WORKING HORSE WINERY Tilman Ice Lavender 2007 ★★★★★

酒名：WORKING HORSE WINERY Tilman Ice Lavender 2007 
產地：加拿大卑詩省歐卡納根河谷
品種：黑皮諾
購於：Sutton Place Wine Merchant (CAD $110)
開瓶：2014-07-25於溫哥華自宅

視覺：稍微混濁，中琥珀色
嗅覺：純淨，濃郁的酸梅，花香，蜂蜜，薰衣草，餿味，焦糖與檜木氣味，陳年中。
味覺：極甜，高酸性，中酒精濃度，豐富酒體。有濃郁的李子乾，鳳梨，橘子果醬，無花果乾，蜂蜜，皮革，煙燻，肉桂與人蔘口味。長餘韻。

結論：★★★★★

3年前去了一趟歐卡納根酒莊之旅，當時就對WHW這家每週只開放3小時，用馬匹代替農具，採用可重複使用的玻璃瓶蓋與手工簡單酒標的有機酒莊留下深刻印象。一般的加拿大冰酒通常使用的是Vidal葡萄，WHW薰衣草口味的冰酒則是少見的使用自家以有機耕作的黑皮諾葡萄，加上以橡木桶以釀造，更加入了薰衣草浸泡(這應是此酒稍微混濁的原因)，使得這瓶酒擁有一般冰酒中少見的多元層次，豐潤而醇美。我同時把這瓶酒來PK匈牙利的Pajzos酒莊的頂級6 puttonyos貴腐甜酒，結果加拿大大勝。之前提過本酒莊已於2012年發生火警燒毀，此酒已經絕無僅有，我已經去搶購酒商的庫存來蒐藏。

均衡：★★★★★

多元：★★★★

濃郁：★★★★★

貯存：已達適飲期，有繼續貯存的潛力。

WORKING HORSE WINERY Tilman Ice Lavender 2007 

Bought at Sutton Place Wine Merchant (CAD $110)

Tasted at Vancouver home on 2014-07-25

Appearance: Slightly hazy,  medium amber
Nose: Clean, pronounced intensity of  dry plum, floral, lavender, honey, rancid, caramel and cedar aromas at developing stage

Palate: Lusciously sweet, high acidity, medium alcohol, full-bodied.  With pronounced intensity of dry plum, pineapple, orange marmalade, dry fig, leather, honey, savory, caramel, cedar, smoke, cinnamon and jinseng flavors.  Long finish.

Conclusion:★★★★★ 

WHW was one of the only few wineries I was impressive during my trip in Okanagan by its 3 hours of opening per week, horse-based viticulture, reusable glass cork and simple handmade wine label.  While most icewines are made by Vidal grape, WHW used organic-grown Pinor Noir (difficult to grown in BC), macerated with lavender (maybe the reason of slight haziness), and kept the wine barrel-aged.   As a result the wine has achieved a level of complexity, richness and mellowness well beyond most just-fruity icewine peers.  I tasted the top quality 6 puttonyos Tokaji of 1999 Chateau Pajzos on the same day and the Canadian swept off my feet.  The winery was destroyed by a wild fire in 2012 so that I have been collecting their leftover stocks by all means.  

Balance: ★★★★★

Complexity : ★★★★ 

Concentration: ★★★★★

Ageing:  Drink now. May benefit for further ageing.