Neal Martin

Dec 20, 2023 | decanter.com | Jon Bonne |Neal Martin |Jane Lopes |Jonathan Ross

This year has been interesting, if challenging, with social, political and economic volatility keeping news streams lively and baffling. The overall instability has fuelled a hunger for analysis and context, in turn shedding new light on the past couple of decades. The wine and spirits publishing year reflected this general mood, with outstanding titles covering a wide range of regions and issues with depth, insight, wit and critical thinking.

Nov 7, 2023 | sothebys.com | Neal Martin

「現在，1990 年的紅酒已經歷了 30 多年的陳放，口感變得更柔和圓潤」 在 關於金丘區（Côte d’Or）的著作中，葡萄酒大師Clive Coates 的溢美之詞可謂是對 Armand Rousseau最貼切的註解：「布艮地的金丘區鮮有比Armand Rousseau更出色的酒莊。」撇開歷史與聲譽，忽略永遠無法滿足市場需求的稀少產量，Armand Rousseau的葡萄酒實在美味無比，而這是一個眾所周知的事實。只有當偉大的年份與得天獨厚的風土互相結合，方能成就如此一流的黑皮諾紅酒。 實際上，Clos de Bèze的出現比Chambertin要早好幾個世紀。它的名字源自迪戎（Dijon）以北的一座修道院，該修道院在公元630年落成不久後，Amalgaire公爵便將葡萄園遺贈給它。由於一場嚴重大火，修道院不得不在1219年把該葡萄園出售。隨後，由於莊園主人未能修復石牆，野生灌木開始入侵葡萄園，使環境逐漸惡化。 Domaine Armand Rousseau 葡萄園。相片提供：Alamy/David Kleyn 到了18世紀，「Clos de...

Nov 6, 2023 | sothebys.com | Neal Martin

“Now that they are more than 30 years old, the 1990 reds have melted, becoming softer and rounded in texture” Illustration by Peter and Astor Parr Clive Coates MW said it best in his book on the region: “There are few finer domaines in the Côte d’Or than that of Armand Rousseau.” Peel away the history and reputation, ignore the insatiable demand and, as banal as it may appear, Rousseau is a purveyor of wines that are utterly delicious.

Oct 26, 2023 | sothebys.com | Neal Martin

“A great La Tâche like the 1971 will always demand at least a decade in a cellar to reveal its secrets” Illustration by Peter and Astor Parr La Tâche. Two words, two syllables that, for numerous lovers of Burgundy, including myself, represent both the epicentre and the apotheosis of Burgundy. You do not drink a wine like La Tâche… you experience it. It is a wine that goes beyond sensory perception and into the realm of profundity.

Apr 4, 2023 | hardiegrant.com | Neal Martin

For wine lovers and collectors this is the indispensable guide, not only for finding out what happened in a particular season, but providing wider historical and social context. Every single year is accompanied by one event or milestone, one song or musical composition and one film that encapsulates the spirit of the time as well as the world into which the vintage was born.