A family story 酒莊家族史

For three generations, the same family has maintained in its keeping the Château de Brague vines, supervising with family care and attention the elaboration of the wine their grapes produce. The grandfather Maurice Trève, inventor and industrialist in railway equipment, purchased the property in 1936 consecrating all his leisure time to its development. His son-in-law, , agronomist and industrialist in founding, followed by his daughter Hélène, continued his work, modernising and adapting techniques to the evolution of oenology and wine growing. His grand daughters, Noèle, architect and Cécile, wardrobemistress, continue this work started over 70 years ago, with constant vigilance regarding the quality of their wine and respect for the environment.

歷經三代以來，法國布哈格堡向來由同一個家族所悉心照料，專注於將釀酒所用的葡萄品質提升至極致。身為祖父的第一代Maurice Trève原本是鐵道設備發明家與供應商，在1936年買下了布哈格堡，並將他所有公餘時間投入到這片莊園。後來他的女婿，農藝學家Jacques Galland，與妻子Hélène持續第一代的志業將更新穎的釀酒技術投入，並更新酒莊設備。目前則是由第三代孫女輩的建築學家Noèle與劇團服裝道具師Cécile承繼這份超過70年的產業，在品質上有著更為嚴格的標準，並注重整體天然環境的維護。

A rich and homogenious soil 豐沃且同質性高的土地

The Château de Brague at Vérac, a site inhabited since prehistoric times, is situated 3 kilometres from the Dordogne in the vicinity of Fronsac. The property consists of 35 hectares of land in one piece, composed of a limestone plateau dipping towards a wooded, well drained lower area containing a higher degree of clay. This formation called cuesta, creates an excellent soil where the Château de Brague was built in the 17th Century. The vines are densely planted (6 000 plants/hectare) and have an average age of 20 years. It is the old vines that transmit the soil’s optimal expression to the wine.

布哈格堡17世紀蓋於位在距Fronsac三公里的Vérac，一處史前時代就有人居住的村落。莊園為一塊35公頃的石灰岩平台緩緩向下延伸至一片多林且排水良好的黏土低地。這種稱作cuesta的特殊地形(一邊陡一邊緩的山脊)是設立葡萄園的絕佳地點。葡萄園每公頃種植6000株，平均藤齡約20年，且這樣的老藤也可將土壤調整至最能表達風土條件的絕佳狀態。

An attentive vinification 夙夜匪懈的釀製精神

The encepagement of Château de Brague favours a preponderance of Merlot (60%) followed by Cabernet-Sauvignon (30%) and Cabernet-Franc (10%). The grapes are picked at maximum phenolic maturity, by variety and by lot, after tasting hand sorting. The vinification employs the traditional rules, with carbonic snow to protect the grapes, prefermentation maceration, post-fermentation maceration followed by a long period in vats. The wine is stored in cement vats over a minimum period of one year for the cuvée classique (classical wine) and in vats of French oak for the cuvées spéciales (special wines) le Plantier de la Reine and l’Étoile. After this period of great care and attention, the Chateau de Brague reveals all the qualities of its soil, with a perfect balance between the freshness of its aroma and the mature complexity of its bouquet.

布哈格堡的葡萄品種配置是以梅洛為主，佔60%，然後是30%的卡本內蘇維濃以及10%的卡本內弗朗。所有的葡萄都在單寧最成熟的時候，品嘗過後才分品種分批次摘採，然後手工揀選出其中更優質的果實。釀造過程遵循古法，先以二氧化碳雪泡保護果實，然後連皮冷浸預先發酵，最後大槽內二次冷浸發酵。基本款紅酒會在水泥槽中醇化至少一年，而皇后珍寶與波爾多之星則是放在法國橡木製成的槽中。布哈格堡的酒在如此繁複精細的釀製過程中被賦予了充分呈現風土條件的能力，在香氣與口感上兼顧了鮮嫩欲滴的果味與高級複雜的成熟風韻。