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Henri Jayer 原裝木箱珍藏佳釀

Online Auction: 9–23 June 2022 • 11:00 AM HKT • Hong Kong | 網上拍賣: 2022年6月9-23日 • 上午 11:00 HKT • 香港

Henri Jayer is the most legendary winemaker of our time. He was a perfectionist, whose curiosity, open mind and strict adherence to following what nature provided, led to his wines being so sought-after, revered and enjoyed all over the world. And, one can clearly see an outline of his character in the quotes provided below. For those who are lucky enough to taste them, these are mythical wines that are truly profound, in the most meaningful sense. Winemakers all over the world aspire to make wines that that are as ethereal as those of Henri Jayer, with the nuance, depth, complexity and lingering length. As years go by, fewer and fewer of these wines are available to taste and enjoy, particularly when they come with the pedigree of having been cellared at Domaine Henri Jayer until 2018.

Henri Jayer 可謂是本世代最傳奇的釀酒師。他是一位完美主義者，對新鮮事物充滿好奇，而且抱持開放態度，他同時擅長利用有限的大自然資源，釀製出深受全球洋酒愛好者推崇的葡萄瑰釀。如今大師已逝，但後世仍然可以透過他的片言隻語，窺見這位一代奇人特立獨行的個性。相信品嚐過Jayer出品的幸運兒都會同意，他主理的葡萄酒令人一試難忘。世界上所有釀酒師亦渴望與 Henri Jayer 一樣，釀出充滿層次、深度、複雜性和餘韻的脫俗佳釀。隨著時間過去，Henri Jayer 釀製的葡萄酒已所剩無幾，而直至2018年前都一直藏於 Henri Jayer 酒莊的佳釀更是矜貴難得。

Every bottle and case in this sale was purchased in the Single Owner auction of wines that came directly from the Cellar of Domaine Henri Jayer, that was hosted by Baghera Wines in June 2018. The bottles had lain in Henri’s cellar and been listed in his cellar book by him, before being offered for sale by his two daughters. For the auction, the wines were moved from Henri’s cellar to Geneva FreePort, then were shipped by the buyer to a perfect professional temperature-controlled storage facility in Europe. For this sale, the wines were transported through a dedicated air shipment directly to Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong in May 2022.

Before being released form Henri’s cellar in February 2018, new capsules, labels and vintage slips were applied to the bottles by Emmanuel Rouget and Henri’s daughters, so the bottles have exceptional appearance, in addition to the perfect condition from having lain undisturbed in the cellar. Each bottle comes with a Prooftag™ applied by the auction house and were packed in original wooden cases marked Domain Henri Jayer.

這批葡萄酒在2018年2月離開 Henri Jayer 的酒窖前，Emmanuel Rouget 和 Henri Jayer 的女兒為之換上全新酒帽、酒標和年份標籤，讓這些在酒窖中長年未被打擾的佳釀煥然一新。每瓶葡萄酒均附有由拍賣行印上的 Prooftag™ 驗證標籤，並以印有 Domain Henri Jayer 字樣的原裝木箱包裝。

本次上拍的葡萄酒全數購自2018年6月由 Baghera Wines 拍賣行舉辦的單一藏家專場，當時所有葡萄酒均來自 Henri Jayer 酒莊直遞。這些珍貴佳釀一直被儲存在 Henri Jayer 的酒窖內，它們經Jayer親手錄入窖藏清單，及後才由兩位女兒出售。該次拍賣的葡萄酒從 Henri Jayer 的酒窖運送至日內瓦自由港倉庫（Geneva FreePort）後，再由買家運送至位於歐洲的專業恆溫儲存設施。本次上拍的葡萄酒則在2022年5月經空運直接運送至香港皇冠酒窖。

The following quotes are taken from “A Tribute To The Great Wines Of Burgundy, Henri Jayer, Winemaker from Vosne-Romanee” by Jacky Rigaux- with translation by James K. Finkel. Reproduced with kind permission of James K. Finkel. This is a seminal work that truly captures the essence of Henri Jayer’s philosophy and approach to winemaking. For anyone who aspires to enjoy drinking the great wines of the world, this book is well worth reading.

以下的 Henri Jayer 語錄出自《布艮地佳釀頌，沃恩羅曼尼的釀酒師 Henri Jayer》（A Tribute To The Great Wines Of Burgundy, Henri Jayer, Winemaker from Vosne-Romanee）一書，該書由傑克・里戈（Jacky Rigaux）撰寫，詹姆斯・K・芬克爾（James K. Finkel）翻譯。是次轉載已獲詹姆斯・K・芬克爾授權。該書記載了 Henri Jayer 的釀酒方式與哲學，對想要品味世上各種美酒的人而言，本書絕對值得一看。