Chateau Haut Brion 1982，1988，1995，1997 品尝！

   以奥比昂为例，当时的庄主邦达克就首先以其姓氏为自家的酒命名，后来由于佳酿的

声名日益昭著，酒庄之名便取代了姓氏。自此之后，葡萄酒与酒庄同名的新概念就此诞生。

当时著名的酒评杉缪·佩匹曾于1663年4月10日写道：“……这尊名为奥比昂的法国酒滋味

美妙独特，我第一次品尝如此特殊的佳酿……。”

   克拉伦斯狄龙先生所拥有的布里翁高地古堡始建于1550年, 是波尔多最古老的城堡，同

时也是左岸五大酒庄中格调最雅致的酒庄。今天很荣幸的见到了该酒庄的拥有者以及首席酿酒师。

   酿酒师Jean Philippe 先生。

Jean-Philippe Delmas
Ch鈚eau Haut Brion

   Haut-Brion is a First Great Growth of Bordeaux. Actually it is the only one not coming from the Médoc  area, but   from Pessac Leognan in Graves.Haut-Brion is famous for its regularity, its innovation and its excellence. Let us try to find out some of their secrets.

   Monsieur Delmas, you are the third generation of Delmas in charge of Haut-Brion. You took the reins last year. How are you dealing with this responsibility ? Is it difficult to succeed a living legend such as your father (Jean Bernard Delmas)?

   So far, everything is going well. It is an incredible chance. Without my father I would not be there. It is a chance that I spent ten years learning with him. First of all because he is valued by his colleagues as a good oenologist. Therefore, it is always interesting to acquire an experience from a great professional. Of course, we have father and son relationship. Sometimes there were tension in the air, my father is not very patient, but everything went well ! I have to say that I am lucky to have by my side the Dillon's family. They are now at their fourth generation at Haut-Brion. Today I work with the son of the Duchess, the Prince of Luxembourg, who is one year older than me. The generations Delmas and Dillon follow each other. The Duchess was born the same year as my father, the year when the Dillon's family bought Haut-Brion, it was in 1935.

Is it true that your father was born at Haut-Brion?

My father was born in the Haut-Brion estate, not in the Ch鈚eau itself. Talking about me, It was better that my mother gave birth at the hospital which is 100 meters (328 feet, 91,5 yards) from Haut-Brion.

Is your father still helping you out in your work?

We signed a contract with my father as a consultant. We still use his experience. The experience is irreplaceable in the wine business. We only know the emerged part of the iceberg. There are grey areas where we still have many things to learn. It would have been regrettable not to use him.  (转载)