点评:We’ve been coming to Baily Winery for their amazing big red wines for years. This is one of the valley’s better wineries, but a few cautions:
- they moved from Rancho California Road to Pauba Road recently. There’s no notice signage about the move at the old location.
- a warning on library wine purchases. They can be great but also spoiled. Last year we bought a 2005 Meritage only to discover it oxidized and undrinkable when we got home. When I brought the cork back with me to this year’s visit and explained the issue, the reaction was a shrug and a “so what”. I steered clear of the library this year.
- staff has been really hit or miss over the years. We’ve had phenomenal visits to ones where the servers are brutally indifferent and aloof.
In summary, the wines are generally solid but visit Baily for the current tasting and heed the above cautions on the rest.
Cheers.
翻译:多年来,我们一直光顾贝利酒庄 (Baily Winery),品尝他们令人惊艳的浓郁红葡萄酒。这绝对是山谷里数一数二的酒庄,但有几点需要注意:
- 他们最近从兰乔加州路 (Rancho California Road) 搬到了保巴路 (Pauba Road)。老店没有任何搬迁通知。
- 酒庄珍藏的葡萄酒需谨慎购买。它们品质可能很好,但也可能变质。去年我们买了一瓶 2005 年份的梅洛混酿 (Meritage),结果回家后发现已经氧化,根本没法喝。今年我把瓶塞带回去跟他们解释了情况,他们却耸耸肩,一副“那又怎样”的样子。今年我干脆没买珍藏的酒。
- 这些年来,酒庄的服务水平参差不齐。我们有时遇到热情周到的服务员,有时却又冷漠疏离。
总而言之,贝利酒庄的葡萄酒总体来说还不错,但建议只在品酒时去,其他时候则要注意以上几点。
干杯!