Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott: Built from a Garden Plot in Condrieu
Northern Rhone好多酒莊都由山坡上一個家族園地開始。呢一間唔係——由Verin一個後花園🏡，同兩個從未擁有過葡萄藤嘅人開始。
Graeme Bott來自紐西蘭；Julie Bott於羅納河谷長大。兩人在Ampuis的Stephane Ogier工作時認識。背後無家族葡萄園，產區現成嘅地又買唔到。2015年佢哋喺Vérin山坡買到一間小屋；屋外嗰片荒園已經喺AOP Condrieu入面，隔籬就係Coteau de Chery同Chateau-Grillet。酒莊就由呢個花園起步🌱。清灌木、親手砌返石牆，在風化花崗岩上種Viognier。第一造酒係2016。之後佢哋喺 Condrieu、Cote-Rotie、Saint-Joseph 同 Seyssuel繼續種植，合共大約 12 公頃——仍然全人手耕作🙌，每一塊地分開採收、分開釀造。
細量、低干預。酒係清新、當代，而唔係追求厚重。Viognier佢哋會提早採收以鎖住鮮活的酸度；Syrah則採取溫和的萃取方式，多數用舊木桶陳釀。喝起來明亮、精準—石感同香料多過厚實。正因為永遠由風土出發，先至會出現喺我哋舖頭。
Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Condrieu 2018 — 張力多過華麗嘅 Viognier。青蘋果、蜜瓜、碎石；絲滑，收結富柑橘氣息。
Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Kamaka Terroir de Seyssuel 2019 — 來自 Cote-Rotie 河對岸雲母片岩嘅 Syrah。Kamaka係毛利語「石頭」嘅意思。花香，幾乎似 Pinot，帶香料、鹹味同細緻單寧。
Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Cote-Rotie 2017 — 來自 Ampuis一帶片岩嘅 Syrah。紫羅蘭、黑櫻桃、野草同胡椒；接觸空氣後單寧變得絲滑。
三支由零開始建立嘅北羅納酒。現享限時95折優惠，至9月30日。
Most Northern Rhone domaines begin with a family name on a hillside. This one began with a garden in Verin🏡, and two people who had never owned a vine.
Graeme Bott is from New Zealand; Julie Bott grew up in the Rhone. They met while working at Stephane Ogier in Ampuis. There was no family vineyard behind them, and planted land in these appellations was out of reach. In 2015 they were looking for a first house and found a small one on the hillside of Vérin. The overgrown garden around it already lay inside AOP Condrieu, with Coteau Chery and Chateau-Grillet next door. They bought the house; that ground became the first piece of the domaine🌱. That was the start: scrub cleared, stone walls rebuilt by hand, Viognier planted on decomposed granite. First vintage, 2016. They have since planted across Condrieu, Cote-Rotie, Saint-Joseph and Seyssuel — about 12 hectares in all — still farmed by hand🙌, each parcel picked and vinified on its own.
Small lots, low intervention. The wines are fresh and contemporary rather than built for weight. Viognier is picked early for vibrant acidity; Syrah is handled gently, and aged in mostly used oak. They read as bright and precise — stone and spice more than bulk. That site-first habit is why they belong here.
Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Condrieu 2018 — Viognier with tension rather than opulence. Green apple, melon and crushed stone; satiny, with a tangerine finish.
Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Kamaka Terroir de Seyssuel 2019 — Syrah from mica-schist across the river from Cote-Rotie. Kamaka is Maori for stone. Floral, almost Pinot-like, with spice, salt and fine tannin.
Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Cote-Rotie 2017 — Syrah from schist around Ampuis. Violet, dark cherry, wild herb and pepper; tannins that turn silk with air.
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Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Condrieu 2018 - Bt | VNS93
HK$600 ▷ HK$570
Tasting note
Pale, green-tinged yellow. High-pitched, mineral-accented orchard fruits, Meyer lemon and violet aromas are sharpened by a subtle touch of ginger. Intense pear, tangerine and white peach flavors show a suave blend of richness and delicacy thanks to a core of juicy acidity. Closes minerally, taut and very long, leaving a lingering floral note behind.
Score: 93
Josh Raynolds, Vinous.com, April 2019
Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Kamaka Terroir de Seyssuel 2019 - Bt | VNS94
HK$650 ▷ HK$615
Tasting note
Saturated magenta. An expansive, complex bouquet evokes red and blue fruit preserves, pungent flowers, olive and exotic spices, along with hints of smoked meat and vanilla. Deeply concentrated yet energetic as well, offering palate-coating cherry-cola, black raspberry and boysenberry flavors, with building violet and star anise notes. The berry and floral notes echo on the persistent finish, which features steadily building tannins and a touch of smokiness.
Score: 94
Josh Raynolds, Vinous.com, December 2022
Domaine Graeme & Julie Bott Cote Rotie 2017 - Bt | JR16
HK$800 ▷ HK$760
Tasting note
Violet, plum, black cherry. Lightly furry tannins with a fragrant floral note. Medium body, easy-drinking finish.
Score: 16
Richard Hemming MW, Jancisrobinson.com, September 2019
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