Domaine de Marcoux Chateauneuf du Pape 1998

Armenier家族係非常古老嘅家族，早喺Chateauneuf du Pape仲未建村嘅時候已經存在！所以都係村嘅第一批元祖家族～但一直去到1989年先開始釀酒，由Philippe Armenier首先管理，一開始已經逐步奉行有機 + 生物動力法！擁有好多老滕！平均樹齡去到50年，當中有3-4公頃去到90年以上，最老更加去到100-110年！！亦相對傳統派，強調剩係用原生酵母，釀酒都比較少人為干預～但好快嘅6年後喺Philippe移民後就交咗畀Catherine Armenier同Sophie Estevenin兩姊妹接手．喺期間就釀出咗滿分酒Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes(有5個年份都曾經拎過100分！)，咁快上手可見佢地嘅天賦、努力同熱情～2014年到Sophie個仔Vincent Estevenin開始接管，亦無令大家失望地保持高分水準～

法國專業葡萄酒雜誌《La Revue du Vin de France》評價：「Marcoux葡萄酒具有罕見的自然性與深度，口感富有力量。而這些偉大的經典葡萄酒具有成熟的Grenache特色，陳年效果極佳，雖然成熟度相當高，所有的酒款都非常平衡。」

根據 https://www.robertparker.com/ 的年度評分表 , 近幾十年的產區評分當中 , 數十年來只有幾個年份係達到 "Extraordinary"的評價，分別是 2010 / 2007 / 1998 ，這款 1998年舊年份更是買少見少，不用等待存酒時間，品嘗28年前既經典味道~

【Jeb Dunnuck 91】

Possessing a darker slant to its fruit than the Vieilles Vignes, the 1998 Chateauneuf du Pape gives up beautiful blackberry, ground pepper, cured meats and underbrush to go with a medium to full-bodied, supple, mouth-filling texture. It too is fully mature, yet it still has plenty of mid-palate flesh, sweet tannin and a pure, balanced profile that will keep it evolving gracefully.

【Vinous 91】

Very good deep red. jammy aromas of surmaturite: raspberry liqueur, cherry cough syruproasted game, roast coffee and mocha. Large-scaled and impressive on the attack, then richvery concentrated and mouthfilling in the middle. Big, thick and layered; a bit unrefined nextto the '99 normale, but at the same time more traditional and less exaggerated-morecrunchythan the extravagant '98 Vieilles Vignes. Big, spreading tannins coat the front teeth.

【Robert Parker 90】

The 1998 Chateauneuf du Pape's peppery, plum, cherry liqueur, and cassis-scented nose is followed by opulent, long, open-knit flavors crammed with glycerin and alcohol. The high levels of richness and glycerin obscure much of the wine's structure and tannin. This sexy, voluptuously-textured, creamy 1998 should drink gorgeously for 10-15+ years.