就算你沒聽過Hyde de Villaine (HdV)，你一定聽過站在酒界巔峰的布根地酒廠Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC)! 就算你未曾喝過HdV旗下四款法美聯手的佳釀，你一定知道法國五大酒莊之一Mouton Rothschild的主人菲力浦伯爵（Baronne Philippine de Rothschild）和加州葡萄酒教父Robert Mondavi跨越法美國界的傑作Opus One! DRC掌門人Aubert de Villaine先生與美國加州Hyde Vineyards共同成立的Hyde de Villaine (HdV)酒廠就如Opus One一樣成功地創出兼具法美長處的經典代表作!
Larry 提供了 HdV最精華的18公畝的專屬葡萄園，並致力精進葡萄品質。酒莊更聘請法國釀酒師Stéphane Vivier加入釀製團隊，並由Fairbank 家族則負責營運管理。在Aubert de Villaine先生領軍之下，新舊世界葡萄酒專業人才完美合作, 以傳統布根地 Domaine 的概念，DRC對品質高要求的精神，釀造出充份詮釋Carneros產區風土特色的佳釀，再次對世人展現了頂尖加州葡萄酒的最新標竿。HdV的酒款有DRC的精神和品質，卻不像DRC一樣1瓶動輒數十萬！
WA: 90 Drink Date: 2020 - 2025
Medium to deep ruby in color, the 2016 Belle Cousine is composed of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. It has scents of fresh red and black currants, mint chocolate, cedar, dried herbs and graphite with accents of dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied, it’s elegantly styled in the mouth with restrained but bright, minerally fruits, a finely chalky texture and great freshness, finishing long and lifted.
