Once again there is excellent size, weight and richness to the large-scaled flavors that exude evident minerality on the firm, long and powerful finish. This won't win any accolades for finesse or refinement, but it is undoubtedly impressive in its imposing fashion.

1988年Jena-Jacques Robert在完成法律學位後，返家接下父執輩手中的五公頃葡萄園；當時多數的葡萄以販售給合作社為主，僅少自家裝瓶；在他釀酒事業的早期，得遇貴人、來自薄酒萊的自然酒大師Marcel Lapierre與美國一線進口商Kermit Lynch之助，很快就建立起自身的風格與對Pouilly-Fuissé的獨到詮釋，高達八成產量銷往海外市場。

酒莊現由他的兒子Nicolas與Antoine共同經營。所有的葡萄皆手摘，傾向在果實熟成度較高時再摘取，不去梗；原生酵母發酵、完整乳酸發酵後不換桶、混用新舊桶行18至30個月不等之桶中陳年，於裝瓶前3至4週才換桶以取得較澄清之酒液。

Robert釀造的Pouilly-Fuissé白酒，是溫潤纖細的質地裡略帶豐盈的水果 佐以迷人的礦物質呈現；在網站The Burgundy Report裡，Bill Nanson曾這般描述他第一次與喝到Robert所釀白酒時的驚喜：

「幾個星期前，我在機緣之下喝到Domaine Robert-Denogent；這些酒著實傑出，特別是考慮到它的售價、以及它與售價不相稱的高品質…相較於產自Puligny或Meursault酒款的售價與品質，更讓人覺得它美好得不可思議…我一開始喝的時候並沒拿出紙筆，但邊喝邊覺得這酒太美好，值得記下所有細節，紙上留下的品飲筆記就越來越長，越來越長…」