Robert Parker 97分
Deep garnet-purple, the 2010 Cluster M45 Shiraz has lovely floral and herbal notes wafting over a solid core of youthful blackberries and black cherries with nuances of Chinese five spice and cloves. Great intensity and balance in a rather modest medium-full body with great graininess to the tannins and plenty of freshness. It finishes long. Note that no 2011 Cluster M45 was produced.
This illustrious partnership between Michel Chapoutier from France's Rhone region and Rom Laughton of the Heathcote estate, Jasper Hill was founded in 1997 and the project yielded its first vintage in 2003, Formerly called "Cambrian,""Cluster M45" is now the U.S. label for this wine, known as “La Pleiade” elsewhere. It is made from Shiraz from a 20-acre single vineyard just south of Jasper Hill's Georgia's Paddock, which is planted with a 50/50 mix of vines taken from Jasper Hill and Chapoutier's vineyards (imported from France). In December 2014, I visited with Ron Laughton in Heathcote and tasted through a vertical of every vintage made of La Pleiade/Cluster M45.
2010年七星团设拉子干红葡萄酒呈深红紫色,带有可爱的花香以及草本植物的香气,同时又带有与中国无香料和丁香有细微差别的黑莓及黑樱桃的香气。强度明显,结构平衡,酒体适中,果香馥郁。余味悠长。注意,没有2011年份的七星团设拉子干红葡萄酒。
来自法国罗纳地区的Michel Chapoutier和西斯寇特地区的Rom Laughton有着良好的合作关系,爵士山庄于1997年创建并在2003年的时候有了自己的first年份,以前叫"Cambrian,""Cluster M45"现在用的是美国酒标,在别处又称为“七星团”。他是由从一个20英亩单一葡萄园中所种植的西拉,酿造而成,这个葡萄园由从爵士山庄和夏普蒂尔的葡萄园(法国进口)的葡萄树,50/50进行混合的。2014年12月的时候,我和Ron Laughton在西斯寇特见面,并品尝了七星团每一个年份的葡萄酒。