[品酒介紹]Jester Shiraz 名丑 希哈紅酒

酒款介紹:

ஐღMitolo Jester Shirazღஐ

Mitolo Wines is a family owned winery, established in 1999 by Frank and Simone Mitolo. Their vision is to create individual, handcrafted premium wines built on passion and an uncompromising commitment to quality. This is what defines Mitolo Wines. Winemaker, Ben Glaetzer became a partner in the business in 2001. Mitolo Wines express purity of varietal fl avour, show elegance of structure with soft tannins whilst being rich, powerful and complex.

Mitolo夫婦(Frank與Simone)於1999年創立了Mitolo品牌，憑藉著一股對釀酒品質的嚴格追求與熱誠，期待以純手工釀造方式，打造出願景中的頂級個性化葡萄酒。 Mitolo品牌酒中精髓亦即在此。 到了2001年，更與知名釀酒師Ben Glaetzer商業合作，強化團隊陣容。 Mitolo酒款融合了純淨( PURITY)葡萄香氣，並展現出柔和的單寧與複雜醇厚(POWERFUL)的優雅(ELEGANCE)酒體結構。

Key Facts
The Jester wines are upfront in style and approachable for early appreciation, and deliver excellent quality at the price. Jester Cabernet is a ‘baby’ Serpico using 20% Amarone technique of dried Cabernet fruit adding roundness and fullness to the mid palate.

Jester系列風格率直，在初期時，即可品嚐飲用，品質完美，堪稱人間佳釀。Jester Cabernet略具Serpico”雛型”，其中20%的Cabernet，採用純正獨特義大利Amarone手法風乾，為適中的口感，份外增添幾許圓潤與成熟度。

Vineyard
The vineyards are located in the Willunga district at the southern end of McLaren Vale. The heavy grey loam soils over sandstone, intermixed with black Biscay clay, combined with a maritime climate, contribute to an even ripening period and the development of rich fruit flavours and ripe tannins. Yield is around 4 tonnes an acre.

葡萄莊園座落於McLaren Vale南端的Willunga區域，其土壤混合了重灰砂壤土和Biscay黑黏土，加上沿海型氣候，使葡萄的成熟發展平穩，並產生出多元化的水果風味與完全圓熟的單寧酸。 每英畝土地葡萄產出量約為4公頓。

Vinification  釀造方法
30% of the Jester Shiraz is fermented in stainless steel at cool temperatures in order to capture enhance bright pure berry fruit. The rest of the fruit is fermented on skins for 5 to 6 days. The wine is then pressed and undergoes partial barrel fermentation with natural malolactic fermentation being completed before the wine is racked.

其中30%的Jester Shiraz是在不銹鋼桶內，冷溫發酵，藉此提高莓類水果香氣純度，其餘部份則是在皮內發酵5到6天。接著壓榨成汁，置於木桶內發酵，待主要發酵完成後，便再進行下一步的天然乳酸發酵。

Maturation  熟成
Aged in oak that is 2nd and 3rd year old oak previously used for ageing G.A.M. for 9 months.

置於先前用來熟成G.A.M.的2-3年舊橡木桶內9個月

Cellaring  貯藏
Will age reliably for 5-7 years

可再陳年5-7年

Tasting  品嚐
An animated and bright nose showing flashes of black pepper and Notes: stone fruits. Rich and full bodied on the palate with flavours of blackcurrant, anise and mixed spice. The palate is multilayered and finishes with supple tannin.

香氣活潑鮮明，帶有幾許黑胡椒與核果味，富含黑醋栗、大茴香等芳香，酒體飽滿，呈現多層次口感，餘韻中充滿柔順單寧。